Barks Cottage

Tucked away but with clear directions from the owners, it was easy to find.

Small and tidy, Barks cottage had everything we needed. The owners were helpful when needed but not intrusive. The cottage is perfectly placed to explore the Peak District and is only a short jaunt from Ilam park and the famous stepping stones. We all h wonderful adventures during the day and restful evenings at the nearby Star Inn and in the cottage itself. Highly recommend, especially for two although it would accommodate four.

Peaceful location with easy access to beautiful walks and interesting places.

Owners friendly and helpful.

This is an idyllic cottage - and much bigger than we expected!

It's secluded but easy to travel from. A real little treasure

Very lovely quite surroundings and nice bungalow very friendly hosts

Enjoyed our stay at Barks Cottage.

It's a lovely location and the cottage is cosy and warm, just right for the two of us (3 if you include the dog)! Catherine and James were friendly but not intrusive. The bed was very comfortable as was the sofa, shower adequate. We had some lovely walks in the woods nearby, which can be anything from 30 minutes to 2 hours depending on what you want. My only criticism would be there is no welcome pack, only a pint of milk, coffee and sugar and 3 teabags. There is no cling film or tin foil provided. Don't forget to take your own shower gel/shampoo.

The owners were friendly, the cottage comfortable and in a lovely area.

Plenty of walks from the door.

A lovely clean traditional cottage with great views and easy access to electric car charging.

Our family of 5 had a great time. Great Location for Alton Towers and lots of walks.

Great accommodation.

Very helpful owners. Lovely location, views and walks.

The cottage suited us very well for our short but sweet stayover for a wedding nearby.

Pretty little cottage in a quiet and tranquil location.

Generally the cottage was well equipped and suited our requirements. One of the single mattresses was little firm. The owners, Catherine and James were there if needed. We were able to walk our dog straight from the cottage into the local woods. Oakamoor is a lovely village, with an amazing history. All in all we had a really enjoyable week.

Fantastic place to stay, very friendly, well equipped lovely area.

. Thanks James & Catherine

Property is down a bumpy public footpath with only 2 houses beyond it.

Fields front and back . Ideal for stargazing and escaping from the world. Found the induction hob difficult to use, but everything else was smashing. The owners were helpful and available but did not invade our privacy.

Barks Bungalow is a lovely cottage in a remote village but it’s not too far from civilisation.

Absolutely perfect for exploring the Peak District and a stones throw away from Alton Towers. The cottage was clean and had everything needed for our week’s stay. The owner’s Catherine and James lived next door and were very friendly and accommodating. After arranging a date, they looked after our dogs while we were at Alton Towers (for a small fee). What a terrific service and we enjoyed our day knowing that our dogs were being cared for. I would throughly recommend staying at Barks and will definately return if we holidaying in this area again

This cottage could not be any better a great time had by all would definitely recommend

This property is fantastic, lovely owners who live next door, who are very friendly and helpful and also looked after our dogs whilst we went to the towers.

The cottage is superb, the surroundings are super quiet, lovely forest walks. We are going to rebook for next year but next time for a week. Maybe squeeze another visit before next summer! Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Catherine and James were very friendly and helpful.

The accomodation was perfect and the location superb. Definatley recomened for a peaceful relaxing holiday

Lovely cottage, friendly owners, helpful electric car charging.

Overall a very nice place to get away.

My "Recommendation" rating is very good for you as I very rarely recommend anything.

Excellent hosts and property. Very comfortable and the open fire was really great. Shame that I had a loan car and no charging cable otherwise it would have been perfect. We even coped with the near continuous rain that the owners had no control over

Our holiday was absolutely wonderful I would like to thank the owners for not only the welcome and information pack.

This beautiful cosy cottage which we stayed in, had everything I would market as a five star cottage thank you so much we have a lovely time. We look forward to coming again. Marie-Louise peter and children

The property was very well presented and maintained.

It was in a quiet setting with walks to the woods minutes away and the use of a large garden to let our young dog run and play ball. We use a long line as the garden is not secure and our dog likes to go noseying about. Would recommend too anyone who likes walking about and is pretty mobile.

Warm, clean and comfortable.

There's no phone signal and wi fi not great- not a problem if advertised as such...... The pub is a mile- but via steep field tracks or narrow country lane - not generally accessible. There's limited cooking and serving dishes for 5. This is a pleasant cottage, nicely presented but more remote practically than advertised. Comfortable for 4, suspect 5 feels crowded. The drive is v tight- there is parking for 2 small vehicles but would required some skillful driving: 2 modern family vehicles would struggle.

Barks Cottage is a beautiful property and the owners, who live next door, are very friendly.

I would recommend this cottage to any family wanting to get away to a peaceful location for a relaxing holiday! We, a family of 5 (2 adults and 3 children) booked the cottage so we could visit Alton Towers, which is only about a 10 minute drive away. We found the public footpaths and woods in the area are very overgrown making them unusable, this is of course not the owners fault but we were a little disappointed that we had to walk/cycle along the road. Although the cottage is lovely, we did find the location too far away from local amenities and felt like we were always in the car. We had to use our car to get anywhere due to being unable to get back up the very steep hills to the property. Overall we had a lovely, comfortable stay and I would recommend this cottage. Thankyou!

We very much enjoyed our stay at Barks Cottage, as scored above, the equipment levels, cleanliness and comfort were all excellent.

But, for us the peaceful location and direct access, via footpaths, to unspoilt wildlife-rich habitats was the main benefit of our stay.

A great place to stay, lovely and quiet, but close to Alton Towers, something for everyone.

We enjoyed watching the birds on the bird table out of the bedroom window, and the pheasants hopping around out the front. The owners were great, there if you need them and happy to help with any queries. The accommodation was just right for us, and well equipped and clean. Nice touch of a bottle of bubbly in the fridge and daffodils in a vase. Thank you!

Lovely well appointed cottage.

Owners were flexible and friendly. Would highly recommend

Barks cottage met all our expectations.

We were two adults and one Labrador dog and it was in the perfect position for lots of great walks. Walks were sent to us before we arrived by the owners so we were up and running when we got there. The cottage was comfortable and had everything we needed in a lovely quiet position. We would recommend this cosy cottage.

The stunning view from the patio and the peace and quite, wonderfull!

We will certainly be back.

the cottage was just perfect for us and our dog everything you needed was there it was really lovely and peaceful with good views and lovely walks on the doorstep we loved the walks through the woods and valley .

we would recommend this cottage and would return

Very nice part of the world, very peaceful, owners welcoming and always there to help.

The cottage was spotless and we had everything we needed.

It was located in a peaceful setting and we spent four nights there. It was a perfect relaxing break. We took our 11 year old dog with us who enjoyed his walks in the local woods.

Exactly what we needed; great location with plenty of great walks nearby.

Friendly owners, pet friendly and a really nice cottage for relaxing away from the stresses of daily life!

Wow!

! What a beautiful holiday home. Was lovely and clean and everything we needed. We thoroughly enjoyed our time at barks. We was using this as somewhere to stay to visit family and local area. I was very impressed, it was clean warm and welcoming. I'm actually quite sad to have left. We had some teething problems but the owners who live next door were very approachable and fixed them within a few minutes. They gave use a list of things to do when we left due to covid which I was happy to do and hope I got right lol I will be 100% looking to book again because I really did enjoy staying here.

We were using the cottage as a base to visit all the other villages in the area which was easy to achieve because of its location.

We found Barks cottage very peaceful, quite and for those who want excitement or to explore it is also near Alton towers and the Peak district.

very relaxing stay

Barks Cottage provided very comfortable, well equipped accommodation for us, an 'older' couple with a fairly lively dog.

It's in an attractive area in which even in winter we found plenty to do and see, despite not being attracted to the nearby Alton Towers. It was nice to be able to go on a decent walk straight from the cottage. Finding Barks for the first time was slightly tricky for non-GPS users.

Barks cottage is a nice, cosy, and quiet retreat.

Very good starting point for extended walks through a beautiful rural landscape and the Peak District Park.

Cottage stands in beautiful scenery, tranquil, restful week, a brilliant place

Sykes cottages were brilliant from first contact.

Helpful with all the pre-booking information and keeping me updated. The cottage that we stayed in was really beautiful and we had a lovely stay.