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The Izaak Walton Hotel

3.0 star property
Hotel in Ashbourne with 2 restaurants and bar/lounge

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Superior King with View
2 restaurants, breakfast, lunch, dinner served; British cuisine
Garden
Reception

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Breakfast available
  • Business services
  • Bar

Explore the area

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Ilam, Dovedale, Ashbourne, England, DE6 2AY
  • Place, Peak District National Park
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Ilam Park
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Dovedale National Nature Reserve
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Airport, Manchester (MAN)
    ‪72 min drive‬

Room options

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Classic Double Room

Classic Double Room

7.4 out of 10
Good
(3 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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In-room safe, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Classic Double Room, Garden View

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • Garden view
  • 7 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Superior King with View

Superior King with View

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)
  • Valley view
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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In-room safe, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Superior Double Room, 1 King Bed, Hill View

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • Garden view
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior Twin Room, Hill View

Superior Twin Room, Hill View

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)
  • Hill view
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

About the area

Ashbourne

At The Izaak Walton Hotel you'll be within a 15-minute walk of Ilam Park and 5 km (3.1 mi) from Peak District National Park. Highlights at this hotel include 2 restaurants, free self-parking and a bar/lounge. .The fine-dining restaurant, Haddon Restaurant, serves British cuisine and is open for lunch and dinner. Dovedale Bar and Lounge is the hotel's own gastropub, serving drinks along with breakfast and lunch. Other amenities include free Wi-Fi in public areas, concierge services and a garden. English breakfast is available on weekdays between 8:00 AM and 9:30 AM and on weekends between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM. .With a stay at this 3-property class Ashbourne hotel, you'll be 14.7 km (9.1 mi) from Alton Towers.

What's nearby

  • Peak District National Park - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Ilam Park - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Dovedale National Nature Reserve - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Alton Towers - 17 min drive - 15.7 km
  • Carsington Water - 17 min drive - 13.5 km

Getting around

  • Cromford Station - 26 min drive
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) - 96 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Smiths Tavern - ‬14 min drive
  • ‪Dog & Partridge Country Inn - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Callow Hall Country House Hotel - ‬14 min drive
  • ‪The Old Dog - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Costa Coffee - ‬14 min drive

About this property

The Izaak Walton Hotel

Hotel in Ashbourne with 2 restaurants and bar/lounge
There are 2 restaurants on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces. The business-friendly The Izaak Walton Hotel also features tour/ticket assistance, a garden, and a picnic area. Self parking is free.

This 3-star Ashbourne hotel is smoke free.

  • 37 guestrooms or units
  • 2 dining venues
  • Conference rooms
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Garden
  • Outdoor picnic space
  • Newspapers in lobby (free)
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
The Izaak Walton Hotel offers 37 accommodations with a safe and complimentary bottles of water. This individually decorated and furnished accommodation includes desks. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit, complimentary toiletries and hairdryers. This Ashbourne hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and an iron/ironing board can be requested.

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • English breakfast available for a fee 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends; GBP 20 for adults and GBP 20 for children
  • 2 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge

Restaurants on site

  • Dovedale Bar and Lounge
  • Haddon Restaurant

Things to do

  • Bicycle storage

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • In a national park
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Room service

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; check-in end time: 10:30 PM
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:30 AM - 10:30 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 40.0 per day.

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for English breakfast: from approximately GBP 20.00 for adults and from GBP 20.00 for children
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 40.0 per day

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard and American Express. Cash is not accepted. 

Property is also known as

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Frequently asked questions

What is the cancellation policy at The Izaak Walton Hotel?

The Izaak Walton Hotel offers free cancellation on select room rates. Check out the cancellation policy for more info.

Is parking available at The Izaak Walton Hotel?

Yep, The Izaak Walton Hotel has a free self car park.

Does The Izaak Walton Hotel serve breakfast?

Yep, English breakfast is available weekdays from 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM and weekends from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM.

Is there a free airport shuttle available at The Izaak Walton Hotel?

No, The Izaak Walton Hotel does not offer an airport shuttle service.

Is there a bar or restaurant at The Izaak Walton Hotel?

Yep, they've got a lounge bar and 2 restaurants. Pre dinner cocktails anyone?

What time are check-in & check-out at The Izaak Walton Hotel?

Check-in begins at 3 PM. Check-out time is 11 AM.

Are pets allowed at The Izaak Walton Hotel?

No, only service animals are allowed.

The Izaak Walton Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 137 out of 308 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 105 out of 308 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 49 out of 308 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 308 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 308 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Margaret

Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Sama

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Location was perfect & the hotel looks nice, although needs a bit of updating. Breakfast was very limited especially if a person doesn't like cooked breakfast, there wasn't anything else to eat apart from 2/3 types of cereals. To take a shower was an absolute nightmare as the shower head & knob was very old. Water pressure was awful which meant I couldn't stand under the shower head so I had to do everything single-handed. A quick shower turned to a very long one! Cleanliness was not great as spiders & spider webs were in many places of the room. Heating would not come on when needed as they set it a timer for it Reception never answer the phone whenever we rang, when we go to reception there were 2 people there!!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Jonathon

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good-sized room with lovely view. Good hot breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Jamaal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Old fashioned hotel in a spectacular setting

Lovely location. Good bedroom. Poor bar with very poor choice and disappointing restaurant.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Peter

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
The views of Dovedale were superb and the position of the hotel idyllic with easy parking. Dinner and breakfast were not high standard and the only waitress was rushed off her feet. Generally pleasant and helpful Staff.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Peter

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Peter

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Quirky

Very quirky and dated needs a complete refurb. Great location
Hotel from a walk
Hotel from the car park
View from the hotel
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Peter

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Pleasant and relaxed stay

Full Breakfast , location excellent for walking Bedrooms big historic hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Keith

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Disappointed

Restaurant closed and no other in village. We were not told about this despite booking on the morning of our stay. Breakfast very poor, poor sausages,lack of eggs, my wife did it get gluten free bread despite prior notice. Room on ground floor no sound proofing, people upstairs sounded like they were in your own room. We have had lovely stays here before so very disappointed.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great location in Dovedale. One bedside lamp was broken
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

nicola

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
We stayed here last year and the staff were different and a pleasure to be around. The food was much better last year and there was more choice. The hotel needs a makeover in our opinion
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Running on a shoe string

Awful menu choices,only in the bar area not the restaurant. One man running around doing everything,hence,the very slow service. Food was cold. Breakfast was worse,there was a permanent cry of "no eggs" staff were kind but not up to catering for a hotel full of guests. Shower was noisier that a pnematic drill and when using it there was tap no water! The TV didn't work as a TV only as a radio in the morning . The cups in the room were dirty.Beautiful views ! I came a few years ago and can't imagine that it will still be here in another couple. Running on a shoe string,about to snap!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

richard

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Only a 5 minute walk to the stepping stones.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lynne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful area fantastic views
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service

Need more staff and a bit of TLC

In need of some tlc Room was nice and spacious- old fashioned furniture, boiling hot - apparently pipes run under the rooms which they cannot control the temperature of. A fan provided but of little use. Evening meal was nice although lack of staff meant a long wait for everything. Breakfast buffet average
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Robert

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Booked for a two day stay with bed and breakfast which was paid for. Second Morning we were told the cook failed to turn up so no cooked breakfast. Asked for a refund to no avail. Staff did not seemed bothered. Told by other guests staying this happens often so will not be staying again
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Paul

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
The hotel is in a most perfect location and is lovely inside too. Sadly the hotel is not operating to its full potential and there is a number of very serious issues to be resolved. As my family have owned and operated hotels and I was chef in London for 25 years. The evening menu was mainly redacted only a few choices of a pie, fish, scampi or Cumberland sausage. Main course took 2.5 hours. There was no chef and no gas . Our breakfast in the morning was cancelled as the reason was given as owners son was exhausted ! There was no reception staff just a sign saying No Staff open at 11.00 am ! A Restaurant staff member ( only 1) apologised and said due to no planning there wasn't even a continental breakfast ham/cheese etc which could have been easily been set up. This was our wedding anniversary morning so very sad, especially in such a lovely location and what it could offer if properly managed. A sign was put up no restaurant in the evening. So we had to eat somewhere else. Another group of 25 guests family reunion also had to eat out. When we all came back , there was a chef however guests had not been informed. We got back to the bar at 10.00 got one drink then the staff apologised as they were ordered to close. We said a party of 25 guests was following us back for evening drinks but the staff said they couldn't do anything !. The second morning there was some breakfast available poorly cooked sadly but at least it was something. Awaiting refunds and explanation.
The hotel entrance
As above
The view from the front. We ould have been lovely if there had been food a meal choice service an open bar and breakfast each morning. Sadly not.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

simon

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Clive

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Izaak Walton

Staff were helpful and friendly, breakfast was very good and the bed was comfy... Location was superb
Amazing view from bedroom window
View from Ilam park
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Isabelle

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Garrie

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Poor service

Stayed before and it was good but this time the service in the restaurant was abysmal!! We had to wait more than 2 hours for food!!!!!!!!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Ian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
We had booked 3 rooms for 2 nights, for a family wedding. We had made a reservation in the restaurant for 15 of us on the Friday evening. Check in was interesting. The chef checked us in and asked us to pay up front (“because people sometimes leave without paying”). This wasn’t an issue but my Daughter and her family had checked in earlier and not been asked to do so. Maybe we looked dodgy! I explained we had a dinner reservation for 15 people and had been expecting a menu to pre order from when I made the booking, but had not received anything. He printed one out for me and I was able to message everyone and confirm orders ahead of the meal. We decided to have some drinks in the garden but there were a lot of wasps and used glasses on empty tables. The service at the bar was very slow and not being served by experienced bar staff. My husband noted the girl behind the bar was the one doing housekeeping. The meal was a bit of a nightmare. The table had been booked for 7:30 and we arrived to an empty restaurant with our table set up. We wanted to order some drinks but there was no one around so my husband returned to the bar and ordered the dinner drinks there. After a very long wait, some of the starters arrived. We were still waiting for a sharing starter after everyone else had finished their starters. They eventually arrived but the fries and bread were missing. Again we had to wait for a member of staff to appear before we could ask if they were going to turn up. The wai
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Giles

Liked: Cleanliness
Great location for an hotel. Probably severely understaffed. Man on reception went off with another couple to sell them a room without even acknowledging me. Another guy turned up, said he was new manager. I asked about the fishing. He said there was no fishing!!! First man came back and showed him the day tickets and pointed me in general direction of the river and pointed me up the stairs to my room. When it came to check out there was nobody on reception. He seemed to be cooking the breakfast and didn’t appear when asked. A chambermaid took my payment for the fishing. The room had been paid for in advance via Expedia which seemed to flummox them. The room was ok but the shower screen leaked all over the floor (room 15). As for the fishing, this was challenging and not helped by the dogs and people in the river on the far bank where there is a footpath. Not worth the £40 it cost. I don’t think I’ll be hurrying back which is a shame.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025