The Cavendish
Baslow, Derbyshire
Good Hotel Guide Review
A stay among the spoiling country house comforts of The Cavendish is about as close as you can get to staying on the Chatsworth Estate. All but one room overlook the grounds of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire’s grand Derbyshire home, which is a stroll away by footpath. From the moment you arrive, with bags whisked away by ‘very friendly and helpful’ staff to your room, you feel cosseted. Bedrooms are comfortable with antique furniture mixed with smart contemporary fabrics and wallpapers, perhaps a brass bed or four-poster, art on the walls, and fresh milk and ‘scrumptious’ Chatsworth biscuits awaiting. One reader found the road noise disturbing on a muggy night, with the window open. Public rooms include furnishings and art from the family’s collection. For dinner, there’s a choice of more casual surroundings and dishes – steak, fish and chips, sharing platters – in the Garden Room or fine dining in The Gallery. The latter’s menu might include estate venison with blackberries, and monkfish with crab mousse. Good cooked breakfasts are served until late in the morning. ‘A relaxing stay in splendid surroundings.’ (A K-H, J and MB)
Hotel details
Address
Church Lane
Baslow
Derbyshire
DE45 1SP
England
Telephone
01246 582311
Bedrooms
28. 2 on ground floor, 4 in converted coach house, 2 suitable for disabled.
Open
all year.
Facilities
lounge/bar, 2 restaurants, 2 private dining rooms, function facilities, in-room TV (Freeview), civil wedding licence, ½-acre grounds, EV charging, public rooms wheelchair accessible.
Background music
none.
Children
all ages welcomed, extra bed £10 (excl. breakfast).
Dogs
allowed in 1 bedroom (£20 per night), not in main house.
Credit cards
Amex, MC, Visa.
Prices
B&B doubles from £200, singles from £180. Set 2-course menu £52.50, 3-course menu £62.50 and Tasting menu £79.50 (Gallery Restaurant), à la carte £40 (Garden Room). 1-night bookings sometimes refused at weekends.
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