Just a weekend break but how nice!
We packed up the car and left home around lunchtime – sat nav plugged in, heading for the peak district – very close to Bakewell, a farm just outside Over Haddon.
The cottages are all part of a working farm – Burton Manor Farm Cottages and they are situated with all front doors facing into a courtyard area with stables at one end.
Our holiday home was ‘Ashford Cottage’ and was really pretty and cosy. It had one big lounge diner straight in off the front door and a back door off this leading to an enclosed lawned garden with picnic tables.
Kitchen
The kitchen was well stocked and workable – I could have cooked full meals there but as I didn’t know this before we arrived I had cooked meals and taken them with us to reheat.
Lounge diner
The lounge diner had a table with two chairs opposite the kitchen and a large leather settee opposite the TV – which also has a video player underneath. Hippies bed was placed at that end of the room
The door at the TV end lead to the shower room – beautifully clean and tiled
This picture does not do it justice at all.
The door opposite the kitchen lead to the bedroom – really nice with 2 single beds.
It also had dressing table and large wardrobe!
Hippie loved it all but she particularly liked it when we took her to a field for a run. The field had been full of cows during the day but Chris and Rebecca who own the farm said it would be ok to let our girl off for a run in there.
Of course, it was still raining when we took her and my daughter valiantly lifted her over the cattle grid not realising there was a small gate at one side of it, which Hippie could have managed to walk through.
Hippie loved the field – she ran and ran – it was quite steep hill but her brakes appeared to be working.
And she didn’t roll in one cowpat!!
Or even sit on one!!! (Just missed!)
We settled down for a chilled out evening and decided to let the girl out into the lawned garden later but when we got out there three bats were flying around our heads and rather than scare our girl – we just stood in awe of these little creatures.
Went to bed quite early really – all this fresh air!!!
Yay!!! She had a great run in that field, and no cowpats!! LOL!
The cottage looks great, too, although the beds look a tad on the small side. I wouldn’t complain though, it all looks lovely and clean and tidy!
How did Hippie do in a strange place? Did she settle OK at night?
Yes, she settled probably better than at home. She’s really good now and comes to wake us up if she needs to go out!
We had one of the small cottages but they have several that are bigger with double rooms!
The photos don’t do it justice they were taken on my mobile I really should invest in a good camera but thats just something else to carry! 😉
I think the photos are just fine!
I used to take most of my blog photos on a mobile phone, but when we went to the US recently, I realised that my phone was not going to do the scenery justice and I didn’t want to carry a big camera either. I now have a super little compact digital (Panasonic Lumix) which I attach to my belt with a caribener. I hardly know it’s there! And it takes good pictures!!
I’m glad to hear Hippie settled well. It’s one thing I’m a bit nervous about with my two … although they did fine in the motorhome. They just woke us up very, very early. LOL!
I think one of the bigger cottages would be better with two greys but on the website it shows them all – can’t imagine two in a motorhome – my partner and I are thinking of taking Hippie away in his caravan – its big but maybe not big enough but knowing her she will just slouch on the side seating all day!
Other Half has said he no longer wants to travel in the motorhome with two, and I have to agree. In fine weather it’s OK because we put up a windbreak enclosure, but if it’s raining, they’re in there, underfoot, and when they come in from walks, it’s a real pain.
That’s why we’re considering cottages! And selling the van. 😉 We used to take my beloved old Jim (our first greyhound) away in a caravan all the time. We had the two boys, a large awning and a twin axle caravan, and we drove a Shogun, which was perfect for fitting everyone in and for towing. And Jim was such a sweetheart. One of the rare greyhounds you could peg out on a rope and know he wouldn’t come to any harm .. but he’d been a travellers’ dog, so he knew about being tethered when we got him. 🙁
I just thought it was brilliant – even the rear garden was enclosed and when Hips wasn’t careering around like a mad thing she just lay on the grass where she could see us through the door. She rarely runs off anyway I think she knows she’s come home!!