Rent Find self catering and cottages with an open fire or a wood burner in Central England

Pumphouse Cotage, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, Central England

Sleeps 4
Weekly prices from £285 to £ 631

Self catering accommodation in Ashbourne sleeps 4.

Features include: Non Smoking • Enclosed Garden • Open Fire • Short Break • Pet Friendly • Easy Walking Access

Accommodation overview: This very peacefully situated end of row cottage with views over pretty countryside has been charmingly upgraded to smart contemporary standards but still retains the original brick pumphouse within its enclosed lawned garden. Longford is a small village 9 miles from both Ashbourne the ’Gateway to the Peak District’ and Uttoxeter with famous racecourse and cinebowl. A lovely walking area with a host of visitors attractions within easy reach. Sudbury and Kedleston Halls (NT) and Dovedale are within 10 miles and Alton Towers is 15 miles. Chatsworth House Drayton Manor and Trentham Gardens are within 30 miles. Coarse fishing 1 mile and pony trekking 10 mile. A good dining pub is ½ mile. Shop 4 miles. Entrance lobby. Lovely beamed sitting room with feature brick fireplace and electric ‘wood burner effect’ fire. Dining room. Kitchen/dining area. First floor: Double bedroom with 5’ bed. Twin bedded room. Shower room/WC.

Phone enquiries: 0844 847 1143

Littlecot, Ilmington, Warwickshire, Central England

Sleeps 2
Weekly prices from £300 to £ 599

Self catering accommodation in Ilmington sleeps 2.

Features include: • Open Fire or Woodburner Stove • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Pub nearby • Sleeps 2

Accommodation overview: A delightful old stone cottage tucked away in Ilmington in the Warwickshire Cotswolds. The attached cottage is found in the heart of this pretty village and is well situated to explore the locality, including Shakespeare Country. It is just a short distance from the beautiful market town of Chipping Campden and less than 8 miles from Stratford-upon-Avon. As well as visiting Stratford’s historic houses, there is the theatre and butterfly farm, or take a stroll around the shops, scenic riverside and canal basin. Enjoy walking the many footpaths in the area with superb panoramic views. A few miles away are Hidcote and Kiftsgate Gardens - well worth a visit. Shop 600 yards, pub ¼ mile.

Cosy living room with open fire. Two steps down to farmhouse-style kitchen with dining area and vinyl floor. First floor: Double bedroom with en-suite shower room and toilet (step down from shower cubicle to toilet and basin).

Wharf Cottage, Norbury, Staffordshire, Central England

Sleeps 8
Weekly prices from £349 to £ 839

Self catering accommodation in Norbury sleeps 8.

Features include: Short Breaks Non smoking • Detached • Open Fire or Wood Burner Stove Pub near by • Pets allowed sleeps 8

Accommodation overview: Delightfully located on a quiet lane overlooking a marina (pictured) on the Shropshire Union Canal this comfortably furnished detached cottage boasts a first floor sitting room and balcony to make the most of countryside views. A pub is just 100 yards and the marina has a café and small licensed shop that also sells fishing tackle. There are excellent towpath and country walks as well as canal boat hire for exploring 17 miles of canal (with 7 pubs to visit!). The Ironbridge Museum Shugborough Hall and Chester Zoo are good day trips.

Double bedroom with TV. Twin bedded room with one 3' bed one 2' 6” bed and TV. Twin bedded room with 3' beds 3' bunk beds (for + 2 children) and TV. Cloakroom/W.C. Utility room. Bathroom (shower over bath). First floor: Spacious open plan sitting/dining room with open fire kitchen area and door to balcony.

Phone enquiries: 0844 847 1143

The Manor House, Alport, Derbyshire, Central England

Sleeps 12
Weekly prices from £1300

Self catering accommodation in Alport sleeps 12.

Features include: • Open Fire or Woodburner Stove • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Detached • Sleeps 12

Accommodation overview: In a beautiful Peak District National Park setting, 3½ miles from Bakewell, the magnificent 16th-century Manor House nestles in 14-acre grounds; entrance is via the formal Knott garden. It is set on an upland called Priest’s Hill with excellent walking available from the door and has use of an extensive range of leisure facilities (1hr per day private use) including a shared indoor heated swimming pool, sauna, solarium and treatment rooms. Shops, coffee shops and restaurants in Bakewell 3½ miles away.

Early beamed entrance/sitting room with open fire. Three steps down to study. Beamed living room with sofa bed (alternative sleeping for two adults) and open fire. Large beamed kitchen/dining room with dual fuel Range (for cooking), open fire and flagstone floor. Four steps to small beamed double bedroom with stained glass window and low ceiling. Steam shower room with toilet. First floor: Henry’s room: Double bedroom with four-poster bed, wood panelling, double mullion window and step up to en-suite shower room with toilet. Jemima’s room: Double bedroom with 6ft (zip & link) bed, two additional chair beds (for +2 children under 8 years) and en-suite bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet. Chelsie’s room: Double bedroom with four-poster bed, wooden floor and step up to en-suite shower room with toilet. Sam’s room: Split-level double bedroom with two day beds (each for +1 children under 8 years) and en-suite shower room with toilet, low headroom on one level and steep stairs to glazed sitting area with double bed. Mum and Dad’s pad: Beamed double bedroom with exposed trusses, 6ft four-poster bed, child bed (for +1 child under 5 years), Calvari rain bath, double basin and toilet. All bedrooms with LCD TV.

Clifton Cottages - Clifton Cottage, Clifton, Derbyshire, Central England

Sleeps 12
Weekly prices from £1300

Self catering accommodation in Clifton sleeps 12.

Features include: • Open Fire or Woodburner Stove • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Pub nearby • Detached • Garden • Sleeps 12

Accommodation overview: Clifton Cottages, comprising spacious Clifton Cottage, a large Georgian house and formerly the owners’ home, together with the smaller former groom’s cottage, Clifton Edge, has been converted with much care to provide comfortable holiday accommodation. Clifton Cottage, suitable for larger groups, boasts a large entrance hall, three reception rooms, and retains much original character with its beams, Aga and homely open fires. Clifton Edge boasts a hot tub in its own enclosed garden providing the perfect way to relax at the end of the day. Adjacent, yet detached from one another, they are set in a village location with the market town of Ashbourne only 1½ miles away on the edge of the Peak District National Park. There are many shops to browse and good facilities including supermarkets and a number of restaurants. There are leisure centres at both Ashbourne and Uttoxeter for swimming, squash and other sports. A similar distance away, an 18-hole golf course proves popular with visitors (available weekdays only). From the cottages one can undertake country walks, cycle rides through country lanes and there is also a very good pub 100 yards away in the village which does good food and welcomes Clifton Cottages guests. Highlights in the area include Chatsworth House, Haddon Hall, Peak caves and caverns near Castleton, Alton Towers theme park (within 5 miles), Sudbury Museum of Childhood, Crich Tram Museum, Bakewell, Carsington Water, Matlock Bath including Gulliver’s Kingdom and the Heights of Abraham. Shop 11/4 miles.

Lowfields, Sarsden, Oxfordshire, Central England

Sleeps 5
Weekly prices from £600 to £ 899

Self catering accommodation in Sarsden sleeps 5.

Features include: • Open Fire or Woodburner Stove • Short Breaks • Garden • Sleeps 5

Accommodation overview: Peacefully situated with its own beautiful secluded garden, this Victorian cottage boasts panoramic views to Kingham and Stow-on-the-Wold (8 miles). One of a pair, it is only 3 miles from Shipton-under-Wychwood. Burford 8 miles. Oxford, Stratford and Warwick easily accessible. Tennis, riding and golf locally. Shops and pub 3 miles.

Sitting room with open fire and rugs on original tiled floor. Well-equipped kitchen/dining room leading to spacious patio area. Small, well-equipped playroom. Utility with shower cubicle and toilet. First floor: Three pretty bedrooms; one double, one twin and one single. Bathroom with toilet.

The Old Angel, Winster, Derbyshire, Central England

Sleeps 12
Weekly prices from £1300

Self catering accommodation in Winster sleeps 12.

Features include: • Pool • Open Fire or Woodburner Stove • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Pub nearby • Sleeps 12

Accommodation overview: Situated in the pretty conservation village of Winster, The Old Angel is a former 17th-century coaching inn. Adjoining another cottage, it offers a wealth of exposed oak beams, floorboards and flagstone floors. It also enjoys access to the facilities at Harthill Hall, just 3 miles (5 minutes) away with private use (12.30pm – 2.00pm each day) of the indoor heated swimming pool and sauna.
Opposite is the famous Market Hall (NT) with the village shop almost next door, and local inn just up the road. It makes an ideal holiday base, and is conveniently placed to visit the spa town of Buxton with its opera house. The bustling market town of Bakewell, situated on the River Wye, and crossed by a 13th century five-arched bridge is a good place to visit - buildings of note there include the 13th and 14th-century All Saints Church, with Saxon and Norman stonework. Within easy reach are Matlock and Matlock Bath (complete with Heights of Abraham cable cars), the popular market town of Ashbourne, the plague village of Eyam, Carsington Water with waterspouts, cycling and bird-watching. NT and period properties abound, including Kedleston Hall, Chatsworth House, Hardwick Hall and Haddon Hall. Excellent walking in the Peak District and marked cycle trails. Shops 10 yards.

Large beamed living room with open fire. Sitting room with open fire. Large beamed kitchen with range cooker, 5 gas ring top, electric oven, tiled floor and dining area. First floor: Double bedroom with canopied bed, wooden floor and en-suite shower room with toilet. Double bedroom with 5ft bed, additional pull-out bed (on request prior to arrival, for +1 child under 8 years), and en-suite shower room with toilet. Further double bedroom with 5ft bed and additional bed (on request prior to arrival, for +1 child under 8 years). Victorian-style bathroom with separate shower cubicle. Separate toilet. Second floor: Two double bedrooms, each with en-suite shower room and toilet; one with 5ft bed (zip & link on request at time of booking). Further double bedroom with 5ft bed (zip & link on request at time of booking). Shower room with toilet. All bedrooms with TV.

The Cottage on the Green, Hethe, Oxfordshire, Central England

Sleeps 6
Weekly prices from £900 to £ 1299

Self catering accommodation in Hethe sleeps 6.

Features include: • Open Fire or Woodburner Stove • Short Breaks • Pub nearby • Detached • Garden • Sleeps 6

Accommodation overview: A spacious, detached holiday cottage, thatched and full of character. Convenient for Bicester (with its shopping village), Oxford, Warwick, Stratford-upon-Avon, chic Leamington Spa and Regency Cheltenham as well as Chipping Norton, Stow-on-the-Wold, Moreton-in-Marsh and Bourton-on-the-Water with tea shops, antique shops, art galleries and quaint gift shops. Shop and pub 1 mile.

Beamed living room with stone work, wooden floor and bar billiards table. Beamed sitting room. Spacious, beamed, well-equipped farmhouse-style kitchen with oil Rayburn (for cooking) and tiled floor. Utility. Beamed study with open fire. Conservatory. Double bedroom with TV and Velux. Single bedroom. Bathroom with toilet. Separate toilet. Open tread staircase to first floor: Beamed double bedroom with 6ft bed. Single bedroom. Bathroom with shower cubicle and double basin.