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Raven House Farm |
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Region: |
Derbyshire |
Area: |
Chesterfield/Mansfield |
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Type: |
Farm house |
Town: |
Tibshelf |
Bedrooms: |
7 | Weekly rental: |
£2500 |
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Sleeps: |
18 |
Weekend rate: |
£1250 |
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Bathrooms: |
4 | Phone: |
01278 641296 /07966795512 |
Owner: |
Mr Rowlands |
Fax: |
N/A |
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Email: |
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Facilities : |
Central heating | Open fire | |
| Washing machine | Colour TV | ||
| Dryer | Video | ||
| Linen provided | Microwave | ||
| Garden | Dishwasher | ||
| Parking | Freezer | ||
| Pets welcome | Ensuite | ||
| Raven House Farm is a superb, well equipped, spacious 17th century character farm house situated in the village of Tibshelf with easy access to the Peak District and Sherwood Forest | ||
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Interior |
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Ground floor: The main entrance hall leads to the large lounge with open coal fire and double doors through to the delightful conservatory, from which guests can look out on to the garden and ponds. The separate dining room has a full-beamed ceiling, exposed brick walls and a further open fireplace with dog grate. The kitchen with breakfast bar area, has all essential equipment including washing machine, dryer, dishwasher and microwave. There is a spacious playroom.
First floor: The fourth bedroom (Dragon Room) provides a double and single bed. Finally, the fifth bedroom (Alexinas room) has a single bed. A further six guests can be accommodated in the more recent extension containing 2 double rooms, one with an extra bunk bed. There is also a cosy chill-out room with a leather sofa and TV. There are four bathrooms - one contains a spacious raised corner bath, hand basin, toilet. The second bathroom provides, hand basin, toilet, and shower over. The remaining two have showers. Christmas and New Year rental £3000 |
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Outside |
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| There are extensive gardens to the rear of the house with a main lawn, secluded patio area and BBQ. To the front and side of the property, there is ample parking for many vehicles. | ||
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Local area |
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| The surrounding area has
over 4000 miles of countryside walks and
mountain biking. There are many local
historic places such as Chatsworth House and Hardwick
Hall. Other attractions include Alton Towers, The National
Tramway Museum and the famous Blue John
Caverns. Within a few miles is the village
where Peak Practice is filmed. Factory shops
abound with Denby and many famous named
clothing brands like Viella close by. Chesterfield: Best known for its crooked spire, it is Derbyshire’s second largest town that hosts a thriving market and is close to the M1 and Sheffield. The town now stands over a Roman site that in turn stands on top of an Iron Age fort. The Domesday book calls the town Cestrefield, meaning open field which points towards its success as a market town. The market still remains a bustling area of the town itself, running on a Monday, Friday and Saturday. The Victorian market hall stands in the centre of the old market, containing various shopping facilities and nearby is the Shambles, with narrow streets of shops and tearooms that has its history rooted as far back as the 12th century. Today, more than 200 stalls pack the town centre every Monday, Friday and Saturday all year round. On Thursdays there's a flea market with at least 100 stalls and, on the second Thursday of each month there’s a farmers’ market. There are many other attractions in and around the town, as well as the pubs, clubs, restaurants, theatre, cinema and range of places to stay that you would expect from Derbyshire’s largest town. Derbyshire: One of Britain’s richest pre-industrial areas, this has some splendid stately homes. Magnificent Chatsworth (an excellent family day out), Hardwick Hall (some impressive restoration with heritage funding), Calke Abbey, charming Haddon Hall, Sudbury Hall, Kedleston Hall, Bolsover Castle and – less lofty but no less enjoyable - Eyam Hall are all well worth a visit, and each quite distinctive. Ruined Wingfield Manor at South Wingfield puts an ironic twist on past glories. Underground Derbyshire is also quite special, laced with remarkable underground caverns. The Heights of Abraham in Matlock Bath is a great family draw. Poole's Cavern in Buxton is the most striking of all, Treak Cliff Cavern the best of several good ones around Castleton. Other highlights include the tramway museum at Crich (much more than just trams), the National Stone Centre in Wirksworth (surprisingly interesting), Derby’s industrial museum, the Chestnut nature park in Chapel-en-le-Frith, the enjoyable Peak Rail at Darley Dale, and Lea Gardens (especially in late spring). Proto-industrial Cromford is quite an eye-opener. There is plenty of family entertainment around Matlock, where the Riber Castle wildlife park is a strong draw. The American Adventure theme park at Ilkeston is another reliable family outing. The best of the scenery is in the central area, more or less south of the A625, known as the White Peak. This limestone country, picturesquely cut by the intricate channels of the dales, has an abundance of generally gentle walking - and is very rewarding for drivers too. High, flat pastures have small fields of rich grassland enclosed by silvery stone walls, clusters of often very photogenic pale stone farm buildings, and small old-fashioned villages. In summer the loveliest dales do have almost a crocodile of walkers snaking along them, though even then you can find quiet areas. Further north, up in the High Peak |
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