Browse through our blog posts to find out what life is like at Hoe Grange Holidays along with some great ideas for hobbies and days out in the Peak District.
Have you made your Santa list? It's Santa's List Day so here to help is our top ten Christmas gifts for loved ones inspired by the Peak District. We have some wonderful #LoveLocal products to share with you! Christmas Gifts for the Alcohol Lover 1. Aldwark Artisan Ales - Local, Award-Winning Beer Us Brits love our tipple at Christmas, so looking at what alcohol-related Christmas gifts the peak district has to offer seems like a good place to start! Set out in a converted milking parlour, the Aldwark Brewery is located just half a mile fr...
Merry Christmas to all our lovely guests, followers, family and friends! Thank you for your support and love over the year. We’re all set for Christmas and hope you have a magical time with your family and a prosperous New Year. There's lots of new things happening here and we're looking forward to welcoming you back to Hoe Grange in 2018! David and Felicity...
Christmas is coming so we thought you might like some help with gift ideas for your loved ones. Here is our own handpicked selection of the 12 gifts of Christmas inspired by our unique Peak District landscape. We #LoveLocal and are sure you will be inspired by this years Christmas selection. As tomorrow is Small Business Saturday it is an ideal opportunity to support small independent businesses and shop local. 12 gifts of Christmas Inspired by The Peak District. 1. Those boots are made for walking... Get your walking boots on and...
What the Dickens! It's Christmas at Chatsworth House and once again there is the most spectacular display of Christmas cheer, with just a few bah humbugs thrown in. With book characters as your guide the spirit of Christmases past will be upon you! The theme for this year’s Christmas celebrations at Chatsworth House is the famed Victorian author and social critic Charles Dickens. His epic stories, vivid characters and detailed description of contemporary life are unforgettable. His novels have become much loved classics including, Ol...
A bustling, vibrant market is nothing new in Ashbourne; the town was originally granted a market charter way back in in 1257. Today the tradition continues with a thriving Artisan Market held on the second Sunday of the month. Ashbourne became a prosperous and fashionable social centre for the wealthy during the Georgian period, with six coaching roads meeting here, including the route from London to Carlisle. The market place was originally much larger than the cobbled square where the current market is held, but there is still space fo...