Luxury Holiday Cottages In Longnor

Longnor village is a pretty and compact village with an old world ambience about it in the Peak District and bordered both sides by the rivers Manifold and Dove.  It is a lovely little place to find luxury holiday cottages in Longnor and whether you are coming to use it as a base to visit the wider Peak District or you wish to stay closer to home, you will find much on offer.

Many of the the buildings were built of local stone mined at Daisy Knoll and some of the luxury holiday cottages in Longnor are built from this material. The village has a little cobbled market square and a victorian market hall which dates back to 1873, Longnor hall is now a craft centre and coffee shop.

You can book one of the luxury holiday cottages in Longnor and never stray too far away, the village itself has a lovely 18th century church and contains a Norman font and as once part of the Crewe and Harpur estate, one of the 4 pubs in the village bares that name. The other 3 are the Grapes, the Horseshoe Inn and the Cheshire Cheese. The Horsehoe Inn is the oldest, and recently its facade was used as the exterior of the 'Black Swan' in ITV'S Peak Practice.

There are lots of lovely walks and dramatic scenery surround the village so it makes it an ideal spot to stay for walkers - choose one of the gorgeous luxury holiday cottages in Longnor for superior accommodation where you can relax after a hard day's walking in the hills.   While you are are staying in one of the Peak District luxury holiday cottages you can get to know the small local industry in clock making, visit an art gallery, tea rooms and the village makes a good centre for exploring the upper reaches of the Manifold and Dove valleys.

If you choose to bring the children to one of the child-friendly luxury holiday cottages in Longnor before they go back to school in September, you can experience the annual 'Longnor Sports' or 'Wakes races, a tradition always held on the first Thursday after the first Sunday in September. It starts around noon with a gymkhana, followed by a series of harness races. This followed by a 'Golden Mile' fun run for all comers, then motorbike races and a final cross country hill race to round off the day.  End the day and retreat to your relaxing and comfortable luxury holiday cottages and enjoy a lovely meal using wonderful local produce in style.