A holiday cottage in Alstonefield will provide a week in paradise for walkers, rambles, bikers, artists or just lovers of the great outdoors. Commanding a hilltop position, Alstonefield is surrounded by paths, tracks and old drovers’ roads leading either down into Dove Dale or the lower stretches of the Manifold Valley.

It is not surprising that Alstonefield has won several awards for the ‘best kept village’ as the residents are justly proud of their homes. Owners of the various holiday cottages in Alstonefield also aim to please and offer superb quality accommodation and exemplary standards.

Should you wish your stay at a holiday cottage in Alstonefield to have history attached, then The Old Estate Rooms are for you. This sumptuous apartment was used years ago by the Harpur Crewe family of Calke Abbey, to manage their manorial estate village of Alstonefield.

Alternatively, if you would like your holiday cottage in Alstonefield to be a week on the farm, then Paddock House Farm Holiday Cottages have 5 luxury holiday cottages in Alstonefield to offer, or there is Gateham Grange which is framed by ancient copper beech trees and can offer the chance to see cows, calves, lambs and other farmyard animals – be sure and pack your wellies if you want to help muck out!

A quiet little lane from Alstonefield will take you to Milldale, where a cluster of chocolate box cottages nestle by the side of the tranquil River Dove. Here is the famous Viators Bridge, now designated as an ancient monument, and named after Charles Cotton who described it as being so tiny “why a mouse can hardly go over it, tis not but two fingers broad!”

Listed under holiday cottages in Alstonefield you will find Millway Cottage at Milldale, which must surely deserve an award for being the best placed holiday cottage.

The nearest town from your holiday cottage in Alstonefield is Ashbourne, which has an assortment of shops, restaurants and small businesses set around a cobbled market place, overlooked by impressive Georgian buildings.

Simply click on the listings below to find the ideal holiday cottage in Alstonefield for you, and then simply enjoy the experience of a week in paradise!