My sister and I stayed here for a short break from the city.
From when we arrived, Minh and his two dogs welcomed us. They are very friendly and enjoy playing. He showed us where we would stay and let us know we could visit the animals in the farm when we would like and even let us borrow his spare wellies to see the ducks, goats and cow! The area is serene and you cannot hear the cockerels from the chalet. They didn’t cause us to either be up at night or wake up too early, it was just fine. Minh helpfully let us know where we can go for walks locally e.g. the Roman river.
Food wise, if you take what you plan on eating you can pop this in the fridge and eat it when you need to.
There are multiple books worth a read in the chalet and some games if you want to play but with the picturesque surroundings I doubt you would do that.
It’s a very affordable place to stay and worth the price. We planned on doing the Kinder Scout walk which is a 15 minute drive to the parking lot starting point or a 2 hour walk. You can also take the bus from just outside Minh’s house to get there and back, although this would involve a 20-minute walk but it’s a bit cheaper than paying for an Uber if you don’t have a car/motorbike.
The location is perfect if you don’t own a motor vehicle because the station is around the corner, there are trains and buses you can catch. Even though it rained for most of our stay, it was well worth the visit. Also you can easily get to Manchester by train from Strines.