Three Derbyshire Peak District Holiday Cottages

Monks Retreat Holiday Cottages

Situated in the beautiful village of Millers Dale, near Tideswell in the heart of the Derbyshire Peak District.

Spacious, beamed, quiet but not too isolated and lovingly maintained, the cottages are situated where Millers Dale meets Monks Dale - a conservation area of outstanding natural beauty, renowned for its excellent walking with a network of paths leading directly from the door. There are paths of all grades from very easy to more challenging past towering limestone cliffs and along peaceful rivered dales.

A leafy lane of 300 metres leads down to the small hamlet of Millers Dale, nestling beneath woods on the banks of the River Wye. As the name suggests there used to be a corn mill driven by a water wheel on the river. The wheel can still be seen beside the old miller's cottage built in 1740 by the tiny church of St Ann.

Here can also be found the Anglers Rest pub, serving real ale and good food. From here stroll by the side of the river, see trout jumping and water voles, to the water fowl sanctuary in the delightfully named Water-Cum-Jolly Dale.

Monks Retreat

We are just two miles from the Cathedral of the Peak in the quaint historic market town of Tideswell.

Our cottages are collectively called Monks Retreat because from the 12th to 15th century there was a monastery on this site. They comprise: Monks Memories (sleeping 2), Friars Folly (sleeping 4) and Abbots Abode (sleeping 6) - all ETC rated 4 star.