With a stay at The Red Lion in Bakewell, you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Peak District National Park and Chatsworth House. .This guesthouse is 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Baked Well Pottery Painting and 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from All Saints Church.
Chatsworth House Labyrinth - 14 min drive - 5.4 miles
Getting around
Matlock Station - 20 min drive
Manchester Airport (MAN) - 61 min drive
Restaurants
Manners Hotel - 3 min walk
The Old Original Bakewell Pudding Shop - 1 min walk
The Red Lion - 1 min walk
Wheatsheaf - 1 min walk
Hassop Station - 3 min drive
About this property
The Red Lion
Guesthouse in Bakewell with a restaurant and a bar
The Red Lion offers 5 accommodations.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 5 guestrooms.
This smoke-free guesthouse features table tennis and mountain biking nearby.
At The Red Lion, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.
The Red Lion has a restaurant on site.
Languages
English
Property amenities
Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Food and drink
A bar/lounge
A restaurant
Things to do
Table tennis
Guest services
No housekeeping service
Accessibility
No elevator
More
Smoke-free property
Room amenities
Entertainment
TV
More
Heating
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Check-out
Check-out before 10:00 AM
Special check-in instructions
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
Pets not allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Property payment types
Important information
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
Property is also known as
Red Lion Bakewell
Red Lion Inn Bakewell
The Red Lion Bakewell
The Red Lion Guesthouse
The Red Lion Guesthouse Bakewell
The Red Lion Reviews
Reviews
7.8
Good
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 40 out of 105 reviews
10 - Excellent
40
Rating 8 - Good. 30 out of 105 reviews
8 - Good
30
Rating 6 - Okay. 18 out of 105 reviews
6 - Okay
18
Rating 4 - Poor. 13 out of 105 reviews
4 - Poor
13
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 105 reviews
2 - Terrible
4
8.4/10
Cleanliness
8.4/10
Staff & service
6.8/10
Amenities
7.2/10
Property conditions & facilities
6.8/10
Eco-friendliness
Reviews
4/10 Poor
Peter
Traveled with partner
Nov 26, 2024
Disliked: Staff & service
Room and food were fine but radiator in the bedroom could not be switched off so it was too hot all night. No-one could advise how to fix it. There was no overnight parking within 500 meters of the hotel. This apparently is normal in Bakewell. There was also no wifi internet access in the room or the bar area. Not good!
The Red Lion is ideally situated in Bakewell,although there is no parking at the accommodation,there is plenty nearby. The only negative comment id make about the accommodation is the double bed is very small,other than that the rooms are very clean etc
The town is very quiet,and there's not a lot happening on an evening
Well placed in centre of Bakewell. Friendly staff. Nice large double bedroom with en suite. As they don't serve breakfast there were a couple of complimentary porridge pots and breakfast biscuits. Tea and coffee making facilities with plenty of t-bags, milk, coffee and hot chocolate sachets with packets of biscuits. Hallway outside room decoration was looking a bit tired. Had a very nice evening meal in the pub
Susan
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
6/10 Okay
Verified traveler
Sep 4, 2024
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Verified traveler
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024
2/10 Terrible
Richard
Jun 25, 2024
Richard
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024
4/10 Poor
Anthony
Mar 10, 2024
Anthony
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
4/10 Poor
Kay
Mar 3, 2024
Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Lovely area disappointing hotel.
Hotel Red Lion locked at 10.00pm had to access room via steep concrete & metal steps. To a key pad door which didn’t always open first time. Absolutely no sort of breakfast served early morning. No facilities for checking out had to take all luggage down steep concrete steps & leave key in door as front door was locked. Other B&Bs usually make bed each day, this wasn’t done. No parking near hotel. Tried to find overnight car park but none near by. Was informed you could book parking on line unable to do it. Beautiful area lovely walks & river. Close to other Beauty spots. Chatsworth house well worth a visit. Also Eyam & Matlock.
Great pub in a beautiful village. Very cosy bar area with friendly staff, people and dogs. The room itself was very comfortable and warm.
However, we only had enough milk for 2 cups of tea, and only 3 'normal' tea bags.
We tried to get more but the downstairs door was locked until 8:30am. We tried again at 9am but the door was still locked. The only way to exit was the fire escape, which we had to take at 10:00am as that was check out time - the downstairs door was still locked. To make matters worse, it had snowed over night making the fire escape a slippery danger zone - not so good for my girldfriend's bad achilles and probably also not so good for elderly guests etc.
overall, 4 out of 5. Would stay again. Thanks
You have to be kidding: very poor value for money.
Our room at the Red Lion was nice and comfortable but there were many other problems: i) there was no reliable internet service; ii) there was no breakfast; iii) the kitchen stopped serving dinner at 7.00. When we came down at 7.15, they said they would fire up the kitchen again!; iv) the front door was closed until 12.0 noon which meant we had to come and go in the morning via the fire escape although we had been told that the front door would be opened at 8.30am. This was very very poor value for L164 per night (pounds sterling)l
Geoffrey
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
6/10 Okay
Dayna
Traveled with partner
Jul 1, 2023
Liked: Staff & service
Great area. Nice staff. The rooms are above a pub, so be prepared for everything! Very and I repeat VERY thin walls.
Terrible bathroom, shower dod not drain, toilet stopped working, dangerous. Access via back stairs fire escape also dangerous and awful. Wished I didn't stay here
Last minute night away. Great welcome and accompanied to the room on check in. Nice touches of fresh water, coffee and even a Bakewell tart!
I must say the bed and bedding are the comfiest ever, I wanted to take it home.
Only downside was the walls are pretty thin which can’t be helped, we had a group of noisy boys next door who disturbed us at 4am!!
The owner was made aware and was very apologetic.
All in all I would definitely stay here again.