Pots & Pans Cottage

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  • The Lounge

    The Lounge

    The lounge at Pots & Pans Cottage is cosy and comfortable, with a low ceiling and mullion windows overlooking the garden so that you can observe the goings on at the bird feeder. The centrepiece of the lounge is the Aga wood-burning stove located in an original inglenook, and the floor is polished oak.

    Woodburner in the lounge at Pots and Pans Holiday Cottage, Uppermill, Saddleworth
    Congolese carving at Pots and Pans Holiday Cottage, Uppermill, Saddleworth

    The lounge has a TV with Netflix, Amazon Prime etc. and is also where the wifi box is located that services the whole house. A sofa and two large comfortable armchairs provide ample space to relax. The stairs that lead from the lounge are lined with vintage photographs of Myanmar (Burma) and Uppermill. The lounge walls are decorated in colourful original African artwork, and the Congolese Bantu Chief sits contemplatively by the fire.

    In early 2018 Saddleworth was hit hard by a massive snowstorm called “the Beast from the East”. Many of the roads were impassable to the extent that some people were forced to spend the night in their cars up on the M62 in sub-zero temperatures! Our guests at the time, who had travelled to the UK from America, were well and truly snowed in for a couple of days!

    “Getting snowed in during “the beast from the east” was challenging but what a lovely place to be stuck.”

    They told me that despite the inconvenience, sitting in front of the log-burner in our cosy lounge and watching the snow falling outside was a wonderful break from their work in Manchester, and had a wonderful stay. They gave us a five-star review!

  • The Kitchen

    The Kitchen

    The Kitchen at Pots & Pans Cottage is the heart of the cottage that hosts a cosy dining area and a fabulous six-hob gas-fired range with two electric ovens.

    One of our recent Airbnb guests said we had an “excellent kitchen with the best oven you will ever find.” Another guest said, “the large kitchen area was great for chatting, cooking and playing games”. Both guests gave us a five-star rating!

    Freshly baked gingerbread men at Pots and Pans cottage Uppermill
    A rustic kitchen featuring a wooden dining table and chairs, with a black range cooker, stainless steel pots hanging above, and a colourful curtain. The kitchen is well-equipped with a microwave, blender, and various utensils, set against a background of blue walls and patterned tiles.
    Handmade Cambodian floor tiles at Pots and Pans Holiday Cottage, Uppermill, Saddleworth
    A kitchen with a light blue wall featuring a shelf holding various pots, pans, and colanders. Below the shelf, several frying pans hang, and there are kitchen appliances like a microwave and toaster on a wooden countertop.
    A modern kitchen featuring a large white farmhouse sink, wooden cabinets, and a black countertop. There are plates and utensils on a shelf, a kettle on the counter, and a dishwasher with a decorative towel. A window allows natural light and there are green plants in the background.
    Dining kitchen at Pots and Pans Holiday Cottage, Uppermill, Saddleworth

    The kitchen is fully equipped with all the essentials including a large SMEG fridge/freezer, dishwasher, microwave, toaster, kettle, blender, and a fabulous bean-to-cup coffee machine that makes amazing cappuccinos! There is also a DAB radio/Bluetooth speaker. There is everything else you could ever need from pots and pans and a lemon squeezer to gingerbread cutters and a knife sharpener.

    A view of several black frying pans hanging from a rack in a kitchen with a light blue wall and kitchen appliances in the background.
    Close-up of a black oven with shiny knobs and handles.
    A wooden kitchen rack displaying neatly stacked white plates and various cooking utensils, including colanders, spatulas, and a grater, against a green wall.
    A cozy window setting featuring three windows with blinds, plants on the sill, and a decorative light fixture, all set against a green wall.
    A wooden wine rack featuring several bottles of wine, each with a tag attached for identification.
    A vintage green Smeg refrigerator in a kitchen, with a doorway leading to another room in the background.

    The kitchen has open beams and original feature walls. The unique floor tiles were hand-made in Cambodia by a family of artisanal terracotta makers. Each tile is individually crafted, and some are then decorated with imprints of flowers and plants from the family garden; you can even spot tiles that the family dog and chickens have run across. They are beautifully made and fit wonderfully in the kitchen decorated with art and postcards from Myanmar.

    We were approached in early 2018 by a company who’d seen pictures of our kitchen on Airbnb. They were impressed with what they saw and wanted to film a breakfast cereal advert in the kitchen at Pots & Pans Cottage! Sadly we were fully booked up during the dates when they wanted to shoot the advert so we couldn’t accommodate them at the time. Maybe next time… assuming we aren’t booked up that is!