The Best Brunches In The Peak District Right Now
- Jen Bell I Editor I Good Life List Peak District
- May 28
- 4 min read
There was a time when Peak District breakfasts meant:
a slightly sad bacon sandwich
instant coffee
and maybe a flapjack in a car park after a walk.
Not anymore our brunch-loving friends.
The Peak District has become extremely good at brunch. We’re talking pancake stacks, Derbyshire oatcakes, steak and eggs, breakfast cocktails and enough Eggs Benedict variations to start causing minor relationship disagreements.
These are the spots we keep going back to.
The Red Lion At Peak Edge
Stone Edge
The Red Lion at Peak Edge has recently launched a brunch menu and it’s exactly what you want after a countryside lie-in.
The Full Derbyshire is the thing to order if you’re hungry. Local sausages, dry-cured bacon, black pudding, mushrooms, roasted tomatoes, eggs, hash browns and a Derbyshire oatcake, with much of it sourced from Walton Lodge Farm nearby.
There are also Eggs Benedict, Royale and Florentine, Scotch pancakes, pastries and a very good granola bowl with Walton Lodge honey if you’re trying to behave yourself.
The views across the Derbyshire countryside don’t hurt either.
Neither do the Bloody Marys. You can find the full brunch menu here.
Bank House
Hathersage
Bank House Hathersage keeps popping up in our guides and we're not even sorry. Amongst other things, it has become one of the Peak District’s main “shall we just do bottomless brunch?” destinations.
Which usually starts quite innocently.
Then suddenly somebody’s ordering Aperol Spritzes at 1pm and discussing whether they need pancake stacks as well as steak frites.
The menu covers brunch classics, burgers, bagels and halloumi burgers with hot honey, while the drinks package includes Prosecco, wines, lager, cider and Peak District Pale Ale.
Upgrade to cocktails if you want to fully commit to the experience. Drool over the menu here.
Bridge 42
Whaley Bridge
Bridge 42 is brunch for people who care deeply about food.
You can order breakfast oysters here.
That probably tells you everything you need to know.
Alongside those, there’s shakshuka, wild mushrooms on sourdough, smoked coley Arnold Bennett omelette, sirloin steak with blue cheese sauce and grilled mackerel with samphire and crispy potatoes.
The coffee is excellent, the brunch cocktails are strong and the whole thing feels very “long Saturday morning.”
Which is exactly what brunch should be. You can find all the details here.
Ostello Lounge
Matlock
Ostello Lounge understands something very important:
people want brunch at all hours.
The menu is huge, which means everyone leaves happy.
There are full breakfasts, shakshuka, smashed avocado, sweetcorn fritters, pancakes, bacon muffins, maple mascarpone, hot honey and enough sourdough to keep Matlock running for several weeks. They do some sublime cocktails as well if you want to kick things up a notch.
It’s also one of the easiest brunch spots in the Peaks for families, groups and dogs.
A very useful thing to know on a rainy Sunday.
Rafters At Riverside House
Ashford-In-The-Water
Rafters at Riverside House does country hotel brunches extremely well.
The setting helps.
You’re right beside the River Wye in Ashford-in-the-Water, which already puts you in a good mood before the food arrives.
The menu sticks to classics: Full English, Eggs Royale, smoked salmon and scrambled eggs, pastries, sourdough and breakfast sandwiches loaded with bacon, sausage and halloumi.
There’s also Champagne, Prosecco and Bloody Marys before midday, which always feels like a positive life choice.
Hassop Station Café
Bakewell
Hassop Station Café might be one of the Peak District’s most useful brunch spots. Sitting right on the Monsal Trail, everyone arrives either mid-cycle, post-walk or pretending they’re about to do one (that would be us).
The café has recently launched a new all-day brunch menu, with Eggs Benedict, Florentine and Royale, smashed avocado on sourdough, breakfast buns and giant bacon sandwiches that seem to appear on half the picnic benches in Derbyshire by about 11am.
“The Bakewell Croissant” - an almond croissant with raspberry jam and fresh fruit - deserves a mention too.
If you’re not sitting in, there’s takeaway coffee, kiosk food and some of the best woodfired pizzas around from the food truck during weekends and school holidays. Very handy after a few thousand steps or your first long bike ride since you were a teenager (also us).
Yondermann Café
Wardlow Mires
Yondermann Café is Peak District breakfast culture in its purest form. It’s been sitting beside the road between Buxton and Bakewell for more than 60 years and has become a regular stop for walkers, cyclists, bikers and people who think breakfast should involve at least three sausages.
Nobody comes here for tiny portions or decorative brunch plates. They come for bacon cobs, oatcakes, full English breakfasts, Belgian waffles and mugs of tea capable of reviving you after a rainy Peak District walk.
The Big Yondermann is the thing most people end up ordering at least once: eggs, bacon, sausages, black pudding, hash browns, oatcake, beans, tomatoes and toast, with tea or filter coffee included.
It’s busy, unapologetically hearty and exactly the sort of place you want to find after several hours outside in Derbyshire weather. Plan your next epic brunch here.
Noonology
Buxton
Noonology is where you go when you want brunch with slightly more cocktails, waffles and “shall we just stay for another?” energy.
Right in the middle of Buxton, Noonology feels younger and more social than some of the more traditional Peak District café spots. The menu is huge, covering everything from Full English breakfasts and smashed avocado to poke bowls, milkshakes, pancakes and waffle stacks loaded with Biscoff, pistachio or Nutella.
The Breakfast Waffle - topped with bacon, sausages, hash browns, maple syrup and egg -is almost too naughty. As is the Lotus milkshake.
It’s also one of the easier brunch spots for mixed groups, thanks to vegan, gluten-free and veggie options, strong coffee, cocktails and a dog-friendly setup. Very handy after a stoll around the Pavilion Gardens. Everything you need to know is here.
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