Moorland Room
A plain, light room looking out to the heather, with a window seat made for watching the weather roll in.
Peak District · Derbyshire
A fire at one end, a long walk at the other.
An eighteen-room stone lodge on the edge of the moor, where the weather is a feature and the fire is the answer. Inside the same building, down the library corridor, the lodge keeps a small casino for the evenings — so no one need step out onto the moor in the dark.
Enquire about a stayThe lodge
Nest Lodge sits low against the hillside, built of the same grey stone as the wall that runs past its door and on up onto the moor. It is not a grand place and does not pretend to be. There are flagstones underfoot in the bar, a dog asleep by the hearth more often than not, and a smell of woodsmoke that never quite leaves the hall. Come in wet; we expect it. Hang the coat, pull off the boots, and let the fire do the rest. Eighteen rooms, a good kitchen, and a great deal of quiet are most of what we offer, and we think it is plenty.
Rooms
Fireside Room
The warmest room in the house, directly above the bar chimney, with a deep bed and a wing-back chair.
Tower Room
Up a tight stair in the old corner tower, a snug room with views on three sides and a good deal of sky.
Dining
The dining room keeps to the season and to what is near. Game comes in through the autumn and winter, often from the estates over the next hill. The Sunday roast is the fixed point of the week, and pudding, when it is right, means a proper Bakewell. We cook plainly and serve generously; ask the kitchen about anything you need.
The bar
Flagstones, settles and a slow clock. The hand-pumps carry local ales from the dales and the city breweries down the valley, changed as the barrels run through. Behind them sits a short whisky list, chosen rather than collected — a few from the islands, a few from Speyside, and one mystery bottle the landlord won't discuss.
Walks from the door
- Stanage Edgeapprox. 3 hrs
- A Dovedale loopapprox. 4 hrs
- The Monsal Trailapprox. 2½ hrs
- A moorland circularapprox. 2 hrs
18+
The casino in the east wing
The casino is part of the lodge rather than an outing from it. It occupies the east wing of the main building, and the entrance to the casino is reached from the lobby by walking the length of the library corridor — so guests need never go out onto the moor in the dark to find it. It is a small room, a few gaming tables and a corner bar, kept as hushed as a members' club.
The casino keeps to the evenings only. Dress is smart casual; walking boots stay in the boot room where they belong. Entry is eighteen and over, the UK legal age, and photo identification is checked at the door without exception. The house rules of the casino are plain: limits are set on the floor by the staff on duty, and the tables close when the room does.
Should you wish to step away, self-exclusion from the casino is arranged in person at reception, quietly and without fuss. There is nothing more to it, and nothing grander about it — a quiet corner of the lodge for those who care to use it, and easily ignored by those who don't.
Contact
Nest LodgeMoor Lane, near Hathersage
Peak District, Derbyshire S32
01433 000 000
[email protected]
Arrive by train to Hathersage, a short taxi from the door, or to Sheffield for the wider network. There is parking at the lodge for every room. Casino hours and house rules are available at reception.