Haystack Lodge is a luxurious three bedroomed single storey Lodge. It benefits from a stunning open plan living area with with double glazed doors opening out onto the patio.

All the bedrooms have en suite facilities, the master bedroom has a wet room ensuite with walk in shower, the second bedroom has a bath with a shower above it and the third bedroom has a smaller walk in shower.

The superior beds are all ‘zip and link’ so can be arranged as either a super king double or two single twin beds.

Equipped with a ‘Smart’ 3D television, a DVD player and Superfast Internet to keep you entertained while you stay.

Haystack Lodge has its own enclosed garden with views over the rolling farmland next door, and also close to the Dog Exercise Field.  We have planted 18 trees in one corner of this field and we mow a track around the edge so it is easy to wander around and enjoy the countryside – with or without a four legged friend.  There is a separate area at the top end of the field that has a new Children’s Play Area with a new climbing frame, swings and slide.  There is also space for kicking a ball around, playing family rounders, cricket or just running around!

We have a number of Ride-On toys stored in the garden shed for the younger children to play with within the garden as the Haystack Lodge has a path all the way a round the outside like The Country Lodge.

Explore Cheshire and Chester!

There are lots of things to do nearby including visit the wild animals at Chester Zoo, play for hours in the play park and sample loads of different flavoured Ice Cream at Cheshire Ice Cream Farm, Tattenhall, then pop along to Snugbury’s Ice Cream Farm, Nantwich, to compare the different flavours!

There are 20 plus National Trust Properties all within 25 mile radius, including Tatton Park, Speke Hall, Erddig, Little Moreton Hall, The Beatles Childhood Homes, Quarry Bank, Chirk Castle, Dunham Massey, Lyme Park and many more.

Discover the Cheshire Castles – Beeston (has a visitor centre and STUNNING views from the top), Cholmondeley (gardens open to public), Peckforton (now a Hotel).

Explore the cities of Chester, Liverpool, Manchester and Stoke all within 45 minutes drive. North Wales castles, towns and beaches are easily commutable.

Theme Parks like Alton Towers and Gullivers World for the thrill seekers or Oulton Park Motor Racing Circuit for those that want a real challenge.

A Little of Our History

The Rayner family purchased Hill House Farm in the 1940s, running it as a dairy farm until the late 1980s, when the dairy was sold off but the main farmhouse and brick barns were retained.

Nick and Catherine ran a B&B for 17 years before concentrating on self-catering holidays. They currently have a few private horses and a couple of spare stables for guests to bring their own horses on holiday.   Nick and his son, Will, have the Agricultural and Amenity Contracting Business, so for the tractor mad child, they can still see the tractors and machinery going out to work each day!

Catherine grew up in West Sussex and moved to Cheshire in the late 1990s when she met and married Nick, who was actually born in one of the farmhouse bedrooms!

Catherine studied horses at college and ran her own riding school and livery yard before she moved to Cheshire. She now only ride for pleasure and to escort their daughter.