Introduction:
Liffs Cottage is one half of a converted stone barn with tiled roof, sleeping three
persons in one double and one single room. Downstairs the living area, dining
area and kitchen area is open-plan.
Pre-Arrival
3 Pages, six sides of information is sent along with confirmaiton 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
Liffs Cottage is immediately adjacent to two other cottages and close to a third
cottages and is located 300 yards up our drive from the local lane.The last 75
yards of the drive is gravelled, (as it passes this and our other cottages).The carparking 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 10 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 20 yards to the cottage entrace 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 guid dogs).
The maximum number of occupants is three, 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 4 inch step to the door thresehold and then a two inch Macclesfield
Step, leading you through the door entrance which is 79 inches high by 32
inches wide into a porch which is 70 inches by 69 inches floor area. The surface
here consists of quarry tiles. On the right hand side is a folding bench seat for
guests to sit on while they remove their boots/shoes. A further door of identical
proportions and with another 2 inch macclesfield step leads you into the open
plan, eating cooking and living area. The kitchen section has smooth tiles, the
remainder is laminated with a low strip seperating the two areas. This area is 15
feet by 15 feet. The L shaped kitchen area has a halogen cooker (four rings with
basic oven); also a dishwasher ad fridge with ice making compartment, under
the woktops which are the standard 600 mm deep and 900 mm from the floor. 8
Plugs are one foot above the work tops, with a further six plugs in the lviving
area one foot above ground level
The stairs leading up to the bedrooms and bathroom are carpets. The stairs are
10 inches deep, 8 inches in height, and 32 inches wide. On the right side is a
handrail - on the left hand side is a half a hand rail. There is a turn on the stairs
without a landing in between.
The first floor landinrg at the top of the stair is 34 by 38 inches with 3 doors off,
all 29 inches wide, two of 74 inches height and one (into the main bedroom) of
79 inches height
The two bedrooms have laminated floors, the single bedroom with an easily
removable rug. The single bedroom is 72 by 134 inches the main bedroom 90
by 112 inches.The bathroom is 69 by 79 inches. The toilet seat is 17 inches off
the ground and the top of the bath is 20 inches off the floor which consists of
slightly rough tiles.
Heating is by way of storage heaters in the porch, in the downstairs open plan
room and in the bathroom, whilst theire is a supplemtary log effect stove in the
living area and panel heaters in the bedrooms.
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 immediately adjacent
to the entrance door of Liffs cottage).
There is a shared large garden area laid mainly to lawn with table and bench
sets just 8 feet away from Liffs Cottage . (The drive to this and the two other
closest cottages passes between Liffs Cottage and the Lawn.)