Welcome to Housley Cottage website. The cottage is over 400 years old and set in the rolling hills of the high peak of the Peak District National Park. You can see our location on "GOOGLE EARTH", just type in "Housley Cottage".
March 22ND 2008 below
All rooms enjoy a view over rolling fields with dry stone walls.
March 22ND 2008 below
The garden has a seating area to enjoy the view.
Plenty of off road parking space.
Housley Cottage has its own 10 Metre diameter limestone /puddle clay pond, originally used for drinking water for livestock. Now a haven for wild life. Fish, frogs, toads and newts share the pond along with visiting wild birds such as herons.
March 22ND 2008 below
The tree stump from the gable end of the barn conversion finally is moved and destroyed. NOV 5th
Butterflies in mid October
LIST OF VISITORS TO THE POND AND GARDEN IN RECENT MONTHS
BLUE TIT
GREAT TIT
HEDGE SPARROW
SONG THRUSH
TREE CREEPER
CURLEW
BLACKBIRD
ROBIN
WREN
SKYLARK
BULLFINCH
GREEN FINCH
ROOK
RAVEN
CARRION CROW
WOODPECKER GREATER SPOTTED
STARLING
GOLD FINCH
SWALLOW
GREY HERON
MAGPIE
BARN OWL
SPARROW HAWK
PHEASANT
PIPISTRELLE BATS
RABBITS
HARES
FOXES
FROG
TOAD
NEWT
WEASEL
GREY SQUIRREL
FIELD MICE
VOLE
