Holiday Cottage Peak District, Parwich, UK

Tom's Barn

   ...ref.no: 712

Accommodation   (Self Catering Cottage, sleeps: 2)

Tom’s Barn is exceptionally pleasing, or so we are frequently told. It has Five Stars. We converted it six years ago, and thanks to a lot of inspirational professional help at the time we have a ‘cottage’ that combines every modern comfort with all the charm of a traditional 18th-century White Peak farm building. It is ideal for couples of all ages, or singles wanting comfort, peace and quiet somewhere absolutely safe. Babies are very welcome, and dogs, but it is not suitable for toddlers or the disabled.

It has become a perennial favourite, with many of our guests returning time and again. Newcomers often assume it is brand new because a rolling programme of redecoration repair and replacement ensures that the quality remains tiptop. It exudes a warm, welcoming, cosy atmosphere, combined with a sense of airiness and space, thanks to clever lighting, and also of course to the enormous south facing window, complete with original lintel and to the fact that the sitting room is exposed to the rafters - with our Australian son-in-law’s paintings high up on the walls.

Ground Floor

• Downstairs is quarry-tiled floor throughout, with a large rug by the fire in the sitting room
  
• The kitchen is fully equipped, with everything a keen cook might need, and there is a pine table and four chairs by the window
  
• In the sitting room a comfortable sofa and chairs face the log burner
  
• We provide the usual TV, DVD etc, plenty of books and games, and some tapes, CDs and DVDs
  

First Floor

• Wooden open-tread stairs lead to the galleried bedroom
  
• Here there is a king size bed, wall mounted TV; the en suite bathroom with 2-seater whirlpool bath and tumbled marble floor is very popular.
• A surprise feature is the rather low original roof truss – which to satisfy the powers that be we will now have to have padded in case of bumped heads!
  

Outside

• Close to the cottage there is a sitting out area with a wooden picnic table complete with parasol
  
• We have provided a small portable barbecue for your own use
  
• Parking space for your car is nearby, within the grounds
  

Parwich is a typical small village in the southern White Peak area of the Peak National Park. It nestles in a hollow well away from main roads and consists of limestone farmhouses and cottages. There is a church, a pub, a village shop, a cricket ground, tennis courts and a bowling green. Parwich lies within a wonderful walking area and is close to many beauty spots and visitor attractions.

There is endless opportunity for WALKING in the hills and dales of the White Peak surrounded by dry stone walls wooded copses and wildlife. There is a wealth of footpaths, cycle tracks and trails surrounding us and we supply local maps and masses of walk and guide books. The Dovedale and Manifold Valleys are close by, providing riverside walks at the base of the towering limestone gorges; the Limestone, High Peak ad Tissington Trails are all excellent for walking, cycing and riding. We can lend bicycles or you can hire them locally; Carsington Water is a very popular visitor attraction with walking and cycle routes around the reservoir and facilities for cycle hire - including the new electric bikes - as well as watersports.. The adjacent Staffordshire Moorlands have different but stunning scenery.

STATELY HOMES AND GARDENS Chatsworth Hpuse and mediaeval Haddon Hall are both withing half an hour; a little further away lie Kedleston, Sudbury, Calke Abbey , Hardwick and Lyme Park...

ACTIVITIES There are several spectacular caves just a few miles north of here and the Dark Peak of Kinder Scout for the more adventurous walker or climber is within half an hours' drive. There is golf, fishing, tennis (courts in the village) and opportunities to ride; at Carsington Water there is sailing, caneoing, windsurfing and plenty of opportunities to do some bird spotting from hides along the edge.There is always also Alton Towers for the ultimate thrill!

SHOPPING, GOOD FOOD, PUBS AND RESTAURANTS We are lucky to have some excellent locally owned shops, including antiques and bookshops, some excellent farmshops and delicatessens and specialist foodshops, restaurants and pubs and a number f small locally owned breweries selling good local beer.

'CULTURE' There are many museums and interesting local attractions, potteries and art galleries. The Buxton Opera House has a varied exciting programme of plays, ballet and opera and of coure, the Buxton Festival is one of the great literary and musical highlights of the year.

FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION plese refer to our own website.

Tom's Barn galleried bedroom

Logburner in sitting room

Tom's Barn kitchen

Sitting room

 

Carsington Water nearby

Parwich from the lane end

The barns across the 'farmyard

Outside Tom's Barn

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