Upper Rectory Farm Cottages

"Best Visitor Accommodation 2001 - Leicestershire"

"Best Visitor Accommodation 2002 - Leicestershire" - Highly commended"

"Self-Catering Holiday of the Year 2002- Heart of England Tourist Board"- Gold Award

"Excellence in England 2003" - The tourism 'Oscars' - national finalist

"Outstanding Quality 2004 - East Midlands Tourism" - finalist

"Enjoy England Excellence 2006 - East Midlands" - Bronze Award

"Enjoy England Excellence 2007 - East Midlands" - Silver Award

"A real spiritual sanctuary.Fantastic facilities - a lot of love has been put into this place." - Joanne, Warwickshire.

"Such a great find with everything to make it a very special weekend." - Margaret and David, Wales.

"Head massage was great!" - Victoria, Stoke on Trent.

"one of the bedrooms was a reiki sanctuary on Saturday afternoon while the complex lent itself to a 1920's murder mystery on Saturday evening!" - Antonia, Berkshire.

"Perfect place for a big family party" - Mrs. Brown, Derby.

"Fantastic! A wonderful venue, beautifully decorated and renovated an excellent place to stay." - Laura, Edinburgh.

"What a fantastic place to spend a weekend away with family and friends...it was more than we could ever have dreamed of.Everything was of 5* quality and nothing was too much trouble." - Sharon, Essex.

"all were deeply impressed by the uniqueness of the conversions, the cleverness of the design and the subtlety of the decor and soft furnishings.Impressive to say the least and all combining to produce a once in a lifetime experience" - Roy and Doreen, Norfolk.

"Just what we ordered from Father Christmas for the festive season; cosy, well-equipped and complete with tree!!"- Family Ahrens, Germany.

"When I first set my little eyes on this beauty I thought WOW...This is an absolute delightful place with beautiful surroundings... Quality. Quality. Finally the hosts. Yes, you were fab, fab, fab, fab, fab!" - D,Somewhere in Birmingham.

"I have a little problem - do I go back and let everyone know about this little piece of paradise - or do I keep it all to myself to come and enjoy again and again?"- Katie,Essex.

"We've enjoyed our stay here - Mum and Dad thought the showers were brilliant.There was great games to play in the laundry room as well."- Hunter family, Glasgow.

"Our cottage certainly lived up to it's five star recommendation and Jean should take pride in her wonderful hospitality."- Stephenson family, Angus.

"…one of the best self-catering set-ups we have ever encountered."- Michael and Alison, Sydney Australia.

"Definitely feel that as the reputation of "Upper Rectory" spreads you may have to put your children's names down at birth to get in!!"- George and Carol,Devon.

"Your home baking was a lovely touch." - Thelma, Ayrshire.

"Home from home.You really deserve a very big thank you, Jean.You think of all the little touches that make a fantastic hostess."- Barbara Lawson,Lincolnshire.

"Wow! What can we say! From the welcoming cookies, to the superb decor and all the homely little touches , who could want anything more."- Katya, South Africa.

"Attention to detail and "wanting to create something where we would like to stay" makes this as near a perfect place to stay as is possible.We salute you, Jean and David, for having the vision, belief and enthusiasm to make Upper Rectory Farm Cottages what it is today."- Hardy family, Lancashire.

"Excellent flapjacks - by far the best we tried so far in the UK." - Perina, Malta.

"Excellent accommodation and facilities.We enjoyed the quiet rural atmosphere enormously - the perfect base for exploring the English Midlands" - John & Margaret, South Africa.

"Very idyllic. Very peaceful. Very beautiful. Just very!" - Mark & Kelly,Essex.

"We certainly did not realise before we came how much there is to do in this area." - Chapman family, Kent.

"Best cottage we've ever stayed in….even in a wheelchair it was OK." - Keith & Pauline, Isle of Lewis.

"Superb accommodation - deserves all the awards and more." - Sarah & Ben, Yeovil.

"I'd recommend you but I want to keep you secret!" - Paul and Jo, London.

"We've all had a wonderful weekend in this perfect "away from it all" haven to celebrate Granny's 70^th.Such a great find with everything to make it a very special weekend." - Margaret, Wales.

"Staying here while working - have never been so comfortable in my life!Think I'll sell the house and move here on a permanent basis!" - Gerry, Toronto, Canada.

"Jean is a great host and makes you feel you're visiting friends.Highly recommend Sally Gold's catering skills too!"- Bryony.

"What a delightful bolt-hole from the rat-race" - The Braithwaites, Milton Keynes,