2 Bedroom Cottage in Ashbourne

Cotterill Farm Cottages: Five award winning stone cottages on our non-working farm, in a glorious location over looking dales and rolling countryside in the heart of the White Peak area of the Peak District.

Three cottages are for four persons, one is for three persons is all on the ground floor and particulary suited for the less agile and the other is an equally large cottage but only sleeping two. Although consistently graded 4 Star, the owners constantly strive to improve standards in all cottages, with continouous improvements in each one, and this has been reflected in the granting by our official grading organisation, Enjoy England/Visit Britain, with gold for providing exceptional quality in all areas but in particular in service’.

The cottages have exposed beams and stone-work. They are 300 yards up our private drive and form part of a courtyard facing outwards over the surrounding fields and dales to give excellent views and some degree of privacy. In front of these cottages is a large grassed and garden area. There is ample area for off-road parking. The two person cottage has a galleried bedroom overlooking the large living room, in the centre of which is a log burner standing on a stone plinth acting as a focal point It also has a five piece suite in the classy bathroom. This cottage and two others have full sky programmes, the others have freeview Sky. All but one of the cottages has two tvs in each cottage.

In each cottages there are ten(!) highly organised information folders, partly written by the owners themselves who are lovers of the Peak. Guests have heaped praise on this source of information which ensure that even those who have stayed with us numerous times still find plenty new to do. There is even a kids folder. Events lists are supplied in advance between May and September. Housekeeping and attention to detail is regarded by the owners, who strive to encourage return visits, as being of paramount importance as is their concern is to ensure guests have an excellent holiday.

There are two wild flowers meadows on our land, one of which borders a nature reserve leading after just over a mile to the Rive Dove (at Wolfscote Dale). One mile downstream is Dovedale. The cottages are located off a quiet country lane between the highly popular village of Hartington and its smaller, quieter neighbour, Biggin. Both villages have pubs serving full meals cafes and a church. There is also an excellent restaurants about a mile away. Biggin has a lovely Hall where excellent cream teas are sold.

Numerous footpaths surround the land on which the cottages stand, offering unrivalled walking in the best part of the White Peak. The highly popular Tissington Trail, which runs for 17 miles, is used by walkers, cyclists and horse riders, and is less than 1 mile from us. Two further trails, (both of similar distance), are within 3 miles. These three tracks are ideal for family cycling, as is the network of quiet minor roads, which can be accessed at numerous points along the trails.

Buxton , Matlock, Bakewell, Ashbourne, Leek and Chatsworth House are all about 11 miles away on the edge of the Peak District at different points on the compass, confirming our claim to be very much in the heart of the White Peak area of the Peak District. (The White Peak is the area of rolling countryside, dales, streams and rivers limestone villages and dry-stone walls, which give the area so much character) Alton Towers is under 30 minutes drive away.

• Wonderful but not remote location • Village and pub (serving good vaoue good) both 350 yards from end of drive to Cotterill Farm • walking straight from the door • 34 places to eat and drink within 7 miles, nearly all of which are recommended • Truly central location • Bicycle hire available from Cotterill Farm at about one half the normal rates • Twin beds can be made into doubles by arrangement • Two tvs in most cottages • We have some cycles for guests to use (by arrangement) • WiFi internet access • Full Sky programmes (films and sports package) and ESPN • Ready cooked meals available for purchase. • Owners on site, able to offer advise but only when asked; they do know how to be discrete. • Superb cycling area

There really are too many to mention! There are almost certainly more attractions within, say, 30 minutes drive of Cotterill Farm than anywhere else in the UK - hence the owners being able to offer 10 fully packed information folders. However, briefly summarised, Chatsworth House, one of the big three stately homes in the UK, various further old houses and ruins, Alton Towers - the UK's most popular theme park - Buxton, (a spa town with varied Victorian attractions) several market towns all within 11 miles,numerous villages to explore, but most of all the great outdoors - superb for walking cycling and much more!

• Nearest Airport : Manchester and E Midlands at 30 miles distance;
• Nearest Train Station : Buxton at 11 miles distance
• Nearest Town : Asbhourne at 10 miles distance