Main Street, Winster, Nr Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE4 2DH
Telephone: 01629 650931

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Marsha and John welcome you to our home. The Dower House is an imposing 16th Century country house, Grade II listed as being of architectural and historic interest, situated in the conservation village of Winster within the Peak National Park. The house has associations with the Curzon family of Kedleston Hall who owned the property from 1737 - 1861, although it is believed that an earlier Elizabethan manor house forms the basis around which later extensions have been made. The guests' sitting room with its original sash windows is a delightful room with comfortable sofas and a welcoming wood fire with hearty English Breakfasts served in the elegant dining room that attracts the sun from the country garden.

The light and airy en-suite bedroom with window seats enjoys a view down the main street. This large room has an extensive range of period wardrobing, with twin doors leading to the en-suite bathroom. The very large double bedroom with its privatebathroom and WC enjoys a similar view to the en-suite bedroom, with a delightful view of the Old Market House. A side mullioned window overlooks the walled garden. The spacious twin-bedded room has mullioned windows with view over the walled garden and West Bank. Within the stone fireplace surround is a date stone inscribed 1681. This room has a private bathroom and WC. All bedrooms have their own washbasin, colour television, tea and coffee facilities and hair dryer. There is guests' iron and ironing board accessible from the priest hole. The Dower House Garden is a walled garden facing due south with a lawn and country garden feel, giving colour and interest through all seasons of the year. A private gate gives access directly to the tranquil and delightful churchyard. Guest car parking in the courtyard.

The Dower House looks down the Main Street towards the 16th century Market House which has limestone or gritstone houses on both sides, many of which are listed buildings. The mixture of large houses and small cottages dates from Winster's heydayas an important mining centre. A maze of alleyways (known as "gennels") leads you up and around the village perhaps stopping off at "The Bowling Green" or the "Miner's Standard" inns. Winster is situated in the hart of beautiful walking country in the Peak National Park with the long distance path, the Limestone Way, passing through the village. Two cycle tracks - Tissington and High Peak trails - are on the doorstep, as are Dovedale, Lathkill Dale, Bakewell, Ashbourneand Matlock. Equally of interest are the great houses of Chatsworth (The Palace of the Peak), Haddon Hall, Eyam Hall, Kedleston, Hardwick and Bolsover Castle, None of which is more than half an hour's drive away.

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