Guidebook for Ashford in the Water
Parks & Nature
Chatsworth House
Haddon Hall
Mam Tor
Must do walking with fabulous views
Beautiful views for a stop on route whilst out walking. The cafe is great and there is also a little ice cream van for the kids ( and big kids!) .
Monsal Head Bridge.
Monsal TrailBeautiful views for a stop on route whilst out walking. The cafe is great and there is also a little ice cream van for the kids ( and big kids!) .
Entertainment & Activities
Cycle all the way from Bakewell to Buxton. If you need to hire bikes, you can do this from Hassop Station. They also have a great cafe.
6 locals recommend
Monsal Trail
Monsal TrailCycle all the way from Bakewell to Buxton. If you need to hire bikes, you can do this from Hassop Station. They also have a great cafe.
Hassop Station Cafe and Monsal Trail Cycle Hire
Hassop RoadGo Ape Buxton
Green LaneGulliver's Kingdom Resort
Temple WalkGreat for kids
Food Scene
The Royal Oak | Peak District
The Bulls Head
Church StreetPub Food, local ales
The Manners station
Haddon RoadGood pub food in Bakewell, suggest you book in advance
Sells our world famous Bakewell puddings! You absolutely cannot visit without buying one!
The Bakewell Tart Shop
18 Matlock St Sells our world famous Bakewell puddings! You absolutely cannot visit without buying one!
Village Green Cafe
The SquareHome baking and local produce
Juniper
The SquarePizza and Hundreds of Gins!
The Packhorse Inn
Main StreetCountry pub, great food, real ales and lovely atmosphere.
Chatsworth Estate Farm Shop
Voted one of the best Farm Shops in the Country.
Sightseeing
Eyam
The Plague Village.
Monsal Head Bridge.
Monsal TrailOne of a kind caves featuring Derbyshire's very own 'Blue John', Britain's rarest mineral.
90 locals recommend
Blue John Cavern
Cross StreetOne of a kind caves featuring Derbyshire's very own 'Blue John', Britain's rarest mineral.
Shopping
Bakewell
David Mellor shop and examples of his iconic designs which have become part of our every day lives. Lovely cookshop and cafe serving home cooked foods and cakes. You can tour the round building at certain times of the day and see cutlery being made on site.
24 locals recommend
David Mellor Design
David Mellor shop and examples of his iconic designs which have become part of our every day lives. Lovely cookshop and cafe serving home cooked foods and cakes. You can tour the round building at certain times of the day and see cutlery being made on site.
A larger town than Bakewell undergoing much renovation of The Spa Crescent, beautiful 'Bath' style crescent building soon to be a luxury hotel and Spa.
Have a walk around the gorgeous park and gardens and check out whats on at The Buxton Opera House whilst you're in the area.
221 locals recommend
Buxton
A larger town than Bakewell undergoing much renovation of The Spa Crescent, beautiful 'Bath' style crescent building soon to be a luxury hotel and Spa.
Have a walk around the gorgeous park and gardens and check out whats on at The Buxton Opera House whilst you're in the area.
Essentials
Co-op Petrol Station, Food & Grocery Store, Haddon Rd, Bakewell
Haddon RoadWaitrose & Partners
33 Station RoadMorrisons
Bakewell RoadSmall village shop for everyday essentials with deli counter. Homemade cakes, newspapers and magazines.
Roberts in Ashford
1 S Church StSmall village shop for everyday essentials with deli counter. Homemade cakes, newspapers and magazines.
ALDI
Ashford RoadLarge New Supermarket on the left hand side before you reach Bakewell.
Getting Around
Enterprise Rent-A-Car - Chesterfield
Lockoford RoadChurch Street
Church StreetBus Stop to Bakewell and Buxton