Overview

My wife and I have just passed a pleasant weekend at Hope Cross Cottage. Here are our thoughts on ourstay. Hope Cross is first and foremost a beautiful cottage. It apparently used to be stables, but you’d never guess that, looking at it now; the conversion to accessible accommodation has been done to such a high degree of finish. It’s set in the landscape of the Peak District, Wheston to be exact. And the views surrounding it are just delightful. It’s very quiet with the only sounds we heard being the odd tractor and the birds in the nearby trees. Very tranquil. It’s within easy striking distance of Buxton and Bakewell and the village of Tideswell is just 5 minutes away by car. You can get the basics like bread and milk there.There is ample parking to the side and front of the cottage. You have front and rear access to the cottage through the extra wide front door and patio doors at the rear. Speaking of the patio, it’s huge! It’s perfec tfor folk in wheelchairs being nice and flat. It has two large raised flower beds so later in the year it will be full of colour and interest. (it’s spring as I write). It also affords a great view across the rolling fields. Once inside the cottage you’ll be in the main living area. This encompasses the lounge, dining area, and kitchen. It is very spacious and can be navigated with ease from a wheelchair. The kitchen is fully appointed with halogen hob, oven, fridge-freezer, dishwasher, and microwave. There’s a decent size freeview tv in the lounge area with a dvd player for chilling to a movie after a days exploration. From this central area there are doors leading to the two bedrooms and the large wetroom/accessible toilet.The double bedroom has an en suite with a shower stall. There’s a decent size wardrobe. Two three drawer bedside units, and a wall mounted tv. Lighting can be operated from the side of the door and from each side of the bed. As I can transfer from my chair and move around quite well I used this room. But there isn’t a lot of room for getting the chair round to the side of the bed. And the en suite is only suitable for folk that can walk. However, the other bedroom has a powered adjustable single bed with loads of space around it if your needs are greater. It too has a bedside unit, wardrobe, and a wall mounted tv. The wetroom/accessible toilet1 is extremely spacious. There is a large basin. The toilet has grab rails either side. There is a self propelling shower chair/commode allowing a level of independence. I used it to get showered and really appreciated being able to move around the room as I got ready. The shower itself has two heads - one giant one at ceiling height, and another that can be detached lower down. Both have good flow of water. The mirror is illuminated and has a razor point at the side.As you can see from the attached photo1 the floor is wooden throughout making it easy to get around in a chair. All rooms have windows allowing natural light to flood in. And there is just a really airy feel to the place. There is underfloor heating too, which can be adjusted to suit your preference. Needless to say we loved the cottage and really enjoyed our stay there. This was enhanced by the welcome and help provided by Gordon and Ann McBain, who look after this cottage and the others across the street. They made sure the cottage was spotless on arrival with fresh linen on the beds and towels supplied in each of the bathrooms. They were kept pretty busy but took time to show us how everything worked and popped over from time to time just to see how we were doing .To sum up. Whilst not able to cater for everyone’s needs, the cottage allowed me free movement, access to all rooms except the smaller en suite bathroom, an outdoor area where I could enjoy meals with my wife and take in the stunning views, access to our car just outside the front door, and assistance if needed from the McBain’s just across the road. We would heartily recommend you try it out for yourselves. We don’t think you’ll be disappointed

Transport & Parking

Parking is adjacent to the cottage.

Access

Level access to the front and rear. Wheelchair access to all but the ensuite toilet

Toilets

Perfect

Staff

Really helpful and friendly.

Anything else you wish to tell us?

Highly recommended

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