{"id":18371,"date":"2026-03-27T02:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T02:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/luxurycottages.com\/property\/heron-house\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T02:11:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T02:11:00","slug":"heron-house","status":"publish","type":"property","link":"https:\/\/luxurycottages.com\/property\/heron-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Heron House"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>At a glance<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Large, opulent house with a games room, sunroom and a garden with a wood-fired hot tub<\/li>\n<li>Idyllic location in the Derbyshire countryside, close to the <a href=\"https:\/\/luxurycottages.com\/location\/england\/peak-district\/\">Peak District National Park<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Walking distance to Carsington Water for hiking, cycling and water sports<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>About the property<\/h3>\n<p>For a truly opulent holiday in the Derbyshire countryside, gather your closest family and friends for a stay at Heron House. This lovingly restored Georgian farmhouse is vast and has six beautiful bedrooms, each with a luxurious private en-suite, and is spacious enough for everyone to find privacy or spend time all together comfortably. There&rsquo;s plenty of original charm from the period fireplaces to the feature windows, whilst a range of state-of-the-art conveniences ensure every need is catered for. Heron House has plenty of wow factors including the games room with a pool table, the light-flooded sunroom and the stunning garden which features a small lake. One-to-one beauty treatments, hair care and massages are also available at the on-site salon and can be pre-booked before your stay.<\/p>\n<h3>The space<\/h3>\n<p>Heron House is an incredible place for socialising with plenty of space to do so all together, or to split up into smaller groups and do your own thing without disturbing the others.<\/p>\n<p>For those that love a bit of friendly competition, there&rsquo;s an impressive games room with a pool table, foosball table, dartboard and board games. Meanwhile, there&rsquo;s a snug with beams and wooden floors, as well as lovely leather armchairs, a Freeview TV and a wood burner that&rsquo;s the perfect place to curl up and relax. If the weather is good, open up the French windows that open up onto the patio area which features a fountain.<\/p>\n<p>For sophisticated and relaxing moments spent all together, head to the huge and magnificent sunroom. Here, a series of floor-to-ceiling windows let in lots of natural light as well as views of your landscaped garden and patio, plus the gardens and lake beyond. There is plenty of sofa seating, as well as antique coffee tables, and it&rsquo;s perfect for meeting up together for coffee. There&rsquo;s also a piano if anyone in your group would like to play a tune or two.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the stylish kitchen has everything you will need to cook up a feast for everyone with ease. There are three ovens, a microwave, warming drawers, large induction hobs, a bottle cooler, a huge American fridge\/freezer and a large kitchen island for prepping.<\/p>\n<p>When you&rsquo;re ready to eat, head to the elegant formal dining room where there is a large oak table that seats 16 guests and the walls are adorned with pieces of contemporary local art. If you prefer, you can cook and dine outside on the large terrace equipped with garden furniture and barbecues. It&rsquo;s a very tranquil spot to relax. Or, you can take a stroll around the little lake.<\/p>\n<p>Also on the ground floor is a bedroom that is accessible via a ramp up three steps from the entrance. It features a <span><span>king-size<\/span><\/span> bed and an en-suite with a shower cubicle and WC.<\/p>\n<p>There is also the convenience of a ground-floor WC.<\/p>\n<p>Up on the first floor, there are three more bedrooms. One has a <span><span>king-size<\/span><\/span> bed and an en-suite with a shower over the bath, one has a double bed with an en-suite shower room and one has a double bed and two singles with an en-suite shower room.<\/p>\n<p>On the second floor are the remaining two bedrooms. One with a <span><span>king-size<\/span><\/span> bed, a bathtub with views and an en-suite with a shower cubicle and WC. The other has a double bed and two single beds, plus an en-suite with a WC and a shower over the bathtub.<\/p>\n<h3>Bedroom configurations <\/h3>\n<p><strong>Ground Floor <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bedroom 1: King-size bed with en-suite shower room <\/p>\n<p><strong>First Floor <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bedroom 2: King-size bed with en-suite bathroom <br \/>\nBedroom 3: Double bed with en-suite shower room<br \/>\n?Bedroom 4: Double bed and two single beds with en-suite shower room<\/p>\n<p><strong>Second Floor <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bedroom 5: King-size bed with en-suite bathroom <br \/>\n?Bedroom 6: Double bed and two single beds with en-suite bathroom\n <\/p>\n<h3>Guest access<\/h3>\n<p>There is a lockbox where you can access the key to the property for a self-check-in, however the owners live nearby and are available to offer assistance during your stay.<\/p>\n<h3>Sustainability<\/h3>\n<p>We plant a tree for every booking we make to help offset some of the carbon emissions generated by our stays.<\/p>\n<h3>Keep in mind<\/h3>\n<p>The garden area is not enclosed and there are grounds with a small lake beyond, so please supervise children at all times.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check-in:<\/strong> from 15:00<br \/>\n<strong>Check-out: <\/strong>by 10:00<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hot tub:<\/strong> Please note, wood-fired hot tubs take between 3-4 hours to heat initially.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deposit:<\/strong> Bookings are subject to a non-refundable deposit of 30% of the booking value plus applicable booking fees with the balance payable 70 days before the date of travel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Accidental Damage Deposit: <\/strong>To maintain the highest standards in our properties, guests will need to pay a refundable Accidental Damage Deposit of &pound;200 prior to their stay. An advance payment as detailed in the booking summary can be made to waive this requirement.<\/p>\n<h3>House rules<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>No smoking<\/li>\n<li>No parties and events<\/li>\n<li>Please keep noise to a minimum<\/li>\n<li>No dogs allowed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At a glance Large, opulent house with a games room, sunroom and a garden with a hot tub Idyllic location in the Derbyshire countryside, close to the Peak District National Park Walking distance to Carsington Water for hiking, cycling and water sports About the property For a truly opulent holiday in the Derbyshire countryside, gather [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":566321,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-18371","property","type-property","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Heron House, 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