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Cottage in detail
A countryside bolthole, located in the heart of a quiet Peak District Village with door step walks and a traditional pub.
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LIVING SPACE
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For a small cottage, the sitting room is a generous, comfortable and inviting space, the deep velvet sofas are perfect for relaxing on after a long day of exploring. With a log burner for cooler visits and a smart TV should you need it.
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The deep windowsills and cozy window seat are perfect for settling in with a good book or simply enjoying the view. Nestled in a quiet lane, our cottage is the perfect place to escape and recharge while still enjoying easy access to all the activities the surrounding area has to offer. Central to the room is the large stone fireplace, in a traditional Peak District style, which houses a Clearview log burner - a starter pack of logs are provide for your first fire.
Our collection of board games, books, and DVDs will keep you entertained for hours.
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From the sitting room is a quaint staircase leading to the first floor. Please note this old staircase is a little steeper than 'normal' and has a rope handrail.
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COOKING and EATING
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The well-equipped kitchen has everything you need for day to day cooking with vistas through to the sitting room and out to the enclosed south-facing paved courtyard garden. You will be able to chat with your family and friends at all times. With striking black kitchen units, solid oak worktop and brass taps, the cottage is equipped with a gas hob, fan assisted oven, fridge with freezer compartment, dishwasher and microwave.
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When you are ready to dine, there is an oak dining table, with 3 upholstered dining chairs and a long bench seat.
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From the kitchen you can access the courtyard garden.
SLEEPING
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Upstairs you'll find 2 cosy bedrooms, both furnished with kingsize beds and soft cotton bed linen. Each has a bijou wardrobe and blackout lined roman blinds.
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Bedroom One | King size bed, with a fabulous 'goldilocks' hybrid mattress... it's reportedly never too soft or too hard... but just right. With an exposed stone wall, slim wardrobe and views towards fields.
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Bedroom Two | King Size Bed with the same sleep inducing hybrid mattress with access from the foot of the bed only. Reading lamps are mounted on a panelled headboard. There is also a high level loft bed, accessed via a tall ladder. This full length single, is ideal for adults and older children. A travel cot can also fit in this room. Clothes storage is cleverly tucked below the loft bed.
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Bed linen is provided during your stay, however you will need to provide your own cot bedding if using the travel cot.
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Both bedrooms are equipped with hairdryers.
BATHING
The bathroom has a walk-in shower with both a rainfall shower and smaller wall-mounted shower head. The water pressure is amazing... you'll want to stay in there for hours.
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The underfloor heating and heated towel rail keeps things nice and cosy. The bathroom has a exposed stone wall with a deep recess, was it a originally window or just a shelf, we may never know, but it's handy storage.
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Bath sheets, hand towels and a bath mat are provided during your stay.
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BABIES and CHILDREN
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Babies and children are welcome at Holborn Cottage. A travel cot and high chair are available upon request (please provide your own bed linen for the cot).
Due to the nature of an old cottage, it is not possible to affix a baby gates to the stairs, please be aware of little ones safety.
Older children adore the loft bed, with its owl lamp for bedtime reading. There is also a selection of children's games, story books and dvd's. We also provide some small cutlery, plastic plates and child sized mugs.
Across Mires Road there is a newly refurbished play park.
Please take extra care around the log burner, the exterior does get extremely hot and close supervision of children when it is lit is essential.
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LAUNDRY and HOUSEKEEPING
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A combination washer dryer is located in the kitchen. An iron and ironing board are also provided.
Washing up liquid, some dishwasher tablets, tea towels and dishcloths are included.
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OUTDOOR SPACE
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A quaint South facing flagstone courtyard is accessed directly at the front of the cottage. Surrounded with stone walls, and trellis fencing, the gated suntrap with al fresco seating is equally as gorgeous place for a morning coffee or sundowner.
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Just across the quiet, dead end lane, is a table and 5 chairs for outdoor eating.
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Garden chair cushions, a sun parasol and a small portable BBQ are provided during summer months.
PARKING
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There is a gravelled parking space provided. This takes a regular sized car, however the lane is narrow and if parking isn't your forte there is ample free readily accessible parking on the road and a small parking area 30 seconds walk away.
WINTER & CHRISTMAS AT THE COTTAGE
The cottage is super cosy during the winter. Whilst we cant guarantee snow...or Jude Law... think of the house in the film"The Holiday". The Clearview log burner; with a large glass door so you can enjoy the look and warmth from the fire; cute wooden shutters on the sitting room window, and all that exposed stone work, you can curl up on a sofa and relax.
At the beginning of December we ensure the cottage is feeling festive, with a fully dressed Christmas tree, complete with fairy lights and decorations.
The dining table is easily big enough for family meals to suit any occasion. There is a good selection of serving plates and dishes, with wine, champagne and water glasses.
We would recommend bringing any favourite cookware or the traditional family tablecloth to finish off your festive decor.
LOCATION
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Holborn Cottage is located within the beautiful village of Litton. With a selection of stone houses, ranging in date from the 1700's to 1900's positioned around a village green filled with daffodils in spring months. The village is set to a backdrop of grazing fields and its own mini rock edge. There is a working dairy farm nearby so you will enjoy the sights, sounds and smells of rural farming life.
The Red Lion, a fabulous quintessentially English country pub, offering roaring fires and good food, is just 200 yards away... no need for a designated driver! It gets busy so booking a table is always advised. During the summer months there are outside seats on the village green (note no children under 6 in the restaurant but are welcome to eat outside).
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The village shop and post office is a community enterprise and is surprisingly well stocked with basic food and household items, fire wood and serves tea and cake.
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From the door are lots of walks, either on tarmac for those who like cleaner shoes or if you have walking boots try the trails through the Cressbrook Dale gorge, where if you are lucky you'll see the early purple orchids growing wild and see Peter's Mount rocky outcrop.
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If you don't fancy cooking during your stay, Tideswell , the 'Cathedral of the Peak', is an easy 25 min stroll along cute country lanes. There you will find independent pubs, restaurants, cafes and shops. Within a few miles drive you'll be spoilt for choice with a selection of Michelin guide pubs and restaurants.
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Within 15 mins drive you have the lovely villages of Bakewell, Eyam (the plague village), Castleton and many more. You can also access the fabulous Dark Peak with its rolling baren moors and stunning rock edges such as Burbage and Stannage. Be sure to pack some sturdy boots to get out and enjoy the miles of footpaths and circular walks. The Monsal trail can be picked up at Millersdale or Hassop stations, where bikes and ebikes can be hired or an easy nearly level walk can be enjoyed with stunning viaducts and tunnels.
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Within 20 mins is the spectacular Chatsworth House & Gardens, the spa town of Buxton, and National Trust Longshaw estate where you can walk to the magical Padley gorge.. with gently flowing steams ad tumbling waterfalls set in an ancient woodland setting prefect for summer paddling its also possible to walk up on the heather moodland to Owler Tor.
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