Welcome to Offcote Grange Cottage Holidays...

Offcote Grange Cottage Holidays consists of Billy's Bothy and Hillside Croft, two pretty detached self catering holiday cottages at the edge of the Peak District. Each cottage has its own beautiful gardens and orchards and is set in peaceful rural locations that are a pleasure to relax in.

Billys Bothy
Billy's Bothy is a beautifully restored cottage and is one of the best self catering cottages within the Peak District and Derbyshire. A former disused workers cottage and bothy, now providing our visitors with a quality self catering cottage near the Peak District. It is located in a quiet and peaceful rural setting within the grounds of our grade II listed farmhouse just 2 miles from the pretty historic market town of Ashbourne.

This lovely cottage is built of old handmade red bricks and Staffordshire blue roof tiles with an abundance of oak or pine beams and revealed brick walls throughout. The ground floor windows are a pretty feature with elegantly curved arches over old sty openings.

This unusual self catering cottage has 2 ground floor double bedrooms both with en-suite shower rooms and 1 twin bedroom, again with an en-suite shower room. All en-suite bathrooms are tiled with elegant white wall tiles and contrasting black tiled floors. These floors have under floor heating and heated towel rails keeping them snug all year around. Each room has a WC, wash basin and shower. On the first floor are two more double bedrooms one with en-suite shower and the other with an en suite bathroom. The total sleeping capacity is for 10 in actual full size beds. The lounge has a double quality bed settee, with private entrance to shared en-suite bathroom. Two fold up Z beds can be supplied giving a total sleeping capacity of 10+ 4 + 2 travel cots.

The main entrance to the cottage is on the ground floor in the centre of the house with spectacular feature stairs leading up to a magnificent galleried kitchen. The oak staircase and oak front door and surround make a wonderful feature to the cottage entrance and can be viewed from almost all rooms within the cottage.

This self catering cottage has a farmhouse style kitchen furnished with hand made pine units with the luxury of quality granite worktops and a pottery Belfast sink. This extremely well equipped kitchen is a pleasure to use and has every appliance you would wish for including electric halogen double oven electric cooker, microwave, auto washer, dishwasher, tumble drier and fridge freezer.
The spacious lounge with cosy log burning stove is on the 1st floor and opens out through a magnificent oak framed entrance onto a patio with cottage garden and well stocked orchard. Patio furniture and BBQ are provided for your relaxation and entertainment.

The lounge has 4 comfortable quality settees giving ample seating for all guests, set on an impressive oak floor centered with a large Indian rug. A large wide flat screen TV is provided for your enjoyment with Video and DVD, A Hi Fi is provided with surround sound to follow. An ancient pine truss frames the centre of the room, with a magnificent green oak frame on the gable end of the property.

The dining room is a delight for those intimate meals with friends and family, our large dining table will comfortably seat all guests. The furniture is all hand made in old pine to compliment our period cottage. A high chair is provided for our younger guests. For those of you wanting a little pampering, meals can be arranged on request.

Hillside Croft
Hillside Croft is an exceptional mellow sandstone self catering cottage, nestled quietly amidst 6 acres of beautifully landscaped gardens and pastureland. Located in the Derbyshire Dales at the edge of the Peak District National Park and just over 1 mile from Carsington Water Sports and visitor centre this delightful cottage is central to all that Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Nottinghamshire have to offer.

Our picturesque holiday cottage dated 1709 is listed of Grade II historic interest, pretty leaded lights set in stone mullioned windows, ancient oak beams throughout, revealed stone and timbered walls and cosy log fires set under inglenook fireplaces add to the charm of this beautiful 5 star cottage.

There are 5 comfortable bedrooms, four of which are double and one twin giving sleeping capacity for 10. Within these rooms are 2 further single beds and 2 Z beds the latter of which can be moved around the rooms to accommodate guests giving total sleeping for 14.
We provide 2 cots one of which is a travel cot and can be moved around to suit. All bedrooms are furnished to a high standard with hand made antique pine furniture and co-ordinated furnishings. There are quality fitted carpets throughout the cottage giving warmth and luxury.

The Master bedroom is en-suite, with power shower, WC and wash basin. All rooms are airy and spacious with many attractive features and all overlook the beautiful gardens.
Two of the bedrooms are on the first floor a further 3 are on the second floor. The stairs between floors are very shallow making them easily climbed by both children and the elderly. There are 5 or 6 shallow steps between landings with seats between each floor.

A master bathroom located on the 1st floor has a large Victorian style roll topped bath with bath shower mixer. There is a separate walk in power shower, WC, bidet and washbasin. Shaving sockets are provided in both bathrooms. A baby bath, potty and WC stand for children are provided

The cottage lounge is separate to the dining room and both have magnificent oak beamed ceilings and warm log burning stoves. In the lounge are 3 comfortable sofa's for cosy evenings in with friends and family, a TV with tele-text, video recorder, DVD and Hi Fi are provided for your entertainment.

Children are most welcome at all of our properties, it is asked that extra care be taken. We must emphasize that we are a No Smoking, No Pets establishment within the building. Smoking is permitted within the grounds only.

A hearing aid device is now available within the lounge for assistance with your enjoyment of TV and music.

Derbyshire has something to offer visitors for every season and every climate and guests are welcome all year around for either long or short breaks. Whether it be the amazing selection of historic and National Trust properties in the area, such as wonderful Chatsworth House or the magnificent and varied scenery, walking, pony trekking, cycling, golfing, climbing, boating, canoeing, fishing, theme parks such as Alton Towers or just relaxing enjoying good food with friends or family then this area has it all.

The Gym, Sauna and conference facility wont be ready until later in 2006.