Ideal family & friends, great countryside & views – Home 139978 Cottage
- 6 bedrooms
- 13 sleeps
- 2 nights min stay
Ideal family & friends, great countryside & views – Home 139978
- Cottage
- 6 bedrooms
- sleeps 13
- 2 nights min stay
Key Info
- Beach / lakeside relaxation
- Nearest beach 32 mi
- Child Friendly
- Car essential
- Pet Friendly
- Private garden
Description from manager
Description
In the middle of beautiful countryside, a small, private, exclusive hamlet of five luxury stone cottages, known as Barnacre Cottages, surrounded by fields and woodland in the Forest of Bowland, an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Our cottages are inspected annually by the Quality in Tourism Board and have all been awarded the highest possible grading of 5* Gold and Mobility 1 assessed. Winners of many local and National awards.
The Old Stables is a superb, spacious, cottage ideal for gatherings of friends and family with a huge living/dining/kitchen area and enormous established gardens.
Magnificent, fully equipped Mark Wilkinson American Oak kitchen, complete with Aga cooker and Amana fridge/freezer dispensing chilled spring water and ice. Miele gas hob with wok burner, dishwasher and microwave. A beautiful conservatory overlooking the garden leads off the kitchen. Large comfortable living area with wood burning stove.
With 1 double bedroom with en suite shower room, family room with double and single beds, 2 twin bedrooms,, bathroom plus additional two ground floor double bedrooms and a shower room, wash basin and toilet, this cottage is ideal for family gatherings and groups of friends, plus suitable for guests who have difficulty with stairs.
Outside is a fully enclosed rear garden suitable for small children and a huge walled garden leading from the conservatory with outdoor seating..
On site facilities include tennis court, childrens play area. Pet chickens, ponies and lambs at spring time - plus resident owners.
Great walks from our door, visiting wildlife.
Just an hours drive from Manchester, Liverpool and the Lake District, with historic cities Lancaster, Chester and York within travelling distance.
Ideal spacious cottage for families, friends and gatherings.
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Families
- Great for children of all ages
- Pets welcome
- High chair
Bed & bathroom
- Bedroom 1: Full bed
Bedroom 2: Full bed
Bedroom 3: Full bed Twin bed
Bedroom 4: Full bed
Bedroom 5: 2 Twin beds
Bedroom 6: 2 Twin beds - 1 Full bath, 2 Showers
Amenities
- Wireless Internet
- Private garden
- Swing set or jungle gym
- Grill
- Patio
- Internet access
- Central heating
- Fireplace
- Stove
- Fridge
- Freezer
- Microwave
- Toaster
- Kettle
- Dishwasher
- Washing machine
- Clothes dryer
- Iron
- High chair
- TV
- Satellite TV
- Video player
- DVD player
- Stereo system
- Hair dryer
- Linen provided
- Towels provided
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Access
- Parking
- Not suitable for wheelchair users
Getting around
Interaction with guest
Policies
- Check in time: 16:00, Check out time: 10:00
- If you have any questions about check-in or check-out times, please contact the owner/manager.
- Payment
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This rental can only be paid for online through FlipKey using your credit/debit card or PayPal (never by bank or wire transfer).
Damage deposit: ($375.01) £300.00 - Smoking
- No smoking at this property
Cancellations
Change of plans? No problem. You could receive a partial or full refund, depending on when you cancel.
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Booking confirmed |
100% refund within 24 hours after booking (provided the stay is at least 60 days away).
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No refund If you cancel, any money you have paid cannot be refunded.
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House rules
Groups of family and friends are welcome. We have many guests celebrating special birthdays and other occasions with family and friends.
Please agree any celebrations or specific requirements with ourselves, prior to making any bookings.
We have 5 cottages at our location and can accommodate a total of 50 guests for a small wedding or celebration.
It is not permitted to exceed the number of guests per property.
About the manager
Barnacre Cottages
- Average reply time:
- 3 hours 4 minutes
- Response rate:
- 75%
- Calendar last updated:
- 10 May 2024
- Years listed:
- 13
- Overall rating:
Languages spoken: English
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Reviews
Excellent
– based on 18 reviews
Excellent
18 reviews
- Excellent
- 17
- Very Good
- 1
- Average
- 0
- Poor
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“beautiful house, in a wonderful setting, excellent service from a very kind and helpful family”
Would thoroughly recommend this rental if you want a clean and well furnished property in lovely surroundings. Tennis court and fire pit were added bonuses too.
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“A perfect spot for a large celebratory gathering!”
The two cottages next door to each other (Stables and Partridge) were perfect to accommodate 17 of our family - from a 1 year old to an 84-year old and all ages inbetween! The children could play safe… More
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“Ridge top country cottage stay”
The setting of the property is ideal for those looking to get away into the area of forest of bowland / Preston. Safe for children to play outside - tennis court and gardens a lovely feature - comfo… More
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Response from the manager Thank you for choosing us for your family gathering. We are pleased the you found the cottage comfortable and that you had a fine stay. That our location and facilities to be pleasant, safe for children and ideal for those people looking to get away to explore the Forest of Bowland. I actually on our travel directions, tell people to ignore their sat nav's when coming to us as some systems have expected guests to drive through the River Wyre, which is a River not a Ford! But also to drive past our gateway with the huge Barnacre Cottages sign ( and another sign in the wall with an arrow pointing the correct way through the gate ) but sends guests up another driveway marked PRIVATE into a neighbours courtyard! I am not sure as to why you found our directions not to be precise, but thankfully your Sat Nav did fetch you safely to us. The exterior of the Old Stables is very misleading and it is very much like a tardis inside, being so much bigger than guests expect - which is a good thing and better than disappointing guests. The cottage does have the standard 4ft 6 double beds as described on both the TripAdvisor and our own website. Two of our cottages, Woodpecker and Mole End, do have the 5ft king size beds and these are also listed on each of the individual cottages descriptions. In 2015 all the double and king size beds had their mattresses replaced with quality Hypnos mattresses which should enable guests to have a comfortable sleep. Four of our five luxury 5* Gold cottages have Aga stoves. They are the essence of country living along with woodburning stoves. There are 7 quality pans in the cottage of various sizes, including some very large ones. The milk pan does not have a lid and yes, one of the other lids is missing as it was accidentally broken by some guests. At our annual inspection by the Quality in Tourism Inspector, in order to retain our 5* Gold status, they rigorously inspect all aspects of the cottages including the kitchen equipment. Cheap pans, crockery, cutlery and glassware does not get you the 5* Gold standard, this applies to everything in the cottage, beds, bed linen, towels, curtains, carpets, sofas etc. The bathrooms in the Old Stables and Partridge cottages were totally refurbished 2 years ago. Mole End was refurbished December 2016 and the 2 ground floor en suites in Woodpecker, May 2017. Each year we carry out maintenance, updates and undertake any improvements which we feel will enhance the cottages for our guests. Plus, bath and shower rooms are another item which rates highly in importance with the Quality Inspectors. The Old Stables has 3 washing facilities, 2 shower rooms and a family bathroom to be shared between the 6 bedrooms. Our Piggeries cottage (sleeps 9 guests) has 4 en suite bedrooms, and Woodpecker (sleeps up to 15) has 6 bedrooms, 5 en suites, however there is a difference in price to reflect the different facilities offered. Many guests of the Old Stables when staying for a short break, are happy with the washing facilities offered and the cottage comes within their budget. It was a pleasure to meet you and your family. Hopefully you will come again sometime in the future and possibly you might try one of our other 5* Gold cottages.
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“Perfect place for a family get together”
The location was perfect for our family get together - this was an all age group 80th birthday and catered for us all perfectly. The hosts where fantastic very helpful and genuinely nice people. We… More
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“Great place to settle into and take hikes/walks in phenomenal countryside”
This is a fabulous place for a large family or a group of friends. Several places to sit and relax, great kitcken facilities and everything you will need for your stay at hand. It is rural. Only sligh… More
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Response from the manager I am pleased that you found our large 5* Gold Old Stables cottage to be fabulous and suitable for your group. Also that you were here to enjoy the warm, sunny weather we have been having the past few weeks. The 'slight negative' comment regarding noise from the motorway when the cottage windows are open was a surprise to read. We are located in an area designated as being an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, down a quiet country lane and up a long private driveway. On a hillside surrounded by fields and bordered by woodland. There are amazing views for miles across the countryside to the coast. The motorway is some distance and quite a few fields below us and away from our location. However, this morning I have asked the guests staying in the cottage at the moment if they have any concerns and also checked the visitors book for any similar comments and found none. The surrounding countryside is not silent, but it is pleasant to be woken by the dawn chorus of the variety of birds that we have here. We also have a resident owl which perches on the roof and regularly 'hoots' quite loudly. The numerous pheasants that live in the nearby woods are also surprisingly noisy some mornings. On bonfire night, 5th November and at midnight New Years Eve, standing at the top of our 7 acre field, we can hear and see the firework celebrations across the countryside for miles around and to the coast at Blackpool. Our website and Facebook pages have lots of photos and information regarding our location and the occupying wildlife. This is to help assist guests to ascertain if we are the type of property they require. We are also happy to discuss and clarify any details prior to a booking being made.
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“Perfect place to spend time together, indoor and outdoor space brilliant.”
The Old Stables were cosy, comfortable and spotlessly clean, with enough space for all the family to spread out. A great place if you want to relax and come and go as you please. The tennis court was a bonus, everyone joined in. The bottle of champagne was a lovely gift for my husband and Sue's home baked Victoria sponge, was enjoyed by all. We would all love to go back again.
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“Found a bit of heaven on earth!”
Grateful for the stay at the Barnacre Cottages. The Sharples really know how to take care of their guests, especially ones from the U.S. like my family! They made us feel right at home (and what a bea… More
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“Beautiful cottage-glorious scenery!”
We spent a wonderful 3 night weekend break -a sort of reunion-with us all coming from scattered areas of the country- in The Old Stables. The owners, Sue & Terry, were the perfect hosts-very discr… More
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“A delightful surprise”
When we knew we were coming to a family wedding in Scorton over the jubilee weekend, I decided to look for a self catering cottage locally so that we could all stay for a week, catch up with family an… More
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“Just perfect”
Barncre Cottages really are everything the "tin" says. We recently booked and stayed in the The Old Stables, using the cottage as a meeting point and break for our famiy of 8 adults, 1 todd… More
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FAQs
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