West Side Barn

West Side Barn has beamed ceilings throughout giving the property plenty of character. You enter the accommodation from the long patio area, to the front of the cottage, into the tiled and glazed reception hall. To your left is the full and well equipped kitchen with all the essentials that you will require for your stay.The kitchen opens to a dining and lounge area, with a log burning stove being the focal point, and the vaulted, beamed, trussed ceiling adding to its charm.Also on the ground floor is a good sized bedroom with two single beds that can be linked together on request to make a large double bed. There is also, on the ground floor, a wet room containing a shower, toilet, wash-basin and electric shaver point. This feature of ground floor bedroom and wet room is ideal for someone with reduced mobility.The stairs lead to the first floor which has a second, good sized, bedroom on the right. This has a double bed, exposed king post truss, oak flooring and its own en-suite bathroom, with bath and shower over, toilet, hand basin and electric shaver point.Also on this floor is a small room with a sofa-bed. This room is more suited to a child’s room or can be used for occasional use as a small sitting room or study. It has its own television.The cottage sleeps 4 people, comfortably, with provision for a small child.There are two areas for sitting out, the front paved patio area, and a paddock area to the west. (Popular with children and dogs!)The cottage lies mid-point between Ashbourne, Buxton and Leek. Its neighbouring villages are Hartington, Butterton, Alstonefield, Wetton, Warslow and Sheen. It lies in the White Peak area of the Peak District but within easy range of the popular tourist spots, such as Chatsworth, Haddon Hall, Alton towers etc.Hulme End is the start of the Manifold Trail, which has ten miles of tarmac surface following the rivers Manifold and Hamps to Waterhouses.Within one mile is the River Dove, following along Beresford Dale and Wolfescote Dale to Ilam.Just beyond Hartington, two miles away, is the Tissington Trai, ending at Ashbourne.For the more agile there is the High Peak Trail which extends from Parsley Hay to Cromford.