Devonshire arms Chesterfield

Gail had discovered a discount ticket offer to visit Chesterfield and stay at the Devonshire Arms there and benefit from included tickets to see through Chatsworth House.  We are a little interested in the Devonshire Dukedom and Chatsworth because the Duke used to own Wetherby and sold it off to extend and improve his grand house Chatsworth.  Thought we should take a look before we left.

The night before the house tour we stayed at his little pub in the grounds of Chatsworth.  Very nice place but the food which was supposed to be great, it's listed in the AA, Sawday's guide, and Michelin guide, was ordinary.  The pub staff were tops but the restaurant staff also ordinary.  That's not to say we didn't enjoy the experience, but we would have been just as happy at a cheaper pub or chain hotel.

 



 There was an issue with access to the room we stayed in but once in, the ceiling was high, the bed comfortable, the bathroom classy and the coffee, tea, biscuits and bottle of french champagne included all very nice thank you very much.  

Before we had our evening meal we went for a stroll up and down the lanes and streets around the pub and found lots of horses, some partridge, a couple of sheep and the odd local.  There were signs that otters lived and frequented the stream which runs under the pub but in our walk along it's meandering course we spotted not a trace of otter activity.  While we were having our meal though, the local junior scout troupe, guided by a couple of mums, were combing the area for traces of early evening furry animal activity and such. 

It was a beautiful stroll, a lovely pub but ordinary food.  Breakfast was okay, limited but nice buffet, some ordinary dishes from the kitchen but passable coffee and fresh fruit.

A nice enough welcome to Chesterfield.