Family Cottages in the Peak District

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Mrs Hudson - Verified booking

  How lucky were we to find this beautiful cottage available for the 3 nights we wanted, and it was yards away from my grandparents' cottage I spent a lot of my childhood and early teens in from the 1940's to the early 60's. Opening the door we walked into a lovely comfortable lounge, so tastefully decorated, as was the rest of the house. A lovely welcome note from the owners and a basket of "goodies", wine, cake, peanuts, biscuits etc was a very kind thought. The equipment was second to none and everything spotlessly clean. Very comfortable beds, you don't get that everywhere ! We were warned about the windy narrow stairs so were well prepared. My husband has some walking difficulties, but we helped him up and down and I found coming down backwards the best way. I am biased as Youlgreave is my roots, but it's a lovely village with fabulous walks, good pubs and food and so many places to visit from there like Bakewell, Matlock, Chatsworth House, Haddon Hall., Robin Hood Stride.The old co-op where I was sent for the shopping, as a child is now a YHA, with a fabulous cafe with great food and drinks at very reasonable prices. Do visit Stanton - in -Peak, near there, for views to die for. I could say more, go and find out for yourself.

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• Ms Simon - Verified booking

  This is a wonderful property for a family stay. Very spacious, comfortable and well equipped in the kitchen. My family and I spent a week here and had a wonderful time catching up with family and friends who lived nearby. The location is a short drive into Matlock; the walk into town is just over 30 minutes although I would recommend a taxi back due to the hills! The area is steeped in history and we were spoilt for choice in finding interesting things to do: Heights of Abraham; Chatsworth House; Peak District Mining Museum in Matlock; Cromford Mills; we even ventured to Alton Towers and Dovedale for a hike although the stepping stones were impassable due to flooding. We had also booked to see the Matlock illuminations but unfortunately this was also cancelled due to Storm Babet and the high water levels. We ate out a few times in Matlock - recommend Spice (Indian restaurant), Thai no1 and Buddy’s. The Remarkable Hare was our pub of choice. Back at the house, just 10 minutes down the Lane was a local pub which we also visited. Parking on the drive can be tricky due to the steepness, and I wouldn’t recommend this property if you have mobility issues for this reason, but for anyone else it’s a definite winner!

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• Mrs Sands - Verified booking

  We arrived very late at the cottage (22:30) and the owners had prepared the property very welcoming. There were flowers, wine, eggs and dog treats - Thank you The cottage was very clean and nicely decorated. The rooms are arranged over four levels! I personally wished I had checked the location better. We live close to the M20 and depending on the weather it is either very quiet or very noisy from the traffic. We found the same at the cottage with the close proximity of the A6. We found the matress very uncomfortable and therefore didn't sleep very well. The pictures are very misleading. The outdoor area is all shared between the tree cottages. If they are all full there will be cars parked right outside Kestrel Cottage. The area was quite nice. Great view from the top of Eccles Pike. We had a lovely walk to Waley Bridge and back along the canal. We loved the Little Mill Pub at Rowarth which has lovely walks. We were very unfortunate with the weather, but the cottage was warm and comfortable, although a little dark. Overall, we wouldn't return - mainly because of the closeness to the A6 (see above)

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• Ms Lesley Mountain - Verified booking

  Lovely house, clean and nicely decorated and tasteful art. Fantastic views over the valley and along to High Tor and the Heights of Abraham. Well equipped, (good maps too) but we would have liked a cafetiere as we don't like the wastefulness of the Nespresso capsules. Also we always find that the pans in houses for 6 adults aren't big enough for cooking a full meal (or perhaps we just eat too much!). The beds were very comfortable. We felt it was a little mean for a property at this level to have left so little toilet roll, kitchen roll and firewood. Also it would have been handy to know where we could buy more firewood and kindling. Although it warmed up so we didn't need it! We didn't spot a CO2 monitor but guess there must be one somewhere. We loved having places to sit outside and were luck enough to be able to take advantage of them. Maybe there needs to be clearer instructions re where to leave bins for collection as one wasn't collected? Thanks though, we had a great holiday.

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• Ms Rachel Moll - Verified booking

  This a wonderful property - beautifully furnished and decorated, comfortable and well-equipped. The location is great - quiet and stunning views but only a short drive h to the town centre. It was a great size for five adults. We particularly enjoyed sitting on the deck and admiring the view in the evening sunshine. Some small feedback to pass back to the owner please: most importantly the ensuite shower in the main bedroom was quite temperamental and hard to get hot water from. Then two small suggestions - the main bathroom could do with a bath mat, we had to use a towel. finally the second bedroom needs more plug sockets - we had to make a choice between having a bedside light and charging a phone. These are all small matters though, overall we really enjoyed our stay, many thanks. Sorry for breaking some wine glasses - these all got broken in the dishwasher.

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