The Rutland Arms occupies a prime location in the town of Bakewell. A historic coaching inn,…
Lovage by Lee Smith

“Superb modern British cooking in a small Derbyshire town” - AA Inspector
BAKEWELL, DERBYSHIRE

Lovage by Lee Smith is reached by either of two unassuming shop-front entrances in Bakewell’s bustling centre. One entrance leads directly into the main restaurant, while the other puts you into a large bar area where a tapas-style menu is served. The main restaurant has some beautiful panelling, which came from a nearby country house.
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Facilities – at a glance
Children welcome
Credit cards accepted
Gluten free menu
Tasting menu
Vegetarian menu
Features
- Seats: 32
- Wheelchair accessible
- Accessible toilets
- Assist dogs welcome
- Closed: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, 21–24 September, 23 December to 1 February
- Wines under £30: 10
- Wines over £30: 40
- Wines by the glass: 15
- Cuisine style: English
- Vegetarian menu
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About the area
Discover Derbyshire
The natural features of this central English county range from the modest heights of the Peak District National Park, where Kinder Scout stands at 2,088 ft (636 m), to the depths of its remarkable underground caverns, floodlit to reveal exquisite Blue John stone. Walkers and cyclists will enjoy the High Peak Trail which extends from the Derwent Valley to the limestone plateau near Buxton, and for many, the spectacular scenery is what draws them to the area.
The county is well endowed with stately homes – most notably Chatsworth, the palatial home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, with its outstanding collections of paintings, statuary and art. Other gems include the well preserved medieval Haddon Hall, the Elizabethan Hardwick Hall, and Kedleston Hall, whose entrance front has been described as the grandest Palladian façade in Britain.
The spa town of Matlock is the county’s administrative centre and other major towns of interest include Derby and the old coal mining town of Chesterfield, with its crooked spire. Around the villages of Derbyshire, look out for the ancient tradition of well dressing, the decorating of springs and wells – the precious sources of life-sustaining water – with pictures formed from flowers.
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