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Flutes at the Barns July 2010

Situated in the beautiful Peak District, equidistant from Ashbourne and Leek, a grand hall and barn provide the unique venue and on-site accommodation for two FATB courses in 2010!  Set in the village of Waterfall, close to where the river Hamps runs into the Manifold Valley, the two properties are linked through a games room and lobby.  The accommodation comprises a total of eighteen bedrooms and seven modern, fully-fitted bathrooms, recently finished following a high class refurbishment.  Stoke-on-Trent or Derby are the nearest mainline railway stations.

With nine bedrooms the hall has the feel of a large cottage, with some low ceilings (but all over six feet) and exposed beams.  As well as individual accommodation the hall also includes a luxury kitchen, lounge, sitting room, snug and games room.  The barn is a beautiful stone property with another nine bedrooms, lounge (fifty feet long), kitchen, dining room, snug and games room.  There are mature gardens surrounding the property with a patio and plenty of tables and chairs and a barbeque.  There are five acres to enjoy and the more energetic may enjoy walks over the hill directly to the Manifold Valley and on to Dovedale.

Flutes at the Barns October/November 2010 – Sri Lanka

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Flutes at the Barns April 2011

Once the home of the High Sherriff of Staffordshire, the 17th century Hall, which provides the venue for FATB April 2011, is magnificently positioned at the south western side of the Peak District, with stunning views for miles around.  Approached down a long drive, the Hall feels private and removed from the hustle and bustle of modern living, yet is easily accessible.  The Peak District has miles of lovely countryside on which it is now your legal ‘right to roam’ – during the course you may wish to take the opportunity to explore.

The Hall is a listed building with many original features such as old oak beams and wattle and daub wall panels, yet it is equipped to the highest standard with modern facilities.  Four generous, thick-walled ground-floor rooms - which include a large sitting room with wonderful views to the west, the snug, a music-listening room and games room - provide many locations for chamber music, with a spacious studio (in the adjoining renovated barn) for group sessions.  The all-important gastronomic and social side of the course occurs in the large dining room, serviced by two kitchens.  If the weather is kind barbecue facilities are to be found within the grounds, where you may also spot deer, owls and hares.

The hall and barn combined have sixteen bedrooms, each with individual characteristics and aspects over the grounds; bathroom facilities are all modern.

Flutes at the Barns July 2011

The venue for the winter Flutes at the Barns course is a magnificent hall situated in the most outstanding of locations, nestled under the famous rocks of The Roaches between Buxton and Leek in the heart of England. The hall itself is reached over a winding driveway through the fields and woods under the famous Hen Cloud rocks.

Once the hunting abode of Sir Philip Brocklehurst the hall later became the residence for his brother, who amassed a small zoo in the grounds whilst he lived there.  Although a former wildlife ‘paradise’ for yaks, llamas, deer and wallabies which roamed freely, the animals are now long gone to provide a more musical paradise in January 2010!

As you would expect from such a historical property, the hall is generously proportioned in every way, though retaining the feel of a family home.  Set in eight acres of fields, gardens and woodlands - for our exclusive use during the course - there are two living rooms, a dining room (capable of seating our flute course nearly three times over!), and thirteen bedrooms.  Every room is furnished to the highest possible specification, and is unique in décor; features include a circular bed or Victorian four-poster.  The traditional pub is approximately a one-mile walk across the countryside.

Flutes at the Barns October 2011

Situated in the beautiful Peak District, equidistant from Ashbourne and Leek, a grand hall and barn provide the unique venue and on-site accommodation for two FATB courses in 2010!  Set in the village of Waterfall, close to where the river Hamps runs into the Manifold Valley, the two properties are linked through a games room and lobby.  The accommodation comprises a total of eighteen bedrooms and seven modern, fully-fitted bathrooms, recently finished following a high class refurbishment.  Stoke-on-Trent or Derby are the nearest mainline railway stations.

With nine bedrooms the hall has the feel of a large cottage, with some low ceilings (but all over six feet) and exposed beams.  As well as individual accommodation the hall also includes a luxury kitchen, lounge, sitting room, snug and games room.  The barn is a beautiful stone property with another nine bedrooms, lounge (fifty feet long), kitchen, dining room, snug and games room.  There are mature gardens surrounding the property with a patio and plenty of tables and chairs and a barbeque.  There are five acres to enjoy and the more energetic may enjoy walks over the hill directly to the Manifold Valley and on to Dovedale.