Barks Holiday Cottage accommodation near Alton Towers is also perfect as a cosy base for a weekend of walking in the Churnet Valley.
I walk down into the Churnet Valley everyday taking my son to school, and then the dogs and I walk back up the steep valley sides through the most magnificent woodland and open countryside. The exercise is good for the heart, the views are good for the soul.
This week there has been enough snow that we have sledged to school, which is handy because even the 4x4s were slipping on the untreated road.
