Romantic cottages for two in the Peak District
Romantic cottages for two in the Peak District
8/10 4 guests 5%
9/10 8 11%
10/10 63 84%
Average Score = 9.79
8/10 1 guest 1%
9/10 15 20%
10/10 59 79%
Average Score = 9.77
(Total no. of questionnaires returned: 75)
8/10 1 guest 1%
9/10 1 1%
10/10 73 97%
Average Score = 9.96
(Total no. of questionnaires returned: 75)
8/10 8 11%
9/10 16 21%
10/10 51 68%
Average Score = 9.57
(Total no. of questionnaires returned: 75)
9/10 3 guests 4%
10/10 69 92%
N/A 3 4%
Average Score = 9.96
Overall handling of booking
8/10 2 guests 3%
9/10 6 8%
10/10 67 89%
Average Score = 9.87
(Total no. of questionnaires returned: 75)
9/10 6 guests 8%
10/10 69 92%
Average Score = 9.92
(Total no. of questionnaires returned: 75)
“Cottage and Marion’s Bakewell Tart as wonderful and fantastic as the Derbyshire Dales!” Sept 09
“Our third stay in Tom’s Barn, and it’s as lovely as ever.”
“ We’ve had the most perfect week, eating, walking, relaxing… We really appreciated all the thought which has obviously gone into making it a real home form home.” April 2009
“Had a wonderful week here in Tom’s Barn – such a perfect piece of heaven!” April 2009
“What a wonderful stay – Derbyshire is ridiculously beautiful! This is what English living is all about – friendly people, lovely countryside and great pubs. The cottage, like its hosts, is warm and inviting. The lovely extras do not go unnoticed…” April 2009
” Fabulous week so good to get so far away from the world just a short drive up. Already booked our third visit for November this year. Stock up the wood pile, Hooch (the dog) didn’t want to leave!” April 2009
“How we have enjoyed our week in Tom’s Barn! So cosy – wonderful accommodation – simply everything one needs…” March 2009
” For two weary people and one enthusiastic dog this weekend has been a real tonic: idyllic location and Tom’s Barn is just perfect.” March 2009
” A fantastic find! I want to take the log burner back with me!” Feb. 2009
” Words can’t express the joy of visiting Tom’s Barn: John and Marion’s kindness, as well as stepping back in time with Parwich village life. A truly memorable experience – we will definitely return and tell all our friends.” Feb. 2009
” A great week, made all the nicer for the snow and log burner!” Feb. 2009
” This is our first cottage holiday and i really don’t think we cold have picked a better place…” Jan. 2009
We have no regrets in choosing the Dales over Sicily! This is a lovely cottage in a beautiful spot.”
“Absolutely perfect…We wanted a relaxing weekend away from our hectic lives and that is exactly what we found here.” Nov 08
“Lovely week…fantastic walking, perfect location and loved the wood fire and the lemon cake!” Nov 08
“So good we won’t tell anyone else about it!” Nov 2008
“Very comfortable, everything we could wish for. Five Star in every respect.” Sept 08
“We had a wonderful stay. Tom’s Barn exceeded our expectations.” Aug 08
“ Excellent. Great service from booking through to arrival. Everything supplied and more (including ginger cakes!…) Everything first class – what a rare treat these days!” May 08
“The area is better than advertised, great views etc, while the ‘barn’ (!!) has to be lived in to be fully appreciated….everything one could wish for.” April 08
“Have enjoyed a wonderful holiday. Over the years have stayed in many lovely cottages, this is the best.” April/May
“ What a pleasure to come to a ‘cottage’ which actually lives up to its 5 Star billing! Excellent.“ Aug 2009
“Another great week in our favourite hideout!” Aug 09
“We have had a lovely week in this exceptional cottage – a real home from home – but with a peacefulness and tranquillity beyond words.” Aug 09
“Relaxing week full of discoveries of the district. I have no doubt we will be coming back. The accommodation was just perfect.” July 2009
“Lovely and enjoyable week: we couldn’t have asked for nicer weather or accommodation. We’d always passed through Derbyshire before, but having time to spend here has ensured we’ll have to come back.” June 2009
“We have had a lovely relaxing week in your beautiful cottage. We really appreciated all the extra touches which made it a real home from home; enjoyed lovely walks from the doorstep, eating out at the George in Alstonefield and Ye Old gate at Brassington.” June 2009
“Excellent cottage in all respects. In this day and age (Parwich is) an outstanding village for its friendly approach to visitors.” April 2009
“Fantastic place and location, first (but not last) visit to the Peak District”. March 2009
“Wonderful accommodation in a stunning location… We had a fantastic stay.” Feb. 2009
“Another fabulous stay in Douglas’s Barn. So warm and cosy: great to come back to after walks in the snow. Many thanks to Marion and John. We’ll be back again!” Feb 2009
“What a wonderful place to spend Valentine’s Day! It certainly is one of the most romantic breaks. Thanks to Marion and John for the wonderful welcome and home-made cakes.” Feb 2009
“Douglas’s Barn is the best self-catering we have ever stayed in! Beautiful cottage, excellently equipped and furnished. Thanks for the warm welcome and the extra touches.”
“We’ve had an amazing time. The cottage (Douglas’s Barn) is true luxury – beautiful décor and quality of furnishings, and the kitchen is fantastically equipped. We realised we’d heard no traffic noise or sirens – so calming compared to London.”
“From fresh herbs and a bedside posy of wild flowers to the remote control fire – everything you could possibly need: Douglas’s Barn was perfection.”
“This is a truly idyllic location and we loved everything about Douglas’s Barn. The attention to detail really means it’s a home from home…”
“Award yourself another star!”
“Lovely cottage, welcome and weather.”
“Our annual visits to Orchard Farm seem to be coming more frequent. This time we didn’t even get into the car once.”
“Congratulations on a superb cowshed to cottage conversion!”
“The birdsong is glorious.”
“Excellent cottage in a lovely area.” Oct 2008
“A lovely relaxing break in a wonderful cottage.’ Oct 08
“Stunning setting, stunning cottage – perfect in every way.” Nov 2008
Background:
We registered in summer 2008 with a firm based in Edinburgh which conducts independent online Visitrac surveys for holiday cottage owners, amongst others. We really want to ensure that you like what we are doing, and if not, why and what we could do to improve things?
We liked the idea of the responses being completely anonymous and unattributable so there was no need for our lovely invariably polite and grateful guests to to feel inhibited.
We had absolutely no say in the design of the form or the type of questions so there are some we might not have included or might have reworded.
It is sometimes quite frustrating for us because we would like to discuss some things or establish the reason for some comments but of course we cannot.
There are one or two puzzles but more of that later!
I have had the pleasure of managing Tom and Douglas Barns for 10 Years and felt it was time to enjoy a bit more of my retirement. The barns will continue to be holiday cottages and will be maintained to the standard that all previous guests have enjoyed. The only change is that Sykes Cottages […]
The weather is a bit mixed but we are still getting sunny days. A perfect time of year to come and stay for a few days and have a walk in the lovely countryside, take a bike ride, visit one of the many attractions that all stay open or just relax in Tom or Douglas […]
The weather has been so wet but our barns offer a cosy retreat in beautiful countryside. Why not pack a bag for a few days and have a break . We have extended our spring prices until mid June and reduced our summer prices. It would be lovely to see you for a few days […]
