New Year Treats

If you want to spend New Year with family or friends without having your home turned upside down, rent a cottage. Premier Cottages offers a wide selection for up to 30 people.

Party Houses are designed for groups to get away together in their own detached property. There are seven cottages to choose from in the beautiful Peak District, the smallest sleeping up to 11 and the largest up to 30 and all are ideal bases for winter walks and festive visits to historic Chatsworth House and towns such as Buxton and Ashbourne.

Party Houses can help arrange added extras such as entertainers, chefs and waiting staff, and even spa treatments.

Merrymeet (above), a charming barn conversion near Dovedale, sleeps up to 16 guests and Roaches Hall, an elegant Victorian hunting lodge sleeps up to 30.  A week’s stay over New Year at Merrymeet costs £3,717, while a week at Roaches Hall costs £7,424. See www.premiercottages.co.uk or call 01260 226 609.

Cossington Park in Somerset is set in 22 acres and offers plenty of space for parties of 12 to 16 to celebrate in style. Think roaring log files, luxurious roll-top baths, cosy four-poster beds, and rooms brimming with antiques and portraits.

A week’s stay at Cossington Park over New Year costs £4,695 for up to 16 guests. For more information see www.premiercottages.co.uk or call the owner on 0800 043 3468.

For details of these cottages and many more see www.premiercottages.co.uk