The Peacock at Rowsley

Enjoyed a one-night stay with breakfast late-December 2024. Very comfortable beds and seating. Staff welcoming and helpful. Bar service was excellent. Full English breakfast served. Continental option available. Only minor quibble was bacon and sausage on the plate was much cooler than the other items on the plate. No staff about to raise it.

Booked as a family with older children whilst visiting the peak district to expose them to fine dining as a treat. Atmosphere was lacking. Decor was traditional as expected but not plush. Price for the 3 course menu seemed to have gone up. Food was a great disappointment. Amuse bouche lovely but nearly every single course lacking in flavour. Presentation of food was good however. The service was outstanding with good wine knowledge which is why we have given 3 stars. It would have been nice for someone to say goodbye to us. We were the last family there and after we paid everyone disappeared! We showed ourselves out!||Overall has potential but not worth the nearly £500 for 5.

Good food, excellent service and lovely ambience. Friendly greeting on arrival and we were quickly taken through to the bar area to wait for our friends where an open fire warmed the room. Lovely traditional feel and efficient members of staff. Once everyone arrived we were given a choice of menus. Traditional a la carte or lighter bite menu (standard size starter and pudding and half size main). The lighter bite menu was chosen by most of our group. Once we were taken to our table in a lovely light room an excellent meal was had by all. The staff were very good, there if needed but not hovering. Never felt rushed to leave the table even though we chatted long after we had finished the meal. There is a nice seating area for coffee if you don’t want to stay at the table. Would definitely recommend and will be visiting again

I visited today with 2 friends after a Christmas trip to Chatsworth. Absolutely superb! Beautiful food, amazing hospitality and the most warm, immaculate and beautifully decorated venue. The staff were all so polite and attentive. We were made to feel so welcome. We are already planning a return. Thank you xxx

From the moment we stepped through the door we were treated like royalty.|We had the warmest welcome from Laura who greeted us at the door, showed us to our room and settled us in. Our room was tastefully decorated with a massive super king size bed, small bathroom but its not purpose built and a beautiful period property. We came down and enjoyed drinks by the fire in the afternoon in the bar. This must be the cosiest bar we have ever sat in.|We had dinner in the restaurant. We enjoyed pre drinks and canapes in the lounge and was welcomed by James who recommended some fabulous cocktails created by Jack.|Dinner was outstanding, three courses and even a pre dessert. The menu was bang on season serving the best Venison from the Haddon Estate. My husband had the turbot which he thoroughly enjoyed as well. |Excellent recommendations for wine from Valantine. The whole team really did make our stay.|Shout out to Poppy on breakfast, nice to actually see smiley happy people working, you can tell there is great comradery within the team who apparently have worked together for years.|The Christmas Market at Haddon Hall has to be one of my favourite, stunning to have a market running through all the rooms inside, so special and we had complimentary tickets because we booked direct.|Definitely a winning formula, do not ever change and we can’t wait to come back from my birthday! Hopefully, you will have a Michelin star by then!!

Lovely Christmas meal with our 91 year old mother. Food delicious. Service tip top. Its a small country house hotel. Not cheap but good quality. Bar area beautiful with open fire. Worth every penny.

We enjoyed a private dining evening in December and have absolutely nothing to complain about. The service was attentive and professional - the food was to an exceptionally high standard and we applaud the creativity. Congratulations to a great team.

Lovely hotel in great location for walking and visiting Chatsworth. The food was excellent at dinner both in the restaurant and the bar. Breakfast was also very good. Service was great and the staff are helpful and friendly. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit and hope to come back again.