Bed and Breakfast at Casterne

Enjoy the experience of staying in this celebrated Grade II* manor house, home to the Hurt family for 500 years. Set in its own grounds, and with stunning views of the Manifold Valley, Casterne is at the centre of some of the most beautiful walking country in the whole of Britain, with several footpaths leading literally from the doorstep. (Mapped routes by owner, Charles Hurt, author of ‘On Foot in the Peak District’, are available.) Ilam village and Dovedale are only a mile and a half away.

There are four bedrooms - two super-kings and two twins - in an exclusive suite on the top floor which also includes a large and very comfortable Living Room with a wood burner (logs supplied), kitchenette, Sky TV, and a large dining table. Here you can make your meals. There are also two more rooms available (a double and a single) on the first floor if required. All rooms are furnished to the highest standards of taste, comfort and elegance.
For an additional cost, hearty, full-English breakfasts with, whenever possible, our own free range eggs and home-made marmalade and jams are served each morning to those who do not wish to make their own, and, in the evening, a superb three-course dinner, with a vegetarian option, may be ordered. Ingredients are locally-sourced with a strong emphasis on organic and seasonal produce, often from our own kitchen garden.
Another option is to order from our wide range of delicious, home-made, oven-ready meals.
​Alternatively the multi-award winning ‘George’ pub and restaurant at Alstonefield is only a 10 minute drive away, and the pubs and restaurants of the delightful market town of Ashbourne only quarter of an hour.
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Casterne is surrounded by the wonderful countryside of the Peak District, the Derbyshire Dales and the Staffordshire Moorlands. Many famous and exciting places to visit are within easy distance, including Alton Towers Adventure Park, and great houses such as Chatsworth, Kedleston, Haddon, Sudbury, Calke, Tissington and Hardwick. Almost every form of recreation can be found nearby, from sailing on Carsington Water to golf, clay pigeon shooting, and tennis. To the north lie the market towns of Bakewell and Matlock, to the south the cathedral city of Lichfield, and to the west is Leek, famous as a centre of the antique trade.
 
 All rooms are £60 per person per night 
 Free Wi-fi.
All the beds are extremely comfortable with electric blankets, Egyptian cotton linen and feather toppers.
All bedrooms have tea- and coffee-making facilities.
Please note that Casterne is listed Grade 2*, and for this reason only 1 bedroom has an  'en suite' bathroom. It has a bath with an attached shower.
Children very welcome. Dogs too (£10 surcharge).
Bicycles are welcome. There are superb routes from the house.
Horses are welcome by prior arrangement and can be stabled overnight. This is fabulous riding country.
 Please pre book: Packed lunch: £12
3 course dinner: £40 per person
A tour of the house with Charles Hurt: £15