Introduction:
An upside-down two bedroomed stone cottage with tiled room, sleeping up to
four persons, having been converted from a farm barn. The kitchen area, dining
area and living area are on the first floor, which is open to the rafters (exposing
a gorgeous pine beam). There are two means of entry, at the gable end on the
ground floor, or up some outside stone steps above this entrance door. One
bedroom is a double, the other can be made up either as a double or a twin.
There is one bathroom and one shower room.
Pre-Arrival
3 Pages, six sides of information is sent along with confirmation of booking,
including such items as directions, a sketch map showing our location in relation
to the immediate surrounding area, information of where to park, how to access
the property, what we do about greeting, what is included in the cottage, some
of the additional and perhaps unexpected services we provide, notes on the
area, and, between May and September, an events list.
To those interested in coming by public transport we provide full details and
options (indeed guests are encouraged to raise this with us) or details of care
hire from our nearest main station, Derby (40 minutes drive away), Matlock and
Buxton stations are closer at 20/25 minutes drive away by be obtained from this
web site
Parking of cars/bicycles
Dale View is one half of a converted farm barn (the other half is called Liffs
cottage) and touches at its diagonal corner, the diagonal corner of another
cottage the Dairy. These 3 cottages and two apartments are 300 yards up our
tarmacced drive from the local lane.The last 75 yards of the drive is gravelled,
(as it passes our other cottages and this converted barn).The car-parking area is
at the end of the gravelled drive . There is provision here for one car per
cottage, anyone bringing a second car is asked to park about 30 yards away on
the other side of the cottage.
There is a bicycle garage within 15 yards of the cottage for those arriving by
bike. If arriving by car, and parking on the parking bay at the end of the drive,,
it is just 15 yards to the outside stone steps, over the gravelled drive.
Fundamental Conditions
The cottage is very strictly Non-smoking (inside) and likewise no animals are
ever permitted in the cottage (except guide dogs).
The maximum number of occupants is four, all of whom MUST sleep in the beds
supplied, and anyone breaching this condition and the one above is required to
leave the same day.
General
The Mattresses are extra thick, duvets and pillows are hollow fibre whilst the
sheets, duvet covers and pillow cases are poly-cotton. Guests are invited to bring
their own towels (except those travelling from overseas) although towels can be
hired in return for a donation to our favourite charity
There are 10 information folders in the cottage (an eleventh is added when
guests are coming with younger children).
The Cottage itself
There is a one and a half inch Macclesfield step from the outside stone flags into
the porch which has a bitumen floor surface and is 6 feet by 3 feet with
somewhat extra under theoutside stone steps where the boiler is situated.
The exterior door is 80 inches by 35 inches, all other doors on the ground floor
are 77 inches by 29 inches. The porch leads into the hall way which is 80 inches
by 40 inches, and off the hall is:
a)
a shower room, 7 feet by 7 feet with a shower cubicle 700 mm by
700mm. The toilet seat is 17 inches off the ground and the top of the
bath is 20 inches off the floor which consists of tiles.
b)
a double bedroom, 105 by 100 inches, with just one socket plus central
ceiling light and two walls lights above the bed.
c)
An ‘ante-room’ forming part of the en-suite, this is 6 feet by 4 feet, and
has the light switches for the bathroom and the main bedroom at 34
inches off the ground. The main bedroom is 12 feet by 8 feet, and has
four plugs 20 inches off the floor and one tv using an additional socket at
50 inches off the floor. The bedroom has walls lights and two bedside
lights. Also off the ante-room is the bathroom (with underfloor heating
which is 7 feet by 7 feet.
Stairs leading off the hall take you up to the open plan living room (there are
also external stone steps) and the steps to the internal staircase are 9 inches
deep and 7 inches high. The Living area is open to the rafters and therefore has
a considerable height but there is a beam in the middle of the room the height of
which is 75 inches above the floor (and this has one nut protruding in just one
place underneath by one and a half inches.) This room is 195 by 173 inches and
incorporates the kitchen area. There are four plugs 12 inches above the L shaped
worktops, which in turn are 3 feet high. The exterior door (access by the outside
stone steps) is 78 inches by 33 inches.
The cottage has central heating throughout, apart from the porch which has a
panel heater and the bathroom has a heated towel rail and underfloor heating.
There is also a coal effect stove in the living room, which whilst giving off good
heat levels is mainly there for atospheric purposes. The level of heating is fully
under guests control.
The floors on the ground fllor are all laminated apart from the porch and the
shower room, the stairs are carpeted and the first floor has pine flooring.
Laundry and Outside Generally.
There is a separate laundry with two washing machines and two tumble driers
(shared with the other cottages in a modest laundry room 30 feet from this
cottage).
There is a shared large garden area laid mainly to lawn with table and bench
sets just 8 feet away from the cottage. (The drive to this and the two adjacent
cottages passes between Dale View and the Lawn.