Apologies, disclaimers, explanations and other pressing domestic concerns

Last time Janet suffered agonies of mortification when Marion was filmed removing one of her Bakewell tarts from the well-used and not exactly gleaming Aga oven.

Since then the Aga has joined spiders as one of the main targets in her campaign for a spider-free and spotless environment!

 

However, just in case, our kitchen was rendered out of bounds to the film crew's camera this time round, although the Friday morning bake as always still went on. And John still smokes his pipe (but not in the barns) and still trundles the wheelbarrow bearing loads of logs to Tom's Barn each time. This was not filmed either ...

So far so good. The weather was not good, but it wasn't drizzling quite exactly all the time.

Simon and his son Mike were the perfect pros, and there were no obvious crises or hitches on the filming side.

It is meanwhile Marion who is now suffering agonies of mortification, every time she hears her voice but unfortunately there is nothing anyone can do about that.

 

Tom’s Barn & Douglas’s Barn: Romantic Cottages in the Peak District

‘What we want to do is provide you the opportunity to have the best holiday ever.’

If you’ve stayed in one of our barns before, this new video will just be pure nostalgia. If you haven’t yet been here, we hope this will give you a flavour of pleasures in store.


Better still than any screen viewing, you could always come and stay to see it for real!


 

In our last video we tried to show to show you what goes on behind the scenes to ensure that when you arrive in Tom's Barn or Douglas's Barn everything, is calm, spotless, warm and welcoming.

This time we wanted to show two things: an overview of what to expect when you stay in one of our two holiday cottages plus a little foretaste of what you might see and do nearby.

So - firstly, a random tour of each cottage. We hope this will leave you understanding some of the appreciative comments our guests make and why these two luxury holiday cottages in particular are so well-loved. Unfortunately you can't smell the flowers or the newly baked cake or even sense the calming atmosphere.

We hope you will be able to sense how well-equipped each is, meaning that you have little else to bring with you other than your toothbrush and other personal necessities for your happiness. (We always feel sorry for those guests who stagger into their barn under stacks of cardboard boxes filled with most of their kitchen equipment from home only to find of course that is is not needed at all.)

Secondly, we also wanted to give you a glimpse of your surroundings. However much you are enjoying the comfort, peace and solitude of your own barn there will come a moment when you feel the need to venture a bit further afield and explore and enjoy just some of the delights of this particularly lovely area of the Peak District.

Of course everyone will have their own dream of what would be their ultimate perfect break. If you hanker after high heels, pizza parlours and all night pubs and clubs you will realise that probably Orchard Farm Parwich is not the place for you.

However, for some it is. We can't speak for all but we know that many of you have already found Tom's Barn or Douglas's Barn to be their ideal choice for their perfect break. Whether any video can help convey that to others we doubt, but at least you can see that if your aim is to enjoy a romantic break in peace and comfort, in a beautiful rural setting far removed from all the harsher realities of life, you couldn't do much better than start here.

After that, it's up to you.