The Old Station House Bed and Breakfast is within three miles of Chatsworth House, Haddon Hall and Bakewell in the picturesque village of Rowsley, on the border of the Peak District National Park.  With three ensuite guest bedrooms and plenty of off-road parking, we can offer you the perfect base for exploring the surrounding area.  

Our beautiful house was built in 1850 by Sir Joseph Paxton the year before he designed the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition in London.  Today, all the rooms are fully ensuite, have TV/DVD players and Wi-Fi internet access as well as views over the surrounding countryside. 

Within a five minute walk of the house are two upmarket restaurants and the local village pub which offers very reasonably priced meals, while just a mile away is the award winning Devonshire Arms, voted Derbyshire's Gastro Pub of the Year 2010.  East Lodge Country House Hotel, the popular wedding venue, is just across the road.

Beautiful footpaths walks lead from Rowsley to some of the most famous sites in the Peak District including Chatsworth, Bakewell, the Heights of Abraham in Matlock Bath, the Nine Ladies Stone Circle and Haddon Hall.  Peak Rail steam trains run from Rowsley South station to Matlock at weekends and the Derwent Valley Heritage Way runs through the village. We have plenty of guidebooks and maps that you can borrow to help you explore both the local area and further afield in the National Park.

We look forward to welcoming you to our lovely home and helping to make your stay in the Peak District as enjoyable as possible.  Please click on the links to your left for more information on the house and surrounding area.