Churchdale Farm - Latest News

Visit England have just awarded Churchdale Holidays their Five star Gold Award.

Churchdale Holidays has just received the highly regarded Peak District Environmental Quality Mark. This is a certification mark presented by the Peak Park National Park Authority for conservation and best environmental practice. Further details about the award and the mark can be found on www.peak.district.gov.uk/eqm

The new furniture in Derwent Cottage Sitting Room

The new kitchen in Derwent Cottage

The new kitchen in Wye Cottage

Exciting Changes - 20 January 2010

The builders have finished installing 2 new kitchens in Derwent and Wye, they are cream with stainless steel appliances. In Dove we have a new ceramic hob and washer/dryer.

My wonderful curtain lady, Christine has hung 5 new sets of curtains in the cottages today and more are due at the weekend. A stunning 3 piece suite has arrived for Derwent and some lovely oak furniture. We hope to have some new photos soon to show you all the changes!

A White Christmas

We had a white Christmas at Churchdale, the first one for a number of years. The sky was blue and all our clients enjoyed lovely snowy walks.

Trip Advisor

We have just registered the property on Trip Advisor. If you would like to review your visit then please use the following link:

http://www.tripadvisor.com/UserReview-g806089-d1597987-m11765-Churchdale_Farm-Ashford_Peak_District_National_Park_Derbyshire_England.html

New Year Plans

During January Derwent Cottage and Wye Cottage are having brand new kitchens installed. The sitting room in Derwent Cottage is also going to be re-furnished with pale oak furniture and new soft furnishings. Lots of other little tweaks are planned and so watch this space for more news.

Christmas Openings

Chatsworth House is decorated for Christmas from 1 November through to 23 December. They also have wonderful gift shops where you can do your Christmas shopping.

Haddon Hall is opening for just one week decorated for Christmas, from 5th to 13 December. Why not book a short break at Churchdale and come and see all the Christmas attractions.

Silver Award from Green Business Tourism Scheme
We are delighted to announce that we have just received a Silver Award from the Green Business Tourism Scheme.

Monsal Trail

In the spring the Monsal Trail was re-surfaced. It is now excellent for bikes, buggies and wheelchairs. We have a bike shed and so encourage our guests to bring their bikes with them.

Birds

Over the last couple of months we have been watching the birds in our garden. We have counted 24 species - the most exciting are gold finch which have returned after a couple of years absence and woodpeckers.

Lambing

Lambing is due to start at Churchdale Farm on 14 March. We generally keep the Mother and new born lambs inside for 24 hours and then they are moved into our fields to enjoy tasting the new spring grass. Our guests generally thoroughly enjoy walking up the drive and watching the lambs playing around in the fields.

January 2009

All the cottages now have flat screen televisions with all the free sat options.

The kitchen in Derwent has been altered and it now boasts a lovely oak dining table and cream floor.

Chatsworth

The Christmas Displays at Chatsworth run from 1 November to 23 December. This year the theme is The First Noel, inspired by the silhouette illustrations in Jan Pienkowski's classic Christmas Book. If you book a holiday at Churchdale during this period we will give you 2 free entry tickets to Chatsworth so you can visit the display. The shops at Chatsworth are also wonderful for Christmas Shopping and the Farm Shop has a special marquee open with Christmas Food.

The Monsal Trail

For those of you who watched the recent television programme about the Monsal Trail - had you realised that you can walk from our cottages and join the trail at the bottom of our drive for either a full days walking or a bike ride.

The Duchess

The film the Duchess about the 18th Century Duchess of Devonshire was released on 5 September, starring Kiera Knightley and Ralph Fiennes. Much of the filming was done in Derbyshire at Chatsworth and Kedleston Hall. Visit Churchdale and enjoy a SET JETTING HOLIDAY, as featured in the Daily Express on Saturday 6 September.

Heating in Derwent and Wye Cottages

On 17 November we are installing a brand new electric heating system in these cottages which will replace the existing night storage heaters. This will give our guests much more flexibility and it will also be a greener option.

Dove Cottage

During January 2008 Dove Cottage was altered. A brand new bathroom was fitted with a shower/bath. The twin bedded room has become very spacious single room. The sitting room has been re-furbished with a new 3 piece suite and carpet and flat screen television.

Free Sat television

Those of you who have visited us before will know that the TV reception was not great. In the autumn we had Free Sat installed and our guests have been delighted with the improvement.

Green Tourism

Churchdale Holidays has received a Bronze Award from the Green Tourism Scheme.

Chatsworth Farm Shop

This shop is in the finals for the best Farm Shop of the year.

Churchdale Farm
Ashford-in-the-Water, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1NX
Telephone: 01629 640 269
Fax: 01629 640 608
E Mail: info@churchdaleholidays.co.uk