The Cavendish Hotel at Baslow has been awarded the AA Hotel of the Year Award 2025 following a ceremony in London last night, with the inspectors commenting on how the recent refurbishment “called on the history and heritage of the estate and family, local craftspeople, employing local people, and sustainable design to help transform this amazing property.”
The AA Hospitality Awards are the largest and most renowned event in the UK hospitality calendar, celebrating the best hotels and restaurants, as well as key individuals in the industry. The AA Hotel award is the highest accolade, awarded to those that are recognised as being outstanding examples in their particular market.
Richard Palmer, Managing Director of Estate Escapes by The Devonshire Group, comments: “At The Cavendish, we’ve always aimed to provide a genuine countryside experience – combining local food, Derbyshire craftsmanship, comfortable rooms and the natural beauty of the area around us. Being recognised as AA Hotel of the Year is an incredibly proud moment for us and a reflection of the hard work and care our team puts in every day to make this a welcoming place for our guests.”
In summer 2024, The Cavendish Hotel at Baslow located on Chatsworth Estate unveiled a completely new look, bringing together the very best British designers and local makers to transform it into a unique rural retreat. The hotel was redesigned by renowned interior designer Nicola Harding, working in close partnership with Laura Burlington, who drew on inspiration from the surrounding Derbyshire countryside and Chatsworth.
The 28 characterful and comfortable bedrooms offer timeless vintage-inspired interiors, whilst artwork sourced from the family’s private collection adorns the walls. Two restaurants – The Garden Room and The Gallery, which has 3 AA Rosettes, showcase innovative dishes which celebrate the Peak District’s best-known producers.
Rates: from £200 per night (Standard Suite; based on a B&B basis for two people including taxes & fees)
For more information please visit https://cavendishhotelbaslow.co.uk/
Address: The Cavendish Hotel at Baslow, Church Ln, Baslow, Bakewell DE45 1SP
Chatsworth Escapes
Chatsworth Escapes brings together all the ways to stay at Chatsworth, along with our favourite things to do on the estate and in the surrounding Peak District National Park.
Home to the Devonshire family for 17 generations, Chatsworth is cared for by Chatsworth House Trust, a registered charity dedicated to preserving and developing the Grade I listed house, garden, collections and 1000+ acre parkland, for everyone.
Chatsworth plays an important role for local communities and visitors from around the world as a cultural and educational destination, a nationally important historic landscape, and a working estate that operates with a mindful approach to the environment and sustainability. This ethos extends to our growing collection of accommodations across the estate, which includes shepherds’ huts, landmark heritage properties and the award winning Cavendish Hotel – all of which take inspiration from Chatsworth’s nature, art, history and people.
Chatsworth Escapes is run by the Estate Escapes, part of the Devonshire Group in collaboration with Chatsworth.
The Devonshire Group
The Devonshire Group brings together the charities, businesses and estates in the care of the Devonshire family, including Chatsworth in Derbyshire, the Bolton Abbey Estate in North Yorkshire, the Lismore Estate in County Waterford, and the Compton Estate in Sussex. The Group’s main enterprises span visitor, retail, food and drink and accommodation businesses, residential and commercial property and property development, and sustainable forestry and farming, employing over 1400 people in the UK and Ireland.
The Devonshire Group is committed to preserving, restoring and enhancing the heritage assets in its care for future generations, and to being a significant contributor to the economic, environmental and social wellbeing of its communities.
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