Browse through our blog posts to find out what life is like at Hoe Grange Holidays along with some great ideas for days out in the Peak District.
Hoe Grange holidays is not the only concern with a 10th anniversary this year. We are in good company as Changing Places Consortium are celebrating their special 10th anniversary with an awareness day - check out #CPSelfie What are Changing Places ? Some of you may never have heard of Changing Places Toilets – so what is so special about them? Most of us take going to the toilet in public places for granted and don’t even have to consider the need to plan your whole day out around finding suitable toilet facilities. However for some peop...
Why not enjoy cycling in The Peak District? Here are our top six reasons to get your cycle out and get active. Stunning views Wherever you cycle in the Peak District you have to be prepared for hills! Whether it's the undulating hills of the White Peak or the more severe steep inclines of the ragged Dark Peak the ride is always a challenge. However the reward when you reach the top and take in the stunning views is worth the effort. Off-road action There are plenty of off-road action packed cycle routes for keen mountain cyclists who thrive o...
If there's one thing that we've learnt over the last 10 years of running our self-catering log cabins at Hoe Grange Holidays it's that one thing very quickly leads to another. This is definitely the case with our amazing Boma 7 off-road wheelchair! Following on from the entertaining calendar photo shoot with marauding animals, which was a laugh a minute, we found ourselves working with Chris and the Boma team once again to host the first Boma Owner's Appreciation Day. Molten Rock was founded by Chris Swift, who became tetraplagic in 1995 foll...
Just a few highlights from our open day celebrating Disabled Access Day. Disabled Access Day is sponsored by Euan’s Guide: a really useful listing and review site that helps disabled people and their families know which venues are truly accessible. Disabled Access Day came about after Paul Ralph, a powerchair user, went to a ‘try it out day’ at his local bus company: the open day reassured him how ticketing worked and if his powerchair would fit on the bus. This positive experience gave Paul the idea to organise the first Disable Access...
Entering the Empress ballroom at The Winter Gardens in Blackpool for this year’s VisitEngland Awards for Excellence was a wonderful trip down memory lane. Can you believe it was 32 years ago that an apprehensive young farmer nervously asked a clothing studies student to dance at The Young Farmers Christmas Ball in the very same room? Little did we know then that all these years later we would return to the place we first met for such a successful evening. We thought the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence venue was a good omen for us and that...