What a fantastic stay we had here. Only managed one night but we were greeting warmly on arrival at lunchtime - enjoyed a nice pub lunch in the bar area and then checked in.
Rooms were delightful, the furniture was in keeping with the age of the building but all amenities were included and the room was nice and spacious. Quickly managed to connect to the wireless network (free access) and then got ready to go out (a family member was getting married at the East Lodge hotel around the corner which was nowhere near as nice!) After returning from the reception party very late the hotel staff were still up (which was surprising considering the hotel was pretty small) We got up for breakfast at about 9am and were pleasantly greeted by the manager who showed us to our table and asked how we slept. She asked if we had got the newspaper we had requested (which we had) and left the servers to get us drinks etc.
Three of us ordered cooked food (myself a full english, my mum scrambled eggs and my sister scrambled eggs with smoked salmon) My mum had to ask the waiter to take her eggs back as they were very salty! The staff made light work of this and a few minutes later a fresh batch was brought out. After we had eaten we checked out which was simple and departed. The hotel has nice grounds with the river literally at the foot of the garden. Fly fishing can be done locally and they have all the kit available at the hotel. All in all we very much enjoyed our stay and would definetley return!

On a business trip for one night so was not paying...but for £165 for the room it was much too much bearing in mind the compact size of the bathroom and bath itself, the £6 supplement if a cooked breakfast was wanted, and the bar food which was served in almost undecent haste by the staff who obviously wanted to retire for the evening. Sadly was not a memorable visit and would not return again.

As you aproch it it looks quite promising apart from the noise of the
A6 about 20 yards away. The staff were okay but could be better. The toilets are in no way clean quite a dissapointment. The food lifts the mood slightly, but still could be better for the money. The amount we had to pay for the food was silly, really silly. Our room was so cold we couldnt belive they had any stars of any type (we couldnt find a radiator that was on). The bathroom was quite small with all the normal things like a bath, nothing too exighting. When trying to get to sleep the noise of the constant traffic along the main road keep my wife and I awake for quite some time. We really didnt think this great for a 3 Star hotel

On the second night we wanted to try out the 4 star hotel just above(Easte Lodge Contry House Hotel). It was up a very long drive and we were pleased to find this out because it ment we could get a good nights sleep away from the busy road.

As we drove up the long tree lined drive our hopes became higher seeing the CCTV carpark camaras.

We were greated at the car by very friendly staff, who then took our luggage into the hotel and once booked in, up to our room. The room was the size you would expect for a 4 Star hotel or even 5 Star. It had 4 poster bed, we noticed radiators that WERE ON and it had an amazing bathroom that even had a TV built into the tiles above the very nice bath.

The food is well and truly great and the waiters were very very good at there job and very polite and friendly. After we had tea and coffee with petty fours. Getting to sleep was as easy as we predicted and the beds were warm and comfy.

The The Peacock Hotel is not worth the money and is far to expencive.
The Easte Lodge Contry House Hotel is well worth going to with everything from friendly staff to well and truly great foor and a good nights sleep.

We usually don't write reviews on trip advisor when the experience is good (we should) usually only when they are bad. In this case the experience was so good I feel compelled to make a note.

This was our first trip to the peak district and spent some time making a decision on where to stay as we were going for three nights and wanted to make sure it worked. Nevertheless we had some concerns about the Peacock, mainly that it was close to a very busy road and hence noisy and well that it could fall into that category of "recently-done-up-so-overcharge-and-underserve" because it had made the Mr and Mrs Smith website.

The concerns were unfounded. This was one of the best all round experiences we have had at an English country hotel (others include Whatley Manor (v good), Barnsley House (v good), Cotswold House Hotel (not great). Top of the list of our accolades was service, extremely friendly and extremely effective (a real focus on making sure the guests staying in the hotel receive bespoke attention); followed by the food (extremley high standard, Red Mullet and Duck dishes both out of the top drawer) next tasteful decoration throughout; followed by location (the road is noisy by quietens right down in the evening, but the close proximity to the beautiful Wye and Derwent valleys makes it very accessible)

We had a great time and will be back.