Edale Loft Bed & Breakfast

Edale Loft is a large studio space within a traditional 1850's Edale gritstone house, Peak District. Can be a double / family / friends. Includes private lounge & ensuite. Views of Kinder Scout, exposed beams, a quiet location. The house is at the 'official start' of the Pennine Way, among a cluster of cottages of similar age. Log fires, antique furniture, paintings, William Morris, mature garden with Amdega Summer House, AGA cooked breakfasts, private parking, Wifi. Edale Loft comprises the entire top floor of the house and is your own private studio space. From Edale Loft there are unbeatable Peak District views in every direction; Kinder Scout, Lose Hill, Mam Tor and Grindslow Knoll. The house is detached and elevated within the village giving beautiful, unspoilt views of green fields and dry stone walls, stone slabbed roofs in a tranquil heritage landscape. Officially, the famous Pennine Way starts at the bottom of our lane. The double bedroom space includes a caste iron antique brass bed with dresser, exposed King Truss and views onto 'the back field' including the old cruck barn, sheep, Kinder Scout and Grindslow Knoll. The adjoining living space / lounge comprises TV, colonial Singaporean furniture from when Angela and Terry lived and worked abroad in South East Asia as well as their architecture & art collection. It has a real, rustic ''Swiss Chalet'' feel taken from Angela's working life in Switzerland. The living space leads onto the extra single bedroom. It comprises a traditional oak bed, Victorian rocking horse and stunning Kinder Scout views. There is an ensuite bathroom. You can sit in the Victorian 'roll top' bath and look out onto splendid views. There's an antique brass towel rail and vanity unit. The whole space is lit with three, large Tiffany lamps, painted in Farrow & Ball. It has stripped timber floors, exposed beams and stunning feature 'King Truss'. In the morning, enjoy a full English Breakfast, cooked on our AGA in our William Morris style dining room. The dining room has views through large traditional timber sash windows onto the garden and Amdega Summer House. There is a log burning stove in the dining room with paintings and antique furniture that we've collected over the years. The garden to the main house has been landscaped with boxed hedges and lawns at different levels. It has Victorian statues, a fountain, and patio area with Singaporean Dragon Pots and Victorian Urn. This can be a double or a family / friends space: sleeping up to 4 comfortably (for an extra supplement). There is a double bed and a single bed so the studio can also work as a twin. There is an American day bed as a sofa which has a mattress that can be another single. Edale Loft is the whole top floor of the main house and is all yours to use privately. This includes a private lounge and ensuite. Enjoy the privacy of breakfast in our William Morris dining room, a room that is all yours while you're here. Guests are welcome to sit out in the garden too. If you decide to bring a car, you can use our, off-road parking at the top of our lane. There's space for two cars (plus our own). Secure bike storage is available. We tend to leave our guests to their own devices but are similarly always happy to help / offer advice about the local area and the best walks. Edale is a famous village in the Peak District National Park. It is right at the start of the famous Pennine Way walk up to Scotland. Edale has two pubs: The Old Nag's Head and The Ramblers - both of which are within very easy walking distance from the house and serve food until around 9pm daily. There is also a National Trust Cafe, a General Store and 19th Century Church. We have private on-site parking. Edale has a railway station. Trains from/to Manchester and Sheffield frequent. Manchester Piccadilly Station is 50mins by train. Sheffield 30mins by train. Manchester Airport is 60mins away by car / train. M1 and M60 are about 45mins away. The house is set well back off the village road along its own private track that cuts through the village green and has a wooden gate at the top - it's very quiet. There's off-road parking and space to store bikes. We live in one of the few dark spots left in the country, so you can see the stars clearly at night, especially in frosty autumnal weather - please take a torch when going for an ale at the local pub! Edale Loft is accessed via steps and stairs so may not be suitable for everyone. But due to its elevated position, there's amazing views. Wifi is available. We do love dogs, but ask for £20 extra fee per dog payable on arrival as they tend to mean extra cleaning! We have a quiet policy from 10pm!