There are 2 beautifully appointed guest bedrooms, both with en suite facilities, TV and hospitality tray. In the morning, guests are offered a choice of a very generous English or Continental breakfast special dietary requirements can be catered for given notice. Guests at Blackmore Farm Cottage also have the use of the charming garden at the rear of the house which is well-provided with garden table and chairs. Lydlinch is just a couple of miles from the unspoilt market town of Sturminster Newton where Thomas Hardy lived from 1876 to 1878 with his first wife Emma and enjoyed the "happiest time of his life".