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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A trip to Hartington Village
November 30, 2016
Artisan producers, Derbyshire, Food and drink, Hartington, Hartington Village, High Peak Trail, Holidays, Local, Market, Peak District, Village,The quaint village of Hartington is just a 15-20 minute car journey through the rolling hills of the Derbyshire Dales. Alternatively you can cycle along the High Peak Trail, cross over the A515 and drop downhill to the village. We spent a lazy afternoon wandering around Hartington to help you to plan a day out whilst you stay at Hoe Grange Holidays - the things we have to do for our guests!. The first thing we discovered; Hartington was the first village in Derbyshire to be granted permission to hold a weekly market in 1203, selling locally m...
Food, glorious food
June 30, 2016
Artisan producers, Derbyshire, Dog friendly, Food and drink, Local, Peak District, Uncategorized,We #LoveLocal artisan food and drink, so in our never ending task of trying out the local bars, restaurants and cafes on you behalf, we have been hard at work again! This time we reviewed the new Artisan Cafe Bar recently opened on St Johns St in Ashbourne town centre. This contemporary bar serves great food, delicious cakes and an astonishingly wide rage of beers of all strengths, including one called "ring your Mother" at a leg platting 10.5% - not for the faint hearted, or those driving home! The coffee and cakes at £3.50 looked very tem...
Sneaky peek at our new Glamping pods
February 5, 2016
Artisan producers, Building, Camping, Derbyshire, Eco, Farm, Glamping, Green Tourism Business Scheme, Peak District, Posh camping, self catering holiday, Tourism, Uncategorized,Our new pods are coming along nicely and will be ready for delivery later in the month. Here are just a few teaser photos showing a sneaky peek. We are particularly pleased with the stained glass panels that are going in the bathroom door which were inspired by our fantastic Peak District views and created by Juliet Forrest of www.jjjartwork.com a member of Peak District Artisans who will be doing a guest blog soon on the production of the panels. We already have a few bookings for our fantastic glamping pod holidays in Derbyshire, so don...
A gift for our holiday guests
November 11, 2015
Artisan producers, Derbyshire, Eco, Holidays, Peak District,We are delighted to be working with another Peak District Environmental Quality Mark Award holder, Coconut Blush, to bring you, our guests, the very best eco-friendly toiletries handmade here in Derbyshire. We want to make your holiday with us in the Peak District extra special. We hope you'll love the Lavender and Geranium range that we have selected for you to try out on your holiday. These gorgeous products are handmade from all natural ingredients and smell divine. Jane started Coconut Blush in 2005 when she began searching for natural ...
A Taste of Derbyshire
July 7, 2015
Artisan producers, Awards, Derbyshire, Eco, Farm, Food and drink, Holidays, Local, Peak District,From a taste of Italy back nearer to home for a taste of Derbyshire! Derbyshire and the Peak District has a wealth of artisan food producers and over the next few weeks we thought we would like to share some of these local delicacies so you can treat yourselves whilst on holiday at Hoe Grange. Firstly let us introduce you to Brock & Morten who produce rapeseed oil on their farm in Ashford in the Water, not far from Hoe Grange. The crop is nourished by the mineral rich spring water of the White Peak, harvested, bottled and sold from the fa...







