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Castle Inn, Bakewell
Bakewell
DE45 1DU
Reviews of Castle Inn (Average Rating: 8 of 10) see review guidelines
Peter Edwardson left this review about Castle Inn
I suspect this pub has been altered since the last review in 2017, but I found it very food-oriented, with the only drinking area as such being a small section around the bar with posing tables. It seemed to be popular with diners, however. Four cask beers on the bar, from which I had Abbot, which was in decent condition but rather pricey at £4.84.
On 18th October 2023
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[User has posted 14 recommendations about 14 pubs]
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Will Larter left this review about Castle Inn
After my disappointment at the Peacock, the Castle Inn was a breath of fresh air. This is a proper pub and the only one on my brief tour of five of Bakewell's pubs where I could identify the customers as locals rather than tourists. The pub's atmosphere was warm, both in terms of the temperature and the welcome I received. There's a real fire as well as radiators, and on the bar are six hand pumps (see photo). I went for the Greene King Abbot Reserve 6.5%, in celebration of finding a proper pub after the utter falsity of the previous one. The pub was busy, with among others a group of locals playing cards, another man reading the paper in the company of his dog, a retired greyhound, and a young family with their toddler occupying one of the bay windows. The staff were cheerful and friendly, and obviously enjoy working there and helping their customers have a good time. The pub furniture is traditional and well used, and I had to be careful to sit on my chair in just such a way that it did not wobble on the uneven stone flagged floor. The only downside to this pub, as far as I am concerned, is that the beer is nothing to write home about. Mine was in good condition but is not a very good beer; I don't often go in GK pubs for this reason, but I'm glad that I came here and would be happy to call in again next time I'm in Bakewell.
On 14th December 2017
- rating: 8
[User has posted 3734 recommendations about 3471 pubs]
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Peter Rydings left this review about The Castle Inn
Called in on the 16th December it was warm and friendly nice people good conversation round the bar Wife and Daughter had dropped me off they were going to,Chatsworth House for that Christmas thing what a perfect Saturday afternoon for me 3 hours
to go round the pubs. Had Very good pint of I P A Gold had a couple more before i left
Will definitely call back here
On 17th November 2013
- rating: 10
[User has posted 948 recommendations about 917 pubs]
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Pub Details
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- Accommodation : Yes last updated 14 December 2017 by Will Larter
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 29 November 2018 by ROB Camra
- CAMRA Discount : Yes - 10% - last updated 29 November 2018 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : Yes last updated 29 November 2018 by ROB Camra
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 29 November 2018 by ROB Camra
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 29 November 2018 by ROB Camra
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 29 November 2018 by ROB Camra
- Live Music : No last updated 29 November 2018 by ROB Camra
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 29 November 2018 by ROB Camra
- Micropub : No last updated 29 November 2018 by ROB Camra
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 29 November 2018 by ROB Camra
- Real Cider : No last updated 29 November 2018 by ROB Camra
- WiFi : Yes last updated 29 November 2018 by ROB Camra
