Clematis Cottage Fritchley

22/03/2024

Love aubretia time 🌸🪻☺️

http://www.sykescottages.co.uk/1130653

11/02/2024

Exciting news, we are now live on Sykes Cottages

http://www.sykescottages.co.uk/1130653

This will give us a lot more flexibility to welcome returning guests, friends and family 🥰❤️

31/01/2024

New cushions at the ready and all set up for the next guests 🏡

13/01/2024

Hi everyone 👋🏼.

We hope you have had a lovely start to the year and, if it's anything like here today, that you are enjoying some beautiful winter sunshine 🌥️. The view from the front of the cottage gives a hint that spring is around the corner 🌱.

We thought we would give an early update on the cottage as there will be a few changes from mid summer.

A few years ago we decided to join Holiday Cottages and, whilst we have achieved moderate success with them, we have also found that it could be restrictive and last year found ourselves having to direct both friends and family through Holidays Cottages as all our owner weeks had been taken.

As we are seeing more and more returning guests to the cottage, we have decided to move to Sykes Cottages with effect from 10th July 2024 to give us more flexibility.

Ironically, although we have advertised through Holiday Cottages, we almost always use Sykes to book our holidays personally and are usually very pleased, so hopefully it will be the start of a great relationship.

It will take a little time for us to appear on their website and you will not be able to book on Holiday Cottages after July 9th, so for now I have reopened on Airbnb and VRBO for the summer months, or we can take bookings directly.

If you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to contact us.

We are very much looking forward to welcoming new and regular guests to the cottage this year.

Kindest regards

Annette & Dean xx

24/12/2023

Hi everyone 🦌
As ever at this time of year we want to thank all our guests old and new for the fabulous support this last year.
We have been busy for most of the year and we never take our little business for granted, so we appreciate every single booking we get and we never get tired of hearing that you've had a wonderful time 🥰.
Having worked hard all year we used this as a good excuse to have an evening trip to Matlock and the Fish Pond for our 'work Christmas meal' 🧑🏻‍🎄 🎉. All in the name of research for you of course!! 😅
We would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas 🎄 and we hope you all have a very Happy and Healthy 2024.
See you soon
Annette & Dean xx

30/10/2023

Hi everyone.
We hope you are all staying warm and dry.
A surge of late bookings has meant we have been very busy at the cottage over the Autumn months and find ourselves with only 2 weekends available until next year.
Just a reminder that we can now take bookings by Airbnb, VRBO, Trip Advisor or direct until Easter 2024. After that, we only have 6 owner weeks available from Easter to the end of October 2024 with 2 weeks already booked. Once those 6 weeks have been taken, all bookings then need to go through Holiday Cottages.
Take care and we look forward to welcoming you soon.
In the meantime, Kellie will do her best to eat all the hawthorn berries that have hit the ground! It makes a change from her trying to clear a field of dandelions to be fair 😳🤦🏻‍♀️.
Annette & Dean xx

10/06/2023

Hi everyone

Availability update.

We are quite busy until the end of October, just a few weeks available mid July and at the end of August.

Any bookings would need to go through Holiday Cottages as we are getting more and more returning guests and our owner weeks go very quickly at the start of the year.

If you do want any more info however, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Here are a few of the reviews we have been so lucky to receive in the past few weeks 🥰.

We look forward to welcoming you.

Annette & Dean xx

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10/06/2023

Hi again.

Another recommendation from us is Anila Indian Restaurant which is not far at all from the cottage in Ambergate. Less than 5 minutes drive. Or a 25 minute walk if you feel energetic.

A few guests have already ordered takeaways from there and have given good reviews and we ate there last night and were so impressed.

Food is always your own personal taste, but we thought it was the best curry we have ever tasted.

Take your own alcohol. There is no corkage charge.

Better to book at weekends and they also struggle delivering on Friday and Saturday with being so busy, so for takeaways pick up if you can.

Such friendly accommodating staff.
We very much recommend it!

http://www.anila.uk/

Annette & Dean xx

We only serve soft drinks. You can bring your own alcohol and we’ll provide glassware. Please don’t bring your own soft drinks.

10/06/2023

Hi everyone 🏡.

We hope you are all keeping well and are ready for summer.

Availability info to follow, but we just wanted to do a shout out for a couple of local businesses that we have recently experienced and have been very impressed with.

If you are staying with us, we definitely recommend The Bridgehouse at Ambergate.
Excellent food, huge portions and wonderful service at very reasonable prices.

Dogs are allowed at the tables at the front of the building, just not inside or in the back garden. They too were made very welcome with treats and fuss 🐾.

These was the brunches we ordered and we will definitely be back to try the lunches and specials! All in the name of research for you obviously 😋😉.

Annette & Dean xx

https://www.facebook.com/BridgeHouseAmbergate

06/04/2023

Happy Easter everyone 🐣.

The cottage is nearly ready for our next guests and as usual the aubretia is looking beautiful.

Just a reminder that from now until the end of October Holidaycottages.co.uk are in charge of the calendar so any bookings must go through them as all our owner weeks are now taken. As always you can still contact us on here, or through our website, Airbnb etc and we will point you in the right direction.

We still have May Spring Bank Holiday free, but other than that we are booked up until the end of June.
A few dates still free in July and the end of August, but September and October are already very busy.

Have a wonderful extended weekend everyone.

Annette & Dean xx

19/02/2023

Hi everyone.

Spring feels just around the corner here and new life is starting to emerge all around.

We thought it a good time to update you on the cottage availability over the next few months.

We only have the following weekends free until the end of June -
17th March
26th May
2nd June
Easter week is also free.

Other than the March date, all bookings until the end of October will now need to be through Holidaycottages.co.uk as all our owner weeks have been taken, so if looking on Airbnb and now Vrbo, it will all appear fully booked as those calendars will be closed. You can still contact us if you have any questions.

We very much look forward to seeing new and familiar faces over the weeks ahead.

Take care

Annette & Dean x
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23/12/2022

Wishing all of our wonderful friends and guests a very Merry Christmas and here's to a happy and healthy 2023.
As ever, thank you for the support this year.
Love and best wishes
Annette & Dean 🎄🥳 xx

03/12/2022

Clematis is Christmas ready 🎄😍

27/11/2022

Hi everyone.
We hope you are getting ready for the festive season 🎄.
Sadly our Christmas booking has been cancelled again so we now have the 23rd - 28th December available.
Message us if interested.
On a lighter note, there have been some beautiful days, perfect for walking in the woods overlooking the village and surrounding fields.
A&D x

16/11/2022

Hi everyone.

We hope you are all looking forward to the festive season 🎄.

We are now fully booked over Christmas and New Year but we do have the weekends of 9th and 16th December free just before.

If you fancy a little getaway before Christmas, maybe to visit Chatsworth, we are doing a special offer of a 2 night stay for 2 people for £175 and a 3 night for £250.
Message us for more details and if for 4 people.

All of our owner weeks have already been booked for next year, but that only affects from Easter - end Oct. We can still take direct bookings or you can book through Airbnb until Easter.

As always, we will be happy to answer any questions you might have.

Annette & Dean 🏡 xx

31/10/2022

Hi everyone
Sadly due to a bereavement, the guests booked in at Christmas have had to cancel.
We therefore have availability for Christmas week 🎄🥳