About your cottage
Located in the village of Youlgrave, Penny Pint Cottage is over 200 years old. Youlgrave nestles on the hillside above the joining of the beautiful Lathkill Dale and Bradford Dale at Alport. Set within the Peak National Park it is the one of the largest villages with a population of 1500. Three long distance paths: the Alternative Pennine Way, the Limestone Way and the White Peak Way all pass through the village, swelling the numbers of walkers.
Youlgreave is recorded in the Domesday Book as `Giolgrove`, probably a corruption of the Saxon `Auldgroove` which refers to an old mine. Local miners were often known as `groovers` or `grovers` and the history of lead mining in the area dates back to the Romans. For those of you that are confused by the ‘the most miss-spelt village’ name (as compiled by local historian and former teacher at Youlgrave school, Mr J W Shimwell), here are some options: Giolgrave Yolgrave Jalgrave Hyolgrave Hyolegrave Yolgreff Yoleg Yolegreve Yolegrave Youlgraue Welegreve Yoelgreve Oelgreve Yelegreve Yeolegreve Yolgreave Yolgreve Yollegreve Jol’ve Zolgrelf Yollgreve Yoligrewe Yollegrewe Youlgreve Zolgreff Youlgrave (1492) Yolgreyva Yolgreyve Yeolgreave Youlgreave (1595) Yellegrave Yollogreve Yollograve Yeollgreave Youldgreave Yograve Isgrave Yalgrove Yolegreue Jolegreue lolegrave Jholegreve Yelegrave Yellegrave Iolgrave Yholgreve Yelgreve Zolgreve
The option that we have gone for is not a universal choice, in fact it is only recently that the Highways Department has used ‘Youlgrave’ and Ordnance Survey still use ‘Youlgreave’, so the argument continues . . .
Various products are mined locally. Most extensively was lead which is largely exhausted now; but also products for the nearby Staffordshire Potteries industry. These are chert and barytes. As graves in the churchyard will testify, the mining enterprise at Mawstone Mine came to an abrupt end in 1932 when a gas explosion killed eight men.
The church of All Saints originally served the villages of Winster, Elton, Birchover, Stanton, Middleton by Youlgrave and Gratton. Its medieval beginning and extensions in the14th, 15th, 17th and the 19th centuries have ensured it is one of the largest churches in the Peak District. The rich and varying architectural styles and ornamentation are evident throughout the church and are explained in literature available on entering the church (usually by the southern door). The painted glass window behind the altar was designed by Edward Burne-Jones and made in the William Morris workshops. Morris himself evidently designed the four angels at the top of the picture.
Along the main street, marking the centre of the village is the fountain, which is a large round stone edifice. Visitors often mistake it variously as a tomb, an air vent, or perhaps a war memorial; it was in fact a reservoir that filled with fresh spring water, piped from the hillside behind Mawstone Mine through the night. It was unlocked at 6am each morning. This was back in 1829. By 1869 the two inch diameter pipe was furring up and corroded and a further ten tap spots were installed around the village. When the scheme was finished a day of celebration saw the rebirth of the custom of Welldressing and to this day the five village welldressings are located at, or close to, the original tap sites.
What do we need to bring?
We have tried to make the cottages a home-from-home so hopefully you will find most things you need at the cottage. These are self-catering cottages so you will need to bring (or buy locally) your own food and other supplies you may need. The cost of your holiday includes bed linen (though not linen for cots), towels and face flannels for each guest. As part of your starter pack, we will also equip the cottage with:
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- A pint of milk, some tea, coffee and sugar
- Two clean tea towels & oven gloves
- An initial supply of toilet rolls
- Roll of kitchen paper
- Bottle of washing-up liquid, new J-cloth & new washing-up sponge / scourer
- Spare bin-liner for kitchen bin
- Salt & pepper in grinders
- Liquid soap in dispensers at hand basins
- A small supply of toiletries in case you forget something!
Directions
Penny Pint Cottage, Mawstone Lane Youlgrave, Bakewell DE45 1WG.
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From the A6 between Bakewell and Rowsley, take the B5056 signposted to Ashbourne / Youlgreave, and when this forks left to cross the River Lathkill, continue straight on through Alport to Youlgrave. Drive to the centre of the village, and turn left at the church and down the hill. The entrance to Penny Pint Cottage is directly opposite Brassington Close. You enter a gate (set back from the road with the neighbours off-road parking), walk past the neighbours house – Penny Pint is the end cottage is the middle of the terraced cottages.
We do not have private parking, but you should usually find a space on the road.
The key safe is on the left side of the door. The code is in the email which also gave you the link to this page.
If you are coming by public transport, the nearest train station is Matlock. The cottage is then around 20 minutes by taxi or 35 minutes by bus.
Broadband
Free WiFi is available at the cottage. You will need to enter a security key into your computer to access the network
SSID: Nova-F3F8
Password: table6678
Smoking
Out of consideration to other visitors who will subsequently occupy the cottage, we ask guests not to smoke inside.
Pets
Dogs really enjoy a holiday in the country with their families, so we have made our cottages dog-friendly where we can. We ask you to ensure that your dog is well-behaved, remains downstairs and off the furniture at all times. You should never leave your dog alone in the cottage or the garden areas.
Garden
The cottage garden is the grass section outside the front door. The top half is for the use of Jasmine Cottage, the lower part, beyond the fence is for Penny Pint’s . The garden is not secure, so please ensure you keep your dog on a lead at all times.
Keeping Safe
We care about your safety. We suggest that you familiarise yourself with the layout of the property and how you would escape should fire occur. To help minimise the risk of fire:
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- Don’t let children play with matches or lighters;
- Don’t leave children alone near the cooker when it is in use;
- Watch chip pans;
- Check heaters;
- Make sure everything is switched off last thing at night;
- Do not smoke inside the cottage;
- Make sure the young or elderly take special care.
There are fire alarms throughout the cottage. They are sensitive so they may let you know very quickly if a piece of toast is getting a little ‘well done’. Once the ‘smoke’ has cleared they will re-set themselves in about a minute. There is a fire blanket in the kitchen. Familiarise yourself with their instructions for use but do not tackle a fire if you think it will put you at personal risk. Above all, if there is a fire:
GET OUT – CALL THE FIRE BRIGADE – DO NOT RE-ENTER THE BUILDING
In an emergency, should you need to turn off any of the services to the cottage:
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- The stop-tap for water is under the kitchen sink;
- The fuse-box is at the bottom of the stairs
- The gas tap is under the stairs
Dustbins
The dustbin is outside, a short way down the neighbours drive, along the side of the cottage.
Woops…!
You will find there is an initial supply of toilet rolls, kitchen towel should you need them. Should anything break or get broken, please let us know so we can get it replaced.
Help!
If you have any problems at the cottage please call us on 01629 828 301
Local Shopping
There are two shops in Youlgrave: a Deli and a general store / post-office. The local shops close on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. There is also a garage & petrol station and a doctors surgery in the village. The main shopping centre is in the nearby market town of Bakewell where you will find many local shops and some of the high street names – Co-op supermarket, Boots, Banks and Post-office – and a general and farmers’ market (Mondays). If you are looking for a larger supermarket, there is a Sainsbury just off the A6 at Matlock, and an Aldi, just north of Bakewell, also on the A6. Ashbourne and Buxton are also major shopping centres.
Pubs
There are three pubs in the village all within a few minutes walk of the cottage.
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- Bulls Head Hotel – turn right out of the cottage, about 400 yards on the opposite side of the road.
- The George Hotel – turn right out of the cottage, about 550 yards. CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) have awarded them ‘pub of the month’ in the past.
- The Farmyard Inn – turn right out of the cottage, 100 yards.
All serve food – some of the bar menu at The George can also be bought as ‘take-away’ should you wish to eat in the cottage but have a night off from cooking!
Departure
We ask that you vacate the cottage by 10am on your day of departure. Please can you lock the cottage and put the keys back in the keysafe.
How Does it work?
Hopefully many of the items are similar to those you may have at home. A few items that sometimes fox guests are:
Television
The TV receives a Freesat signal, giving you a wide range of free to air TV channels. If you switch on the TV it should default to live TV. On satellite the channels are 101 – BBC1, 102 – BBC2, 103 – ITV etc.
The TV is also connected to the internet, so you can watch catch up services like BBCiPlayer, or also streaming services like Netflix You will need your own username & password to access those.
If you press the Home button (picture of a house), it brings up a menu with all the options.
Central heating / Hot Water
Heating and Hot water
The combi boiler is in the kitchen . It is pre-set to come on every day between 6:30 am and 11 pm. Overnight, the heating will not drop below 13 degrees. There is a thermostat in the lounge, by the door to the kitchen. Hot water is available 24/7. If you are cold and would like to put the heating on, you can adjust the pegs on the timer on the front of the boiler.