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Heythrop is a holiday cottage in FARLEY NEAR ALTON TOWERS, Peak District. Book Heythrop online today. This page contains information about Heythrop including photos, reviews and more.
Prices start at £732.00 per week.
Overview
This semi detached stable conversion is located in Farley just a short walk from Alton Towers and can sleep ten people in five bedrooms. Five bedrooms: 1 x ground floor double with TV, 1 x double with TV and en-suite bath, shower over, basin and WC, 1 x double with TV and en-suite shower, basin and WC, 1 x double with built-in wardrobes, 1 x twin. Two bathrooms with bath, shower over, basin and WC (one on ground floor). Spacious open plan living area with well-equipped kitchen, dining area and sitting area with woodburner and patio doors to garden.
Heythrop is a large, semi detached stone property conveniently located just a five minute walk from Alton Towers in the Staffordshire village of Farley. With one twin bedroom and four doubles, and ensuite facilities as well as a family bathroom, this cottage can sleep ten people in luxury. The rest of the accommodation is made up of an open plan living area with a well-equipped kitchen, a dining area and a sitting room with a woodburner and patio doors to the garden. The garden contains a patio with outdoor furniture and a barbecue as well as there being plenty of off road parking. Heythrop is an ideal cottage for everyone, whether you spend your time on the rides at Alton Park or discovering the nearby Peak District National Park. The ultimate in "year-round" appeal, the Peak District offers countryside, picturesque villages and magnificent scenery. It touches upon six counties and encloses 555 square miles of open moorland, flowing rivers, and wooded dales.
Heythrop is provided by Sykes Cottages. On this page you can find info, photo galleries, reviews and weather. To check full details, view availability and book online, please use the button below.
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Facilities & Amenities
Electric central heating with woodburner in sitting area. Electric cooker, microwave, fridge, freezer, washer/dryer, dishwasher, 4 x TVs with Freeview, surround sound DVD, radio/CD, WiFi, library of books/games/DVDs. Power. Patio with garden furniture. Off road parking for 3 cars. Sorry, no pets and no smoking. Shop 3 miles, pub 1 mile. Alton Towers 5 mins walk. Note: No stag or hen parties, or similar at this property. Note: Check-in time 5pm. Note : Property is within ten minutes walk from the pay gates of Alton Towers enabling guests to pop in and out of the park. Note: This property is being deep cleaned and undergoing refurbishment
Location, Location, Location!
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The village of Farley consists of a small scattering of cottages and farms on the Alton Towers estate. Alton Towers has rides and attractions aimed at everyone, including white knuckle rides, Toyland for the younger guests, boating on the lake, magnificent gardens and rides on the cable car. Nearby, the market town of Ashbourne features an array of antique stores and a choice of pubs and restaurants. Attractions like Chatsworth House, Haddon Hall, Dovedale, and the Derbyshire Villages of Ilam, Hartington and are also within easy reach.
Reviews
"I agree with everything the previous reviewer has said. It is very sad that the property does not seem to have improved between 2014 and 2018. Indeed if I had seen that review I would not have booked it. It must have been lovely when the publicity photos were taken, but it did not live up to its image. It is such a shame because if the owners had kept up with the maintenance it could have been fabulous. On the plus side I must say that in spite of all the niggles (it helped to have three engineers in the family to make things work) we had a very happy time there as an enlarged family group. Being snowed in added to the magic (I think)! This review is written some months later; I do not know if the comments still apply. I would hope not."
"We recently stayed in this property. Our group had 4 adults and 5 children. We were slightly disappointed as the property was very worn, walls had lots of chips and dirty marks. The kitchen was not that clean, cupboard doors and oven dirty.The BBQ was very small for a party of this size. Some of the beds had broken slats and therefore were not that comfortable. Overall the property was in a great location and could be really lovely, just needs a bit of work on it."
"A lovely place to stay and just right for our large group. There was plenty of space including the outside patio area where we enjoyed a barbecue. We had reasonably good weather and enjoyed exploring the locality. The proximity to alton Towers was a bonus as it is within walking distance. The only complaints we had were just minor niggles as the bedside lamps (one in each room)were not working. We also found that the lighting at nigh-time in the living room was inadequate. The shower screen had been broken previously and needed replacing, the owner suggested we continue using the shower, however this led to constant water puddles on the floor and we had to buy microfibre cloths to place in the area. On the whole we all enjoyed our stay and would definitely book again if we needed to cater for a large party."
"Superb accomodation. Excellant location for alton Towers, walking distance and saved hassle of parking. Accomodation was very spacious and ample room for 8 adults and 2 children. Great having the 4 bathrooms. The scenery surrounding the cottage was breath taking and created a very relaxing atmosphere making us feel rested after out holiday. The living area was spacious and plenty room for all to sit comfortably."
"We booked this cottage through Sykes and the whole process was very easy. The group was five couples (all old university friends) and this was virtually the only property we could find with five bedrooms and four bathrooms. Four double rooms (two with en suite) plus a twin room and two bathrooms was just brilliant for our purposes. We loved the massive lounge and the bid dinner table and benches which we could all sit round for a meal. We were travelling from around teh UK so the location was great too - right in the middle for us. The cottage had everything you needed (apart from bin liners!) - and if that's the only fault we can find you can see how much we liked it! Would definitely recommend this. Almost don't want to as we want to keep it a secret so it doesn't get fully booked!!"
"the house is lovely and the grounds are tidy and well presented, there was ample parking and it snowed when we were there and the steep driveway was gritted. The bathrooms were very clean as were all the living spaces. The beds were very comfy and the kitchen was clean and well supplied with disehes plates pans etc! it was lovely all sitting chatting round the fire and there was planty of seating for all 10 of us! We would book again and are looking into going back there this year!"
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Weather Forecast
Arriving at Heythrop soon? Make sure you're prepared, whatever the weather, by checking out the weather forecast for the week ahead at FARLEY NEAR ALTON TOWERS (observations for Bradley in the Moors).
| Temp. | Rainfall | Wind | Clouds | Pressure | Humidity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Snow | -4°C - 1°C | 4.57mm | 16mph NNW | 93% | 1,002mb | 85% | |
| Tomorrow | Snow | -2°C - 2°C | 6.39mm | 21mph NNW | 49% | 1,006mb | 99% | |
| Saturday | Rain And Snow | -1°C - 12°C | 19.92mm | 26mph NNW | 100% | 999mb | 99% | |
| Sunday | Moderate Rain | 9°C - 14°C | 9.24mm | 29mph NNW | 100% | 991mb | 87% | |
| Monday | Light Rain | 7°C - 8°C | 0.34mm | 28mph NNW | 100% | 996mb | 72% | |
| Tuesday | Moderate Rain | 5°C - 11°C | 7.02mm | 24mph NNW | 100% | 1,005mb | 97% | |
| Wednesday | Light Rain | 4°C - 7°C | 0.96mm | 18mph NNW | 80% | 1,015mb | 84% |