A wood-burning stove is an excellent alternative for the winter. The heat it produces is much nicer than central heating and to me there is a great satisfaction in collection fire wood as well. It also saves quite a lot of money compared to a gas or oil burning central heating system.
Wood-burning stoves are excellent for older colder homes, I love mine because it really heats me up on those extra cold days, the whole family loves it in fact and we all sit around it nightly.
No I do not like wood-burning stoves I believe that they are two of date. People are no longer interested in this style of cooking they like more modern things