Castle Inn, Bakewell

Blackthorn _ left this review about Castle Inn

A traditional looking, stone-built pub just by the bridge over the river on the periphery of the town centre, I was initially a little disappointed on entering, although it’s difficult to put my finger on exactly why. Perhaps all the flags strung around the place for the world cup didn’t really help. Somehow it just had a bit of a downmarket feel to it, and it wasn’t really what I was expecting.

Décor wise it’s quite traditional with old flagstones on the floor, plenty of beams on the ceiling and some small areas of exposed stone walling, as well as a stone chimney breast with a wood burning stove, although the TV screen mounted above it spoilt the effect somewhat, and despite all the football flags was showing a TV soap. Other than that the walls and ceiling were mostly just whitewashed, although there was also some wood panelling on the lower part of the walls that had been painted a very pale green. Down a couple of steps to the left was another room that looked to be more geared up for dining and this led out in to a garden. The menu offered a basic pub grub selection, and my lasagne was perfectly adequate, if nothing spectacular.

Beers on tap were Timothy Taylor Landlord, Boddingtons and Abbot Ale. The solitary cider meanwhile was Inch’s Medium Apple.

On 28^th July 2026 - rating: 6
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