Homestays in Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Play and stay visit . We stayed in a pirate suite and I must say it was a really nice room , clean and spacious , quiet and a great little club house (bar) . We payed for the birthday package and sweet bouquet. There where birthday banners,balloons and a gullivers bear in the room along with the sweetie bouquet all went down well and then shortly after checking in gully and pirate came to see us with a birthday cake we had a dance and took some photos. The entertainment in thr evening was good . Tom did a great job at entertaining the kids making sure no one was left out and everyone got Involved. Drinks where reasonably priced and can't comment on food as we ate out . Sausages and bacon at breakfast didn't look great so we decided to drive down the road, park doesn't open till 10:30 on a Sunday and you have to check out at 10 anyway so had some time to waste. Great birthday stay value for money and both Tom and Hannah where wonderful making sure we had a great stay and my daughter enjoyed her birthday. Yes I would return . To note: in the evening marshmallow toasting is part of the entertainment but they fail to mention that its £4 for a bag of marshmallows I'd bring your own x 😉

Situated within just two miles from Baslow this is a first class B&B run by a lovely couple. Split into essentially two elements (self catering cottage and main lodge) it therefore allows for varied combinations especially if you are part of a large group. Breakfast is first class and can be pre-ordered the evening before. There is a good pub next door and many other eateries in Baslow itself. We were at a evening function at Chatsworth House and this B&B worked perfectly for us all especially as we had a dog in tow. Of course there are many other reasons to be in the area and these include visiting Bakewell / Castleton / Hope Valley. It is of course big walking territory as well as the stately home of Hardwick Hall close by. Thoroughly recommended and we look forward to our next visit.

Bit of a mixed-bag this one. I stayed in the twin room for 2 nights. The room oddly looks as though it’s been lifted and deposited direct from a Premier Inn (but smaller). It’s dark due to the use of dark purple and dark wood on almost everything. The bathroom is fresh and contemporary though. There’s a generous selection of teas and coffee plus biscuits. One of the reasons I chose the Fountains tearoom and B&B was because of the tearoom downstairs. I arrived, after a long tiring journey, at 3.30pm thinking I was just in time to grab a snack in the tearoom, however Iike a lot of visitors if you read the comments dating back years, I was told by a very offhand older member of staff the kitchen was closed. It closes at 3pm, so all the info and literature stating that tearoom hours are 9am to 4pm are misleading to say the least. (The owner later stated that ‘our staff have families to go home to’). When I asked I was also told that breakfast was from 9am, even though this staff member was now fully aware I was a guest, and I mentioned I needed to be somewhere by 10am the next morning. So the next morningI hung around to 9am and dashed down to breakfast to find other guests already eating breakfast, a (different) member of staff said guests were served from 8.30am! I complained by text to the owner who responded very quickly saying she’d look into it. The owner could not be faulted for responding to queries/complaints - the evening before I’d rung her asking how the heating worked as it was cold and she came out straight away to check the thermostat in the hall. The breakfast was prompt, hot and very tasty. Other negative points: The mattress had springs starting to poke up, the pillows were thin and lumpy (they’re cheap enough to buy for goodness’ sake). The thinnish duvet (no sheets apart from the fitted one on the mattress) only just covered the bed, so wouldn’t be great for larger visitors. I personally will not be staying again.

Play and stay visit . We stayed in a pirate suite and I must say it was a really nice room , clean and spacious , quiet and a great little club house (bar) . We payed for the birthday package and sweet bouquet. There where birthday banners,balloons and a gullivers bear in the room along with the sweetie bouquet all went down well and then shortly after checking in gully and pirate came to see us with a birthday cake we had a dance and took some photos. The entertainment in thr evening was good . Tom did a great job at entertaining the kids making sure no one was left out and everyone got Involved. Drinks where reasonably priced and can't comment on food as we ate out . Sausages and bacon at breakfast didn't look great so we decided to drive down the road, park doesn't open till 10:30 on a Sunday and you have to check out at 10 anyway so had some time to waste. Great birthday stay value for money and both Tom and Hannah where wonderful making sure we had a great stay and my daughter enjoyed her birthday. Yes I would return . To note: in the evening marshmallow toasting is part of the entertainment but they fail to mention that its £4 for a bag of marshmallows I'd bring your own x 😉

Bit of a mixed-bag this one. I stayed in the twin room for 2 nights. The room oddly looks as though it’s been lifted and deposited direct from a Premier Inn (but smaller). It’s dark due to the use of dark purple and dark wood on almost everything. The bathroom is fresh and contemporary though. There’s a generous selection of teas and coffee plus biscuits. One of the reasons I chose the Fountains tearoom and B&B was because of the tearoom downstairs. I arrived, after a long tiring journey, at 3.30pm thinking I was just in time to grab a snack in the tearoom, however Iike a lot of visitors if you read the comments dating back years, I was told by a very offhand older member of staff the kitchen was closed. It closes at 3pm, so all the info and literature stating that tearoom hours are 9am to 4pm are misleading to say the least. (The owner later stated that ‘our staff have families to go home to’). When I asked I was also told that breakfast was from 9am, even though this staff member was now fully aware I was a guest, and I mentioned I needed to be somewhere by 10am the next morning. So the next morningI hung around to 9am and dashed down to breakfast to find other guests already eating breakfast, a (different) member of staff said guests were served from 8.30am! I complained by text to the owner who responded very quickly saying she’d look into it. The owner could not be faulted for responding to queries/complaints - the evening before I’d rung her asking how the heating worked as it was cold and she came out straight away to check the thermostat in the hall. The breakfast was prompt, hot and very tasty. Other negative points: The mattress had springs starting to poke up, the pillows were thin and lumpy (they’re cheap enough to buy for goodness’ sake). The thinnish duvet (no sheets apart from the fitted one on the mattress) only just covered the bed, so wouldn’t be great for larger visitors. I personally will not be staying again.