Self-catering holiday cottage, sleeps 5. 01538 703163. Alton Towers 3 miles and Peak District walking from the doorstep. Family & pet friendly accommodation barkshc@gmail.com
self-catering holiday cottage, holiday rental near Alton Towers and Peak District
Escape to the countryside this July
Loving this sunshine
Coronation sing along
Wonderful walking
What a morning! Took doggo for a very long walk because it was such a sparkling morning. Wildlife was posing for us everywhere. Three roe deer stood and looked at us really close up, but it seemed sensible to hold Stormy's collar rather than grapple for my camera. The buzzard was unconcerned and jumped clumsily from branch to branch while I unlocked my phone and took this rubbish snap.
It's such amazing walking country, and I especially love this time of the year.
The holiday cottage is open for direct bookings and short lets, but not available via our booking agents until spring. So if you like a winter hike come to the Churnet Valley and explore!
Old boots
Scarefest 2022- Holiday cottage near Alton Towers
Holiday Cottage with open fire
Green and pleasant
October half term and Scarefest
Self-catering in August 2021 for Alton Towers trips
2021 self catering cottage availability
How we are managing 2021 bookings
Special offers to fill the gaps in holiday cottage bookings
Special offers at Barks Holiday Cottage
Spring 2024:
Last minute discounted short breaks
Feb 24: Ask about longer-term winter bookings. Ideal for contractors working locally or people moving house.
Bio-security measures at the holiday cottage
Stocking up on bleach for the cottage |
Deep cleaning. We have stocked up on bleach and will be cleaning all surfaces, door handles and hard surfaces between bookings. Obviously we always deep clean between bookings, now extras like every door handle will be routinely included in the cleaning schedule.
Extra time for change-overs. To enable us to achieve these extra measures we need more time. We have delayed check-in until 5pm. Check-out remains 10am.
Social distancing. We will not be greeting our guests with a handshake or fussing our canine guests.
We are able to offer people a place to get away from it all. If you like walking and fresh air and not seeing people, Barks Holiday Cottage is the place for a break.
Walkies from the holiday cottage
Then we go through a field gate and he finds the muddiest puddle ever and is very pleased with himself as he achieves maximum mud coverage.
And we have an outside tap! Bad luck Albie ๐ถ
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Alton Towers October opening times 2019
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July opening times at Alton Towers
If you are planning a trip to Alton Towers and need to juggle opening times, travelling times and booking accommodation, I hope you find this information useful.
July opening times at Alton Towers |
And here is a tip - The theme park is enjoying peak season in July, particularly with traffic approaching from Uttoxeter and A50 in the mornings. Midweek there are school and uni trips, with lots of coaches. Weekends the roads are noticeably busy with cars queuing through the villages at arrival and departure times.
Beat the queues when you stay at Barks holiday cottage which is 2.6 miles away and enables you to approach from the quieter direction,
Alton Towers Easter 2019 Opening Hours
... Anyway, here are the opening hours for April 2019, in case you are planning a family self-catering holiday near Alton Towers.
Alton Towers opening times April 2019 |
Keep the family happy with some thrills up the road at Alton Towers, then drag them for a walk, something cultural or a family meal out on another day. Lot's of family time - that's what it's all about.
Snowy
Christmas at the Holiday Cottage
Christmas availability at Barks Holiday Cottage from 22nd December |
For a number of years the holiday cottage was booked by family members coming up to visit local friends. They could just about walk across the fields for their family get together. I was slightly nervous at the idea of them staggering back across the moorland after a few glasses of Christmas cheer, but it seemed to work out OK.
This year our booking agents took a booking for Barks Holiday Cottage back in August for a couple and their dog. That's organised, I thought, well done them! Very, very unfortunately, they weren't quite organised enough to take out holiday insurance. This bit is rather sad - one of them has been involved in a bad accident and so they can no longer go away at Christmas. Their deposit, taken by the agents, is non refundable which reminds me to stress the importance of taking out insurance on UK holidays, something people seem not to want to do.
Anyway, the cottage is back on the market for Christmas. It is available for 5 days from 22nd December for £475. There is some flexibility in those dates (however we are already booked for New Year).
We can also be very flexible as to how much we decorate the cottage for our Christmas guests. This year we are thinking we might put a tree on the terrace. We generally do some indoor decorations, unless asked not to, and give our guests a box of chocolates.