Knockerdown Holiday Cottages Near Carsington Water, Ashbourne ETC Three/Four Stars Excellent indoor pool and leisure centre Ideal for families with children In deeply rural Derbyshire, conveniently situated for the High Peak and such famous places as Alton Towers and Chatsworth, these cottages - usefully sleeping from 2 to 10 - are very family-orientated, with a super indoor pool and a leisure centre. Most have an open-plan arrangement of sitting room, dining room and kitchen. They retain much of the character of the original farm buildings from which they were converted, but are also comfortably modern inside. (Sorry, no pets). Says Bryn Frank, editor of The Good Holiday Cottage Guide, 'We have stayed here, and find Knockerdown very professionally run. We would recommend it, especially for larger groups taking more than one property'.

Popular holiday cottages close to Carsington Water and the Dales Just one of the many facilities at Knockerdown