Find self catering and cottages that sleep 12 in Central England

The Limes, Swanwick, Derbyshire, Central England

Sleeps 12
Weekly prices from: £1300

Self catering accommodation in Swanwick sleeps 12.

Features include: • Short Breaks • Games Room • Sleeps 12

Accommodation overview: Dating back to 1860, this large Victorian property enjoys views over the surrounding fields towards Butterley Reservoir and Pentrich, and has been beautifully furnished to provide holiday accommodation of a very high standard. Adjoining the owners’ home – which formerly served as the vicarage – it has shared use of a games room with full-size snooker table, professional table football, outdoor table tennis and makes a fine base for touring the Peak District – lying in an area offering a wealth of attractions for visitors.
For those with a penchant for shopping, the Amber Valley Individual Factory Shops Trail is a must and includes McArthurGlen retail outlet, De Bradelei Mill Shop at Belper, Denby Potteries and Royal Crown Derby. There are farmers’ and regular weekly markets in many of the nearby towns including Bakewell and Ashbourne. Alton Towers, Britain’s premier theme park, is close by. Younger children will also enjoy Gullivers Kingdom at nearby Matlock.
Water sports enthusiasts can enjoy the excellent facilities at Carsington Water, whilst Shipley Country Park has miles of meandering footpaths and bridleways. At the Midland Railway Centre, transport enthusiasts can take in the nostalgia of the age of steam and travel through countryside for 7 miles. Meanwhile the National Tramway Museum at Crich offers a family day out in a relaxing atmosphere of a bygone era. Stately homes gracing the area include Chatsworth House, Haddon Hall (a fine medieval manor house) and Hardwick Hall and Kedleston Hall (a fine example of the architecture of Robert Adam). Tennis, riding, golf and swimming at Alfreton, 2 miles. Derby, 12 miles offers cathedral, museums and good shopping. Shop 220 yards.

Attractive entrance hall leading to spacious living room with traditional conservatory. Attractive fitted dining kitchen. Television/resources room. Cloakroom with toilet. First floor: Two double bedrooms, each with 5ft bed, additional single bed (each for +1) and en-suite shower room with toilet. Twin bedroom. Bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet. Second floor: Three pretty beamed bedrooms, each with sloping ceiling; one double with en-suite shower room and toilet; two twin, one with en-suite shower room and toilet. Bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet.

The Old Angel, Winster, Derbyshire, Central England

Sleeps 12
Weekly prices from: £1300

Self catering accommodation in Winster sleeps 12.

Features include: • Pool • Open Fire or Woodburner Stove • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Pub nearby • Sleeps 12

Accommodation overview: Situated in the pretty conservation village of Winster, The Old Angel is a former 17th-century coaching inn. Adjoining another cottage, it offers a wealth of exposed oak beams, floorboards and flagstone floors. It also enjoys access to the facilities at Harthill Hall, just 3 miles (5 minutes) away with private use (12.30pm – 2.00pm each day) of the indoor heated swimming pool and sauna.
Opposite is the famous Market Hall (NT) with the village shop almost next door, and local inn just up the road. It makes an ideal holiday base, and is conveniently placed to visit the spa town of Buxton with its opera house. The bustling market town of Bakewell, situated on the River Wye, and crossed by a 13th century five-arched bridge is a good place to visit - buildings of note there include the 13th and 14th-century All Saints Church, with Saxon and Norman stonework. Within easy reach are Matlock and Matlock Bath (complete with Heights of Abraham cable cars), the popular market town of Ashbourne, the plague village of Eyam, Carsington Water with waterspouts, cycling and bird-watching. NT and period properties abound, including Kedleston Hall, Chatsworth House, Hardwick Hall and Haddon Hall. Excellent walking in the Peak District and marked cycle trails. Shops 10 yards.

Large beamed living room with open fire. Sitting room with open fire. Large beamed kitchen with range cooker, 5 gas ring top, electric oven, tiled floor and dining area. First floor: Double bedroom with canopied bed, wooden floor and en-suite shower room with toilet. Double bedroom with 5ft bed, additional pull-out bed (on request prior to arrival, for +1 child under 8 years), and en-suite shower room with toilet. Further double bedroom with 5ft bed and additional bed (on request prior to arrival, for +1 child under 8 years). Victorian-style bathroom with separate shower cubicle. Separate toilet. Second floor: Two double bedrooms, each with en-suite shower room and toilet; one with 5ft bed (zip & link on request at time of booking). Further double bedroom with 5ft bed (zip & link on request at time of booking). Shower room with toilet. All bedrooms with TV.

Broadmeadows Farm, Butterton, Staffordshire, Central England

Sleeps 12
Weekly prices from: £900 to £1299

Self catering accommodation in Butterton sleeps 12.

Features include: • Short Breaks • Pub nearby • Detached • Games Room • Sleeps 12

Accommodation overview: This truly magnificent famhouse is perched on the edge of the beautiful Manifold Valley, famed for its lime-stone crags and caves. Approached by a farm drive, nestling in a secluded spot, it enjoys breathtaking valley views. Very well furnished and equipped, its history is impressive - its date-stone pin-points the farmhouse’s origin at 1810, however, field name documents reach as far back as the 13th century. Set on the edge of the owners’ working farm, cows and calves herd themselves across over one hundred acres of farmland, with an abundance of wildlife and walks from the doorstep.

At Wetton Mill in the Manifold Valley amidst some staggering scenery, a cycle trail, closed to traffic for most of its route, follows the line of a narrow-gauge railway, (which ran from the turn of the century until the 1930s) and a river for some seven miles - even passing through the old railway tunnel. Cycle hire is available locally. Ideal for exploring Staffordshire and Derbyshire, Ashbourne, Buxton, Bakewell, Dovedale, Carsington Water, The Potteries and Alton Towers are all within a 25-minute drive. Butterton 1 mile. Butchers 1 mile. Shop 7 miles.

Large, beamed sitting room with feature walk-in inglenook open fireplace with seating. Covered verandah. Cosy study/TV room. Dining room with wood-burning stove and opening to large, fitted kitchen. Laundry. Cloakroom with toilet. First floor: Two double bedrooms. Further double bedroom with four-poster bed and additional bed (for +1). Two twin bedrooms. Bathroom. Separate toilet. Shower room.

Woodside, Matlock, Derbyshire, Central England

Sleeps 12
Weekly prices from: £1300

Self catering accommodation in Matlock sleeps 12.

Features include: • Short Breaks • Pub nearby • Detached • Games Room • Garden • Sleeps 12

Accommodation overview: This large detached house with superb enclosed lawned garden is situated on the edge of the popular town of Matlock and the Peak Park – a perfect base from which to explore the attractions this area has to offer. Refurbished, Woodside is ideal for any large family group and is well equipped. If guests can tear themselves away from this comfortable holiday home, there is plenty to see and do in the area. Matlock Bath is home to one of the Peaks District’s oldest and most popular days out. The Heights of Abraham combines wonderful views, stunning underground caverns and 60 beautiful acres of woodland. The cable cars introduced in 1984 allow visitors to obtain a bird’s eye view over the spectacular Derbyshire countryside – rising from the valley floor, the views take in the Derwent Valley and surrounding Peak District. The show caverns are believed to date back to Roman times, and visitors can experience a day in the life of a lead mining family in the Rutland Cavern. Gullivers World is another popular venue, where a wealth of rides await children. Not to be missed whilst in Derbyshire is a visit to magnificent Chatsworth House, set in 100 acres of formal gardens which feature the Emperor Fountain. Surrounded by vast grounds landscaped by Capability Brown, it is owned by the Duke of Devonshire and lies 4 miles east of Bakewell. The less grand Haddon Hall 2 miles south of Bakewell is nonetheless worthy of a visit and is stated to be one of the finest medieval manor houses in England. The National Trust oversees several properties and land in the area, and visitors will be spoilt for choice. Amongst the selection are Kedleston Hall (a neo-classical mansion with Adam interiors, landscaped gardens and park), Ilam Park (open park and woodland which runs along the banks of the River Manifold, with spectacular views to Dovedale), and Hardwick Hall (one of Britain’s most complete Elizabethan houses, with outstanding collections of tapestries, portraits, embroidery and furniture). For outdoor activities, Carsington Water offers sailing and there are many opportunities for walking and cycling round the reservoir (cycle hire is available). Shop ½ mile.

Large living room. Dining room. Kitchen/dining room with gas/electric range (for cooking), handmade units and original tiled floor. Pantry/wash room. Conservatory. Separate toilet. External drying room. First floor: Two double bedrooms. Two twin bedrooms. Bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet. Second floor: Double bedroom with en-suite shower room and toilet. Twin bedroom.

Chatcull Old Hall, Eccleshall, Staffordshire, Central England

Sleeps 12
Weekly prices from: £1300

Self catering accommodation in Eccleshall sleeps 12.

Features include: • Open Fire or Woodburner Stove • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Games Room • Sleeps 12

Accommodation overview: Set in delightful, unspoilt countryside, Chatcull Old Hall is an attractive and spacious farmhouse that dates back 300 years and retains many original features, including a wealth of beams, oak panelling, and a superb inglenook fireplace. It boasts a secluded, lawned garden, surrounded by pretty shrubs, and is set within the grounds of a working arable and dairy farm (close to the owners’ home), where visitors enjoy shared use of a hard tennis court.
It is perfectly placed for walking, cycling and exploring the many delights and natural wonders of the Peak District, Shropshire and Cheshire – The nearby Potteries comprises the towns of Stoke, Stafford and Newcastle-under-Lyme, where excellent shops, leisure facilities and golf courses are all available. Alton Towers is nearby. Within easy driving distance are Nantwich, Ironbridge, Shrewsbury and Chester. There is coarse fishing on site (by arrangement only – guests must bring their own equipment), and horse riding is available locally. There are shops and good restaurants just 5 miles away in Eccleshall, and pub in Croxton (1½ miles).

Living room with wood-burning stove and doors to garden and games room (with table tennis and pool table). Sitting/dining room with sofa-bed (for +2) and additional TV. Modern kitchen with Aga, electric cooker and large family table (also snooker table). Shower room with toilet. Utility/drying room. Large enclosed verandah for boots/wet clothing. First floor: Two double bedrooms; one with TV and door leading to twin bedroom. Twin bedroom with wash basin. Small twin bedroom. Bathroom with toilet. Shower room with toilet. All bedrooms have sloping ceilings.

Manor Barn House, Nether Westcote, Oxfordshire, Central England

Sleeps 12
Weekly prices from: £1300

Self catering accommodation in Nether Westcote sleeps 12.

Features include: • Open Fire or Woodburner Stove • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Golf nearby • Pub nearby • Detached • Sleeps 12

Accommodation overview: Manor Barn House sits in 45 acres of astonishing Cotswold countryside, listed as an AONB. Within the grounds are a lake, woodlands and great country walks. This substantial country house is the perfect getaway offering peace and tranquillity in a ‘chocolate box’ Cotswold village, with one pub within walking distance. It makes an excellent holiday base for exploring this beautiful and historic area and lies in one of the Cotswold’s most treasured villages, with stunning views as far as the eye can see. This detached barn conversion is built in traditional Cotswold stone and provides all modern living requirements with six double bedrooms and three bathrooms, yet has retained its character with a large open fireplace and beamed ceilings. The kitchen boasts an Aga and conventional oven, enabling large dinner parties to be hosted in the spacious dining room. Nether Westcote village is equidistant (6 miles) from Stow-on-the-Wold and Burford; both villages provide full shopping facilities. Beautiful Bourton-on-the-Water is about 3 miles with many tourist attractions including The Model Village, Cotswold Motor Museum, Birdland and Bourton Model Railway. Cirencester, Stratford-upon-Avon, Oxford and Bath are all within an hour and a half’s drive. The international gardens of Hidcote Manor and Kiftsgate Court should not be missed, while a visit to Sezincote House, built in 1809 and the precursor to the Brighton Pavilion, will entrance and surprise visitors. The barn is perfect for large parties and family gatherings, a real home from home. Several golf courses within 5 miles; horse riding and fishing locally. Shops 3 miles, gastro pub 300 yards.

Spacious beamed living room with open fire, French doors. Large beamed dining room. Two steps up to large well-equipped kitchen with quarry-tiled floor. Utility. Study. Two separate toilets. First floor: Double bedroom with 7ft bed, TV, en-suite bathroom with shower attachment, toilet. Double bedroom with 6ft bed and additional single bed (for +1) with pull-out mattress (for +1 child). Two double bedrooms, each with 5ft bed; one with additional single bed (for +1) with pull-out mattress (for +1 child). Two double bedrooms. Two bathrooms, each with over-bath shower and toilet.

Worton Park Cottages - The Old Rectory, Worton, Oxfordshire, Central England

Sleeps 12
Weekly prices from: £1300

Self catering accommodation in Worton sleeps 12.

Features include: • Pool • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Pub nearby • Detached • Sleeps 12

Accommodation overview: The Old Rectory, a detached listed building, and Corner Cottage, an idyllic Cotswolds detached stone property are situated at Worton, a hamlet between the villages of Cassington and Yarnton, both mentioned in the Domesday Book. Owned by Christchurch College, Oxford until 1774, the Old Rectory and its surroundings are of great historical interest. The holiday properties are at the end of a quiet lane with ample parking at the front and a large private garden to the rear. Nearby are public footpaths across the fields to the neighbouring villages. In Cassington ¾ mile away, two pubs can be found; one of the more traditional type and the other, a free house with a restaurant. Yarnton, 1 mile away, also has two pubs, both with restaurants. Oxford, with its shops and theatres, is only 5 miles away. There is a regular bus service to London from Oxford or a train from nearby Hanborough Station. Ten minutes’ drive away is the historical town of Woodstock. Here lies Blenheim Palace, birthplace of Winston Churchill. Woodstock is also home to the Oxfordshire County Museum. Between Woodstock and Worton, is the village of Bladon where Churchill is buried. For the more active visitor, there are opportunities for walking, riding and sailing within easy reach, but for those who prefer the quiet life, then these properties provide the perfect place to relax. It is also an ideal place from which to explore the Cotswolds or Shakespeare’s Stratford, or somewhere to stay when the various highlights of the English summer calendar are taking place, such as Henley Regatta, Cheltenham Races, the British Grand Prix and Blenheim Horse Trials. The Old Rectory and Corner cottage can be booked together for larger parties. Shops and pub 1 mile.

The Manor House, Alport, Derbyshire, Central England

Sleeps 12
Weekly prices from: £1300

Self catering accommodation in Alport sleeps 12.

Features include: • Open Fire or Woodburner Stove • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Detached • Sleeps 12

Accommodation overview: In a beautiful Peak District National Park setting, 3½ miles from Bakewell, the magnificent 16th-century Manor House nestles in 14-acre grounds; entrance is via the formal Knott garden. It is set on an upland called Priest’s Hill with excellent walking available from the door and has use of an extensive range of leisure facilities (1hr per day private use) including a shared indoor heated swimming pool, sauna, solarium and treatment rooms. Shops, coffee shops and restaurants in Bakewell 3½ miles away.

Early beamed entrance/sitting room with open fire. Three steps down to study. Beamed living room with sofa bed (alternative sleeping for two adults) and open fire. Large beamed kitchen/dining room with dual fuel Range (for cooking), open fire and flagstone floor. Four steps to small beamed double bedroom with stained glass window and low ceiling. Steam shower room with toilet. First floor: Henry’s room: Double bedroom with four-poster bed, wood panelling, double mullion window and step up to en-suite shower room with toilet. Jemima’s room: Double bedroom with 6ft (zip & link) bed, two additional chair beds (for +2 children under 8 years) and en-suite bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet. Chelsie’s room: Double bedroom with four-poster bed, wooden floor and step up to en-suite shower room with toilet. Sam’s room: Split-level double bedroom with two day beds (each for +1 children under 8 years) and en-suite shower room with toilet, low headroom on one level and steep stairs to glazed sitting area with double bed. Mum and Dad’s pad: Beamed double bedroom with exposed trusses, 6ft four-poster bed, child bed (for +1 child under 5 years), Calvari rain bath, double basin and toilet. All bedrooms with LCD TV.