Pubs

• The Stable Bar – Monsal Head Hotel. Just up the road within walking distance – please be careful as there is no path or street lighting, it’s advisable to take a torch with you if walking, local real ales, bar food and amazing views!  Dog friendly. Trip Advisor reviews
• The Red Lion – Litton. A 3 minute drive off A623 or walk through the dale, situated on the village green, real ales and bar food. Trip Advisor Reviews
• The Bulls Head at Foolow – a pretty village pub just a few miles from Vicarage Farm, with a friendly welcome, excellent food and helpful service, including ‘lift home’.  A large fire and ‘bring & borrow’ book shelf encourage visitors to linger, or call again.
• The Moon Inn – Stoney Middleton. A 5 min drive on the A623.  Lovely food and reasonably priced, changing blackboard menu. Trip Advisor Reviews
• Three Stags Heads – A 17th-century roadside traditional farming roadside inn (opposite the Yonderman Café). The rooms are small, more like a sitting room, within walking distance. You can do a circular walk from the cottage through Ravensdale down to the pub and then back up the road. Trip Advisor Reviews
•  The Barrel Inn – Bretton (Nr Eyam). A 10 minute drive through the village of Foolow off the A623.  The highest pub in Derbyshire – 5 counties can be seen on a clear day.  Real Ales and bar food.
• Pack Horse. This historic pub is regarded as one of the best in the Peak District. Situated just off the Monsal Trail the pub is surrounded by some of the most striking scenery the Peaks have to offer. 

Café/Coffee shops

There are many cafés in the area this is a selection of our favourites,

• The Bar Brasserie – Buxton
• Charlie’s Cafe and Bistro – Church Street, Baslow
• The Three Roofs Coffee Shop – The Island, Castleton
• Yonderman Café, Wardlow – just at the bottom of the road, opposite the Three Stags Heads. Possibly our favourite. Good local food served all day. This Café is very popular with walkers, cyclists and bikers.

Restaurants

Most pubs in the area serve food all day and there are a number of circular walks which can be timed to include a lunchtime break or evening meal

• Rowley’s Restaurant and Bar – Church Lane, Baslow 01246 583880
• Piedaniels Restaurant – Bath Street, Bakewell
• Fischers Restaurant – Baslow Hall, Calver Road, Baslow 01246 583 259 – for that fine dining experience savour a memorable meal. This Michelin starred, family run restaurant has received many accolades both nationally and regionally.
• The Beehive Inn at Combs does great country food, much of it locally sourced, in a pub with a traditional feel and a warm welcome.
• The Chequers, Froggatt – An excellent range of bar meals and a tantalising specials menu. This is a pub with restaurant quality food.
• The Plough Inn Hathersage was Derbyshire Dining Pub of the Year in 2011 and 2013.

The Peak District is well known by lovers of real ale and we have several independent brewers including the  Thornbridge Brewery, who do tours at their Bakewell site or the micro-brewery on the Chatsworth Estate.

Take-away

There are many cafés in the area this is a selection of our favourites,

There are a number of take away options locally our favourites are

Stoney Middleton

• Little India – (on A623 also offer delivery service.  Excellent reputation for eat in or take-away) telephone number 01433 630300
• Toll Bar Fish and Chips

Bakewell

• Bamboo Cottage (Chinese)