We stayed in this beautiful little lodge down in Dorset, it had a fully fitted kitchen which, was awesome as sometimes in a hotel you can end up eating out three times a day and wasting a lot of money and not eating what you want (if like me you eat some weird ass healthy stuff!). It was a bit cold at this time of year but in the summer it would be so lovely sitting outside on the decking.
Some suggestions I have for things you can easily drive to in a short time from the lodge include:
The blue pool
Rspb Aye
Swanage
Lulworth cove and Durdle Door
Corfe Castle
Sandbanks
We didn't go to the blue pool or Aye as it was raining the day we were going to do that but I think both things are really worth a visit if you have the chance.
Yeah, I agree with you. After I stayed in one place where there is a kitchen I can make my own food but now I stay at different hotels, I eat out every single meals. Luckily, Thai food is awesome :)
Btw, that lodge looks nice.