Company information
Sykes Holiday Cottages is an independent holiday cottage rental agency, with the finest selection of holidays across the UK and Ireland. Whether it’s a family-friendly holiday, a pet-friendly holiday or an activity and adventure-filled holiday, find your ideal UK break with Sykes Holiday Cottages.
Our sister brands include Abersoch Quality Homes, Best of Suffolk, Carbis Bay Holidays, Character Cottages, Coast and Country Cottages, Coast and Country Holidays, Cornish Cottage Holidays, Dream Cottages, Heart of the Lakes, Helpful Holidays, Hideaways, Hogans Irish Cottages, John Bray, Lakes Cottage Holidays, Lake District Lodge Holidays, Lakelovers, Manor Cottages, Menai Holidays, Northumbria Coast & Country, Welsh Coast and Country Holidays and Yorkshire Coastal Cottages, and our family extends as far as Bachcare in New Zealand.
Property information
Dovestone Lakeside Pod consists of a kitchenette with electric hob, microwave, mini-fridge/freezer, kettle, and foldaway dining seating for two people. The bedroom consists of a double and bunk bed, serviced by a shower room. Outside, there is a non-enclosed, front garden with patio, lawned area, picnic bench, with designated, off-road parking for one car. Highchair and travel cot available on request. Two well-behaved pets welcome. WiFi, fuel, power, bed linen, and towels are all inc. in rent. Dovestone Lakeside Pod is a lovely base for an unplugged getaway. Note: Early check-in and late check-out available for 25 GBP. Note: Travel cot and highchair each cost 10 GBP. Property beside a lake, please take care. Note: 20 GBP pet fee applicable weekly per pet. Note: Additional parking in main car park. Note: Extras and packages available from 5 GBP to 95 GBP. Note: There is a small step into pod. This property has a 50GBP Good Housekeeping Bond. Arrivals are only permitted on Mondays and Fridays.
This property has a Good Housekeeping Bond of 50.
Neighbourhood information
Greenfield is one of seven villages nestling amongst the 18,000 acres of moorland hills, open fields and scenic valleys that comprise the Saddleworth area. These Pennine villages have a wool spinning and agricultural heritage dating back to the Industrial Revolution, but today Saddleworth has evolved into an attractive South Pennine and Peak District National Park area with breathtaking views and glorious stone-built buildings. Greenfield is a thriving little village with a good range of amenities, and well placed to explore the South Pennine region. Greenfield has Saddleworth’s largest park in Churchill Playing Fields, which includes a skateboard park and tennis courts. It also has the canal marina and Saddleworth’s train station, which is an extremely popular stopping off point on the ‘Real Ale Rail Trail’ and offers easy access into Manchester for a city visit. Live entertainment at local pubs includes folk, rock, jazz and classical guitar concerts, and the ‘Off the Rails’ comedy club.
Saddleworth is home to a wide range of festivals and community events, the most famous of which is the Whit Friday Band contest, which attracts the UK’s and Europe’s top brass bands and was the backdrop to the film ‘Brassed Off’. Another well loved film ‘Yanks’ was set in Saddleworth and is also commemorated by a major weekend festival.
Almost every weekend features a visitor attraction, be it a canal festival, vintage car rally, the Saddleworth Rushcart procession, real ale festival, morris dancing competition or the well regarded Farmer’s Market. Nearby attractions include Dovestones Reservoir for boating and walks, and the Castleshaw Valley with an interpretation trail for a Roman fort, the highest of a series built on the Roman military road from Chester to York.