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COMMENTS
Here are some of the comments left by our guests since September 2008:
- Baker Shepherd Gillespie, Ecological Consultants – Thank You letter
- Das Jugendblasorchester Sindelfingen (Deutschland) war vom 22.-25.
September 2011 anlässlich der Konzertreise nach Dronfield zu Gast im
Nightingale Centre. Wir alle waren absolut begeistert und alle Vorurteile,
die man als Deutscher gegen England haben könnte, wurden widerlegt: Die
Zimmer waren absolut sauber, die Duschen haben erstklassig funktioniert und
das Essen war nicht nur gut sondern sensationell! Es hat sogar die
Verpflegung die wir im vergangenen Jahr in Italien hatten übertroffen!!!!
Außerdem waren alle Mitarbeiter und Mitarbeiterinnen so freundlich und
hilfsbereit wie man es in Deutschland nur selten erlebt. Nochmals ein ganz
herzlicher Dank und viele Grüße an Stella und das gesamte Team. Markus Nau,
Dirigent (28.09.2011)
- First class, very clean, well organised and friendly staff.
The catering was very good. Enjoyed accommodation and catering enormously. Every time I come there are improvements.
Very comfortable, excellent food. Thank you Much improved since I first came! Everything wonderful! Excellent in every way. The tarmac entrance and car park are a great improvement. All very good!
 Unitarian Music Society 2011
- Staff friendly and helpful, always ready to accommodate your needs. We would certaily recommend Hucklow and we are likely to come back. Causey Walkers June 2010
- Silverdale school stayed at the excellent Nightingale Centre for a week as part of the Y7 pupils residential. The house met the need of both pupils and staff, the rooms were very tidy and comfortable. Every area of the centre was spotlessly clean and the food was excellent. The most impressive aspect of the centre was how outstanding all the staff were; being extremely helpful and always finding time to chat. Set in beautiful grounds and with the glorious peak district all around I would recommend the the centre to any other school or member of the public. Silverdale School
- We'd just like to say a very BIG 'thank you' to all of you for making us so welcome during our stay last week. We all had a fabulous time (helped by the glorious weather of course) and were looked after so well and we loved being able to come and go as we pleased - everything was perfect. We've got loads of walks still to do, so we'll certainly be back again - just got to sort out some dates!
Thanks once again Eileen & Bernard Cawsey, Woking
- Lovely to have glass of wine with the meal.
Rooms clean and comfortable.
It gets better every time.
‘I want to express my gratitude to the centre for hospitality and in particular the care taken to provide meals for those people who are diabetic. I have not yet found a hotel that provides any desert other than fruit salad. Well done Nightingale Centre.
Very pleased with both catering and accommodation- am always made to feel very welcome. A complete haven
Excellent as always.
Excellent- great vegetarian options- meals well balanced. Rooms comfortable and clean.
The catering was very good. A light breakfast as well as a cooked breakfast would be appreciated. Accommodation was good and clean.
Excellent food, spotless rooms and attractive decor. Unitarian Music Society Feb 10
- We have based a key part of our Masters in Management programme induction at the Nightingale Centre for the past 4 years and have already booked to come back again next year . We have brought groups of up to 50 students at one time from all over the world and found that the centre has worked closely with us to ensure that everyone is happy. This has ranged from tailoring the menu to suit a host of dietary requirements to providing last minute photocopying facilities to ensuring that students with a particular religious belief have a quiet place to pray . The catering staff do an excellent job at ensuring a wide choice of delicious food options whilst ensuring that a group of 50 people all manage to eat a hot meal within a short space of time. The catering, housekeeping and managing staff are all equally friendly and helpful making it easy to discuss any particular needs that arise.
The centre provides a flexible suite of rooms for both small group discussions and larger lecture style sessions with plenty of space for outdoor team building or sporting activities. Although there is potential for total retreat from the outside world it is also possible to keep in touch with work via internet enabled computers in the centre. In the evening you can either visit the cosy next door pub or turn some of the Nightingale rooms into games or party venues. Needless to say you are surrounded here by beautiful countryside with plenty of opportunities for either walking from the centre or talking a short drive to near by hills, moors or dales. Overall this is a good priced base for running a short residential course that we would be more than happy to recommend to others. Nottingham Business School, The Nottingham Trent University. Oct 09
- The NightingaleCentre in Great Hucklow is really well located for us to run the Nottingham Business School International Masters in Management Induction Programme. It gave our clients a real feel of remoteness set high in the Peak District Dales, yet gave us access to all the resources we need for the activities such as caving, climbing, abseiling and canoeing. On site, the well kept grounds provide ample space for the archery and problem solving tasks that we use on such an event.
Being an International programme, there is a huge diversity of eating requirements and tastes. The kitchen coped well with our needs and the delegates were very well fed. Our staff were too well fed!
Stella and the house team were always available and demonstrated their flexibility when handling all our strange needs.
The whole package helps us to keep our client happy and we are looking forward to a long lasting relationship, returning year after year to the Nightingale Centre with Nottingham Business School and many other clients. Many thanks, Pete March, Director Derwent Pursuits Oct 09
- I mean every word of it. The centre is excellent and the staff wonderful. The meals were extremely popular with our children. Michael (Molescroft Primary School)
- "Excellent. They catered brilliantly for me as both a vegetarian and a diabetic. Seldom have I had such an excellent choice and such tasty meals" UMS Sept 09
- "We have used the Nightingale Centre for our residential programmes for many
years and have been impressed by the high standard of accommodation and
teaching facilities, provided at a very modest cost. The setting is
perfect and the staff are extremely helpful and considerate. Having used
many residential centres in the north west we have found the Nightingale
Centre by far the best." A.H.,
Senior Lecturer in Counselling: University of Salford
- "I think the Nightingale Centre is an excellent place for a group such as ours. The facilities are very good the staff are very helpfull and efficient, the meals are of high standard and the weekend was very good value." Fran – Christmas Walkers
- Lovely and relaxed, we could come and go as we pleased, very helpful staff, I have not stayed at a better centre.
- Comfortable lounge and good vegetarian food, relaxed atmosphere.
- I most enjoyed the very friendly attitude of the staff it made for a relaxed and comfortable stay.
- Warmth, friendship and beautiful surroundings - a perfect weekend.
- Familiar and supportive environment with much interactive between groups.
- Ideal for small groups such as ours and lovely to meet other groups in congenial surroundings.
- Friendly attention, happy mealtimes and scope for casual mixing, smooth integration of group activities with the common life of the centre, access to a varied countryside.
- A personal friendly welcome, approachable staff. Very comfortable lounge - so many places skimp in this area but it makes such a difference in the dark evenings.
- Friendly atmosphere,very helpful staff and wonderful food.
- Nice building, beautiful setting.
- Flexibility and lovely environment, lots of space indoors and out.
- Good food, clean venue.
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