Travel and Parking

All of our properties are in rural locations and we strongly suggest that you bring a car. However, there local train stations at Belper, Cromford and Matlock if some of your group wish to travel by train.

​If you decide to travel as a group and hire a larger vehicle, please don't order anything larger than a minibus. All of our properties are surrounded by country-lanes that are impassable by coaches and large buses.

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PARKING

We do have private off-road parking at Standlow Farm, Stainsborough Hall and Holly House. But, this generally isn't expansive, so we allocate one car per bedroom. So if you've booked a two-bedroom cottage it's two cars, a 10 bedroom house its ten cars. etc.

Parking at the Old Post Office is on free of charge but on the road outside the property. This is a quiet village and parking is not usually a problem, we just ask that you are mindful of the drives of our neighbours.

ELECTRIC CAR CHARGING

We do not have an electric vehicle chargers on site and it's not acceptable to use a 'trickle' or 'granny' charger due to the fire risk. 

The closest points are as follows:

Ashbourne (closest options)

• Shawcroft Car Park (BP Pulse) — 8 Shaw Croft, DE6 1GD · 7 kW AC (1 unit, 2 sockets).

• Bentley Brook Inn (Giga Power) — Fenny Bentley, DE6 1LF · 22 kW AC (2 sockets).

• Ashbourne Heights Holiday Park (Pod Point) — Fenny Bentley, DE6 1LE · 7 kW AC (dual unit).

Matlock

• Premier Inn Matlock (GeniePoint) — Bakewell Rd, DE4 3AZ · Rapid 60 kW (CCS/CHAdeMO) + 22 kW Type 2.

• Edgefold Road Car Park (BP Pulse) — DE4 3NJ · 7 kW AC (4 units, 8 sockets).

• West End Car Park (BP Pulse) — 9 West End, DE4 4EG · 50 kW rapid (CCS).

Belper

• Coppice Car Park (BP Pulse) — Market Place, DE56 1FZ · 7 kW AC (6 units, 12 sockets).

• Field Lane Car Park (BP Pulse) — 12 Field Lane, DE56 1DE · 7 kW AC (multiple sockets).

• Morrisons Belper (MFG EV Power) — Chapel St, DE56 1AR · 50 kW rapid (CCS).

Wirksworth

• Co-op Car Park (Zest) — Harrison Drive, DE4 4FG · 4 ultra-rapid chargers (150 kW).

• Marketplace Car Park (BP Pulse) — Wirksworth centre, DE4 4ET · 7 kW AC (dual socket).

• Masson Mills (Tap Electric) — Matlock Rd, DE4 3PY (near Wirksworth/Matlock boundary) · 22 kW AC.

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TAXIS

There is very limited Uber coverage in this area, and we strongly recommend that guests book taxis in advance as they don't tend to be able to turn up at short notice. 

Below is a list of potential taxi companies that can be pre-booked.

Ashbourne

• Ashbourne Taxis – 01335 345198  

• A C T Taxis – 01335 343928  

• Village Taxis of Ashbourne – 01335 418080 

Matlock

According to the Derwent Valley Community Rail Partnership, local services include:

• Matlock (Taxi) – 01629 584195

• Fox – 07786 760474

• Karen’s Cabs – 07999 334990

• Cruz Taxis – 07775 958881

• Cross Dales Taxis – 01629 650025 / 01629 820028

• Deejay – 01629 822072

• Mr T Taxis – 07815 689241 (available 24/7)  

• Maz Taxis – 07598 161151

Belper

• A6 Cabs – 01773 880880

• Belper Cars – 01773 828384

• Derwent Cars – 01773 824824

• K’s Taxis – 07866 892942

• Steve’s Cars – 01773 525323