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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Today’s News
August 25, 2012
Accessible Holidays, Derbyshire, Eco, Horse Holidays, Peak District, Tourism,The old expression goes that today's news is tomorrow's fish and chip wrapper, we certainly hope that with the advent of the web this is no longer the case ! The reason? well quite unexpectedly we were featured in The Guardian newspaper today. Our resident artist, Roger Allen, was exhibiting his paintings at Ilam Hall and during a lull in visitors he stumbled across a fabulous review of Hoe Grange Holidays in the Travel section. Our accessible holidays are mentioned in the Guardians Readers' Tips by one of our past guests! It was a wonderf...
Silver Award for Sustainability
May 23, 2012
Accessible Holidays, Awards, Derbyshire, Eco, General, Green Tourism Business Scheme, Peak District, Renewable energy, self catering holiday, Solar panels, Tourism, Wildlife,We are proud and delighted that Hoe Grange Holidays won a prestigeous Silver Award for Sustainable Tourism last night at the Visit England Exellence Awards, "The Oscars" of the tourism world. Felicity and I attended a black tie gala dinner at The Athena in Leicester, together with top tourism businesses from across England. David & Felicity presented with Silver Award for Sustainable Tourism by Viscountess Penelope Cobham, Chairman of Visit England It was wonderful to be a national winner for the second year running, having been Gold winne...
Well, well, well…..
May 18, 2012
Derbyshire, Eco, History, Peak District, Tissington, Tourism, Village, Well Dressings,The seasons come round so fast, it is hard to believe that it's already Ascension Day and time for the spectacular well dressings at Tissington. Dressing or decorating wells with colourful flowers to give thanks for our water is an ancient tradition that is peculiar to the Peak District, which goes so far back in time that no one can be sure of it's origins. One theory is that the custom began in Tissington village just after the Black Death of 1348. The villagers were spared the ravages of the plague, and their immunity was attributed to the ...
Rambling Along
May 10, 2012
archeology, Derbyshire, Eco, Farm, Food and drink, General, History, Peak District, Tourism, Walking, Wildlife,It was all sunshine and smiles for our "Roman and Railway Ramble" lead by Derbyshire County Council Ranger Sarah Fanthorpe-Smith. It was the fourth year we have hosted the walk as part of the Visit Peak District & Derbyshire Walking Festival, and it proved as popular as ever with 30 guests setting off over the farm fields. David was on hand to explain some of the historical farmland features, such as the dew pond, and ridge and furrow. He also talked about how we manage the land today as a commercial enterprise under the Uplands Entry Le...
Off-road wheelchair
April 24, 2012
Accessible Holidays, Cycling, Derbyshire, Family, General, Off-road wheelchair, Peak District, Tourism,David and I recently attended MSLife, a lifestyle and information event organised by the Multiple Sclerosis Society, featuring research talks from global experts, workshops to help people manage MS, lifestyle services and a wide variety of products. We were helping Visit England promote the National Accessible Scheme, which rates holiday accommodation on their mobility, hearing and visual facilities, so that guests can be confident of booking somewhere that suits specific needs. We met some wonderful people throughout the 2 days, but also...







