Located in the highly regarded village of Hartington in the heart of
the Peak District, this cottage, graded the very maximum 5 Stars by
the English Tourism Council, is between 500 and 700 years old.
Originally of cruck construction the original beams can still be seen
in parts upstairs and downstairs. There are many further beams
throughout, although not as old as the cottages itself. The walls, in
part well over 2 feet thick, have a wonderful old cottage style feel
about them.

In the spacious lounge there is an impressive inglenook fireplace
with open grate, bordered by dressed stone lintels. There are also
original stone mullion windows, and numerous beams. Without doubt
this is a most relaxing room. There is a television with FULL SKY TV,
video and CD player, but who needs these - whether in summer or
winter, just sit in the leather settees and look at your
surroundings. Also newly installed Wireless Broadband Connection.

The cottage is well heated with fully controllable central heating in
addition to the open fire place. All heating is included in the
rental.

There is a fully loaded superior custom built fully equipped kitchen
with gloss work-tops and real granite sink, fridge-freezer, micro-
wave, dish-washer and washing machine. This is adjacent to the open-
plan beamed dining room. On the first floor are three large bedrooms,
all en-suite (two of the en-suites are separate rooms and the third
is also spacious). Two bedrooms are doubles, one a twin. No expense
has been spared to make this a truly superior cottage befitting its
history. Despite being in the heart of the village, once inside there
is a real feeling of seclusion and peace.

To the front of the cottage there is a lovely cottage garden with
seating from where you can see village life, whilst to the rear is
our courtyard (with two further smaller cottages) with a further more
private sitting out area.

The cottage must be one of the best in the Peak District, and this is
reflected in the comfortable maximum 5 Star grading from the English
Tourist Board,(now Visit Britain) a grading which only a minute
proportion of cottages achieve.

There is private parking for two cars. Also a telephone for out-going
and incoming calls. The cottage has seven highly organised
information packs prepared from a very personalised point of view,
which really enable visitors to get the best out of their stay in the
Peak. The village itself is highly regarded, being the start of many
walks, primarily along the adjacent River Dove (the walk down river
leads you through Beresford Dale - past the famous fishing temple
where The Compleat Angler was written by Isaac walter and Charles
Cotton - through Wolfscote Dale and onto Dove Dale), but is also well
regarded for its fine Norman church and a magnificent Jacobean Youth
Hostel, and a well known Cheese Shop selling the local factory's
genuine Stilton and other types of Cheese.