MILLERS DEN, Forest of Bowland, Lancashire

Description from the manager

Save 20% when you book a 7 night stay over the next 4 weeksMillers Den sleeps two people in a luxurious kingsize bed. Set in the award winning development of Wolfen Mill, a more relaxing place would be hard to find with its well stocked trout lake and stunning woodlands.

The beautiful and tranquil Forest of Bowland is located in an unspoilt area of outstanding natural beauty, a hidden part of rural Lancashire in the Ribble Valley. There is an abundance of country lanes to provide walking and cycling opportunities together with a scattering of pretty villages and traditional village Inns, local shops and cafes to cater for your every nee...d. Within a short drive are more shopping opportunities in Preston, Manchester and Liverpool together with the coastal resorts of Blackpool and Southport and easy access from the nearby M6 (10 miles) to the Yorkshire Dales and Southern Lakes.

For the more energetic the slopes of Pendle Hill provide an impressive base for dry skiing and horse riding is available at several equestrian centres throughout the area. Superb golf courses at nearby Clitheroe, Longridge and Whalley and for the water sport enthusiast there are local swimming and canoe clubs. There are well stocked trout lakes and rivers for the fisherman, both coarse and game anglers.

The walking and cycling enthusiast is well catered for with the 70 mile long “Ribble Way” following the course of the River Ribble from its source at Ribble Head to the estuary at Preston. There are Heritage trails including dramatic heather and forest walks on the edge of the Forest of Bowland and a cycle trail of 10 miles.

Wolfen Mill is an award winning development of luxuriously appointed, 5 star apartments that have been created to provide a romantic and memorable stay at any time of the year. The family run complex is guaranteed to offer you a warm welcome from the moment your holiday commences to enable you to enjoy not only the superb standard of accommodation but also this idyllic woodland setting.

The apartments offer self contained accommodation of the highest standard and have the advantage of being able to be used for family groups, including private weddings of which the owners have a wedding license and can provide a marquee and catering facilities. There is a communal dining room and kitchen available and in addition a superb lounge with French windows leading to the decking on the banks of its own private “lake”. A more relaxing setting would be hard to find.

The 300 year old mill has been converted to provide a charismatic property that oozes charm and character and is located in a tree lined fold on the banks of the bubbling Chipping brook and has its own well stocked Lake with ample seating to enable you to enjoy the birdlife and the views to “Palick Pike” and “Wolf Fell”.

Wolfen Mill is located just 1 mile north of the picturesque village of Chipping which has won a number of best kept village competitions over the years. The village is known to be at least 1000 years old and is named in the Doomsday book as Chipping Den. The village now has a 17th century school and Alms houses, 15th century church, several traditional Inns and some lovely stone built cottages that date from its industrial past.

Millers Den is a one bedroom apartment, is individually furnished and designed and comprises:

* Lounge with gas stove fire, digital LCD TV/radio, DVD/CD player.

* Kitchen with electric hob and oven, dishwasher, fridge and microwave.

* Double bedroom with King size bed, which can be converted to twin beds (please advise at the time of booking).

* Luxury shower room with hand basin and WC.

* Electric, bed linen, towels and dressing gowns provided for adults.

* Cot and highchair available.

* Ample parking per property.

* Shared use of the gardens and Lakeland Lounge.

There is also a communal kitchen and dining area underneath Lakeland Lounge which is ideal for larger groups bookings and can seat 36 people it is great for a get together with family and friends, there is a surcharge of £100 for the use of this facility.Read more

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Additional notes from owner

All prices include all taxes, gas, electric and bed linen. Please check property description to see if towels, logs, coal and cots are included free of charge or at a supplement. If a pet friendly property, the charge is £20 per pet per week/part week. Please telephone or email us for short break availability and prices.

What Past Guests Are Saying

• bjh
  Kent

  Beautiful location

  Left on 03/28/2013 for a stay in March 2013
  
  

  If you want a relaxing breakbwith nice walks in a beautiful location then you can't go far wrong. The cottage was homely and very well kept; our only complaint would be that the water wasn't very warm; no hot water at all in the kitchen and luke warm shower. The bedroom was also very cokd but you soon warm up in the big duvet.

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  Would you recommend this vacation rental to a friend? Yes

  Recommended for: Travelers, Romantic, Luxury, Families, Rugged

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• Michelle
  Manchester

  cosy and comfortable

  Left on 11/03/2012 for a stay in September 2012
  
  

  Booking an check were very good, found it a little difficult to find the property in the dark, there wasn't any outside lighting to speak of. Once in side it was nice and warm and welcoming, it had nice little extras such as luxury robes,quality hair and body products and chocolate on the pillows. It appeared very clean but there was pet hairs on and under the rug and there were 4/5 bulbs out across the 3 rooms. It had everything in it you could want. I have never rented a cottage before and was very content with this one. The location was nice and peaceful and only a short distance from the village and the local pub the sun inn which did have some great food. It was accessible on foot however it was all uphill on the way back from the village. The village folk were very friendly. Close to Clitheroe which is a nice town to walk around.
  It would have been great value for money had we been able to stay for a full week.
  

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  Recommended for: Romantic

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• Graeme & Stella
  Gerringong, Australia

  Facilities great, human contact absent

  Left on 07/14/2012 for a stay in May 2012
  
  

  We needed a comfortable, well equipped location in Lancashire to allow us to explore ancestors' places around accrington. There is no doubt that Millers Den was great for this. The owners did send fairly comprehensive email instructions to allow us to take up residence in our unit, but unfortunately did not allow that some O/S visitors might be unfamiliar with the mysteries of English door locks. After a long day's drive, and late in the afternoon, we were unhappy that it took us 20 minutes before we were able to work out how to open the door, and that there was no one on site to assist us, and no mobile signal to allow us to ring for help. In the 5 days we stayed there, we found it strange and unsettling that no-one enquired as to how we were managing. In fact, we hardly saw anyone at all. Maybe some people want that. We didn't.

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