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The Den - Doals Farm - Weir, Bacup, 1 Bedroom Holiday Cottage

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Wonderful

Sleeps 4409.0 sq ft

Popular amenities

Dryer
Parking available
Washer
Barbecue grill
Kitchen

Explore the area

Bacup, England

Turf Moor
‪9 min drive‬
The Woodland Spa
‪13 min drive‬
Heaton Park
‪31 min drive‬
Manchester (MAN)
‪52 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

0 bedrooms (sleeps 4)

Bedroom/Living Room

1 Double Futon, 1 Double Bed and 1 Crib

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Kitchen

Dining area

About this property

The Den - Doals Farm - Weir, Bacup, 1 Bedroom Holiday Cottage

We have a Self Catering Holiday Cottage available that can accommodate up to 4 people (2+2).

The cottage is set is a 6 acre smallholding with beautiful surroundings. We have 10 alpacas that you are welcome to meet and help feed during your stay.

The main living/sleeping area has a double bed and a sofa that can convert to a bed. There is also a travel cot available, we can loan you an air bed if you need an additional bed. All bedding and towels provided.

There is also a bathroom with basin, toilet and large shower and a kitchen area with a cooker, Fridge (with freezer compartment), Washing Machine, Tumble Dryer, Microwave, Toaster and Kettle along with a selection of cooking equipment. Is there is something you want that is not already there, just ask.

The cottage is also accessible for people in wheelchairs, there are no steps, level access throughout and the bathroom was built as a wet room.

We are also dog friendly, dogs are always welcome with well behaved owners!

We are also LGBT friendly and welcome same sex couples.

A Podpoint EV Charger is available on site.

Property manager

Paul Wise

Languages

English

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Parking available

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Check out before 11:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

Events allowed: family gatherings and birthday parties

Pets

Pets allowed: limit 4 total

Smoking

Smoking allowed: in designated areas

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

Parties and events (including family gatherings and birthday parties) are allowed on site. Maximum attendees: 8

Host has indicated that there are no carbon monoxide detectors or gas appliances on the property

Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

Safety features at this property include a first aid kit

We should mention

A car is recommended for transport to and from this property

About the area

Bacup

Located in Bacup, this cottage is in a rural area. The Woodland Spa and Gaddings Dam are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit Gordon Rigg Garden Centre Todmorden and Oswaldtwistle Mills. Park Farm Shop and Tea Rooms and Bowlplex are also worth visiting. Discover the area's water adventures with fishing and swimming nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with horse riding and cave exploring.

Bacup, England

What's nearby

The Singing Ringing Tree - 9 min drive - 5.7 km
Turf Moor - 9 min drive - 10.7 km
The Woodland Spa - 13 min drive - 13.4 km
Forest of Bowland - 16 min drive - 18.4 km
Heaton Park - 31 min drive - 34.4 km

Getting around

Burnley Barracks Station - 10 min drive
Leeds (LBA-Leeds Bradford) - 83 min drive

Restaurants

‪The Rose 'N' Bowl - ‬7 min drive
‪Hargreaves Arms - ‬6 min drive
‪Glen View Inn - ‬18 min drive
‪The Old Boot - ‬4 min drive
‪The Ram Inn - ‬9 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is The Den - Doals Farm - Weir, Bacup, 1 Bedroom Holiday Cottage pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows pets (limit 4 total).

What time is check-in at The Den - Doals Farm - Weir, Bacup, 1 Bedroom Holiday Cottage?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The Den - Doals Farm - Weir, Bacup, 1 Bedroom Holiday Cottage?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is The Den - Doals Farm - Weir, Bacup, 1 Bedroom Holiday Cottage located?

Situated in a rural location, this cottage is within 6 miles (10 km) of The Singing Ringing Tree, Turf Moor and The Weavers' Triangle. Towneley Hall and Mather Gallery are also within 6 miles (10 km).

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Wonderful

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8.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

9.8/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

9.0/10

Location

9.0/10

Listing accuracy

10/10 Excellent

neil b.

19 Feb, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

recent stay

was just as described

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Richard H.

26 Nov, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great for a get away from it all place

A nice place that is great for a single person or couple, and with smaller children if you have them! Well stocked on all that you need.

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Martin G., Edinburgh, Scotland

19 Apr, 2023

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great base for our holiday

The Den was a great place to stay while my wife, daughter and I were visiting friends in Rochdale and Prestwich. Paul was a great host, and provided everything we required for our two year old daughter to make our stay a home from home. Would definitely stay again.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

ELAINE F.

13 Nov, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Alpacas are sweet

Comfy and cosy. Appreciated milk left for us as we didn't know if any shops nearby (no none) We came by public transport as car was in for repair so couldn't pack food. but got a taxi to the restaurant we were visiting. If we visit again we will come by car as think it is necessary, We had a good stay on the whole and the Alpacas were really sweet.

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Katherine A.

28 Aug, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Self catering dog friendly den.

Ideal accommodation located for exploring the Bacup area and beyond, great for walkers and those who generally enjoy the great outdoors. The owners couldn't do enough to help and the best part was being invited to help feed their pet Alpacas.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Vanessa. R.

29 Dec, 2024

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

The Den

Positives - hosts were very nice & helpful. Arranged for our grandchildren to feed the alpacas on Christmas Eve. Property was warm & lots of hot water. Negatives - when you approached it was like driving into a builders yard. There were piles of rubbish & debris all over. Outside The Den was very uncared for - weeds.moss & leaves all over so very slippy under foot. It needs a good tidy up. First impressions are important & it wasn’t a good one !

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ashley O.

13 Feb, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Brilliant.

The Den is a very cosy quiet place, the perfect getaway. Paul and his family are really nice people, and they make you feel welcome. Paul let me and my family feed the alpacas, my daughter loved it. Brilliant place would highly recommend. 😀

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Ann W.

12 Aug, 2023

Liked: Check-in, communication

Disliked: Listing accuracy

Disappointed

Not like photos. Property surrounded with high weeds and nettles. Frontage bad with weeds and rubbish.

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Rebecca B.

22 Aug, 2022

Disliked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy

Terrible place

We stayed only 1 night of our 5 night reservation. The yard outside is littered with junk and weeds. The bed is very uncomfortable. The room smells strongly musty. The washer and dryer do not work properly. Is there a place to post a photo? This place should not be among your listings. Refund requested.

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

Heather M.

9 Aug, 2022

Liked: Check-in, communication

Disliked: Cleanliness, location, listing accuracy

Don't waste your money!

We booked the den, hoping to get our two autistic teens out of the house for a bit of a break and to see the alpacas. From the moment we arrive it was untidy, there are weeds and junk everywhere. The pictures showed an outdoor sitting area and there was no such thing. The place was dirty and smelled musty. The cooker didn't work, the airbed had a puncture and the sofa bed was very small and uncomfortable. The only positive is that the owner was very polite and there was tea, coffee and Milk, however I will not be returning.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Philip L.

27 Aug, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Short, sweet and great VFM

For a variety of reasons, we had to delay any trip until a couple of days before the bank holiday. Additionally many places accepting pets restrict it to dogs and we have a house cat who we had to bring. Most areas had nothing left, for a short weekend break or prices were into the thousands. However we struck lucky in finding Doal's Farm. Owner Paul was fantastic in his speedy responses, confirming availability, acceptance of cats and fitting in with some personal restrictions we placed on him. Price wise it more than fitted in with what we were looking for. With travel problems our ETA kept changing but on our late arrival Paul was waiting with a pleasant welcome , taking us into the property. Some nice treats awaited us, and the cat which was a pleasant surprise. The property is small but perfectly laid out, making good use of all space and is extremely comfortable.We had no problems at all. As for items provided everything you could need was there including. to our surprise, as we had some stir fry items with us we were going to cook in a frying pan, an actual wok which more than did the job. It is only 5 minutes drive to the centre of Bacup too. Our one regret was we were unable to take up the offer of feeding the alpacas given our short visit. If we are looking for a future break in the area again we will certainly check this cottage first.

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Diane A.

22 Apr, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Gary C.

20 Oct, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Quiet getaway

Tucked away stay. Simple & clean space. Warm & comfortable with all you need for a short stay.

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

IAN P.

22 Sept, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Brilliant

My daughter stayed there and had a fantastic time. Hosts were great and love animals. Highly recommended

Stayed 21 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jan O., London, UK

26 Jul, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice little place to stay

We arrived a little later than planned but Paul was waiting for us with the key. He showed us around and was friendly and helpful. The Den is small but had everything we needed for a couple of nights. Everything worked except we had trouble getting a signal for the TV, possibly due to the constant rain. We would definitely stay there again when visiting family in the area.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

18 Jun, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A hidden gem

Thank you so much for such a lovely stay. Meeting the alpacas and being taught more about their care needs was the icing on top of the cake. Lovely location, with a beautiful field just across the road to walk your dogs. I love how pet-friendly the property is. The owners also went above and beyond and strimmed back a piece of land for my dog to wander on. The check in was simple, and it was so lovely to find dog bowls and treats for them upon our arrival, alongside coffee, milk, sugar, tea bags and cookies for us adults.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

john g.

7 Mar, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Good stop over

This is an ideal place for a stop over like we needed on our way up from Devon to Scotland Thank you Paul

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Matthew B.

7 Nov, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fireworks getaway for the dog.

Lovely little place and just what we wanted/needed. There were a few fireworks let off in the distance but far enough away not to trouble my dog too much. Would certainly stay again.

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

dusty m.

6 Sept, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely, welcoming owners

Tina and Paul are so sweet and inviting. They made me feel welcome from the get go. I had an emergency come up and had to postpone my stay for 6 weeks and they were very accommodating in switching the dates for me. The apartment was lovely and there's plenty of space to move around. The bed was comfortable and I had everything I needed. The outside felt like a rural area with the alpacas and acres of fields and was very quiet and peaceful. My friend and I loved visiting and feeding the alpacas. Tina and Paul answered our countless questions about the alpacas with patience and kindness. I would recommend anyone to stay here if in the area!

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Danielle M.

5 Aug, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely

Lovely area to stay will definitely be visiting again

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Kellymay W.

23 Jul, 2022

Liked: Check-in, communication, location

Little gem in the making

The owners were lovely. Very welcoming and friendly. Amazingly accommodating of my dogs. Was quite disappointed there wasn't a patio area as shown in the pictures and as they were in the process of refurbishment with the next property there were quite a lot of excess materials around. The Alpachas were lovely and it was really nice of the owners to let us meet them. The amenities inside the property were great and very comfortable

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Marcin K.

30 Jun, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

The Den

Excellent place, lovely surroundings, clean, quiet and the owners are just fantastic. Will be comming back shortly!

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Cory H.

29 Jun, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay

Great stay, great location to amenities, nice and quiet and lovely hosts

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jacob L.

15 Jun, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing

Paul and Tina both wonderful people, easy to communicate with and very understanding. Made our stay so pleasant and easy :) 100% recommend.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Derek L.

25 Apr, 2022

Liked: Check-in

Internal accommodation fine, property surrounds not so good.

I'm going to split this in to two parts. Firstly, the internal elements of the property (services/cleanliness/state of repair/etc.) were fine and in line with the description published. There was a minor shortfall in that the oven retained some residue/burnt on residue from a previous occupancy/use but was easily cleaned so as I say minor. As the primary need for the property centred on this, the stay is considered as satisfactory. The second part was the surrounds of the property. Whilst the owner advised in advance (after final payment was made) of some "repairs" were ongoing, the extent wasn't made clear. On arrival, it was found that the property was surrounded on three sides by scaffolding, scaffold clamps and other debris were noted, and there was a general state of untidiness from a variety of discarded odds and ends. The work we were advised verbally had been ongoing for some 18 months, so I've no doubt was as much a problem for the property owners as anything, but I do feel this was critical information that should have been made known very much in advance. The scaffolding was removed on the morning of the final full day of our stay. No warning of the activity was given so it was a little disconcerting for people to suddenly appear around the windows of the property, but fortunately nothing to cause embarrassment. The only difficulty really was that with the work, exit from the property on to the main road was impossible until the accompanying lorry exited. The aftermath of the scaffolding being removed left a trail of lights obstructing the main door. I eventually found a way of securing these to leave a relatively clear path, but do feel that the owners should have made check to make good anything like this once the scaffolding was gone.

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022

About the host

Hosted by Paul Wise

We moved here in 2018 and opened the Den in 2019. We started Alpaca Meet and Greets in 2022, we live onsite and are happy to answer any questions and always willing to do whatever we can to make your stay pleasant and memorable. If there's anything you want just ask.