Award winning luxury accommodation in an area of outstanding natural beauty.
House in Staffordshire Moorlands District
4 guests · 2 bedrooms · 3 baths
Reasons to book
Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating
Free cancellationFull refund if you change your mind
Great for petsBring all your friends and family, even the furry ones
About this house rental
Improve your physical and emotional well being and experience tranquility and quiet enjoyment in this detached contemporary barn conversion, in the grounds of the owner's property. It nestles on a delightful south facing hillside location on the south west edge of the Peak District National Park, in a beautiful tranquil rural location in Bradnop, an area of outstanding natural beauty, with stunning views of the surrounding countryside. The Barn faces south down a sheltered valley, next to farmland and surrounded by wooded slopes. Enjoy the opportunities to experience dark skies from the gazebo in the wood and appreciate the importance of the wildlife, see the barn owls swoop silently over the fields, watch the red kites, and the abundance of birds, woodpeckers, nuthatch, tree creeper, tits and finches on the bird feeders.The property is situated 0.8 miles from the A523 Leek-Ashbourne Road, well located near the historic market town of Leek (3 miles), steeped in history and with links to William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement. Leek is a lovely town to explore, the unspoilt town centre offers unique speciality shops.The area offers wonderful opportunities for outdoor recreation and adventure.There are many attractions within a short drive, Alton Towers (9miles), Rudyard Lake and The Churnet Valley Railway, and the Manifold Valley.There is a wealth of pubs and restaurants in the town and outlying villages to suit all tastes and pockets.Enjoy some good walking from your doorstep, wander The Coombes and the RSPB Nature Reserve or walk on the Roaches or explore Dovedale. Wander around local market towns and picturesque villages, or visit the wealth of historic buildings, The National Memorial Arboretum of Remembrance, and gardens such as Biddulph Grange and Dorothy Clive.This incredible location is ideal for walkers, or cycling in the picturesque landscape of the Manifold Valley and climbing The Roaches and canoeing and sailing on Rudyard lake. Cycle hire, horse riding from Northfield Farm trekking centre, fishing and golf on the Westwood and Birchall courses nearby. We offer a warm , inclusive welcome to our pet friendly holiday cottage.In addition, stable facilities are available on site for those visitors wishing to bring their horses with them to take advantage of the superb equestrian facilities in the area. Ballfields Barn is a luxury self catering holiday cottage and sleeps up to 4 adults. The Barn is accredited with 4 stars with a Gold Award from Visit England Quality in Tourism and the prestigious VisitEngland Rose Award 2023 for service excellence.We offer inclusive hospitality.You have gated access to the property, a private and secure location with ample off road parking. The Barn has a traditional stone exterior and offers open plan living which makes this a spacious and welcoming space with quality contemporary furnishings throughout, natural slate and oak floors and modern lighting. Downstairs the fully fitted well equipped painted oak kitchen has quality appliances; dining area and comfortable lounge area, full oil fired central heating and a cosy wood burning stove. Utility room with washer and dryer and butlers sink. The ground floor shower room is beautifully appointed with Travertine marble, with toilet and hand basin, power shower and luxury fittings.
Double doors open onto the patio areas with outside seating and dining. Open tread stairs lead to the first floor landing and seating area and the two bedrooms, in the eaves of the property, with sloping ceilings and beams adding to its character. Twin bedded rooms with luxurious comfortable beds and quality bedding, The beds have pure luxury goosedown and feather toppers and are fitted with quality 100% Egyptian cotton bed-linen, and soft luxurious towels are all provided. Both rooms have ensuite facilities, one with a roll top bath.
Here are some of the comments our guests say about the Barn: 'great location, fabulous views.' 'A wonderful and welcoming break in a warm and friendly atmosphere.' ' Lovely accommodation set in beautiful countryside.''Excellent luxurious accommodation make this a truly special place.' 'Ballfields Barn is an amazing place to stay'.
Double doors open onto the patio areas with outside seating and dining. Open tread stairs lead to the first floor landing and seating area and the two bedrooms, in the eaves of the property, with sloping ceilings and beams adding to its character. Twin bedded rooms with luxurious comfortable beds and quality bedding, The beds have pure luxury goosedown and feather toppers and are fitted with quality 100% Egyptian cotton bed-linen, and soft luxurious towels are all provided. Both rooms have ensuite facilities, one with a roll top bath.
Here are some of the comments our guests say about the Barn: 'great location, fabulous views.' 'A wonderful and welcoming break in a warm and friendly atmosphere.' ' Lovely accommodation set in beautiful countryside.''Excellent luxurious accommodation make this a truly special place.' 'Ballfields Barn is an amazing place to stay'.
Amenities
Pets allowed
Kitchen or Kitchenette
Internet / Wifi
Fireplace
Parking
Laundry
Balcony or Patio
Dishwasher
TV
Garden
Family friendly
Map of Staffordshire Moorlands District
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Ratings and reviews
5.0 / 5.0
Honestly, we are already looking at booking this property again! We stayed for a long weekend, which was not enough time!
The property itself is set in the countryside secured by an electric gate. The owners live on site behind the barn so would be on hand should any problems arise.
The room set up is two twin rooms, so don't expect to be in the same bed as your partner - for us, the photos showed this so we knew this would be the case.
The property looked and smelled so clean upon arrival, and it's really a lot bigger than the photos make it look!
The kitchen is very well equipped, even had egg cups and a pizza cutter.
The only niggle we had was that the TV wasn't smart as described - this wouldn't have been the owners fault, unfortunately Netflix and other apps have stopped supporting certain TV brands - I have resolved this issue by purchasing a Roku for the owners as a gift from us. Hopefully this will help future visitors - we had two children under 14 so they're not used to 'normal' TV! Wi-Fi very good, which I wasn't expecting being quite remote.
If you love walking then this is a great place to stay, we travelled locally on the first day to find the Three Shires Head waterfall - didn't succeed but it was a wonderful walk - the second day we headed to Glossop for another waterfall and was successful! Our final day we visited Matlock Bath, which was a little more relaxing!
Honestly, thank you so much for allowing us to stay in your property!
5.0 / 5.0
Property was of a high quality and everything you would expect from a country cottage. Lovely peaceful surroundings and secure for children to roam the garden. Would look forward to returning
5.0 / 5.0
Such lovely accommodation set in the most amazing surroundings. Views out of all windows, not overlooked, lots of outside space. There are walks on the doorstep - will definitely return.
5.0 / 5.0
This property is maintained to a great spec... Everything you need is there. Very comfortable and cosy, Ourselves and the dogs had a lovely stay. Would definitely re-book if visiting the area again. It rained most days we were there, so the log burner at night was wonderful. I can only imagine how nice it would be to sit on the patio when it is sunny, as the views are stunning.
5.0 / 5.0
A beautiful cottage in a great location if you just want to get away from it all in the middle of the countryside. Lots of beautiful scenic walks on the doorstep. Cottage is equipped with everything you need and more. A great mix of modern and traditional decor including a fantastic log burner for the winter and a flagged terrace for the summer. Isabel the host was fantastic. Looking forward to our next stay.
5.0 / 5.0
Very relaxing stay and only 10 mins drive from either Leek town or Alton Towers
5.0 / 5.0
Very well kept and apparent that the owners take great pride in the property.
5.0 / 5.0
A truly luxurious cottage in a breath-taking location. Super clean with top quality fixtures and fittings. The owners, Brian and Isabel are lovely, friendly and helpful hosts. Hope to return to Ballfields Barn again soon.
5.0 / 5.0
Thoroughly enjoyed our stay in this converted barn. Truly had everything we needed and more. An ideal break from the big city of London.
5.0 / 5.0
The barn was spotlessly clean, very well equipped and comfortable for our family stay (incl 2 children & dog) for 5 nights. The views of the surrounding countryside were stunning and having lots of enclosed private space was perfect for our dog and children!
The owners were very welcoming, informative and knowledgeable on the local area providing helpful recommendations for places to visit and eat out.
The nature reserve directly across the lane was a great place for a walk and with so much to visit a short car ride away it was an ideal spot. Would highly recommend and we hope to return again.
4.0 / 5.0
The barn was perfect,the setting was quiet and the view stunning.
Our hosts Isabel & Brian gave us a very warm welcome.
We could not have wished for a more perfect short break away from the hussle & bussle of life.
Very much recommended.
5.0 / 5.0
We've just returned from a fantastic 4 night trip for our Easter break, visiting family and exploring the area. Ballfields Barn was the perfect spot to do this.
The accommodation is wonderfully comfortable and cosy and even better when the sun is shining. The views were to die for whatever the weather. My son especially loved exploring the vast gardens with the binoculars spotting all the amazing bird life. We were regularly visited by pheasants (which the kids loved) and were even lucky enough to spot a Barn owl one evening. The kitchen is well stocked and had everything we needed to cook Easter roast lamb.
The RSPB next door has a great walk for the kids with activities. Alton Towers is a 15 minute drive and we also visited Abraham Heights (40 min drive) which was well worth a visit - very kid and dog friendly.
Thanks Isabel and Brian for being great hosts - we hope lovely Bramble the dog is doing okay.
We will definitely be returning again!
5.0 / 5.0
Lovely barn. Friendly owners. Great location..Even saw their resident Barn Owl in the wild.
5.0 / 5.0
We had a lovely 3 night stay! The property is immaculate and well set up. Isabel and Brian were the most accommodating hosts and are VERY dog friendly, even when ours jumped into their garden pond for kicks (OMG!). It was a very rainy few days, but the views were amazing - I'm sure it will be even better in good weather when the garden furniture is out for enjoying a glass of wine whilst looking at the view. We enjoyed watching a barn owl hunting over the fields and watching rainy sunsets. The view of the hills from the bath is also perfect! The kitchen is well furnished, I even managed to make a quiche for my sister's birthday we were attending after our trip. You will need things like oil, butter and milk, which we had (Sainsbury's is only 10 mins away). The washer and dryer were top spec and much better than ours and the beds were very comfortable with lovely duvets. If you're a lady who needs cool air flow and the weather is rainy, take a fan with you as the windows are velux due to the rooms being in the eaves. A fantastic trip, we thoroughly enjoyed it, made even better by chats with Isabel and Brian who were the best hosts! Isabel, I hope Bramble gets better soon x
5.0 / 5.0
The host was extremely warm and welcoming and the property was just gorgeous…a really lovely home from home ! Everything was of high quality…beds comfy… and everything you could need was there…and the views were to die for…didn’t want to leave!
5.0 / 5.0
We chose this property not least because of the spacious and sociable living space and we weren't disappointed with any aspect. As soon as you step inside you are impressed with the overall quality of the barn conversion, and the whole place is furnished with quality comfortable seating and beds. All fixtures are off a high quality as is the abundance of kitchen equipment. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and highly recommend Ballfields Barn.
5.0 / 5.0
From the second we arrived at the barn we were warmly greeted by the owners.
Nothing at all was too much trouble for them, it was obviously very important to them that their guests were made as comfortable as possible.
The barn was absolutely beautiful and felt home from home immediately.
Inside was spotless with high quality furnishings throughout.
The kitchen was so well stocked, it had everything and more to enable me to cook lovely meals.
The bedroom and bathroom linens again were very high quality and extremely comfortable.
The outside of the property was incredible, a whole field, well secured gardens etc for our little pups, they loved it too.
The views are something else, you are surrounded by stunning countryside from all angles.
Every amenity required is literally 10mims away in the car, there are lots of quaint market villages on the doorstep.
We are already planning to go back very soon, we can’t wait.
5.0 / 5.0
A stunning property in the beautiful historic town of Leek. The property was beautiful and had everything you could possibly need and more! The dogs could run around safely in a private field attached to the property and as for the owners they were fantastic and nothing was to much trouble.
It was so nice we decided to stay a extra night and will definitely be back at some point in the warmer months.
5.0 / 5.0
We spent the last week of our five week tour of England at this rental in Leek and we couldn’t have chosen a better location to end our vacation. It is so comfortable and so well appointed that we hated to leave. We especially enjoyed sitting out on the front courtyard with a glass of wine in the evenings watching the sun go down over the beautiful view of the countryside. A wonderful country rental!
5.0 / 5.0
Great place in the Peak District
We spent a very pleasant week here; even the hottest day in English history was only a minor glitch. Highly recommended, for excellent facilities and a great location. It's a wonderful place to just sit on the patio and watch the hills in the distance, and to enjoy the birds at the bird feeders. If you have time, try a trip to the Cheddleton flint mill, a fascinating part of the local history of the Industrial Revolution. We hope that we'll be able to return for another visit.
5.0 / 5.0
Spectacular Views and a Pleasant Pheasant
Amazing views of the countryside from all angles. Isabel and her husband were more than gracious. Directions on how to use everything were clear. Handsomely furnished. Quiet evenings spent gazing at the views and enjoying the friendly pheasant and his lady friend.
5.0 / 5.0
Fantastic stay
We are a family of 4 plus 1 dog and stayed at this property for 5 nights in February. The barn was immaculately clean and our hosts really warm and welcoming. The field in front of the property is a real bonus for dog owners. Couldn’t recommend it enough. Great property, great hosts and a great location. We will definitely be back.
5.0 / 5.0
Beautiful Ballfields Barn
A cosy, kitted out barn surrounded by beautiful views and just a short drive to stunning walks and villages. The owners have thought of everything in making your stay as comfortable as possible. Our cocker spaniel loved the field opposite the barn which she couldn’t escape from. Would love to visit again.
5.0 / 5.0
Fabulous. Full Stop!
Isabel and Brian were lovely. Isabel came out in her car to find us when we got lost.
Everything at the Barn was exceptional quality. From the bedding, to the handmade staircase, kitchen and doors. Crockery (Portmeirion). The wrought iron furniture on the internal doors is beautiful.
The views are to die for! Quiet and tranquil. Sitting on the patio overlooking the countryside is just perfection. I could go on.
Great location to visit other places. Leek, literally a few miles away but you feel like you’re in the middle of nowhere.
Small issue with the shower, but Isabel sorted straight away. New part order the same day, fixed the following day.
We had a little dog with us, she loved it!
Do not hesitate, it’s worth a visit. Beautiful, beautiful barn conversion.
5.0 / 5.0
Wonderful cottage
The cottage is ideal for a peaceful getaway, with stunning views. Very well equipped and spotlessly clean. The owners are very friendly and helpful. Will certainly stay again.
5.0 / 5.0
Who needs Switzerland, France if you can get similar by driving only 3 hours from London?
What a wonderful barn, beautiful location, spotlessly clean and warm!, good quality cotton bedlinen and has everything you need in the kitchen and in the house and much more. Isabel and Brian are very welcoming lovely people who made our stay really enjoyable, even plenty of dog towels were provided, cake, useful books etc. We were happy there and will be back. Thank you very much, Isabel and Brian. Xx
5.0 / 5.0
Wonderful!
We had a fantastic stay at Ballfields Barn. The setting was absolutely beautiful with lots of space to sit and enjoy the views. There was also plenty of secure space for our dog to enjoy. Inside the barn is finished to a very high standard with everything you could need as well as being incredibly clean. Finally our hosts were very friendly and helpful, they made us feel very well looked after whilst also respecting our privacy. Absolutely wonderful stay, will definitely be returning!
5.0 / 5.0
Very good
Very nice property in a fabulous surrounding. We will definitely come back!
5.0 / 5.0
Comfy home from home
Fantastic week in this beautiful cottage set in stunning countryside. Perfect for visiting family over Christmas. A warm welcome from owners Isabel and Brian (& Bramble) and everything provided for our festive stay (incl a Christmas tree). Log burner for cosy nights in playing cards, lots of games and books and a picturesque setting next to the RSPB’s Coombes Valley reserve. Wildlife in abundance including resident great spotted woodpeckers. Very comfy beds. A real hidden gem. So pleased to have found this cottage/barn and hope to be back soon.
5.0 / 5.0
5 sterren!
Genoten in dit huisje. Alles heel erg netjes en aan alles gedacht. Prachtige omgeving.
5.0 / 5.0
Fantastic property and location
The property was fantastic in a beautiful rural location with great walks, cycling and other activities close by. Everything inside was to an exceptionally high standard including superb cooking facilities. We hope to be back soon.
5.0 / 5.0
Ab Fab Barn
Wonderful and welcoming hosts. Beautiful barn tastefully decorated with everything you could ever need. Absolutely wonderful location with beautiful views to wake up to in the mornings. A wonderful safe place for children and dogs to play in the private field. A definite must to go back to soon.
5.0 / 5.0
Perfect getaway!
We had such a lovely relaxing weekend in the most beautiful cottage. Isabel and Brian made us feel very welcome and were perfect hosts. Our dogs had the best time despite the weather being a bit grim. It was so lovely to be able to leave the dogs off lead the entire weekend and know they were safe and off exploring. I have already recommended ballfield barn to some of my friends and family and are looking to book again as soon as possible.
Thank you Isabel and Brian!
5.0 / 5.0
Serenity in Staffordshire
An excellently -equipped holiday home with hosts who go the extra mile to be helpful .
The cottage is fitted out the highest standard
5.0 / 5.0
Ideal.......
Top quality stay. The property, location, views, the owners were just fabulous. Away from it all, it offers peace and quiet but close enough to Leek (less than 10 minute drive). Loved the views and the dog loved the paddock and the wood. Isabel and Brian were so helpful and friendly, always available for help and advise but never intrusive. Property had everything we needed and oozes quality. Upstairs is slightly limited with headroom and limits the beds to singles either side of the doors to the en-suite. We had our bed made up to a double and it did hamper our access to the en-suite but it was not an issue and did not stop us enjoying this delightful place. I cannot recommend this place highly enough!
5.0 / 5.0
Fabulous
Lovely modern cottage with everything you need! Thanks Isabel and Brian we had a brilliant few days and hope to be back.
5.0 / 5.0
Excellent accommodation
Superb property, the owners have thought of everything and more. Highly recommended.
FAQs
How much does this house cost compared to others in Staffordshire Moorlands District?
The average price for a rental in Staffordshire Moorlands District is $168 per night. This rental is $67 above the average.
Is parking included with this house?
Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Award winning luxury accommodation in an area of outstanding natural beauty.. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this house?
We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this house. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.
Is Award winning luxury accommodation in an area of outstanding natural beauty. pet friendly?
Yes! This house is pet-friendly. For more information, we recommend contacting the booking provider about animal policies.
What amenities are available at Award winning luxury accommodation in an area of outstanding natural beauty.?
We found 11 amenities for this rental. This includes pets allowed, kitchen or kitchenette, internet / wifi, fireplace, and parking.
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