Knowl Cottage (sleeps 6 in 3 bedrooms)

Sleeps six in three bedrooms (each having its own en suites!)

This five star luxury cottage is between 500 and 700 years old, it could therefore have been built sometime in the 1300s. It was originally of cruck construction, with a thatched roof. Some time later the thatch was removed, and the walls raised to build a second floor. Part of the original cruck beam can still be seen downstairs and a further part is in fact featured upstairs. There are still plenty of further old beams to be seen, although these further ones are not as old as the cottage itself. The walls, in part well over two feet thick, have a wonderful old cottage style feel about them. Relaxing inside, you certainly feel you have stepped into the past, (with all the mod-cons of course). Video and DVD of course, but also TVs in each bedroom. In addition there is un-metered (free) internet access and Sky TV with full range of programmes.

In the spacious lounge there is an impressive log burning inglenook fireplace with open grate, bordered by dressed stone lintels. There are also original stone mullion windows and beams. Without doubt this is a most relaxing room. There is a television, video and CD player, but who needs these - whether in summer or winter, just sit in the leather settees and look at your surroundings! The cottage is well heated with fully controllable central heating in addition to this open fire place. All heating is included in the rental!

Knowl Cottage Interior

This cottage was last year following our purchase up-graded to the highest quality as is reflected by the very maximum Tourist Board grading of 5 star. There is a fully loaded superior custom built fully equipped kitchen, with gloss work-tops and real granite sink, fridge with good sized freezer compartment, micro-wave, dish-washer and washing machine, adjacent to the open-plan beamed dining room. On the first floor are three large bedrooms, all en-suite, two doubles and one twin. One en-suite (in an entirely seperate room off the bedroom) has bath with shower over, the others (again one of them in an entirely seperate room leading off the twin bedroom) have genuinely spacious shower cubicles with toilets and sinks. Again the age of the property is apparent from these bedrooms. All of the bedrooms have their own TVs in addition to that in the living room.

In upgrading this cottage, to make this a truly superior cottage befitting its history, we can quite genuinely say that we have had little regard for the expense. Despite being in the heart of the village, once inside there is a real feeling of seclusion and peace. The cottage benefits from a telephone for out-going calls. To the front there is a lovely cottage garden with seating from where you can see village life, whilst to the rear is a large courtyard with further seating. There is a barbecue in the courtyard, shared with the other two cottages. To the front is off-road parking for two larger/three smaller cars, with the option of further parking on the road in front of the cottage, or if taken within yards

Manifold and Dove cottages

These cottages are located behind Knowl Cottageand are converted from an old barn. Again these have just undergone substantial upgrading, once more with little regard for the expense, and now exude a modern ambience internally, despite the upgrading having exposed further charachter features, including of course various original beams.

Both holiday cottages have coal effect stoves in the living areas, tvs, videos and DVDs; again fully controllable central heating throughout, leather settees and leather chairs, fully equipped modern kitchens, again with gloss work-tops and real granite sinks, fridge-freezers, micro-wave, ceramic topped electric cookers (far more controllable for cooking than traditional electric cookers) and plenty of original old beams and other interesting features. Being in the courtyard, they are exceptionally quiet. There is provision for parking of one car per cottage in the courtyard.

Both have double beds, but one of them, Manifold Cottage can have a single bed added to the double bed, giving the option of sleeping three in a room or alternatively, using as two singles. The overall floor space of the two cottages is roughly the same.

These two cottages have comfortably achieved the high grading of 4 Star awarded by the English Tourist Board.

On the far side of our courtyard is a fully equipped laundry room, which is also equipped with a freezer for use of the guests in the one bedroomed courtyard cotttages. (Knowl has its own facilities)

Telephone 01298 22287
Please quote Peak Cottages Direct

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