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24 Sleeps
- 12 Bedrooms
- 20 Beds
- 8 Bathrooms
- 24 Dining
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Hen Party Friendly
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Stag Party Friendly
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Pet Friendly
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Hot Tub or Pool
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BBQ
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Looking over the beautiful Peak District lies Chels Barn and Toft Barn, found opposite one another at the Toft Estate. Both of these unique converted barns sleep 12 guests each, in a total of 12 bedrooms, with 6 bedrooms found in each barn. Both these big houses to rent in the Peak District have wonderful private gardens, perfect for a summer BBQ or even to relax with loved ones looking over the Cheshire plains.
Chels Barn has a large living room and dining room meaning that all your guests can be together at the same time, and Toft Barn has a recently renovated modern living room, perfect for your guests that want to relax away from the main party. You will find 2 modern fitted kitchens at your disposal in these big houses to rent in the Peak District to cook a scrummy meal for everyone, or even bring in a local caterer so that you can sit back and relax! We now also have a full time 5 person hot tub to enjoy the stunning nights with.
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Accommodation
Special Offer: We are running 3 nights for the price of 2 for all weekends (Sunday night free)!
3D Floor Plans: See here a fully interactive 3D way of looking at Toft Barn interior. See here a fully interactive 3D floor plan of Chels Barn.
If you would like to invite 2 - 4 more sleeping guests, you can rent the self-sufficient Toft Nook which is also located on the same property.
Key Features:
- 12 bedrooms (2 triple, 4 doubles, 2 singles, 4 twins), 4 of the bedrooms are on the ground floor & 9 showers/bathrooms
- 2 spacious and well-lit reception rooms
- 2 modern fitted kitchens
- 2 large dining rooms, one for up to 24 guests, the other for 14
- Large private gardens with an outdoor table tennis table by Toft Barn (not shared with Toft Hall)
- Hot Tub! Find a lovely warm bubbly 5 person hot tub on site
- 3 Great country pubs under 10 minutes drive
- Dog friendly (max 3 and not allowed in bedrooms)
Living Room
Both venues have a lovely and spacious living room with an attractive oak floor for all your guests to be together. In the morning, you can relax in Chels Barn's living room on the squashy leather settees while the sun pours through the old 'owl hole' window. This window allows beautiful colours to dance around the room because of its antique stained glass. Toft Barn's living room has direct access onto the garden which is perfect for summer BBQs. Sink into the comfy sofas and enjoy the flat-screen TV, DVD player, stereo (just bring your own aux cable and music device) and plenty of books. A place for all your guests to party or relax together.
Dining Room and Kitchen
The best way to have some quality time with your friends and family is around the dining table! Chels Barn's dining room perfectly fits 24 guests which means that all of your guests can comfortably sit around one table and enjoy their meal within a high ceiling room while resting their feet on travertine stone floor. Toft Barn's dining room can fit 12 of your guests, it leads into an Italian kitchen, which has a large fridge/freezer, a Neff double oven, a microwave, large Dualit toaster and lots of other cooking tools. Both kitchens have plenty of utensils, cutlery and plates for all your guests.
Bedrooms and Bathrooms
We know how important it is for our guests to have a good night sleep, that's why we made sure that each of our beds has a comfortable mattress and warm cosy duvets with fresh linen (except for cot linen as we find parents prefer bringing their own), and towels.
Toft Barn has 6 bedrooms (4 twins, 2 doubles). One twin bedroom located on the ground floor with an access friendly en-suite wet room, with a shower stool. Whereas, the 3 twins and 2 doubles are located on the first floor sided with 4 modern bath/shower rooms with plenty of hot water. Chels Barn has 6 bedrooms (2 doubles, 2 singles, 2 triples), sided by 4 modern bath/shower rooms. In both the barns bedrooms you will find unique oak beams, a drawback to the history of the venues.
Gardens
Surrounding both barns, there are miles of public footpaths and wonderful Peak District walks for your guests to discover. Both Toft Barn and Chels Barn have lovely private gardens, with breathtaking views over the valley for miles, and the hills of the Peak District. As well as an outdoor seating for a perfect BBQ and lots of fun outdoor entertaining.
Wifi
You can find free WiFi at both these big houses to rent in the Peak District, but please note due to our location we are at dependant on our suppliers for speed.
Hot Tub
We will have a lovely 5 person hot tub at Chels Barn for guests to enjoy which is included in the price!
If you did want to rent another one out from a third party supplier, that is possible but please note we chage £60 for the water/ electricity it uses.
Please note: If there is a guest staying the night before, the time to drain, re-fill and re-heat means it will take some extra hours after your arrival time that it is fully heated. The weather also has a large impact on this. This could be up to 23:00 at night on check in day. The maximum temperature the hot tub reaches is 38 degrees and will automatically stay at this level once reached (we/ you will not able able to change this temperature). Unfortunately we can not control the time it takes to heat up to speed this up. We are afraid that also children under 5 years old are not allowed in the hot tub.
History & Owner Information
Chels Barn is located within the courtyard of Toft Hall. The barn was built around 1860 approximately in the mid Victorian era (no one is exactly sure when).
Toft Barn, goes back to the 1700s and sits within the same courtyard s Toft Hall, just below the main Hall (no one is exactly sure about the exact date as-well).
Regarding the Toft estate: The King’s representative in the county, William Armett, was living there by 1741. According to a History of the County of Stafford volume 7 “he improved the house and laid out a walled garden. Known at Toft Hall by 1775, the house was remodelled and extended to the south in the mid 19th century”.
We actually think that both barns go way back in time, as we found a coin hidden behind the plaster which dated back to 1794 which might have been placed their by the builders for good luck and the small stones used for building material are another proof of its old age. An unfortunate event occurred, where a previous owner had an accident with a shot gun, but luckily he survived!
Until the 1970s, both barns were for sheep and cattle, then they fell into disrepair. There were a number of divisions separating the animals inside the barns. Moreover, there was a hay loft above, where hay and straw would be stored for winter fodder.
Party Houses was given permission in 2005 to transform Chels Barn and Toft Barn into the beautiful barns they are today. The specialist heritage architect made sure that the existing window and door openings were carefully preserved. One challenge we faced was finding the huge oak beam that had to be replaced in Chels Barn, sadly we are not sure of its original use as the builder said that finding it is like searching for a hens tooth although all the other beams are original.
We hope that you enjoy staying here and being part of a long history!
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Travel
Nearest Town
Leek - 5 miles
Macclesfield - 10 miles
Airports
Manchester airport 24 miles
East Midlands Airport 52 miles
Birmingham Airport 70 miles
Train Stations
Stoke on Trent 13 miles (90 minutes to London Euston, 45 minutes to Manchester)
Macclesfield 10 miles (35 minutes from Manchester)
Things to do
Pubs
Leek (5 miles) has a variety of restaurants. Lots of lovely pubs in nearby villages e.g. The Lazy Trout at Meerbrook, The Ship Inn at Wincle and The Royal Oak at Rushton Spencer
Supermarkets
Leek (5 miles) has many independent interesting shops and the following supermarkets; Waitrose, Sainsburys, Morrissons, Aldi
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Party Package
- 3 course meal
- Mixologist
- Murder Mystery
Hen Package
- 3 course meal
- Cocktail Masterclass
- Pampering or Murder mystery
Stag Package
- 3 course meal
- Wine or Whiskey tasting
- Axe throwing or Lazor Clay Pigeon Shooting
Only £120 per person, a Party Houses guests exclusive price with My Event Concierge, based on a minimum of 15 guests.
On Site (or via 3rd Party Suppliers that can come to the venue):
- Cocktail Making
- Beer Making
- Archery
- Walking
- Murder Mystery
- Barbecue
- Spa treatment
- Gin & Whisky Tasting
- Laser clay shooting
Off Site:
- Wine Tasting
- 4 x 4 Driving
- Go-Karting
- Quad Biking
- Archery
- Clay Pigeon Shooting
- Fishing - Fly
- Horse Riding
- Murder Mystery
- Cocktail Making
- Spa
- Abseiling
- Assault Course
- Ballooning
- Caving
- Climbing Wall
- Parachuting
- Rock Climbing
- Beer Making
- Walking
- Beer tasting
- Boating
- Swimming
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Pricing Notes
Booking fee: £85 (non-refundable)
Booking process: 35% booking deposit & 65% balance taken 12 weeks before the arrival date
Security deposit: £750 (taken in a form of a pre-authorisation)
Check-in and check-out times: 4pm - 10am
Extras:
- Pets: £30 per pet
- Day guest: £15 per person
- Early check-in or late check-out: £150