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.
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Tissington Well Dressings 2014
May 30, 2014
Animals, Derbyshire, History, Lambs, Peak District, Tissington, Well Dressings,It's amazing how quickly the seasons change and another year flies by, but the ancient tradition of well dressing is ever constant. The Peak District hosts many well dressings, but Tissington village produces some of the most spectacular, with a total of 6 wells. Hall Well commemorating the First World War It is unclear as to the exact origin of well dressings - some believe they were originally pagan celebrations, others consider they only go back as far as the Black Death in the 1348. Many communities were devastated by the dreadful plague, ...
Happy Birthday!
May 16, 2014
Accessible Holidays, Animals, Derbyshire, Family, Group Holidays, History, self catering holiday,Today one of our holiday guests, Eva Tucker, celebrated her 101st birthday whilst staying with us in Pinder cabin. Yes you read it correctly, an amazing 101! A charming and still quick witted woman, Eva was born in Stockwell in 1913 and has lived through 2 World Wars. It's incredible to think that when she was born over a century ago horse drawn carriages were the general mode of transport and The Model T Ford was just 5 years old; now we are just a few years away from driverless cars! The telephone had only recently been invented by Alexande...
The Hoe Grange Hike 2014
May 1, 2014
Animals, archeology, Birds, Derbyshire, Family, Renewable energy, Wildlife, Wind turbine,Last Sunday the 27th of April, 19 people joined us for the Hoe Grange Hike as part of the wider Peak District Walking Festival. This year saw a change of route from the walk we have done for the past 4 years and explored the footpaths over the hill to Brassington. Following Derbyshire Dales countryside ranger Patrick Mountain, the group were lead over the private land at Hoe Grange where they saw and heard lots of wildlife, along Pinder's lane. Did you know that a "Pinder" was the keeper of the Pinfold where stray animals were kept until clai...
New Kitchen for Pinder
April 17, 2014
Animals, Food and drink, General, Peak District, self catering holiday,With a new upgraded kitchen in Pinder self catering log cabin you can have your very own British Bake Off! On holiday you have the time to get creative with your baking; we have some cookery books for inspiration and our spacious open plan kitchen has everything you need to produce a delicious winning show stopper! (David has requested that if you do the bake off you don't actually use the oven!!). Upgraded kitchen in Pinder log cabin fully equipped with everything you need The new solid oak wood doors are resplendent and have refreshed the ...
How to catch the quarry!
January 20, 2014
Animals, Bloodhounds, Derbyshire, Farm, Horse Holidays, Horses, Hunt, Peak District,Bloodhounds ready for the off Sunday was a fabulous clear day with plenty of sunshine for the 4 Shires Bloodhounds meet here at Hoe Grange in the spectacular Peak District countryside. We often have horses staying on holiday, but thankfully not quite so many at one time - it was a little chaotic in our yard as everyone was saddling up ready for the off and slurping the port. It really is a magnificent sight to watch with the horses, beautifully turned out, galloping across the farm after these large Bloodhounds in full cry as they pick up the...







