Discover Bakewell
A medieval bridge over the Wye, a Monday cattle sale, and three shops with an opinion on the pudding
A market town on the Wye, with a pudding to argue about
Bakewell is a sandstone market town on the River Wye, inside the Peak District National Park, built around the Square and the bridge. The Rutland Arms on the Square was built in 1804 for the Duke of Rutland, the bridge over the Wye has five pointed arches dated to about 1300 in its listing, and the parish church on the hill above has two Anglo-Saxon crosses in its churchyard.
Monday is still market day: stalls in the town centre and a livestock market at the Agricultural Business Centre across the river, which the Princess Royal opened in 1999. And there is the pudding, sold in three shops that do not agree on its history.
Where To Eat
From fine dining to casual favourites
The Old Original Bakewell Pudding Shop
Bakery and first-floor restaurant on the Square, serving the pudding hot with custard.
The Bakewell Tart Shop & Coffee House
Matlock Street cafe and shop selling tarts, puddings and local pies.
Lovage
Modern British cooking from chef-owner Lee Smith on Bath Street.
What's On
Upcoming events and things happening in Bakewell
Bakewell Monday market
RecurringWeekly Monday stall market in the town centre, with the livestock sales across the river.
Bakewell livestock sales
RecurringCattle and sheep sales every Monday and Thursday at the Agricultural Business Centre.
Bakewell Christmas Sparkle
RecurringChristmas fair at the ABC on Sunday 29 November 2026, 10am to 4pm.
Bakewell Right Now
Bakewell sits in a sheltered valley, but the Peak District around it is wetter and cooler than the lowlands, and it can change quickly on the hills. Bring a waterproof, and have an indoor plan for a wet day: the Old House Museum in season, the parish church, the pudding shop restaurants or the Thornbridge taproom.