Self-Catering at 2 Primitive Croft | Holiday Cottages in Buxton

Holiday home
2 Primitive Croft is a lovely terraced cottage situated in the village of Chelmorton just four miles from Buxton in the Peak National Park. The cottage can sleep four people in two double bedrooms both with en-suite facilities together with a ground floor cloakroom. Also in the cottage is a kitchen and a sitting room with dining area and woodburner. Outside there is off road parking for two cars and enclosed gardens with furniture and BBQ. 2 Primitive Croft is ideal for guests wishing to explore this lovely part of the country.

Accomodation Details
Two bedrooms: 1 x double with TV and en-suite Jacuzzi bath, hand-held shower, basin and WC, 1 x double with TV and en-suite walk-in shower, basin and WC. Ground-floor cloakroom with basin and WC. Open-plan living space with kitchen, dining area and sitting area with woodburning stove and underfloor heating

Area
The ancient, picturesque and peaceful village of Chelmorton is situated in the heart of the Peak National Park. The village boasts a lovely pub which serves excellent food. Chelmorton has a fascinating historic landscape of 'fossil' arable strips enclosed within drystone walls and the village has a lovely medieval church of St John the Baptist. Surrounded by superb walking country and within easy reach of the popular centres of Buxton and Bakewell.

Region
The ultimate in "year-round" appeal, the Peak District offers countryside, picturesque villages and magnificent scenery. It touches upon six counties and encloses 555 square miles of open moorland, flowing rivers, and wooded dales.

Amenities
Electric central heating with underfloor heating and woodburning stove. Electric oven and hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, washing machine, 55" TV with Freeview, Blu-ray/DVD player, PlayStation 3, WiFi, and a small selection of books, games and DVDs. Fuel, power and starter pack for woodburning stove inc. in rent. Bed linen and towels inc. in rent. Off-road parking for two cars. Front graveled area and rear enclosed artificial turf lawn with patio, garden furniture and barbecue. One small well behaved dog welcome with a shared use of a 3-acre grass paddock, where dogs can run freely off the lead. Sorry, no smoking or vaping. Shop within 4.3 miles, pub within 0.3 miles. We are unable to accept children under the age of 4 at this cottage

Mr Peel

September 2020

Great place.. The preparation was great, leaving the lights and heating on and having milk and bread etc available was Made us feel very welcome. We felt very Covid safe too. Just a couple of things: there was a couple of sweets under the bed from a previous guest, the bbq had used coals still in (we brought our own bbq to use so there wasn’t a problem) and there was a was food stuck in the grove by the door on the oven. We really enjoyed our stay and will recommend it to friends and if we get chance to come back we will. Thanks for a great break

Mrs France-gorton

Great cottage in amazing location to explore the beautiful peak district.. Walks on the doorstep great village pub, lovely food. Really helpful owners responsive to enquiries and needs highly recommended.

Mrs France-gorton, September 2020

November 2019

This cottage is exactly what we wanted.. Area, walks, proximity to the local pub, serving excellent food. The owners of the cottage,go out of their way to provide the best experience. Lots of information. Immediate response when we needed help with the TV. A paddock to walk our dog off the lead. Bread, milk, tea, coffee, sugar, beans, biscuits, all provided. All the lights on for our arrival, cottage beautifully warm, kettle boiled ready. What more can we say, fabulous.

Mrs Cunningham, November 2019

Unfortunately this is the first cottage that we have stayed in that failed to meet our expectations, the cottage was so warm and no instruction how to adjust the thermostat, we spent most of the week with the windows open, not great for the environment.. Our sheets were not clean, had hairs in the bed that were not ours. No cleaning products so unable to clean the kitchen after cooking. Wheelie bin was full on arrival so had to squeeze our rubbish in and no recycling facilities. Dyson was full when we went to use it. The listing said Games Room, 1 board game and a PS2 does not constitute a games room. Toilet in back bedroom was not attached to the wall securely and the jacuzzi bath did not work which was very disappointing.

Miss Trudgill, November 2019

August 2019

Although the cottage was great we were disappointed that the website did not mention that wi-fi and mobile signals in the area were poor.. The lack of mobile signal didn't bother us too much but may have been a concern if we needed to be in contact with family on a regular basis. The wi-fi was unavailable at the cottage for the duration of our stay (which appears to be a regular problem looking at other reviews) which meant our daughter could not do the college work she intended to do.

Mr Bracey, August 2019

The cottagescwas spotlessly clean and extremely comfortable and attention to detail throughout the house was excellent..

Ms Humphreys, August 2019

June 2019

We picked a really wet week but the walking was still good.. Chemorton is a good place to make as a base, a lovely village with a great pub; the food was home made and delicious and Justin was a good host. 2 Primitive Croft was very comfortable and relatively new. Ground floor was based on open plan living and boasted a huge TV with a good selection of DVDs and the log burner came in very handy for drying walking boots. A drying area for wet clothes would have been good but we managed without it. Two double bedrooms each came with en-suite facilities and the bedding was good quality even though the bed was a little to firm for me I am sure that it would be okay for most people. The only item I was disappointed with was the astroturf in the rear garden; but I suppose it's maintenance free for the owners. Our first time in the Peak District and it won't be our last, would recommend Chelmorton and the Primitive Croft cottage.

Mr Ives, June 2019

May 2019

Wish we were there longer! Awesome property. Great contact with Tracey. Lots of nice touches in the property. Fitted out to excellent quality. Couldn’t ask for more!

Miss Parr

April 2019

We had a lovely stay.. Great location easy access everywhere and cottage was very clean and cosy.

Mr Tesh

We, all four of us plus the dog, had a very good couple of days in the cottage.. I cannot find any fault with it. It was clean, comfortable and a welcoming pack of biscuits, bread and milk was a ver.y nice touch. All in all I would very much like to stay there again

Mr Raisin

November 2018

Comfortable beds, good quality TVs in all rooms, wifi that actually works, modern interior, decent showers, good location, plenty of off street private parking at the rear of the property, welcome pack and easy key collection.. The host Tracey, also rang in advance of our stay to advise of facilities and key collection. Room heating and lighting was on ready for our arrival. Everything was spot on, it is a pity that some other hosts cannot manage to get some of these basics right. The hot water timer had been switched off on the controller in the main bedroom so there wasn't any hot water on arrival but this was easily resolved by using 'boost' function on controller and the timer switched back on. If I had to be really picky the toilet cistern in the main bedroom was a little wobbly but this really was very minor and hardly worth mentioning. It is a lovely place to stay with everything we needed and we would like to stay again in the future.

Mrs Steven-jones

The jacuzzi bath is a nice feature but totally impractical.. To fill the bath to be able to use the jets means the hot water has run out and basically the bath becomes tepid - so not a good experience! The kitchen would benefit from a sieve and some smaller tumblers for juice, spirits etc and possibly some egg cups. Although the welcome pack was appreciated we noted that both the milk and bread had a sell by date of the day we arrived!

Mrs Hirons

October 2018

It was a beautiful, homely property in a lovely location, the paddock was an added bonus for walking our dog.. Tracey was very informative and although we had no need to, we wouldn't have hesitated to get in touch with her for any problems. We will definitely return and have already recommended to my parents!

Mrs Flood

September 2018

Lovely well equipped warm cottage - meadow for the dog wonderful - he loved it! Lovely food in the local pub and beautiful surroundings - what more could we ask

Mr Shelley

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay in a lovely cosy cottage which was so near to many attractions and perfect walking opportunities.. The cottage was very dog friendly and the 3 acre meadow was wonderful to walk our dog around. We hope to return next year as the area exceeded all expectations.

Mr Dunn

Had a great holiday, cottage and facilities were excellent.. There is too much advertising by email from you, almost from day one of booking this holiday not to my liking constant pestering.

Mr Young

July 2018

We had a great time the cottage that we rented was superb and had everything needed for a short break.. There were no towels when we arrived but a quick call to Tracey resolved that with towels delivered about 15 minutes later. The access to the meadow for these cottages was brilliant too as this gave us the opportunity to let the dog off the lead for early morning and late evening walks as she had an aversion to going to toilet on the artificial grass! The village was great too the pub especially the food there was really good value and there was a good selection of beer.

Mrs Lee

June 2018

We had a wonderful stay in Primitive Croft.. The welcome pack on arrival was a nice touch and lots of information about the local area was really helpful. The cottage was very clean and décor was lovely. The location was perfect for exploring the beautiful countryside and surrounding areas. Local pub just a short walk away, great food and friendly locals. We will definitely return one day and would highly recommend staying here.

Guest

April 2018

I was a little disappointed, there was no welcome pack for kitchen or the log burner. The cottage itself was compact,and really only big enough for two. I also felt the cottage was not finished, toilets moved, tiled walls not finished off etc. Outside looked lovely, and the use of the paddocks up the road for the dog was great.

Miss Broadbent

I was disappointed with the cottage.. There was no starter pack for the kitchen or the log burner. Two of the toilets were not fixed properly and consequently rocked and banged the wall as you got off them. The cottage did not seem finished to a good standard.

Miss Elsworth

Just what I needed, The cottage was beautiful, really clean, loved the Easter egg! Thank you.

Mr Lewis

March 2018

Great cottage in lovely village..

Mrs Ness

December 2017

Lovely well equipped cottage.. Owners had thoughtfully supplied welcome pack, containing coffee, tea, milk etc. Would not hesitate to stay there again. However there are just a few observations I would like to make: Insufficient hot water available to take a decent bath Downstairs room not warm enough without having the log burner on. One night I resorted to using the quilt from upstairs. We did have snow during our stay at New Year. Insufficient supply of soft pillows

Mrs Bird

October 2017

Great well equipped cottage.. Comfortable sofas & beds, quality bedding. Friendly village & local pub food good, highly recommended.

Mr Dace

August 2017

We had a lovely time beds could of been a bit better felt they were a bit worn and the furniture could of done with footstools as they were quite low and it was hard to get comfortable on them, Every thing else was very nice..

M1llsy65

Very well equipped, clean, comfortable cottage.. Good location midway between Buxton and Bakewell. Couldn't ask for anything more really. The paddock just a short distance down the street was brilliant for the dog.

This is a lovely little holiday home in a peaceful part of the Peak District, furnished to a very high standard, so it was with some surprise to find that by the end of the week we had noticed a few niggles. Firstly, the owners have packed a lot into the property: two double bedrooms, both with ensuite bathroom (one a shower only, one with a jacuzzi bath and over-bath shower), and both with flatscreen tv. Large HD television in the lounge with freeview, Playstation (1 controller only), wood burner, nicely planned fitted kitchen with all mod cons, full size dining table for four, downstairs toilet. The quality of the furnishings cannot be denied (the bedding in particular was luxurious) and the underfloor heating ensured that we were all kept toasty warm. There are however a couple of things that we found eventually annoying, which could easily be sorted out: the lack of a coffee table/side table near the sofa's, having to always move the dining chairs in order to open the downstairs toilet door, no grab rail in either bathroom. It was also a bit of a stretch to call one of the bedrooms a double. Sure, a double bed fitted in the room, but access on one side was so limited and it was such a tight squeeze to get past between the bottom bedstead and the wall. None of these were deal-breakers or ruined our stay, just found them a bit annoying by the end of the week. The garden is moderate in size and enclosed, however the walls are waist height so the more 'athletic' (or nosey!) dog will be able to jump over. The house is in the middle of a row of three and while one of the other gardens is fully enclosed, the other one has access from the back garden to the front. If your pooch manages to vault the wall into the garden of No3, as ours managed to do on one occasion, you may find him at the front of the property and investigating an open gate before you know it! The bottom line is that you'll have to keep an eye on your dog whilst in the garden (which is fair enough), unless it is a chihuahua!! The garden is a very pleasant place to sit out though, and a barbecue is provided for your use too. But back to the positives - the garden is a very pleasant place to sit out and catch the morning sun, and a barbecue is provided for your use too. The owners had very thoughtfully left a welcome pack, which consisted of milk, tea, coffee, biscuits and a tin of beans. There were also some bottles of wine on the sideboard which we were invited to drink if we wished, at a cost of just £5 a bottle. Just a short walk up from the house is the owners private meadow, which is made available for guests to exercise their dogs, and our hound loved it. Following the trail around the perimeter was a really pleasant walk, with fabulous views over the fields. The location is very quiet, with the nearest convenience shop about 3.5 miles away, although the High Peak Bookstore is closer and has a good cafe. The village pub is a short walk up the hill and a nice spot to enjoy the afternoon sun. Staff friendly, food generous and beer lovely. Dog friendly too. Overall,we enjoyed our stay. The owners obviously take pride in their property and the facilities and welcoming touches were very much appreciated.

Mr Smith

June 2017

Very relaxing holiday in a stunning location with a good pub in the village.. Excellent facilities provided in the cottage together with welcome pack ensured a perfect start to our holiday.

Mr Dilkes

April 2017

Fabulous stay .. ..very relaxing and private .dog was very relaxed there ...nice big TVs ... Only gripe was tv was not HD

Mr Dilkes, April 2017

February 2017

The cottage is finished to a high standard & my wife & I found it extremely comfortable,very home from home.. The pub 5 min walk up the road (the church inn) is a very welcoming establishment,the food is excellent massive portions, a great place to finish an evening dogs very welcome which is also an added bonus. We will definitely return,hopefully for longer next time & will also highly recommended the property.

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2 Primitive Croft in Buxton, Derbyshire