Find self catering and cottages that sleep 8 in Central England

Shallcross Hall Cottages - Goyt, Buxton, Derbyshire, Central England

Sleeps 8
Weekly price range £285 to £

Self catering accommodation in Buxton sleeps 8.

Features include: • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Pub near by • Garden • Sleeps 8

Accommodation overview: Set within 117 acres of spectacular countryside and commanding panoramic views across the Bewcastle Fells and Christianbury Crags this cluster of cottages has been skilfully converted from original farm byres to provide holiday accommodation to an excellent standard.  Each cottage is individually styled and oozes charm; the furnishings have been sensitively selected to maximise its character yet offer many modern appliances required for contemporary living.  A wood burning stove in the lounge ensures these cottages are cosy, whatever the season, and entertainment is provided in the shared games room adjacent.

The Old Barn, Birchvale, Derbyshire, Central England

Sleeps 8
Weekly price range £900 to £1299

Self catering accommodation in Birchvale sleeps 8.

Features include: • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Golf nearby • Detached • Sleeps 8

Accommodation overview: This lovely grade II listed 3-storey cottage dates back to 1792 and is one of the historic ‘Long Row’ mill workers’ houses set on a cobbled street in the heart of the conservation area. Situated within the World Heritage site, the cottage retains original features and offers a sunny courtyard in which to relax in the evenings. Within walking distance to many shops and restaurants, Belper provides the perfect base to visit all the Peak Park has to offer with Dovedale, Bakewell, Carsington Water and Chatsworth House all an easy drive away. Shops 200 yards.

Beamed living room with multi-fuel stove. Kitchen/dining room with tiled floor. First floor: Two double bedrooms, one with 5ft sleigh bed and beams, one with wooden floor. Bathroom with toilet. Second floor: Large twin bedroom with Velux windows.

Annies Meadow Barn, Offcote, Derbyshire, Central England

Sleeps 8
Weekly price range £900 to £1299

Self catering accommodation in Offcote sleeps 8.

Features include: • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Detached • Easy Walking • Sleeps 8

Accommodation overview: This detached, Grade II listed 18th-century coach house (centre of photograph, with gable facing) is peacefully situated in a conservation area on the edge of the beautiful Peak District National Park. Set close to the owners’ home, it offers attractive traditional-style holiday accommodation, with fine views over an acre of shared walled gardens, with a pond, orchard and brook. Attractive market town of Ashbourne 3 miles. Village well dressing mid-June. Good walking locally. Shops 3 miles, pub 200 yards serving excellent food.

Beamed sitting/dining room with wood-burning stove. Pine fitted kitchen. Steep, narrow stairs to first floor: Pretty, beamed double bedroom. Bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet.

Oaklands, Cheadle, Staffordshire, Central England

Sleeps 8
Weekly price range £481 to £921

Self catering accommodation in Cheadle sleeps 8.

Features include: Short Breaks Non smoking Four Poster Bed • Pub near by • Pets allowed sleeps 8

Accommodation overview: On the fringes of the Staffordshire moorlands this lovely group of mellow brick farm barns has recently been beautifully converted into holiday retreats of exceptional quality. Boasting smart modern interiors and views over peaceful pretty countryside they sit just 1 mile from shops pubs and restaurants in the little town of Cheadle. Footpath walking starts from the door and the glorious Churnet Valley offers steam trains canal boats and superb walking. Alton Towers is 5 miles as is cycle hire on the Manifold Trail in the Peak District National Park and Leek and Ashbourne are under 10 miles. Wedgwood Spode and Emma Bridgewater china bargains and tours indoor skiing bowling swimming at Waterworld Tamworth Snowdome Chatsworth and Ironbridge are all easily accessible.

Spacious open plan sitting room with dining and kitchen areas. Double bedroom with 5' draped bed and TV/DVD. Shower room/W.C. First floor: Double bedroom with 5' bed TV/DVD and ensuite W.C. Second staircase to first floor: Galleried single bedroom with sofa bed (for + 1). Twin bedded room with TV/DVD. Bathroom/W.C. (shower attachment).

Phone enquiries: 0844 847 1143

Wharf Cottage, Norbury, Staffordshire, Central England

Sleeps 8
Weekly price range £349 to £839

Self catering accommodation in Norbury sleeps 8.

Features include: Short Breaks Non smoking • Detached • Open Fire or Wood Burner Stove Pub near by • Pets allowed sleeps 8

Accommodation overview: Delightfully located on a quiet lane overlooking a marina (pictured) on the Shropshire Union Canal this comfortably furnished detached cottage boasts a first floor sitting room and balcony to make the most of countryside views. A pub is just 100 yards and the marina has a café and small licensed shop that also sells fishing tackle. There are excellent towpath and country walks as well as canal boat hire for exploring 17 miles of canal (with 7 pubs to visit!). The Ironbridge Museum Shugborough Hall and Chester Zoo are good day trips.

Double bedroom with TV. Twin bedded room with one 3' bed one 2' 6” bed and TV. Twin bedded room with 3' beds 3' bunk beds (for + 2 children) and TV. Cloakroom/W.C. Utility room. Bathroom (shower over bath). First floor: Spacious open plan sitting/dining room with open fire kitchen area and door to balcony.

Phone enquiries: 0844 847 1143

Knockerdown Cottages - Farwell Cottage, Carsington, Derbyshire, Central England

Sleeps 8
Weekly price range £1300 to £

Self catering accommodation in Carsington sleeps 8.

Features include: • Pool • Short Breaks • Pub nearby • Games Room • Sleeps 8

Accommodation overview: Fine cottages and facilities – in a county of unspoilt landscapes, deep dales and winding rivers . . .

This fine courtyard of old stone barns was part of a working farm, but has now been sensitively converted to offer seventeen beautifully furnished and well-equipped cottages, nine of which are featured here. Ible ref QVE, Middleton ref QUX and Wisels ref QUW are all next door to one another. Boasting a wealth of original features, they enjoy shared use of a rich choice of leisure facilities, including a superb indoor heated swimming pool in an adjacent purpose-designed building. With a shallow area for children, the pool has its own changing rooms and a sauna, and there is a separate games room. Brackendale Spa offers luxurious treatments. There is a separate laundry room with automatic washing machine and tumble dryer. Close to the cottages are patio and barbecue areas. All set in 3 acres of shared grounds, offering a children’s play area and plenty of space in which to relax.
This is an ideal setting for a Peak District holiday. Knockerdown Farm is conveniently situated on the road between Ashbourne and Matlock, within walking distance of beautiful Carsington Water, a superb windsurfing and sailing centre, which has an area devoted to wildlife and nature conservancy. Throughout the year they have special fun days for children of all ages. At the water sports centre you can hire (with tuition) Kayaks, windsurfers, Canadian canoes and bicycles. Professional fly fishing is available to enable guests to try their hand at fishing this popular, well-stocked reservoir. Fine walking country is virtually on the doorstep, and the renowned Tissington and Middleton cycle trails are both close by (with bikes available to hire). The principal centres of the Derbyshire Dales are nearby - Wirksworth, the market town of Ashbourne, attractive Bakewell (of pudding fame) and Matlock: all are fascinating ancient towns. Matlock Bath (6 miles) is popular as an inland resort, standing on the River Derwent amid lovely scenery, and offering boating, angling, bowls, tennis and cricket. The young (and the young at heart) will enjoy a day out at the National Tramway Museum - where visitors may enjoy the fun experience of trams from around the world! Magnificent Chatsworth House (16 miles) boasts a famous collection of art treasures as well as beautiful gardens. Haddon Hall (13 miles) is England’s most complete and authentic medieval house dating back to the 14th century. It is set in lovely countryside overlooking the River Wye, near Bakewell, which houses one of the National Park’s information centres. One of Britain’s premier theme parks, Alton Towers, within easy reach is amongst appealing countryside close to the picturesque village of Alton, offers a fun-packed day out for all the family. On site is a restaurant which is fully licensed and serves freshly prepared home-cooked food, to eat in or take away. There are several country inns within walking distance. Shop 5 miles.

Bridge House, Overseal, Derbyshire, Central England

Sleeps 8
Weekly price range £527 to £1023

Self catering accommodation in Overseal sleeps 8.

Features include: Short Breaks • Multi bathrooms • Non smoking • Detached Four Poster Bed Hot Tub Pub near by Luxury accommodation sleeps 8

Accommodation overview: Superbly presented and luxuriously furnished this attractive cottage stands in an acre of enclosed gardens in the National Forest and 3 miles from Ashby's famous castle and good shopping. Conkers Enchanted Forest and Treetop Adventure Melbourne House Calke Abbey (N.T.) Tamworth Snodome Snibston Discovery Centre Donnington Park golf fishing forest walks and cycle trails are all easily accessible. Pub 200 yards shop 1 4 mile.

Porch. Beamed sitting room with electric 'wood burner effect' fire and doors to conservatory with sofa bed (for + 2). Beamed dining room. Kitchen with Range cooker. Utility room. Shower room/W.C. First floor: Double bedroom with four poster bed. Double bedroom. Bunk bedded room. Bathroom/W.C. (shower over bath).

Phone enquiries: 0844 847 1143

The Oast House, East Hagbourne, Oxfordshire, Central England

Sleeps 8
Weekly price range £900 to £1299

Self catering accommodation in East Hagbourne sleeps 8.

Features include: • Short Breaks • Detached • Easy Walking • Sleeps 8

Accommodation overview: Comprising a spacious main house and attached wing with its own separate entrance, this comfortably furnished holiday home makes a perfect retreat for large parties or several families holidaying together. The main reception room has wooden floors and a wood-burning stove as well as Sky TV, DVD and surround sound - perfect for relaxing get-togethers - there is also a study area on a galleried floor. All bedrooms have TV, six of which are en-suite. The conservatory dining area offers enough space for all guests to dine together, with views over the large garden and doors opening onto a patio barbecue area with further outside tables and seating within the gardens of Dinckley Court, which lead down to the river, overlooking open farmland beyond. There is excellent boat mooring and local boat hire which can be moored privately here; fishing is also enjoyed when in season, or at Orchid Lakes with specialist carp coarse fishing lakes ½ mile away.
Located in 8 acres on the banks of the River Thames, the property lies in one of the most picturesque areas of South Oxfordshire, within the small hamlet of Burcot-on-Thames, close to the historic towns of Abingdon and Oxford, with Dorchester-on-Thames less than a mile away. A Salters Steamer Boat can be caught from Oxford and back to Days Lock and a walk taken back to Dinckley Court, or Nuneham Courtneys arboretum can be visited - full of amazing trees, plants and beautiful peacocks. Restaurants within 10 miles for food lovers include Raymond Blanc’s Quatre de Saison, the famous Crazy Bear Thai restaurant, The Seven Stars at Marsh Baldon (excellent traditional pub food), and the Chequers pub, 400 yards away, serving great British food. Historic Oxford is 15 minutes by bus. Henley and Windsor, with its royal castle, are both within a hour’s drive, with the Georgian Heritage city of Bath and the English Cotswolds slightly further afield. Shops 1 mile.
From July to August, a marquee is set up in the garden, close to the house with seating, tables, crockery and cutlery for 18.

Entrance hall with tiled floor. Living room with wood-burning stove. Large conservatory/dining room with stone floor and patio doors to patio. Large well-equipped modern kitchen with Aga, range cooker and stone floor. Utility. Separate toilet. Double bedroom (5ft bed), en-suite shower room and toilet. Staircase from living room to first floor: Study area to dressing area with chair-bed (alternative sleeping). Beamed double bedroom with en-suite bathroom and toilet. Second staircase from hall to first floor: Small kitchen. Double bedroom. Twin bedroom. Bathroom with toilet. Separate entrance to wing: Two double bedrooms, each with en-suite shower room and toilet. First floor: Two bedrooms, each with en-suite bathroom and toilet, one double, one twin.

South Barn, Hognaston, Derbyshire, Central England

Sleeps 8
Weekly price range £900 to £1299

Self catering accommodation in Hognaston sleeps 8.

Features include: • Short Breaks • Pub nearby • Sleeps 8

Accommodation overview: Nestling in the quiet village of Hognaston, just a short walk from Carsington Water in the heart of the Peak District, this detached barn conversion offers a very high standard of holiday accommodation. Adjacent to the owner’s home, it lies just minutes away from the many attractions of Carsington Water including fishing, sailing, windsurfing, cycling and walking. Alton Towers is 12 miles away and Ashbourne 5 miles. Three pub/restaurants within a mile. Shop 1 mile.

Double bedroom with 6ft four-poster bed. Bunk bedroom. Bathroom with separate shower cubicle and toilet. First floor: Large open-plan living/dining room with wooden floor and kitchen area.

Bradley Hall, Matlock, Derbyshire, Central England

Sleeps 8
Weekly price range £1300 to £

Self catering accommodation in Matlock sleeps 8.

Features include: Hot Tub • Open Fire or Woodburner Stove • Pub nearby • Detached • Garden • Sleeps 8

Accommodation overview: Lea Hall is a Grade II* listed 17th and 18th-century manor house sleeping 20 guests in 10 en-suite bedrooms. The holiday property has been lovingly restored to its former glory and is set in the heart of rural Derbyshire. Located within the village of Lea, it has been sympathetically and stylishly refurbished by the owner who lives in a wing of the property, and extras such as fine toiletries and bathrobes are also provided. The drawing room with crystal chandelier, open fire, flat screen TV and soft furnishings is the perfect setting in which to relax. The dining-room is set in the older part of the hall, which dates back to the 1600s, and has a wood-burning stove and seating for 20.
The parish of Dethick, Lea and Holloway is steeped in history and Lea is recorded in the Doomsday Book as Lede; the notorious Babington Plot of 1586 was planned at Dethick and Florence Nightingale spent much of her early life at Lea Hurst (and almost certainly lived at Lea Hall while that house was being built). The peaceful village of Lea offers visitors friendly pubs, tea rooms, restaurants and the famous John Smedley factory. Rural Derbyshire is a real treasure trove offering everything for the visitor including country houses, historic halls, medieval ruins, heritage railways, cycle ways, beautiful unspoilt countryside and pretty villages. One of the closest attractions to Lea Hall is the Heights of Abraham. Built on the site of historic lead mining, the hilltop park is approached by cable car which rises up and offers some spectacular views of the Derwent Valley and surrounding Peak District. Visitors can tour the network of caverns and passageways left behind and explore the 60 acres of woodland hillside and buy souvenirs at the gift shop. Alternatively, for those who appreciate stately homes and gardens, magnificent Chatsworth House (3½ miles from Bakewell) is highly recommended, as well as Haddon Hall and Lyme Park, all of which have been film or TV locations over the years. Shop 1 mile.

Entrance hall with flagstone floor. Sitting room with wood-burning stove, original shutters and wooden floor. Three steps up to large, beamed, chandelier-lit dining room with inglenook, open fire and wooden floor. Beamed kitchen with tiled floor and dual fuel range (for cooking). Two steps down to beamed library with open fire. Separate toilet. Steps to vaulted cellar games room with small table tennis and billiard tables. First floor: Double bedroom (6ft bed) with en-suite bathroom (ball & claw bath) with toilet. Double bedroom with 6ft canopied bed and en-suite bathroom (ball & claw bath) with toilet. Second separate staircase to: Double bedroom (6ft bed) with en-suite shower room with toilet. Two double bedrooms (5ft bed), each with en-suite shower room with toilet. Second floor: Gallery double bedroom (6ft bed) with en-suite shower room and toilet. (own staircase access). Low doorway to double bedroom (6ft bed) with en-suite shower room and toilet (can interconnect with gallery bedroom by prior request). Low doorway to beamed double bedroom (6ft bed) with en-suite shower room and toilet. 8 steps up to two bedrooms: one four poster double (5ft bed) with slipper bath and toilet (low headroom), one double (6ft bed) with sitting area, sofa bed, slipper bath and toilet. All bedrooms have LCD TVs with iPod dock; nine beds are zip & link (can be twin by prior request).

Spinney Cottage, Sheldon, Derbyshire, Central England

Sleeps 8
Weekly price range £1300 to £

Self catering accommodation in Sheldon sleeps 8.

Features include: • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Pub nearby • Detached • Games Room • Garden • Sleeps 8

Accommodation overview: These two delightful holiday cottages enjoy a charming position on the slopes of the Derwent Valley, with lovely views. Restored and refurbished to high standards, they enjoy shared use of an indoor heated swimming pool and unlimited, free use of a small golf course, set in 8 acres (plays 9 holes). Bakewell is just 4 miles away, an attractive market town with a choice of shops, inns and restaurants. Providing a point of interest for visitors, The Old House Museum displays a selection of rustic tools and costumes from Bakewell’s past, whilst for walkers, the Monsal Trail proves rewarding - spanning about eight miles and passing through some wonderful limestone valleys as it wends its way north to Wyedale. There are many fine country houses and interesting National Trust properties nearby, including Chatsworth House (Chatsworth Park is within walking distance). Built by the first Duke of Devonshire in the 17th century, it is set within vast grounds, landscaped by Capability Brown, and boasts the magnificent Emperor Fountain. Haddon Hall, 2 miles south of Bakewell, stands on the banks of the River Wye, and whilst not as grand as Chatsworth, stands as a fine example of a medieval manor house. The NT also owns several properties in the area, which make for worthwhile visits - including Sudbury Hall at Ashbourne (a late 17th-century house with sumptuous interiors, housing the Museum of Childhood within the service wing), and Hardwick Hall and Stainsby Mill, at Doe Lea, Chesterfield. Ilam Park (running along the River Manifold, with spectacular views towards Dovedale), and High Peak Estate (a vast area of outstanding walking country) also come under NT ownership and provide wonderful walking opportunities. For water sports enthusiasts, Carsington Water is within easy reach, with sailing, wind-surfing and canoeing all available. Matlock 6 miles, with swimming, cycle hire and golf. Shops ½ mile.

Belmont Lakeside, Rudyard Lake, Staffordshire, Central England

Sleeps 8
Weekly price range £591 to £1646

Self catering accommodation in Rudyard Lake sleeps 8.

Features include: • Multi bathrooms • Non smoking • Detached • Fishing nearby Pub near by sleeps 8

Accommodation overview: Enjoying a spectacular secluded and sunny position with panoramic views over magical Rudyard Lake (right photograph) this exceptional and very spacious property (white house shown centre of left photograph) sits within private landscaped grounds stretching to the lake shore where visitors can fish or moor a boat. A superb base for exploring Derbyshire Cheshire and Staffordshire its excellent furnishings offer a high degree of comfort and a pool table and playstation provide entertainment. A local hotel/ bar restaurant and a visitor centre (for rowing boat hire) are ½ mile and the lake boasts a miniature railway. Leek (3 miles) offers interesting shops a swimming pool and two golf courses whilst Waterworld indoor skiing bowling and a cinema complex are found in Festival Park Hanley (15 miles). Stoke's pottery museums bargain china shops Gladstone museum Trentham Gardens with great entertainment in the Monkey Forest and High Treeline Walkways are all under 15 miles. Biddulph Grange and Little Moreton Hall (both N.T.) Chatsworth Haddon Hall Bakewell and Buxton are all within easy reach.

Entrance hall leading to dining room. Cloakroom/WC. Fitted kitchen with Aga. Spacious sitting room. Study. Conservatory with pool table. Double bedroom. First floor: Double bedroom. Twin bedded room with ensuite shower room/WC. Twin bedded room with zip and link beds (double by arr). Bathroom/WC (shower attachment).

Phone enquiries: 0844 847 1143