Situated in an elevated position and a sleepy location, holiday cottages in Biggin-by-Hartington are guaranteed far reaching views over the White Peak area of the Derbyshire Dales and towards the distant hilltops of the Staffordshire Moorlands

From any of the holiday cottages in Biggin-by-Hartington you will find a network of fabulous footpaths and ancient packhorse tracks not to mention the wonderful Tissington Trail which runs past the top of the village. This former railway line is a safe and secure means of walking, cycling and horse riding through the heart of the Peak District National Park.

A short drive or a scenic walk from holiday cottages in Biggin-by-Hartington will take you to the mother village of Hartington which is home to the famous Hartington Stilton cheese and has a cluster of little shops, tea-rooms, a village inn and a small hotel around the market place. Why not sit by the duck pond or visit the church with its strange gargoyles and fascinating history.The Buxton to Ashbourne road is only a short distance from holiday cottages in Biggin-by-Hartington. This former turnpike road of 1738 which ran from Derby to Manchester was popular with early travellers who stayed at coaching inns  and 19th century posthouses along the way, an early form of overnightaccommodation but far more basic that the luxury of holiday cottages in Biggin-by-Hartington.

Whilst staying at one of the Holiday Cottages in Biggin-by-Hartington, you may wish to research the local history which dates back centuries. At one time a 17th century drovers road led through the village where cattle, horses and even geese would have been walked to attend either the cattle fairs at Newhaven or the goose fair at faraway Nottingham. This ancient custom of droving died out with the introduction of wagons and railway to transport the animals, but you will still see fields full of cattle and sheep from holiday cottages in Biggin-by-Hartington.From holiday cottages in Biggin-by-Hartington there are scenic drives to the market towns of Ashbourne or Bakewell and the cultural capital of the Peak District at Buxton, offering all weather activities, sites of interest and places to visit as well a spot of retail therapy in the assortment of individual shops and galleries to be found there.