Anyone looking for Peak District Holiday cottages could not fail to be charmed by the mellow stone cottages, houses and church that make up the tiny village of Beeley, near Chatsworth. Beeley village is situated at the southern end of Chatsworth Park in Derbyshire and the Peak Disrict National Park nestling between the dramatic moors and the meandering river. Beeley has a very popular inn called the Devnshire Arms and a village shop and tea room housed in the Old Smithy. Beeley Old Hall dates from the 17th century and is situated at the north eastern edge of the village. The church of St Anne's was heavily restored in the 19th century but retains a Norman doorway, a 14th century tower and contains memorials to the Cavendish family, the Dukes of Devonshire. The Duke's Barn, built in 1791, once housed the cart horses which provided transport for the Chatsworth estate. Given to the Royal School for the deaf by the eleventh duke in 1986, it is now run as an outdoor pursuit centre for all children. There is a bronze age barrow up on Beeley Moor, which rises 1200 feet above the village, called Hob Hurts's House. Beeley is still very much an estate village, housing people who work on the Chatsworth estate. It is in a quiet, idyllic setting and has been designated a conservation area. You could not find a lovelier place in which to base yourself on a Peak District Holiday cottages break.
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