About Us

Beautiful cottages by the side of the lake

A number of years ago we moved to Brickhouse Farm with our two daughters. Our youngest daughter was later involved in an accident, which left her with disabilities. When she eventually came out of hospital we had to adapt our house to cater for her needs; ramps, level floor access and a large wet room to make things easier for all of us.

We received such amazing support from our community that in time we felt we wanted to give something back. After speaking with so many families in similar situations to ourselves, all of which struggled to find holiday accommodation with adequate adaptations, we decided to try to make a difference.

kitchen area with dining tables and chairs with patio doors

On Christmas Day 2012, we started to build cottages on Brickhouse Farm, on a site where chickens were previously kept. Then, after 6 intense months of extremely hard labour we opened Brickhouse Farm Cottages! We wanted the cottages to look ‘home from home’ rather than clinical and we hope you agree that we have accomplished this.

Visit England Tourism Superstar Finalist 2024
National Diversity The Entrepreneur of Excellence Award Finalist
Lancashire Tourism Awards 2023 Family Owned / Run Business
Blue Badge Access Awards Above & Beyond Award Finalist
Enterprise Vision Awards Hospitality Industry Finalist
Lancashire Tourism Awards 2024 Ethical, Responsible & Sustainable Tourism Finalist
Lancashire Tourism Awards 2024 Self-catering Accommodation Finalist
Red Rose Award Family Business Award Finalist
Red Rose Award Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Award Finalist
Visit England Awards for Excellence 2023 – Silver Accessible and Inclusive Tourism Award
Awards for Excellencenomination
Nominated for Visit England awards for winning the regional Accessible & Inclusive award
Wyre Business Awards 2022 – Leisure & Tourism Business of the Year Finalist

Wyre Business Awards 2022 – Leisure & Tourism Business of the Year Finalist

Lancashire Tourism Awards 2022 - Accessible & Inclusive Tourism Winner
Lancashire Tourism Awards 2022 – Accessible & Inclusive Tourism Winner
Lancashire Tourism Awards 2022 – Self Catering Accommodation Finalist
Lancashire Tourism Awards 2022 – Self Catering Accommodation Finalist
Lancashire Tourism Awards 2021 – Accessible & Inclusive Tourism Finalist
Lancashire Tourism Awards 2021 – Accessible & Inclusive Tourism Finalist
Wyre Business Awards 2019 - Leisure & Tourism Business of the Year Award

Wyre Business Awards 2019 – Leisure & Tourism Business of the Year Award

Lancashire Tourism Awards 2019 - Accessible & Inclusive Tourism Award

Lancashire Tourism Awards 2019 – Accessible & Inclusive Tourism Award

Rural Business Awards - North 1920 - The Triumph Over Adversity Award

Rural Business Awards – North 19/20 – The Triumph Over Adversity Award

Rural Business Awards - National 1920 - The Triumph Over Adversity Award

Rural Business Awards – National 19/20 – The Triumph Over Adversity

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Award of Excellence
Lancashire Tourism Awards 2014 - New Business Award
Lancashire Tourism Awards 2014 
New Business Award
Lancashire Tourism Awards 2015 - Access For All Award
Lancashire Tourism Awards 2015
Access For All Award
Lancashire Tourism Awards 2015 - Self Catering Holiday Award
Lancashire Tourism Awards 2015 – Self Catering Holiday Award
Lancashire Tourism Awards 2016 - Self Catering Holiday Award

Lancashire Tourism Awards 2016 – Self Catering Holiday Award

We now aim to accommodate all abilities so all you have to do is call or email us and we will try our best to make your stay as comfortable as possible.

We look forward to hearing from you.

With kind regards, Ian & Sue Rainford

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