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Cavendish Hotel
Baslow, Derbyshire, United Kingdom · Independent · Core Luxury
The Cavendish began as the Peacock Inn, a Peak District coaching house the 6th Duke of Devonshire is said to have won in a card game around 1830. Debo Mitford, Duchess of Devonshire, reopened it in 1975 with pieces from Chatsworth. Rooms sit at the gate of the estate that inspired Pemberley, 2.7 miles from the house itself.
- 35 rooms
- Opened 1975
- Interiors: Nicola Harding
About Cavendish Hotel
- Each room is named for someone connected to the Chatsworth Estate; a Mitford Wing was added in 1985.
- Nicola Harding is the interior designer on file; Michelin has given the house One Key, and AA Four Red Stars.
- Bakewell is 4.4 miles; the hotel joined the Devonshire Group in 2018.
History
The Cavendish Hotel in Baslow, on the edge of the Chatsworth Estate in Derbyshire's Peak District, began life as the Peacock Inn, a coaching inn that stood for centuries on the turnpike between Chesterfield and Buxton. Around 1830 it came into the hands of the Duke of Devonshire's Chatsworth Estate.
It was reborn as The Cavendish Hotel in the 1970s, opening as a hotel in 1975, with the Duchess of Devonshire, Deborah 'Debo' Mitford, personally selecting its decor and furnishing it with pieces from Chatsworth House. Under proprietor Eric Marsh a Mitford Wing was added in 1985, and after joining the Devonshire Group in 2018 the 28-room hotel, whose rooms are each named for someone connected to the estate, was given a £3.5 million refurbishment in 2024 by designer Nicola Harding.
The setting
4.4 miles from Bakewell.
Experiences
- Local food and drink — Menus built on sustainable food production with local suppliers from the Peak District, and a selection of drinks including local gins.
Amenities
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- AA Four Red Stars (2025)
- MICHELIN One Key (2025)
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