The cottage adjoins the owner's farmhouse and enjoys views beyond the garden, stables and paddocks to the neighbouring pastures and across to the hills and landmark knoll of trees: Waterfall Low. To the front lies the tiny village green with its pump, stocks and surrounding pretty cottages. The Red Lion Inn, a good country pub is a 200 yard stroll down the lane. Within approximately one mile, neighbouring Waterhouses boasts 3 more pubs, a cafe, post office and convenience store and bus services to Ashbourne and Leek.

A perfect base for exploring the Peak District National Park, you can walk or cycle from the cottage on the many footpaths and quiet country lanes, and on the spectacular Manifold Valley Cycle Trail. Travel 20 minutes or less for top attractions like Alton Towers, The High Peak and Tissington trails, the historic market towns of Ashbourne and Leek, picturesque local villages with excellent tea-rooms and restaurants, the Coombe Valley RSPB Reserve, the Churnet Valley Steam Railway, Blackbrook Zoological Park plus all the natural beauty of Dovedale in the Derbyshire Dales and the Roaches in the Staffordshire Moorlands.

For other easy day trips, you can choose from; Buxton Spa, Bakewell, Matlock Bath, Chatsworth House, Haddon Hall, the Pottery Museums and factory shops, the Derwent Valley World Heritage mill sites, the recreational facilities at Carsington and the other reservoirs and many more stunning attractions. Alternatively, find time to put your feet up and enjoy the local scenery and wildlife as we hope that you will come back again and again.