About Hill Farm
A farm, restored with love
One hundred and fifty years of Cheshire farming history — and the two people who brought it back to life.
The story
From dairy farm to farm stay
Hill Farm has stood in the Cheshire countryside for over 150 years — a dairy farm through generations, in the quiet hamlet of Dutton. Its brick barns and cottages were built for working life, and they carry that history in every beam and lintel.
When Chris and Colette found the farm in 2007, they saw what it could become. Not a hotel, and never a booking-site anonymity — but a place restored barn by barn, where guests get a front door of their own and the farm gate closes behind them.
Today the farm offers seven self-contained places to stay. The restoration has kept the character — and added everything a countryside break actually needs.
- 150years of farming history
- 7places to stay
- 2007restored since
Through the years
The farm, then and now
1870s
The farm is built
Hill Farm is raised in warm Cheshire brick in the hamlet of Dutton — a working dairy farm from its first day.
1900s
Generations of farming
Through a century and more, the farm passes down through generations of farmers, its barns and cottages growing with it.
2007
Chris and Colette arrive
Chris and Colette find the farm and see what it could become — a place where the pace finally slows.
2010s
Barn by barn, restored
Year by year the cottages and barns are brought back with care — original character kept, modern comfort added.
Today
Seven places to stay
The farm welcomes guests to seven self-contained stays behind its gates — looked after personally, never by a call centre.
The people
Cared for by Chris and Colette
Every stay at Hill Farm is looked after personally by Chris and Colette — from the first enquiry to the moment the farm gate closes behind you on the way home. No call centres, no key safes with nobody to ring.
“We wanted the farm to feel like it was yours for the week — because while you’re here, it is.”
Book direct
Book directly with the farm
Book directly with Chris and Colette for the warmest welcome — and the best available rate, straight from the farm.