Saturday 10 December was a cloudy but fine day with no departures but two arrivals with cottages already prepared.  Both here between 3 and 4pm, both have been before. A quiet day of catch up jobs and in the evening we had friends around for a drink. Sunday was a similar day weather wise.  A busy day with four departures and one arrival with cottage prepared and cottage arrived at 3pm.  Spent time on Christmas preparations. Monday saw two departures but no arrivals.  Two cleaners here to keep up with cleaning and used the time to put up the first Christmas tree in one of the cottages as well as other jobs in vacant cottages. Tuesday started dry but deteriorated during the day.  No arrivals with one cleaner here and two departures after which we headed to Hardwick Hall.  Here we were allowed access to the hall with other accommodation providers on a day the hall was closed to the public.  After coffee and networking we had a look at the hall which had been decorated for Christmas.  We also were allowed to look around the ruins of the old hall although at this point it was raining so we got wet.  We had lunch at the cafe there before driving back via Chesterfield where we did some shopping.  For the first time since the beginning of January we had no cottages in at all!  (2016 only had two nights with no one in).  Wednesday was ‘my day’.  Down to Bakewell for my dance session before returning home to get changed.  Then I was back down to Bakewell where I met up with some of the Wednesday dancing ladies for a Christmas lunch at ‘As You Like It’.  It is where we normally meet for coffee but they did us a lovely lunch and we all enjoyed ourselves. Some shopping before heading home again.  One cottage arrived just after 4pm, they have been before. Enjoy the photos from Tuesday.