“The house is lovely - overlooking ...”
The house is lovely - overlooking Bakewell and only a five minute walk to the centre through the steep churchyard. You need a strong stomach the first time you drive to the property - a narrow lane with high stone walls on both sides. I was glad it was dark when I drove up the first time! Parking is interesting. We had three cars there during the week, but only two at a time. The first Fiesta was a modern one, and fitted in the garage with about three inches spare in each dimension - the side mirror had to be folded in to get it in - why on earth would you put a wine rack and washing machine and dryer in an already small garage? The second Fiesta was smaller and drove in with a few more inches spare - even so the washing machine could not be used while the car was in the garage. The Corsa was too long for the garage.
However you do not need to use the car very much - we walked to Chatsworth, along the Monsal trail and to Haddon Hall along footpaths (well more like rivers and mud) from the house. We also went on a nice short walk up the footpath opposite the house, and I'm sure with a bit more time with the map we could have organised a day's walk that way as well.
The house was fine once we warmed it up, which took a couple of days, and all issues were dealt with swiftly by the owner. In our week it rained and snowed, but our final day was Peak sunshine!
The Thursday Bakewell town walk is excellent - book at the visitors centre or the museum which is about three minutes walk from the house!
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