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The Red Lion

2.5 star property

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Restaurant
Bar (on property)
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Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

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The Square, Bakewell, England, DE45 1BT
  • Place, Virgin Balloon Flights
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Haddon Hall Manor
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Chatsworth House
    ‪11 min drive‬
  • Airport, 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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Classic Double Room, Ensuite (Room 4)

  • 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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Comfort Double Room, Ensuite (Room 2)

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Standard Double Room, Ensuite (Room 1)

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Standard Double Room, Ensuite (Room 1)

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

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About this property

The Red Lion

Bakewell guest house with restaurant
This smoke-free guesthouse features a restaurant, a bar/lounge, and free WiFi 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.
The guesthouse offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.

The Red Lion is a smoke-free property.

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

Family friendly

  • High chair

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

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

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

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

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

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

2/10 Terrible

Sophie

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Janice

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

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

Traveled 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

Traveled 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

Traveled 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 traveler

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

Traveled 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

Traveled 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