Title: The Royal Oak - Latest Reviews, Deals & Photos 2026 - Expedia.ca

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# The Royal Oak

Travelers stroll through the garden at this Peak District retreat, where the restaurant serves kids' meals and nature's beauty surrounds the property

## Photo gallery for The Royal Oak

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- Overview
- Rooms
- Location
- Policies

The Royal Oak, near Peak District National Park, offers a peaceful garden, a restaurant with kids' options, WiFi, barbecue grills, free self-parking, and a business center.

## Reviews

8.6

Excellent

## Popular amenities

- Pet friendly
- Parking included
- Free WiFi
- Restaurant
- Business services

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## Room options

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1 bed

2 beds

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Showing 4 of 4 rooms

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### Double or Twin Room, Ensuite

- 1 bedroom
- Sleeps 2
- 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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### Suite, Ensuite

10.0

Exceptional

1 review

- 1 bedroom
- Sleeps 6
- 1 King Bed, 1 Twin Bed, 1 Double Sofa Bed and 1 Double Trundle Bed

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### Double Room, Ensuite

8.0

Very good

1 review

- 1 bedroom
- Sleeps 2
- 1 King Bed

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### Double Room, Ensuite

7.4

Good

3 reviews

- 1 bedroom
- Sleeps 2
- 1 Double Bed

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## About the area

Ashbourne is home to The Royal Oak. Ashbourne Golf Club and Wild Park Derbyshire are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit Alton Towers and Ashbourne Leisure Centre. Edward and Vintage and Glass at the Barn are also worth visiting. [Visit our Ashbourne travel guide](https://www.expedia.ca/Ashbourne.dx55238)

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Mayfield Road, Mayfield, Ashbourne, England, DE6 2BN

### What's nearby

- ![Dovedale National Nature Reserve](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/55238/ac2c7ad2-e092-46d7-b80d-3b7340fa2167.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=115.61&rh=65.03&ra=fit&q=high)  
Dovedale National Nature Reserve  
19 min drive \- 12.3 km
- The Regent Theatre  
11 min walk \- 0.9 km
- Saint Oswald's Church  
3 min drive \- 2.6 km
- Ashbourne Leisure Centre  
3 min drive \- 2.6 km
- Ashbourne Golf Club  
4 min drive \- 2.7 km

### Getting around

- Uttoxeter Station  
20 min drive
- East Midlands Airport (EMA)  
52 min drive

### Restaurants

- Benny's  
3 min drive
- Costa Coffee  
3 min drive
- The Smiths Tavern  
3 min drive
- Birds  
3 min drive
- Callow Hall Country House Hotel  
5 min drive

## About this property

### The Royal Oak

Bed & breakfast near Peak District National Park

Consider a stay at The Royal Oak and take advantage of a garden, a bar, and a business center. Be sure to enjoy kids' meals at the on-site restaurant. Guests can connect to free WiFi in public areas. 

Other perks at this bed & breakfast include:

- Free self parking
- Breakfast (surcharge), 1 meeting room, and smoke-free premises
- Barbecue grills and wedding services

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## Property amenities

### Internet

- Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

### Parking and transportation

- Free self parking on site

### Food and drink

- Breakfast available for a fee
- A bar/lounge
- A restaurant

### Guest services

- Housekeeping (daily)
- Wedding services

### Business services

- Business center
- Meeting room

### Outdoors

- Barbecue grill
- Garden
- Picnic area

### Accessibility

- If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
- No elevator
- Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

### More

- Smoking not allowed

## Policies

### Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM

### Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

### Special check-in instructions

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

### Pets

Pets allowed

Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Welcoming dogs only

### Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

### Property payment types

## Important information

### 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

### We should mention

This property does not have elevators

### Property is also known as

Royal Oak Inn Ashbourne

Royal Oak Ashbourne

The Royal Oak Ashbourne

The Royal Oak Bed & breakfast

The Royal Oak Bed & breakfast Ashbourne

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## Reviews

## The Royal Oak Reviews

8.6

### Excellent

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### 8.4

Cleanliness

### 9.0

Location

### 9.2

Staff & service

### 8.0

Property conditions & facilities

10 - Excellent

38

8 - Good

22

6 - Okay

8

4 - Poor

2

2 - Terrible

2

## Reviews

Verified

### 6/10 Okay

#### Joseph

Oct 26, 2023

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

#### Great place but room was very, very Cold

Staff were excellent, rooms were large, clean and comfortable, but very very cold. Food was great 

##### Joseph

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

Verified

### 8/10 Good

#### Paul

Feb 14, 2024

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

 Everything was fine With a good quality breakfast 

##### Paul

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

Verified

### 8/10 Good

#### John

May 13, 2023

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

Nice stay, staff were very accomodating

##### John

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

Verified

### 10/10 Excellent

#### Robert

May 2, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The staff where great and friendly, the pub food was amazing. 

##### Robert

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

Verified

### 8/10 Good

#### Verified traveller

Feb 4, 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Nice location, friendly helpful staff, plenty of parking.

##### Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

Verified

### 10/10 Excellent

#### Anthony

Mar 31, 2023

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

#### Excellent stay

Excellent hotel. Very comfortable. Superb service and food.

##### Anthony

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

Verified

### 10/10 Excellent

#### Timothy

Apr 20, 2023

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

#### Excellent value for money.

Very friendly hotel. Fabulous breakfast. Dinner menu exceptional value and delicious. All staff were very helpful and gave excellent service. 

##### Timothy

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

Verified

### 10/10 Excellent

#### Marielle

Feb 7, 2023

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

#### Great minibreak

Really enjoyable stay. Sunday roast and breakfast were particularly amazing (and included a treat for our dog). Modern bathroom and cosy room. All staff very friendly and helpful. Great base for walking - we will be back

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##### Marielle

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

Verified

### 10/10 Excellent

#### Verified traveller

Sep 29, 2022

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

#### comfortable bed good breakfast excellent valuev

stayed one night chose the Royal as it was close to where I going. The service was welcoming and friendly whilst the stair carpet could do with a clean the rooms were spotless and comfortable with an excellent shower. Good food served in the pub

##### Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

Verified

### 8/10 Good

#### Lindsey

Oct 16, 2022

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

#### Trip to Ashbourne

Really large room bed so comfortable with loads of tea/coffee/hot chocolate, dog friendly, pub nice didn’t eat there we went into Ashbourne lots of choice there about 25 mins walk

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##### Lindsey

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

Verified

### 10/10 Excellent

#### Krisztina

Nov 20, 2022

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

#### Fantastic!

AMZING food and lovely staff although at busy periods we had to wait a bit longer than thought. They were amazing with our puppy, very accommodating. 

##### Krisztina

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

Verified

### 10/10 Excellent

#### Jennifer

Dec 3, 2022

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

#### Leicestershire friends

We had a lovely stay with 6 friends. The staff were helpful and very friendly. We ate at the pub on both evenings. Food was really good. Good location just outside of Ashbourne 

##### Jennifer

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

Verified

### 8/10 Good

#### Tanya

Aug 27, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

#### Overnight Alton towers break stay 

A very welcoming overnight stay. Family room needs a bit of attention ie refurbishment but was very clean and main bed very comfortable. The children’s bed not as much but for one night it was fine. Service and food was spot on. No complaints whatsoever. We would definitely stay again as was good value for money. 

##### Tanya

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

Verified

### 10/10 Excellent

#### Carl

Nov 30, 2022

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

#### Fab staff

I have very fussy children and staff more than happy to meet there needs xx

##### Carl

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

Verified

### 10/10 Excellent

#### D

Jun 24, 2023

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

#### Excellent friendly service

Only a one-night stay but service was excellent and very accommodating. The room was very clean and had all necessary en-suite facilities including Tea/Coffee making with essential biscuits. Breakfast was included in the price but I was leaving at 5.15 in the morning to catch a balloon flight. The staff provided cereal to take to the bedroom overnight and offered to provide a sandwich if we were unable to arrive back before end of breakfast at 9.30\. Overall a very enjoyable stay with excellent friendly service. Highly recommended.

##### D

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

Verified

### 8/10 Good

#### Mick

May 12, 2023

Liked: Room comfort

#### Good value for money 

Loft room in the annexe was a little short on head room. Anyone taller than my 5’10 and you might struggle. Reasonably clean (dust web hanging from ceiling). Bed was soft and comfortable. Some road traffic noise. Food excellent with very generous proportions. Breakfast also very good. Overall it’s looking a little tired and ready for a makeover but our stay was very pleasant, the staff were very attentive and friendly and it represented excellent value for money for the budget conscious. 

##### Mick

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

Verified

### 8/10 Good

#### Hilary

Jul 13, 2023

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

My room was in a building separate from the pub itself, up a flight of steep stairs, which was a bit tricky because there is a stair lift attached and very little room for carrying your suitcase. However, the room was comfortable and pleasant, very good shower, plenty of toiletries, refreshments etc. I ate in the bar each evening, good selection although not many vegetarian options - but beware the Brie/Apple/Walnut salad, it is enormous!! For breakfast there were adequate choices of cereals, a little fruit, and lots of cooked options. The staff were all excellent, hard-working, some even there at breakfast when they had also been on duty the night before. There is a big garden, outdoor eating area, rabbits in hutches, toys for children…decent car-parking. One drawback was the incessant whirring noise from the pub in the evenings, extractor fan maybe, and it didn’t cease until nearly midnight. But overall the Royal Oak was reasonably priced and comfortable, and a good base for walking in Dovedale etc. 

##### Hilary

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

Verified

### 2/10 Terrible

#### Jo

Aug 13, 2022

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

I sent a complaint about the service and I have not received a response. 

##### Jo

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

Verified

### 8/10 Good

#### Christopher J

Apr 18, 2022

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

#### Royal Oak at Easter

Warm welcome, excellent breakfast, country walks from the door, pleasant beer garden

##### Christopher J

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

Verified

### 10/10 Excellent

#### Liselotte

Jan 30, 2022

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

#### Best place in Ashbourne.

Det var et dejligt stort værelse, med alle bekvemmeligheder. God pub mad. Vil komme der igen.

##### Liselotte

Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2022

Verified

### 8/10 Good

#### John

Dec 25, 2021

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

#### Happy 

Very friendly staff, the check in good, breakfast lovely. Were in room 4 which has a glass door to the on suite, this was a problem at night when the light was a sensor one so stayed on if we went to the loo so it lit up our bedroom. Could also see everything clearly if in use ! The tv also was not working which we reported the 2nd night but no one came to have a look. Having said that it was very good value for money and we would return.

##### John

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

Verified

### 2/10 Terrible

#### Wayne

Sep 16, 2021

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

#### A genuine review

Where do I start, quick check-in, that's where the positives end. Room dirty, dusty, stains on the carpet bedding, headboard and curtains. In the bathroom black mould, no toilet roll holder also no hand towels supplied. Food and service - Had an evening meal in the restaurant, we ordered a shared starter then I ordered a burger meal and my wife a Steak. The starter was nice even though the garlic bread was actually just bread and not toasted. The burger I received was cremated, the bread bun was not toasted and just fell to pieces and had a large piece of lettuce root, finally the chips where just full of black eyes (bad bits). The Steak was over cooked and full of fat. The waitress was never around to complain and even got our drinks wrong at the start. They even tried to take our starters away twice before we had even finished. The breakfast wasn't much better! didn't even bring us our toast and again the waitress was missing. 

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##### Wayne

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

Verified

### 4/10 Poor

#### Brian

Aug 26, 2021

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

Owner were living above our room, they were stomping around, woke us up three times. Not a good experience. Complained and they gave us £20 off.. would have preferred a good nights sleep! 

##### Brian

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

Verified

### 8/10 Good

#### Ashley

Aug 2, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

#### Nice stay 

Room was a good size with all the required accessories. The tv reception was not very good and there were a number of flies in the room which detracted from the overall good rating. The bathroom could do with updating but was functional. We ate in the restaurant and the food was very good. The beer battered fish was superb as was the Bakewell tart. Unfortunately we had to leave early in the morning for an event so didn't get to try the breakfast.

##### Ashley

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

Verified

### 10/10 Excellent

#### Alexander

Jul 11, 2021

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

It was lovely and the people that looked after the venue were very polite. Called me to check before hand. Just would have liked to know it was feather pillows before hand.

##### Alexander

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021