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The Ashford Arms

1 Church Street, Ashford in the Water
Rated 9.0 in 166 reviews

The Ashford Arms is a charming lodging option located in the picturesque town of Bakewell, United Kingdom. Renowned for its inviting atmosphere and personalized service, this boutique hotel offers a delightful blend of traditional charm and modern comforts, making it a popular choice among travelers seeking a unique and intimate stay in the heart of the Peak District.

Housed in a historic building with classic architectural features, The Ashford Arms welcomes guests with elegantly appointed interiors that reflect the character and heritage of the area. Each room is thoughtfully designed to provide comfort and style, incorporating period details with contemporary amenities to ensure a memorable and relaxing experience.

The on-site restaurant at The Ashford Arms showcases the culinary excellence of the region, offering a menu that emphasizes locally-sourced ingredients and seasonal dishes. Guests can enjoy a range of delectable meals, from hearty breakfasts to fine dining experiences, all within the warm, inviting setting of the hotel.

Surrounded by the stunning landscapes of the Peak District National Park, The Ashford Arms serves as an ideal base for exploring the natural beauty and historical landmarks of the area. Whether you're interested in hiking, cycling, or visiting nearby attractions such as Chatsworth House or Haddon Hall, the hotel's knowledgeable staff are available to assist with planning and recommendations.

The Ashford Arms stands out as a boutique hotel that offers an authentic taste of Derbyshire hospitality, combining the charm of its historic setting with the conveniences expected by today's discerning travelers.

Michelin Restaurants in Bakewell and near The Ashford Arms

Church of Holy Trinity
Church of Holy Trinity
Parish church in Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK
140m / 150yd
Sheepwash Bridge
Sheepwash Bridge
Grade II* listed bridge and scheduled monument in Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire, England, UK
260m / 290yd
Magpie Mine
Magpie Mine
Disused lead mine near Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, UK
2.7km / 1.7mi
All Saints Church, Bakewell
All Saints Church, Bakewell
Grade I listed church in Bakewell, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK
2.3km / 1.4mi
Bakewell Old House Museum
Bakewell Old House Museum
Grade II* listed building and museum in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, UK
2.2km / 1.4mi
Church of St Anne
Church of St Anne
Church building in Over Haddon, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK
3.5km / 2.2mi
St Giles' Church, Longstone
St Giles' Church, Longstone
Grade I listed church in Derbyshire Dales, United Kingdom
2.2km / 1.4mi
St Michael and All Angels' Church, Sheldon
St Michael and All Angels' Church, Sheldon
Grade II listed church in Sheldon, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK
2.3km / 1.4mi
Bakewell Castle
Bakewell Castle
Motte-and-bailey castle in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, UK
2.7km / 1.7mi
Congregational Chapel
Congregational Chapel
Grade II listed chapel in Little Longstone, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK
2.1km / 1.3mi
War Memorial
War Memorial
Grade II listed war memorial in Bakewell, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK
2.5km / 1.5mi
Catholic Church of the English Martyrs
Catholic Church of the English Martyrs
Catholic church building in Bakewell, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK
2.3km / 1.4mi
Bole Hill bowl barrow
Bole Hill bowl barrow
Bowl barrow in Bakewell, Derbyshire Dales, England, UK
2.5km / 1.5mi
True Blue nucleated lead mine, 600m ESE of Magpie Mine
True Blue nucleated lead mine, 600m ESE of Magpie Mine
Lead mine in Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire, England, UK
2.5km / 1.6mi
Haddon Hall
Haddon Hall
English country house on the River Wye at Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, UK
5.1km / 3.2mi
Church of St Peter, Edensor
Church of St Peter, Edensor
Grade I listed church in Derbyshire Dales, United Kingdom
5.4km / 3.4mi
All Saints’ Church, Youlgreave
All Saints’ Church, Youlgreave
Grade I listed parish church in Youlgreave, Derbyshire Dales, United Kingdom
5.6km / 3.5mi
Church of Good Shepherd And Attached School
Church of Good Shepherd And Attached School
Church building in Wardlow, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK
5.2km / 3.2mi
St John the Evangelist
Church in Cressbrook, Derbyshire
4.6km / 2.8mi
Church of St Leonard
Church of St Leonard
Grade II* listed church in Monyash, Derbyshire Dales, United Kingdom
5.6km / 3.5mi
Village Cross
Village Cross
High cross in Monyash, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK
5.7km / 3.5mi
Church of St Michael
Church of St Michael
Grade I listed church in Taddington, Derbyshire Dales, UK
5.7km / 3.5mi
Chatsworth House
Chatsworth House
Country house in Derbyshire, England
6.3km / 3.9mi
Nine Stones Close
Nine Stones Close
Bronze age stone circle in Derbyshire, England, UK
7.7km / 4.8mi
Arbor Low
Arbor Low
Neolithic henge monument
7.2km / 4.5mi
Five Wells
Five Wells
Chambered tomb
7.4km / 4.6mi
Eyam Hall
Eyam Hall
UK historic house museum
7km / 4.4mi
St Lawrence's Church, Eyam
St Lawrence's Church, Eyam
Church in Derbyshire Dales, UK
7km / 4.3mi
St John the Baptist, Tideswell
St John the Baptist, Tideswell
Church in Derbyshire Dales, UK
7.4km / 4.6mi
Church of St Katherine
Church of St Katherine
Church building in Rowsley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK
6.9km / 4.3mi
Holy Trinity Church, Stanton-in-Peak
Holy Trinity Church, Stanton-in-Peak
Grade II listed building in Stanton, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK
7.1km / 4.4mi
Church of St Martin
Church of St Martin
Church in Derbyshire Dales, United Kingdom
6.7km / 4.2mi
Eyam Museum
Eyam Museum
Local museum in Eyam, United Kingdom
7.2km / 4.5mi
Gib Hill
Gib Hill
Barrow in Middleton and Smerrill, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK
7.5km / 4.7mi
St. Anne's Church, Baslow
St. Anne's Church, Baslow
Grade II* listed church in Derbyshire, England, UK
6.1km / 3.8mi
All Saints' Church, Curbar
All Saints' Church, Curbar
Church in Derbyshire, England
6.9km / 4.3mi
St Hugh’s Church, Foolow
St Hugh’s Church, Foolow
Grade II listed church in Foolow, Derbyshire, England, UK
7.1km / 4.4mi
Church of St Anne
Church of St Anne
Church in Beeley, Derbyshire, England, UK
7.2km / 4.4mi
Column of the Temple of Poseidon at Chatsworth
Historic site in Derbyshire, England
6.5km / 4mi
Cucklet Church
Cucklet Church
Historic cave in Eyam, Derbyshire
6.7km / 4.2mi
St Michael's
Church in Middleton-by-Youlgreave, Derbyshire
6.7km / 4.1mi
Christ Church, Litton
Christ Church, Litton
Church in Litton, Derbyshire
6.5km / 4mi
Church of St Anne
Church of St Anne
Grade II listed church building in Millers Dale, Tideswell, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK
6.6km / 4.1mi
Row of four lime kilns
Row of four lime kilns
Grade II listed lime kilns in Millers Dale (Taddington parish), Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK
6.6km / 4.1mi
Nine Ladies
Nine Ladies
Bronze Age stone circle located in Derbyshire, England
8.2km / 5.1mi

What to do in Bakewell and near The Ashford Arms

Church of Holy Trinity
Church of Holy Trinity
Parish church in Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK
140m / 150yd
Sheepwash Bridge
Sheepwash Bridge
Grade II* listed bridge and scheduled monument in Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire, England, UK
260m / 290yd
Magpie Mine
Magpie Mine
Disused lead mine near Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, UK
2.7km / 1.7mi
All Saints Church, Bakewell
All Saints Church, Bakewell
Grade I listed church in Bakewell, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK
2.3km / 1.4mi
Bakewell Old House Museum
Bakewell Old House Museum
Grade II* listed building and museum in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, UK
2.2km / 1.4mi
Church of St Anne
Church of St Anne
Church building in Over Haddon, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK
3.5km / 2.2mi
St Giles' Church, Longstone
St Giles' Church, Longstone
Grade I listed church in Derbyshire Dales, United Kingdom
2.2km / 1.4mi
St Michael and All Angels' Church, Sheldon
St Michael and All Angels' Church, Sheldon
Grade II listed church in Sheldon, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK
2.3km / 1.4mi
Bakewell Castle
Bakewell Castle
Motte-and-bailey castle in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, UK
2.7km / 1.7mi
Congregational Chapel
Congregational Chapel
Grade II listed chapel in Little Longstone, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK
2.1km / 1.3mi
War Memorial
War Memorial
Grade II listed war memorial in Bakewell, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK
2.5km / 1.5mi
Catholic Church of the English Martyrs
Catholic Church of the English Martyrs
Catholic church building in Bakewell, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK
2.3km / 1.4mi
Bole Hill bowl barrow
Bole Hill bowl barrow
Bowl barrow in Bakewell, Derbyshire Dales, England, UK
2.5km / 1.5mi
True Blue nucleated lead mine, 600m ESE of Magpie Mine
True Blue nucleated lead mine, 600m ESE of Magpie Mine
Lead mine in Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire, England, UK
2.5km / 1.6mi
Haddon Hall
Haddon Hall
English country house on the River Wye at Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, UK
5.1km / 3.2mi
Church of St Peter, Edensor
Church of St Peter, Edensor
Grade I listed church in Derbyshire Dales, United Kingdom
5.4km / 3.4mi
All Saints’ Church, Youlgreave
All Saints’ Church, Youlgreave
Grade I listed parish church in Youlgreave, Derbyshire Dales, United Kingdom
5.6km / 3.5mi
Church of Good Shepherd And Attached School
Church of Good Shepherd And Attached School
Church building in Wardlow, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK
5.2km / 3.2mi
St John the Evangelist
Church in Cressbrook, Derbyshire
4.6km / 2.8mi
Church of St Leonard
Church of St Leonard
Grade II* listed church in Monyash, Derbyshire Dales, United Kingdom
5.6km / 3.5mi
Village Cross
Village Cross
High cross in Monyash, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK
5.7km / 3.5mi
Church of St Michael
Church of St Michael
Grade I listed church in Taddington, Derbyshire Dales, UK
5.7km / 3.5mi
Chatsworth House
Chatsworth House
Country house in Derbyshire, England
6.3km / 3.9mi
Nine Stones Close
Nine Stones Close
Bronze age stone circle in Derbyshire, England, UK
7.7km / 4.8mi
Arbor Low
Arbor Low
Neolithic henge monument
7.2km / 4.5mi
Five Wells
Five Wells
Chambered tomb
7.4km / 4.6mi
Eyam Hall
Eyam Hall
UK historic house museum
7km / 4.4mi
St Lawrence's Church, Eyam
St Lawrence's Church, Eyam
Church in Derbyshire Dales, UK
7km / 4.3mi
St John the Baptist, Tideswell
St John the Baptist, Tideswell
Church in Derbyshire Dales, UK
7.4km / 4.6mi
Church of St Katherine
Church of St Katherine
Church building in Rowsley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK
6.9km / 4.3mi

About Bakewell

Bakewell, located in the heart of the Peak District, offers a variety of engaging activities and experiences. One of the main attractions is the Bakewell Market, which takes place on Mondays. This market features a range of local goods, crafts, and produce, providing an authentic taste of the region.

Another highlight is the Old Original Bakewell Pudding Shop, where visitors can sample the famous Bakewell pudding. This traditional dessert is a must-try, and the shop offers insights into its history and preparation.

Exploring the Riverside Walk along the River Wye is a pleasant way to appreciate the natural beauty of the area. This scenic path allows for leisurely strolls and opportunities to spot local wildlife.

For those interested in history, the Bakewell Church of St. Anne is worth a visit. This historic church features impressive architecture and offers a peaceful atmosphere for reflection.

The surrounding Peak District National Park provides ample opportunities for outdoor activities, such as hiking, cycling, and climbing. There are numerous trails that cater to various skill levels, allowing visitors to experience the stunning landscapes.

Lastly, the quaint streets of Bakewell are lined with charming shops and cafes. Strolling through these areas offers a chance to discover local artisans and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee while soaking in the town's ambiance.




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