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The Peacock at Rowsley
Rowsley, Derbyshire
'A model of a modern country hotel', offering 'really excellent food' and 'comfortable, country-style bedrooms', this Peak District bolthole in a 17th-century manor house is surrounded by good walking country.
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'A model of a modern country hotel' offering 'really excellent food' and 'comfortable, country-style bedrooms', this Peak District bolthole in a 17th-century manor house is surrounded by good walking country. Owned by Lord and Lady Edward Manners, it was built for the steward of their stately home, Haddon Hall, and is full of tradition, with paintings of aristocrats on the walls, plenty of art and antiques, a beamed bar, four-posters in some of the bedrooms. Trusted readers happy with their bedroom found that water pressure in the shower could have been better; others thought their bathroom 'too small a space'. But 'dinner is the main event', say our inspectors, starting with nibbles in the 'quaint bar, with a sparkling peacock image on the wall tiles'. In the restaurant, with its Mouseman tables, 'dishes are complex, carefully presented, well judged for portion size and very tasty'. In the bar, a less-expensive menu impressed another reader with its fish ('probably the best I have ever had outside Yorkshire') but the accompanying chips weren't nearly as good. After a generous breakfast, with an 'honourable mention for the toasted bacon sandwich', go hiking, visit Haddon Hall and Chatsworth House, or try fly fishing. (Peter Anderson, Tony and Ginny Ayers, and others)
Hotel Details
Address
Bakewell Road, Rowsley, Derbyshire, DE4 2EB, England
Telephone
Bedroom
15.
Openings
all year except dinner 24 Dec, 25/26 Dec, 2 weeks in Jan, closed Sun, B&B only on Mon.
Background Music
in public rooms.
Children
not under 10 at weekends. No children's menu.
Dogs
allowed in bedrooms only (£30 a night, food, bowls supplied).
Prices
B&B doubles from £280. À la carte in bar £50, restaurant set-price menu £90.75, tasting menu £109.50. 1-night bookings sometimes refused.
Facilities
lounge, bar, 2 dining rooms, private dining room, in-room smart TV, 1-acre garden on river, fishing rights, public areas wheelchair accessible, EV charging.
Location
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