​We discovered Pike House on the Bare Britain website while looking for somewhere to stay for a winter holiday early in 2011.

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The original toll house, entrance at N51.7672 W2.6088, was a small four-roomed cottage, one room being a store. It has now been extended to include a large well-equipped kitchen, a sitting room with a dining table and a very efficient wood-burning stove, a second sitting room, two bedrooms and a bathroom. The extension is built in the same style as the original and you really can't see the join.

 

The garden is completely enclosed by a wooden fence atop a stone wall on the road side and a hedge backing on to woodland on the other side. At the end of the garden are a sauna, a summerhouse and a hot tub.

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We spent a very pleasant week there in February and enjoyed using the sauna and hot tub, especially on one cold frosty night with a clear sky and a glass of wine each.