Blue & Green holiday cottages: Old Smithy Barn, Staffordshire

Old Smithy Barn is a superb contemporary conversion with spacious beamed rooms, lots of character and a delightful enclosed garden. It is available to book now through cottages4you.

Set in a peaceful and pretty countryside location on a quiet lane in The Peak District National Park, on the borders of Cheshire, Staffordshire and Derbyshire.

There are a host of visitors attractions within half an hour’s drive including Alton Towers and Splash Landings, Waterworld, Trentham Gardens Monkey forest, a variety of pottery centres, the National Trust houses of Little Moreton Hall, Styal Mill, Lyme Park and only 5 miles away are Biddulph Grange Gardens.

For the active visitors there are many marked footpaths locally in the Wildboarclough Valley and extended walks onto the Roaches Rocks, cycle hire at Manifold Trail, caverns and Go Ape in the spa town of Buxton 10 miles. Chatsworth House and Bakewell are 25 miles. Carp and trout fishing 1.25 miles.

Features: A living/dining room, kitchen, games room and toilet are on the ground floor. There are four bedrooms, three double, each with an en-suite, one twin, also with an en-suite, and additional bathroom are all on the first floor.

Sleeps: 8 / Bedrooms: 4 / Pets: 1

For more information about this cottage, visit cottages4you’s website – where you will find a whole host of similarly beautiful properties in the UK, Ireland, France and Italy. Blue & Green Tomorrow receives a small agent’s commission from every holiday booked which helps fund our intern and researcher programme.

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