Peak District Bremens Barn Alpacas Goats Sanctuary

Bremen's Barn at Lower Damgate Farm is in the Peak District near Dovedale. A lovely warm upside-down cottage sleeping 8 to 10 guests in 4 bedrooms. Part of the courtyard properties with a Hot Tub and 22 acres of grounds to explore, this open plan cottage has all the amenities you need for a lovely stay. Set in 22 acres of private grounds you can feed the Alpacas and Goats and escape to the rural countryside. Winner Luxlife Best Farm accommodation 2025. Weekend and Mid-week offers available The space Bremens Barn at Lower Damgate Farm Bremen’s Barn is the middle cottage situated in a south facing courtyard with all the amenities you need for a lovely stay away. Situated on our family farm in the Peak District and home to Dovedale Animal Sanctuary, we provide a forever home to rescued animals including Alpacas and Goats. Within walking distance to Dovedale the accommodation is rural with a south facing position and has stunning views and countryside around it. The accommodation is self-catering and completely private to you. You have your own parking area for 4 cars as well as private outside seating, dining, and BBQ area. Bremen’s Barn is an upside-down house that has 4 bedrooms and two bathrooms. There are three bedrooms on the ground floor. A four poster double with a single bed. A small double and another lovely double with soft furnishings and all with comfortable beds. Upstairs there is a beautiful long gallery open plan living, dining and kitchen. It is open to the eves and the beams and trussed give the property its wonderful aspect with roof lights overlooking the fields and peaks beyond. There are dining tables that seat over 10 guests as well as sumptuous sofas to snuggle into, soft lighting and a smart TV with full fibre broadband. The Kitchen has everything you need for a stay away with crockery and utensils as well as an undercounter fridge and freezer and electric cooker. Across from the landing is another double bedroom with an additional single bed. Outside you have your own private enclosed area with furniture, decking and a BBQ area. This leads to the main gardens which are shared with the other courtyard properties (Hope’s Hideaway and Reuben’s Roost) both these cottages have their own private space and are not always booked as we try and allocate just one cottage, or all are booked together for a group stay. Therefore, guests often have exclusive use of this area, especially mid-week. However, this cannot be guaranteed. Within the garden is lovely enclosed Hot Tub under its own gazebo where you can watch the sunsets and enjoy the views with the animals grazing in the field. (the alpacas or goats are often in sight) We have three hot tubs on site, but the Courtyard Properties share this one. If you are the only guests in the courtyard properties or have booked as a shared group, then you have exclusive use of this complementary facility. Otherwise pre booking is essential for use of the Hot Tub. Adults only, Terms and conditions apply. The gardens have a mown lawned area, seating and offer glorious sunsets, and starry nights if you are lucky. For little ones there is a little tykes play area and room to bring a paddling pool. These gardens also lead into the mown paddocks where you can play ball games or host other activities. In addition, there are 22 acres of fields with woodlands, a pond, an alpaca hill! A fire pit area as well as a communal area to enjoy time together or as a group, share a barrel of ale (we can provide) and enjoy time feeding or watching the animals. If you want quiet time, there are many areas to escape to on the farm, and little seats dotted around for you to enjoy the views or read a book! Lower Damgate Farm is also home to Dovedale Animal Sanctuary. All our animals have been rescued, and we have alpacas, goats, sheep and several ducks, chickens, and geese to go and say hello to. If you would like to spend time with the animals, you are welcome. They love carrots and apples so if you have room for these please bring some, in addition we have a food station where you can grab a scoop of feed and take it to the animals yourselves. It is a lovely way to interact with them. Collecting eggs is almost obligatory, and guests are welcome to spend time with any of our animals, though children must always be supervised. For your stay we provide a little welcome pack of tea towels, cloths, washing up liquid, bin bags as well as a couple of loo rolls etc to get you going, however please be aware that all our accommodation is self-catering, and you will need to provide all your toiletries as well as all your food and provisions. In addition, we ask you to provide your own bathroom and Hot Tub towels. (Tea towels and hand towels are provided) We are only a small family run business and only have so much time away from the animals, so please help us by providing your own unless you are visiting from abroad. Our area of the Peak District is stunning, so please don’t forget your walking boots and wellies as there are some amazing walks straight from the door and you may need them to feed the animals and explore the farm (though the feeding and viewing areas are hard standing) You are welcome to explore but the farm is a working animal sanctuary so please be aware that there are animals and implements on site. The countryside surrounding us is simply beautiful, and we are nestled between Dovedale and the Manifold valleys. Ilam, Alstonefield, Wetton and Hartington are our closest villages with a National Trust Park in Ilam and many tea rooms in the vicinity. There are good local pubs close by, the nearest just a mile away. We are also close to Chatsworth House and Alton Towers. We provide extensive helpful information that includes local walks, places to eat and areas to explore. We are also happy to help reserve a table or point you in the right direction for one our local pubs or restaurants that surround us. The local market town of Ashbourne is only 6.5 miles south of us and has big name superstores, including M&S, Sainsbury, and Aldi. Hartington is five miles from us and has a small grocery store and a cheese shop! For those of you coming from the north Buxton is fourteen miles away, from the west Bakewell 10 miles and Leek to the east of us is eight miles away. All have good shops. Pets are welcome by arrangement in the Courtyard properties only. We hope you like what you read and come and stay with us, we would love to welcome you. Please see our other listings on Airbnb on www: The Alpaca Hut - sleeps two adults and a Private Hot Tub www.airbnb/h/alpacahut Purdy's Place - Sleeps 4 with a Private Hot Tub www.airbnb/h/dovedale Reuben's Roost - Sleeps 6/8 www.airbnb/h/reubens Bremen's Barn - Sleeps 8/10 www.airbnb.co.uk/h/bremens Hope's Hideaway - Sleeps 9/12 www.airbnb.co.uk/h/hopes Hopes Hideaway and Bremens Barn sleep 18/20 www.airbnb.co.uk/h/lowerdamgatefarmhhbb The Courtyard Properties – Sleeps 26 /28 airbnb.co.uk/h/courtyardproperty Exclusive use – Sleeps 36 www.airbnb.co.uk/h/lowerdamgatefarm The courtyard properties have a shared or pre booked Hot Tub You can book any combination of our properties for any occasion, and we will try and accommodate you as much as possible. Guest access Guests have complete freedom of the farm. With over 22 access to roam and explore there is plenty of choice and privacy... to feeding the ducks around the pond or sitting with the alpacas in one of the fields where there are stunning views across the peaks... Picnicking in one of our wild flowermeadows before we cut for hay to playing games in one of the fields we mow regually for guests.. Or even sitting quietly under one of our big trees reading a book... The emphasis is relaxation and freedom so whether you are visiting for a romantic break or with family and friends, we all work together to respect each other which allows us to open up our home and farm for you to enjoy a much as we do. Other things to note Lower Damgate Farm Holiday Cottages & Accommodation When you stay you at the farm, will be a part of a big family, not only with us but our animals too as Dovedale Animal Sanctuary is onsite and home to a range of rescued farm animals. We pride ourselves on being a small family business and share our beautiful home to guests who want to relax and unwind in this wonderful part of the Peak District National Park. Our Farm has over 22 acres for guests to use, it is very rural with lots of space, gardens, and stunning landscapes to enjoy. The area is great for walks straight from the door and the farm is in the perfect position for exploring the Peak District National Park as it is nestled between the famous Dovedale and Manifold Rivers. We are surrounded by National Trust land and only a mile from the local village of Ilam with the NT Ilam park, Stepping Stones and Dovedale on the doorstep. We are also close to the villages of Alstonefield, Wetton, Milldale and Thorpe where there are good pubs and teas rooms as well as being close to the market country towns of Ashbourne, Bakewell, Leek, and Buxton where there are good amenities and local attractions to explore like Alton Towers and Chatsworth House. The Farm is also our home, and we are very relaxed and happy to share our little world with you. There have been many residents over the years as the farm was once home to a Viking Longhouse, the Romans lived here and built the culvert that is still running down the drive and the Tudors built the stone house we now live in. The landscape around us is stunning, it has its own eco climate, when the sun shines its hot and when the wind blows it goes over the top of us as the Vikings were good architects, we love it and it is a perfect base to explore this beautiful part of the world. Our ethos is relaxed and informal with a philosophy that “Nothing is a problem”. We are very approachable and want our guests to feel at home. The Farm is an escape from the world, rural and remote, its not perfect but its comfortable with everything you need to enjoy a break away where you can feed the animals, watch the sunsets, put your feet up, chill out with drink, light the BBQ and enjoy quality time with your favourite people. You create your occasion, bringing your walking boots, provisions and a carrot or apple or two for the animals and we give you the space and respect to do your own thing. We are humbled that the cottages have been awarded Farm Holiday Cottages of the Year 2021-2022 North West, and the Courtyard properties have been highly commended in the Sunday Times Travel Reviews. Affectionately known as the Tardis, these 16h Century barns have been adapted for large groups or independent, depending upon your needs. Each have their own private facilities in addition they can be hired together Hope’s has a very large kitchen and living area as well as dining for all guests on site., Reubens’s is spacious for mingling, and all are adaptable to, cook, dine and be together whatever your number. Individually Reubens Roost has 3 bedrooms sleeping 7 + Bremen’s Barn 4 bedrooms sleeping 8+ Hope’s Hideaway has 4 bedrooms sleeping 9 + as well as a large games room. All are spacious and joined via the U shaped courtyard. In addition, we have Purdy’s Place at the end of the farmhouse with 2 bedrooms and a little living area, sleeping 4. We also have our bespoke “Alpaca Hut” for 2 guests, which is like a luxury shepherds hut with its own Hot Tub! plus, our little Gypsy caravan Rosie’s Retreat where two adults can escape to in the summer months. The outside areas include large gardens and lawns with a safe play area, BBQ and Decking areas, as well as outdoor furniture and plenty of space to run around, chill explore or play games. All guests are welcome to use and explore the farm with over 22 acres of fields and paddocks including woods and a pond area, as well as to meet and greet our resident animals. We have an open-door policy and guests are welcome to come and find us! If you have any questions or need any information shout as we are always happy to help. Our philosophy is that “Nothing is a problem” and when you stay all we ask for is that you have an amazing time. All our bookings help to support Dovedale Animal Sanctuary.