Lyme Tree Farm Cottages - Hotching Barn and Knockstone Cottage

Lovely cottage in a beautiful location. Well decorated and spotlessly clean. Had everything we needed for a relaxing and comfortable stay. Very friendly host. Highly recommended.

Needed a Special Place for my wifes Birthday and as we enjoy walking we opted for Tideswell in The Peak District and our accommodation being Lyme Tree Farm Cottages. Our Cottage being Hotching Barn. Simply from moment we arrived everything was bliss, the location stunning...countryside walks, views breath taking. We walked from Hotching Barn to Tideswell on one of our days and the walk and the countryside views fantastic. All in All a great location and we shall be returning

Having to leave Hotching Barn!

It was very nicely decorated, spacious, and in a very peaceful location. It was very clean and had everything we needed for a weekend stay. It was also lovely of Jules to provide bread, jam, shortbread, milk, and eggs. The owners were lovely as well and checked that everything was okay during our stay.

Nothing

The cottage was cosy and in a great location. Easy walk into the village and short drive to points of interest (hikes, towns etc.). Enjoyed the welcome goodies and seeing the farm animals nearby.

Clean, comfortable , fantastic semi remote location. Perfect for walks and close to several places to eat or get supplies. Easy Parking right at the cottage.

Basically nothing.

This is a fantastic place to stay and we really enjoyed our short break here. The location is great because all the nice places to visit are close by - Chee Dale is just 10-minutes, Matlock 35-mins, Bakewell 20-mins and Castleton 20-mins. If you’ like walking, you are spoilt for choice! The host, Jules was lovely. She made the effort to come and say hi and left us to our stay after then. It’s clear that they make a serious effort to keep the place in good condition and care about you enjoying your stay. There was a wonderful welcome hamper, fresh bread, eggs, jams and milk in the fridge. Such a nice touch. There were some housekeeping requests to help them keep the place in good condition, which for me is not a problem as I like to keep things in good condition and look after them anyway. The cottage was beautiful, it’s beautifully decorated and maintained to a high standard. The layout works really well and the open plan kitchen/living space was lovely. All the fixtures, decor and appliances are in great condition, and it all made for a very enjoyable stay. Thank you, Jules!

I’m being pedantic writing anything here because there wasn’t much to not like. If you’re coming and it’s not hot outside, bring slippers. There is an Indian sandstone flagstone floor downstairs. I’ve only ever seen this as a patio in someone’s garden, but having them inside can make the floor a bit chilly and they’re quite rough underfoot (not enough to be a problem though). I’m 6ft 2 and the kitchen has a raked ceiling, so getting to the bins or having the Velux window open was a head bashing hazard for me - again, not a major problem. Not having the flexibility to adjust the heating ourselves was a little frustrating. We’re the kind of people who don’t want to put others out, so we didn’t feel comfortable messaging Jules to adjust the heating. If we were hot, we adjusted the radiator TRV’s and if we were cold, we put jumpers on. Wasn’t too bad really. Nothing here that negatively affected our stay. We had a great time.

The place was beautiful, spacious, and thoughtfully decorated with great attention to detail. The kitchen was very well equipped, and the area is quiet—perfect for walks, yet just a few minutes’ walk from Tideswell. Highly recommend, I hope we’ll be back.

Nothing