Bakewell Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Jim - Verified booking

  We love Bakewell and come each time we are in the UK.

  Parking is always tricky and if you can manoeuvre narrow lanes there is great room for even a largish vehicle at Mouse Cottage (our hire car was an MG SH). How would we describe Mouse Cottage? Quirky with good modern amenities. Lisa goes out of her way to make you feel welcome and is very responsive if you have questions. Why not 5*? Because it does have steep steps inside and out though front door access is at street level. Good for active minutes on my watch but tricky for my sister-in-law. Still, we enjoyed wine on the middle deck watching Jackdaws nesting in the adjacent chimneys and the Summer House is brilliantly equipped albeit up three flights of stairs. Why Bakewell? Because the facilities are great (including food opportunities) and access to dale walks is on the doorstep. On top of that one has Chatsworth, a short drive away (or bus ride on open top double deckers which my sister-in-law used). Chatsworth Farm Shop is worth a visit, the Chatsworth House is stunning and the food and service at The Devonshire Arms at Pilsey was excellent. If that was not enough, access to Monsal Trail is good and bike hire available at hasp Station. Bird watchers (like us) have Derwent River and Lathkill dale walks to enjoy. We'll be back!

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• Janette - Verified booking

  This holiday house is beautiful and in a really calm and peaceful location.

  The weekend we visited was very thick with snow, which made the whole place even more amazing. The owners live on the site, but the holiday house is built in such a way that you will not see another person while you there. It looks out through bi-fold doors over a horse and alpaca pasture then onto open fields and hills. We hired out both Zoe and Steve’s ‘cowshed’ which gave us plenty of space for 5 adults, 2 toddlers and 2 small dogs. The garden is safe and enclosed with gates either end, which meant the children and dogs could play freely between both houses. The hot tub is a massive added extra to the homes! It is only overlooked by one room of one of the houses, is under a permanent gazebo with lights. We used it in thick snow! One side of the garden also has a wooden gazebo with cushioned seating, heater and lights. The inside of both houses was so comfortable; beds, duvets, sofas, chairs everything. The kitchen was equipped with everything you need to cook, and has a washing machine and dish washer. We called to make a very last minute booking, and the owner could not have been more helpful. Literally no complaints, wonderful weekend had by all, 5 stars (definitely more if we could)

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• Cynthia - Verified booking

  Everything went pretty smoothly, we loved the Alpacas!

  ! small prob with the bath not having handles to pull my 90 yearold mother out, and the shower screen was too rigid, maybe we should have used the other one in Zoes appartment, the larger hinged shower door was better. In the end the shower was fine with the non slip matt. While doing yoga on the lovely jute matt in Steve's appartment I did see alot of dust on skirting BUT that is all I could really complain about. The views where absolutely magnificient and the peace and quiet was priceless. We used a calendar for the "compost". I liked the "linen" bags, the mattresses where adored by our cousins. The storage space for us in the "S" Cowshed, ensuite with shower could have been better designed as there was not a shelf or chair for my suite case, so had to use the bedside draw pulled out for the suite case, it was great to have a T.V. though. The twin bed/kids room had the best view of the fields. Otherwise great standard. Thank you Steve and Zoe.

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• Roger - Verified booking

  Lovely little cottage situated perfectly for exploring Bakewell and the surrounding Peak District.

  The welcome hamper was a really nice touch, full of local produce including a delicious Bakewell tart from the local pudding shop. The cottage was really well equipped with all the necessary essentials, however being provided with only 2 bath towels for 4 nights without a tumble dryer was a bit tricky, having to reuse the same damp towel. I would suggest leaving more for future guests. This is down to personal preference but we did find the use of air fresheners in the cottage a bit overbearing. Within 24 hours of being in the property I developed a sore throat and runny nose which seemed to improve when I was out of the cottage. Like I said, personal preference but some people do have allergies. We found the steep steps leading down to the back door a bit tricky but this is mentioned in the property description online. We had a fantastic stay in the cottage despite the above and would consider staying again in the future.

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• Kerry - Verified booking

  A lovely comfortable, clean and well equipped cottage with everything you need for self catering.

  Good selection of TV options including Prime. Lovely posh chocolates and posh treats for dogs! Thank you. The shower is temperamental, it turns freezing cold or scolding hot for no reason. Personally we found the cottage noisy due to the road where it is situated. It really is very busy, constant flow of traffic from 6 am until 7 in the evening. The master bedroom would benefit from secondary glazing similar to the second bedroom. Parking was difficult, there didn't seem to be enough B parking bays for the amount of B parking permits! When we arrived we unloaded outside the cottage but it was quite dangerous due to being on a bend on the busy road. There is free parking for 2 hours 8am - 8pm behind the church, so overnight we managed to park there a few times and move the car at 10am. Word of warning.. a few people got tickets so they do check! Overall we enjoyed our stay and enjoyed Bakewell and the surrounding areas. Thank you.

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