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The Red Lion

2.5 star property

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1 bedroom
Bar (on property)
Restaurant
Exterior
Balcony view

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

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The Square, Bakewell, England, DE45 1BT
  • Virgin Balloon Flights
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Haddon Hall Manor
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Chatsworth House
    ‪11 min drive‬
  • Manchester (MAN)
    ‪53 min drive‬

Room options

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Economy Double Room, Ensuite (Room 5)

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Comfort Double Room, Ensuite (Room 2)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Double Room, Ensuite (Room 3)

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Classic Double Room, Ensuite (Room 4)

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Double Room, Ensuite (Room 1)

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

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About this property

The Red Lion

Guesthouse in Bakewell with restaurant and bar/lounge
This smoke-free guesthouse features a restaurant, a bar/lounge and free Wi-Fi in public areas. Housekeeping is not available.
The Red Lion offers 5 accommodations.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.
During your stay at The Red Lion, you're just a quick walk from Baked Well Pottery Painting. Features include free WiFi in public areas, plus a restaurant and a bar.
  • Free Wi-Fi in some public areas
  • Grab something to eat at the restaurant or stop for a drink at the bar/lounge
  • 6 minutes by car from Peak District National Park and 9 minutes from Chatsworth House
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi.

This Bakewell guest house is smoke free.

The Red Lion has a restaurant on site.

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 lift

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

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

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

Rating 10 - Excellent. 41 out of 113 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 33 out of 113 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 21 out of 113 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 13 out of 113 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 113 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Ethel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Poor accommodation

One night stay, Room was small no where to sit except on beds, bathroom very small and very tired, access not good for people with mobility issues, departure exit less than safe down fire escape, not good value for money,
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Dawn, Stevenage

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Sorry Red Lion It’s not as clean as you’d like to think - see pics , chair leg is broken so could only sit on bed But Bed linen fresh, towels pure white, room smells fresh (apart from people smoking in pub garden, but that’s not your fault) Slept ok but room could do with makeover, update and consider how to use the space more efficiently
Drawer fronts
Yuk
Once bedside cabinets were wiped
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Christine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Would stay here again.

We were made very welcome! The room was clean and comfortable - brilliant shower! Basic breakfast provided but it was all we needed. Bar times and fire escapes explained. Staff were very helpful when I realised we`d left something behind after checking out. Very cosy bar.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

David

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice people

Nice people
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely little room

The stay was brilliant. Good location, and perfect little room. Plenty of goodies left out for us - hot chocolate sachets, biscuits, and even porridge pots for the morning. Lovely staff/service
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Peter

Travelled with partner
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!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

Trudy

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Robert

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Room need some attention

Room 3 very tired, bed uncomfortable. Bathroom very cramped and needs updating. Water system very noisy. Staff very friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice traditional pub

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
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Richard

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Anthony

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Kay

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.
Chatsworth house
Bakewell
Bakewell
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Very nice
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

Sarah

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

One night stay

Hallway smelt of cigarette smoke
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Yvonne

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Andrew

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Thornbridge and Chatsworth visit at Bakewell

Staff were lovely. Location in the town centre, very convenient. Beautiful town. Surprising quiet in the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Katherine

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Arthur

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

overall, 4 out of 5. Would stay again. Thanks

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
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Geoffrey

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

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
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023