Allie's Guidebook
Food scene
Fabulous Farm Shop with all you could ever need and a great cafe! Worth a visit for a treat :)
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Denstone Hall Farm Shop & Café
Main RoadFabulous Farm Shop with all you could ever need and a great cafe! Worth a visit for a treat :)
This place is wonderful. A small honesty shop selling ice-cream (Heavenly Honeycomb describes itself!), milk, cheese, fresh apple juice, jams and eggs. There are a number of picnic tables you a can sit to enjoy your purchases and take in the stunning Weaver Hills. (Open 08:00-22:00hrs)
Recently they opened ‘The Hatch’ where from you can buy coffee, cakes, and their mouth watering ‘fruit spinner’, Wednesday - Sunday.
Well worth a visit & is 5 minutes by car from the Den.
www.daltonsdairy.co.uk
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Daltons Dairy
This place is wonderful. A small honesty shop selling ice-cream (Heavenly Honeycomb describes itself!), milk, cheese, fresh apple juice, jams and eggs. There are a number of picnic tables you a can sit to enjoy your purchases and take in the stunning Weaver Hills. (Open 08:00-22:00hrs)
Recently they opened ‘The Hatch’ where from you can buy coffee, cakes, and their mouth watering ‘fruit spinner’, Wednesday - Sunday.
Well worth a visit & is 5 minutes by car from the Den.
www.daltonsdairy.co.uk
Superb Gastro Pub about a 20 minute walk along country lanes from the Den. Great food & service, but you need to book. Expect to pay around £150 for a 3 course meal for two with mid range wine!
www.duncombearms.co.uk
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The Duncombe Arms
Main RoadSuperb Gastro Pub about a 20 minute walk along country lanes from the Den. Great food & service, but you need to book. Expect to pay around £150 for a 3 course meal for two with mid range wine!
www.duncombearms.co.uk
This is our most favourite local ‘special occasion’ restaurant! Fabulous tasting menu which caters for all dietary needs. The service is brilliant, staff are knowledgeable about the food and wine, and the chef innovative! Highly recommend this place but needs to be booked 3 months in advance and is about a 20 minute drive from the Den.
www.the-lighthouse-restaurant.co.uk
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The Lighthouse Restaurant
New RoadThis is our most favourite local ‘special occasion’ restaurant! Fabulous tasting menu which caters for all dietary needs. The service is brilliant, staff are knowledgeable about the food and wine, and the chef innovative! Highly recommend this place but needs to be booked 3 months in advance and is about a 20 minute drive from the Den.
www.the-lighthouse-restaurant.co.uk
We love this community pub, about 20 minutes drive from the Den! Good food, nice surroundings and a great atmosphere!
www.shrewsburyarmskingstone.co.uk
The Shrewsbury Arms
Uttoxeter RoadWe love this community pub, about 20 minutes drive from the Den! Good food, nice surroundings and a great atmosphere!
www.shrewsburyarmskingstone.co.uk
Mario's
36 Bridge StreetFabulous Italian (no pizzas though!)!
www.marios-uttoxeter.co.uk
Best Thai food outside of Thailand, cooked by Benny. Also currently offering takeaway!
www.altonwhitehart.co.uk
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The White Hart
24 Market PlBest Thai food outside of Thailand, cooked by Benny. Also currently offering takeaway!
www.altonwhitehart.co.uk
If you like American inspired BBQ dishes & stone baked pizzas, you’ll love this place!
www.bullsheadalton.com
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The Bulls Head Alton
2 High StreetIf you like American inspired BBQ dishes & stone baked pizzas, you’ll love this place!
www.bullsheadalton.com
Great cocktails and well priced quality food in modern surroundings.
www.whitehartuk.com
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White Hart Hotel
34-36 Carter StGreat cocktails and well priced quality food in modern surroundings.
www.whitehartuk.com
Sightseeing
A beautiful drive, cycle, or walk to the top with glorious with far reaching views over Staffordshire.
Weaver Hills
A beautiful drive, cycle, or walk to the top with glorious with far reaching views over Staffordshire.
World famous for its Stepping Stones’ & Thorpe Cloud, Dovedale is only 30 minutes drive away through the wonderful Peak District National Park. Combine it with a visit to Ilam Park, another National Trust Place of Beauty.
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Dovedale
World famous for its Stepping Stones’ & Thorpe Cloud, Dovedale is only 30 minutes drive away through the wonderful Peak District National Park. Combine it with a visit to Ilam Park, another National Trust Place of Beauty.
Days out
Beautiful place which you can walk to or cycle to from the Den. It has a fabulous cafe “The Ramblers Retreat” where you can refuel too! There plenty of stunning walks through the Churnet Valley or some good bouldering if you’re into that!
www.ramblersretreat.do.uk
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Dimmingsdale Valley & Furnace Forest Walks
Beautiful place which you can walk to or cycle to from the Den. It has a fabulous cafe “The Ramblers Retreat” where you can refuel too! There plenty of stunning walks through the Churnet Valley or some good bouldering if you’re into that!
www.ramblersretreat.do.uk
Brilliant place to take the kids to get up close to the animals! A firm favourite when our kids were little!
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Peak Wildlife Park
Brilliant place to take the kids to get up close to the animals! A firm favourite when our kids were little!
Couldn’t not mention it! 8 minutes drive from the Den (although you wouldn’t know it!).
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Torri di Alton
Farley LaneCouldn’t not mention it! 8 minutes drive from the Den (although you wouldn’t know it!).
Great little paint a pot cafe, good for a rainy day! The cakes are delicious too :)
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Sticky Fingers
12 Church StGreat little paint a pot cafe, good for a rainy day! The cakes are delicious too :)
The Tissington Trail is a disused railway line which runs between Ashbourne & Parsley Hay, about 13 miles away. You can walk or cycle and is accessible for buggy’s & wheelchairs. You can hire bikes (including kids bikes, pull alongs & trailers) at the start. There’s plenty of places to buy a snack along the way, and at the 5 mile point there’s the beautiful estate village of Tissington, where you can refuel at ‘Herberts Fine English Tearooms!’
www.peakdistrict.gov.uk
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Tissington Trail Car Park, Ashbourne
Leisure WayThe Tissington Trail is a disused railway line which runs between Ashbourne & Parsley Hay, about 13 miles away. You can walk or cycle and is accessible for buggy’s & wheelchairs. You can hire bikes (including kids bikes, pull alongs & trailers) at the start. There’s plenty of places to buy a snack along the way, and at the 5 mile point there’s the beautiful estate village of Tissington, where you can refuel at ‘Herberts Fine English Tearooms!’
www.peakdistrict.gov.uk
Nelson's Gin
Want to learn how to make gin? This is the place to come! Requires pre-booking!
About a 30 minute drive, but a lovely place to visit and has a great little stream railway that runs along side the lake! You can visit Leek, a small market town on the way!
www.rudyardlake.com
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Lago Rudyard
Lake RoadAbout a 30 minute drive, but a lovely place to visit and has a great little stream railway that runs along side the lake! You can visit Leek, a small market town on the way!
www.rudyardlake.com
Great place for families. This Severn Trent owned reservoir has a visitor centre with a number of cafes, a restaurant and small retail outlets. You can walk or cycle around the reservoir which is an 8 mile loop or take one of the shorter routes. There’s a great playground for kids and a number or places to picnic. If you’re feeling adventurous there’s also a watersports centre where you can learn to canoe/kayak/sail/windsurf (or just hire them if you already have the skills!)
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Centro visitatori di Carsington Water
Big LaneGreat place for families. This Severn Trent owned reservoir has a visitor centre with a number of cafes, a restaurant and small retail outlets. You can walk or cycle around the reservoir which is an 8 mile loop or take one of the shorter routes. There’s a great playground for kids and a number or places to picnic. If you’re feeling adventurous there’s also a watersports centre where you can learn to canoe/kayak/sail/windsurf (or just hire them if you already have the skills!)
Great place, especially for a rainy day! You can look around the factory as well as paint a pot in their decorating studio! You’ll need to pre-book! About a 35 minute drive.
www.Emma ridge water.co.uk
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Emma Bridgewater Factory
Lichfield StreetGreat place, especially for a rainy day! You can look around the factory as well as paint a pot in their decorating studio! You’ll need to pre-book! About a 35 minute drive.
www.Emma ridge water.co.uk
Awesome day out for the kids that can be combined with a trip to Trentham Gardens & Shopping Villiage.
About 30 minutes drive.
www.trentham.co.uk
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Trentham Monkey Forest
Awesome day out for the kids that can be combined with a trip to Trentham Gardens & Shopping Villiage.
About 30 minutes drive.
www.trentham.co.uk
Market Towns
Ashbourne is a great market town in the Derbyshire Dales (along with Bakewell & Buxton). It has a good number of independent gift shops, galleries, antique shops and ladies (mainly) clothes shops. It has an awesome kids shoe shop with very patient staff! It also has a number of well known chains, including Fat Face, Joules, M&Co & Boots. There are numerous cafes - our favourites are ‘The Little Shed’, ‘Jack Rabbits’ & ‘The Flower Cafe’ - which is good if you’re gluten free!
If you want a break from cooking but don’t want a restaurant meal, The Market Place Fish & Chips is the best chippy in miles!
Ashbourne also has some lovely architecture and the stunning St Oswaldo Church.
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Ashbourne
Ashbourne is a great market town in the Derbyshire Dales (along with Bakewell & Buxton). It has a good number of independent gift shops, galleries, antique shops and ladies (mainly) clothes shops. It has an awesome kids shoe shop with very patient staff! It also has a number of well known chains, including Fat Face, Joules, M&Co & Boots. There are numerous cafes - our favourites are ‘The Little Shed’, ‘Jack Rabbits’ & ‘The Flower Cafe’ - which is good if you’re gluten free!
If you want a break from cooking but don’t want a restaurant meal, The Market Place Fish & Chips is the best chippy in miles!
Ashbourne also has some lovely architecture and the stunning St Oswaldo Church.
Uttoxeter is a market town, but not an exciting one in our books (unless you include it’s two ace cafes, Bear & HOHM)! It does however have all the things you need… A huge Tesco’s (cheapest petrol around), Waitrose, Aldi & Asda. It also has Cinebowl, an Ice-Rink & Leisure Centre, so is a good wet day go-too…
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Uttoxeter
Uttoxeter is a market town, but not an exciting one in our books (unless you include it’s two ace cafes, Bear & HOHM)! It does however have all the things you need… A huge Tesco’s (cheapest petrol around), Waitrose, Aldi & Asda. It also has Cinebowl, an Ice-Rink & Leisure Centre, so is a good wet day go-too…
And relax….
PreP Beauty At Denstone Hall
Hall Main RoadFabulous Beauty Salon, run by the lovely Holly. Go on, have a treat!