About Your Cottage
Bradwell is a pretty village in the Hope Valley, in a prime position in the Peak District National Park. Tideswell, with its renowned Tideswell church, known as the ‘Cathedral of the Peak’ is just four miles from Bradwell.
The picturesque village of Castleton is three miles away, home to fascinating caves, including the Blue John Cavern, and is overlooked by the crumbling Mam Tor or ‘Shivering Mountain’. The dramatic scenery of Winnats Pass and Edale in the Edale Valley, famous as the start of the Pennine Way, is nearby.
Hathersage is just four miles away and has excellent cafes and an open-air, heated swimming pool. Slightly further afield you can potter around the historic market town of Bakewell, or the Spa town of Buxton, renowned for its spring water, opera house and arts, jazz and opera festivals.
It is easy to spend a whole day at Chatsworth House and Haddon Hall, whilst there are many historic properties nearby. Pull on your boots and enjoy the spectacular scenery, or explore a web of cycling trails, with bike hire available on the Monsal Trail, the Tissington Trail and at the Derwent Reservoir.
Bradwell has shops, pubs and places to eat and makes an excellent base for enjoying this beautiful area.
Who was Samuel Fox?
Samuel Fox (7 June 1815 – 25 February 1887) was a British industrialist and businessman noted for developing the Paragon umbrella frame, and the founder of a steelworks in Stocksbridge.
Fox was born in Bradwell, Derbyshire, on 7 June 1815, the youngest son of William Fox, a shuttle-weaver, and Mary (née Palfreyman). In 1831, he started work as an apprentice wire drawer in the firm of Samuel Cocker in Hathersage. He moved to Stocksbridge in 1842 to establish his own wire-drawing business in a former cotton mill.
In 1851 he and his company Fox Umbrella Frames Ltd developed the “Paragon” umbrella frame, a U section of string steel that was far superior to its competitors. Development of the product continued until at least 1935. A similar product was used to make Crinoline frames from 1855. Umbrellas with ‘Fox Frames’ were sold worldwide.
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, quality 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 dish cloth & new washing-up sponge / scourer
- Spare bin-liners for kitchen bin
- An initial supply of dishwasher tablets
- An initial basket of logs, some eco-fire-lighters and a box of matches
- Salt & pepper in grinders
- Liquid soap in dispensers at hand basins
- A small supply of toiletries in case you forget something!
For hygiene reasons, items on the welcome tray are all individually wrapped.
Directions
Samuel Fox Holiday Home, Stretfield Rd, Bradwell, Hope Valley S33 9JT.
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There is a large private car park at the rear of the property. The car park entrance is to the left of the property as you face it. Please note the garage and forecourt area to the left do not belong to the Samuel Fox
The property entrance on arrival is at the rear of the property, accessed via the car park.
At the rear of the building you will see 3 doors across the rear of the property. The right hand door has an electronic key lock to enable entry, using the code in the body of the email that you have used to link to this web page.
On the welcome tray you will also find a bunch of keys which allow you to open other doors and windows around the property.
Keeping Safe & Secure
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 in 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 are fire extinguishers around the property. 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
Telephone & Broadband
Mobile reception is reasonable on most networks in the village.
Free WiFi is available at the cottage. You will need to enter a security key into your computer / phone to access the network.
SSID: BTB-RRCHFP
Password: KNLkDG39htKDa6
Central Heating
The central heating is run by a gas combi-boiler. You should not touch the settings on the boiler – the heating can be controlled using zoned thermostats which are located around the building.
The thermostat is pre-programmed to come on in the morning and also in the late afternoon & evening. You can boost or adjust the temperature by pressing the arrow keys on the thermostat.
The boiler will make hot water automatically when you turn on a tap.
Log Burning Stove
To light the fire, place 1 or 2 curly firelighters in the grate. Put 3 or 4 pieces of kindling on top of the paper and one small log on the top of the kindling. Then light the newspaper and ensure the door is closed. The air vent on the front of the fire should be open approximately 1 revolution (turning the dial anti-clockwise).
The stove works best when it only has a small number of logs in it at any time – one or two logs is sufficient and will keep the sitting room warm. Do not leave the door of the fire open at any time.
TV
The TV in the lounge TV only has access to catch up TV (BBC iplayer, ITVx etc.) and streaming services such as Netflix – you will need your own username / password to access these services.
The 4 first floor bedrooms also have TV,s which are Freeview – the channels are 1=BBC1, 2=BBC2 3=ITV1 etc.
Smoking
Out of consideration to other visitors who will subsequently occupy the cottage, we ask guests not to smoke inside.
Quiet Hours
We are a small village, so please ensure noise is kept to a minimum particularly after 10pm. Please do not play music when outside the cottage.
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 or courtyard areas.
The rear courtyard is enclosed so dogs can be allowed off the lead. The front garden however is not enclosed, so please ensure your dogs are kept on a lead so they do not wander into the neighbours gardens.
Local Shopping
The village has a small area of local shops towards the centre of the village; co-op local, village shop, fish & chip shop
There are three village pubs
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- The White Hart Inn – Very traditional style pub, with a good selection of beers and ales. Unfortunately does not serve food at the moment. Located just 50m walk away just up the hill.
- Shoulder of Mutton Pub – Friendly pub which has a large selection of food and drink available. Also has Sky Sports and BT Sport, including a pool table and darts board. Located just 100m walk if you turn right on the main road you will come across it in less than a minute. Also dog friendly.
- Ye Olde Bowling Green Inn – Another traditional style pub, with a good selection of drinks available. Also serves good home cooked locally sourced meals and a nice beer garden out the back. Located a little further away than the other pubs but still walkable, if you walk left along the main road, continuing through the village you will come across a fork to the left which runs along the playing field / park. Continue to the top of the park and bare left following the road around until you come across the pub. Also welcomes dogs and muddy boots.
The nearest main hopping centre is the market town of Bakewell where you will find many local shops and some of the high street names. The largest supermarket is Aldi, just north of Bakewell Further north on the A6 is Buxton, and to the south are Matlock &, Ashbourne which are also major shopping centres.
Places to Visit
To help you plan your holiday we have put some information on our web-site about the area, places to visit and ‘what’s on’ in the Peak District, which can be found at https://wp.me/P8BX99-1p
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 on the welcome tray, and lock the exit door but pulling closed.
Dustbins
The dustbin is located on the side of the cottage.
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- Black Bin: General Waste
- Blue Lidded Bin: Bottles, Plastic (main body of bin) & paper (top hopper inside)
Woops…!
Should anything else 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 our Cottage Team on 01629 828 299.
This number is also available via Whatsapp
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