Ye Olde Vicarage, Holmes Chapel

Advantages: Pool, sauna, jacuzzi, breafast, great rooms
Disadvantages: Parking tricky with large car, but at least they have a car park!

...The Old Vicarage is probably the best B&B I can ever remember staying at! They have plenty of off-road parking for guests, even if it does require a little manouvering if you have a larger car, everything else certainly makes up for that. The owners are extremely lovely, welcoming people and really make you feel at home. I love the fact they also let dogs in and that their own dogs are allowed around the house. The rooms are also stunning, wonderfully decorated with nice views and very comfortable and relaxing. The swimming pool, sauna and jacuzzi in the basement are the perfect thing after a day on the hills or mulling around the shops. The highlight of the stay, for me, was the superb breakfast we had, I couldn't find a thing to fault. All in all, an absolutely wonderful stay, would highly recommend it (if you can find time when... Read review

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Advantages: Lots of history, good history, nice location
Disadvantages: Small food portions, Soft drinks quite pricey

...There was a time when I was growing up when my family suddenly became a little bit more affluent. My Dad had worked all of his life in the Sheffield Steelworks and had been made unemployed. That was a difficult time but just when things were starting to look grim he got another job. This job came with a Company Car and he had a good Boss. One of the perks of this job was that was that he was allowed to take his wife and kids (my brother and myself) out for a meal every week, as long as the total bill did not exceed £60. For the next couple of years my Mother never had to cook another Sunday Lunch. Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese Inn, located in the Derbyshire Town of Castleton was one of several Pubs/Restaurants where we became regulars. Castleton is a beautiful little Town in an area of the Peak District National Park known... Read review

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Advantages: Looks lovely, lots of history
Disadvantages: Very limited opening hours

...only the rich travelled, or at least by means of stagecoach so the people that would have visited these chapels included Royalty or other noblemen of distinction. It was not uncommon to take a detour of many miles to visit a Chanty Bridge Chapel as these people were very religious and believed that they needed spiritual guidance for a safe journey. The location of these chapels on the main bridge leading into a town was significant and during the middle ages many of the important towns in England would have had such a bridge and chapel, including one on the old London Bridge dedicated to St Thomas Becket. The majority of these chapels were however to be found in the English Midlands at points that were roughly mid-way between the Royal houses of London and other important destinations like York and Edinburgh. As well as their religious... Read review

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