Romantic Cottages in Derbyshire

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Martin - Verified booking

  We have just returned from a week at Nuffies Cottage, my wife and I, Son and Daughter in law and our 15 month grand daughter.

  Just to say from the start, we could not have been happier with our choice of cottage/location/hosts and luckily the weather. You are staying on a working farm, the cottage faces onto a courtyard shared with another holiday let, a cottage occupied by a family member and of course the home of your hosts Gill and Mick. Due to the slope of the land, all downstairs windows face onto the courtyard, upstairs bedrooms have views of the surrounding countryside. It is well sized even for six people with two double bedrooms and a separate bathroom upstairs, kitchen/dining area and lounge area downstairs with a further twin bedroom and en-suite off this main area.. Apart from yourselves and food, just about everything else is provided, in a separate building is a utility room with washing machine and dryer which you are able to use, and various items such as high chairs/ironing board etc. Location is at the top of a hill [hence Hill Top Farm] just over a mile from the A5012 . Aldwark is a very small group of farms, the nearest pub is the Hollybush Inn which is about 1 mile down hill. Consequently any journeys out for a drink or evening meal would need to be by car unless you are quite fit and mobile. This was not a problem for us as we ate in every evening with our young grand daughter and the kitchen is fully equipped with oven/hob/microwave. All in all, if you are looking for a quiet stay in wonderful surroundings you could do a lot worse than stay with Gill and Mick, sadly even they cannot guarantee the weather but we were more than lucky with our weeks worth of bright sunshine.

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• Judith - Verified booking

  The Cottage was very comfortable and well equipped.

  Beds were good and the kitchen had plenty of space and everything you need. The fridge was a little small for a group of 6. Any problems or questions were addressed by the owners including supplying us with a few bits for cokking that we forgot to bring with us. The description is accurate but I think we found that for our group of 4 adults and 2 children it didn't work so well for us. Having the en suite off the twin room used by the children left 4 adults using the main bathroom. The lounge area was also a bit small for us. It is worth considering the needs of your group before booking. The main frustration was the very poor internet. The signal dropped in and out, cutting off transactions such as paying for tickets for attractions in advance. In the end we had to stop using it and rely on our phones. I suspect this is a symptom of the remote location but if this is an important issue for you then this may not be the right lcoation for you. The cottage is quite remote and the nearest shops and conveniences are a short drive away. All in all a plesant cottage in a pleasant location. Read the description carefully and consider if the unusual layout is for you.

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• John - Verified booking

  Sally contacted us a few days before our visit to let us know that we'd be staying in the adjacent Meadow View cottage instead, which was an upgrade in terms of space.

  So I don't have experience of the Midfeather Cottage, but I am confident that it and the others in this cluster will all be excellent, judging by the standard of Meadow View and the caring and thorough nature of the owners. The cottage was lovely and clean, well-equipped, comfortable and warm. The location is fantastic, we were able to get the train to nearby Edale station and walk (about fifteen minutes) to the cottage, so no need for a car. From there you're basically at the start of the Pennine way and across the valley are several lovely peaks with plenty of walking routes. The views are superb, we'll be hoping to come back. Only small thing is to note there is a discrepancy between the arrival/check-in time stated on different emails from Sykes. That didn't affect us in the end, but is worth checking if you're on a tight schedule.

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• Robert - Verified booking

  We thoroughly enjoyed our quick trip to the Peak District and our stay at Nuffies was lovely.

  Our group was made up of two families, each with four young children between us (all 4 and under). We were very impressed with the provisions from filled soap bottles, extra toilet roll, all the pots/pans and dishes one requires to really make a go of self-catering, and the array of child-friendly plates/bowls/cutlery among other amenities. It was the perfect set-up for both of our families and we were extremely comfortable there. We enjoyed the surrounding views and took a trip over to Thornbridge Hall & Gardens and Bakewell. The host was very helpful and responsive to all our communications and it's an ideal base for exploring the surrounding countryside. We definitely would return again!

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• Stephen - Verified booking

  Previously we had stayed at Hathaway cottage so we knew the location and hosts quite well.

  We opted for this cottage because it was larger but had a freezer. It was very comfortable and we had a great week. Everything was clean and well presented. A couple of slightly negative comments though, all of the cooking knives were pretty blunt, normally we take a sharpener but forgot this time. There is no phone reception in Edale but we knew this. The cottage has wifi which has good signal strength but is shared between the farm and 4 cottages in a rural area, I think it's worth pointing out that it's pretty poor even for collecting emails. Frequently no response for many minutes. It's a minor gripe and wouldn't affect us going again, just worth pointing out I feel.

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