Luxury Holiday Cottages In Ashbourne

Ashbourne is a picturesque market town with plenty to offer the holidaymaker looking to stay in one of its luxury holiday cottages. Church Street is the historic heart of the town with fine Georgian houses, the old 16th century grammar school, 17th century almhouses and St Oswalds church with its beautiful stained glass and where on the spot it is told there has been a church of similar size since Saxon times. 

If you are looking to stay in one of the luxury holiday cottages in Ashbourne for more than just a short break, the town has plenty of other attractions too such as its speciality for making the famous Ashbourne Gingerbread, which you can find manufactured and sold from the mock Tudor `Gingerbread House' on St. Johns Street. Choose from a cosy luxury holiday cottage for two on one of the town's quaint streets to converted barn luxury holiday cottages on the outskirts for a sophisticated gathering or a family reunion. If you need an excuse to stay a little longer, then as well as the town's location in the beautiful Derbyshire countryside and its proximity to spectacular Peak District walks, Ashbourne plays host to annual events such as the Highland Gathering every July, which brings visitors from north of the border, including many from the Charles Edward Stuart Society or the Royal Shrovetide Football Game an extaordinary `sporting event' which began in medieval times and is held annually on Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday. Keep the kids entertained and stay in one of the family friendly luxury holiday cottages and watch the spectacle as a cork-filled leather ball is thrown up by a visiting personality and the 2 sides, the Up`ards and the Down`ards battle it through the streets, through the stream, and across open country between the goals at Sturston and Clifton, which are 3 miles apart.  The full details of Luxury holiday cottages in Ashbourne are listed below, choose your perfect retreat for a fabulous Peak District holiday.