Derbyshire hotel revealed as The Times Hotel of the Year: Full list of 100 best places to stay in 2025
Cavendish Hotel in Baslow Derbyshire, has been lauded for its charm and location near the grand Chatsworth House
A Derbyshire hotel has scooped a top accolade as The Times unveils its prestigious Hotel of the Year.
The Times revealed the Cavendish Hotel in Baslow is the publication’s Hotel of the Year, making the announcement on Monday, March 10, 2025.
Named as ‘affordable and fabulous’ Cavendish Hotel in Baslow also ticked The Times’ ‘nostalgia travel trend’ thanks to the quaint array of antiques on display sourced from nearby Chatsworth House.
The Georgian coaching inn is around 30 miles and a 55-minute drive from Derby city centre.
Cavendish Hotel at Baslow was rated for its ‘feel good factor’, ‘ravishing setting’ and location as it is the closest in proximity to Chatsworth House.
From the artwork in the Painted Hall to the Sculpture Gallery memorialised in the Pride & Prejudice Keira Knightley starrer, a stay at Cavendish Hotel Baslow sounds idyllic.
Sharing a post on social media, the hotel expressed delight at the announcement of being top of the list of places to stay in the UK this year.
The Cavendish Hotel Baslow, named as the best place to stay this year, is one of three Derbyshire hotels named by The Times, joining Bike & Boot in Hope Valley, and Wildhive Callow Hall in Ashbourne in the elite listing.
Here are all the hotels that made the top 100 listing by The Times across the country.
Top 100 places to stay in UK 2025
- The Cavendish Hotel, Derbyshire - Hotel of the year
- Bull, Oxfordshire - Best romantic hotel
- The Pig in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire - Best countryside hotel
- The Stroud, Gloucestershire
- The Bull Charlbury, Oxfordshire
- Estelle Manor, Oxfordshire
- The Feathers, Oxfordshire
- Hambleton Hall, Rutland
- The Old Bell Hotel, Wiltshire
- Baloci, Birmingham
- The Bull’s Head, Herefordshire
- Bike & Boot, Derbyshire
- Wildhive Callow Hall, Derbyshire
- The Torridon, Highland - Scotland hotel of the year
- Gleneagles, Perth and Kinross - Best hotel for sports
- 100 Princes Street, Edinburgh - Best city hotel
- House of Gods, Glasgow
- The Leddie, East Lothian
- Grandtully Hotel, Perth and Kinross
- Coorie Inn, Perth and Kinross
- The Shoregate, Fife
- Gilpin Hotel & Lake House, Cumbria - Northwest England hotel of the year
- Farlam Hall, Cumbria
- Langdale Chase, Cumbria
- The Brackenrigg Inn, Cumbria
- Lindeth Fell Country House, Cumbria
- The Cottage In The Wood, Cumbria
- Stock Exchange Hotel, Manchester
- Moor Hall, Lancashire
- Northcote, Lancashire
- School Lane Hotel, Liverpool
- The Newt, Somerset - SouthWest England hotel of the year
- SeaSpace, Cornwall - Best affordable hotel
- Tolcarne Beach Village, Cornwall
- The Seafood Restaurant, Cornwall
- Carbis Bay Hotel & Estate, Cornwall
- Pier House, Cornwall
- Hell Bay Hotel, Isles of Scilly
- Hotel Endsleigh, Devon
- Gidleigh Park, Devon
- Weeke Barton, Devon
- Manor House Inn, Somerset
- Outbuildings, Dorset
- The Grosvenor Arms, Dorset
- The Bath Arms, Wiltshire
- Lido Townhouse, Bristol
- Harbourmaster, Ceredigion - Wales hotel of the year
- The Angel Hotel, Monmouthshire - Best foodie hotel
- Penally Abbey, Pembrokeshire
- Plas Dinas Country House, Gwynedd
- Penmaenuchaf, Gwynedd
- Inn at the Sticks, Carmarthenshire
- The Swan Inn, West Sussex - Southeast England hotel of the year
- New Park Manor, Hampshire - Best family-friendly hotel
- Beaverbrook, Surrey - Best blow-the-budget hotel
- The Rose, Kent - Best boutique hotel
- Boys Hall, Kent
- The Beacon, Kent
- Updown Farmhouse, Kent
- The Merry Harriers, Surrey
- Heckfield Place, Hampshire
- Chewton Glen, Hampshire
- Lime Wood Hotel, Hampshire
- The Terrace Rooms & Wine, Isle of Wight
- No 124 by GuestHouse, Brighton
- The Gallivant, East Sussex
- The Angel at Hetton, North Yorkshire - North and northeast England hotel of the year
- The Kirkstyle Inn, Northumberland - Best pub stay
- Saltmoore, North Yorkshire - Best beach hotel
- Simonstone Hall, North Yorkshire
- The Hare, North Yorkshire
- The Lime Tree Inn, North Yorkshire
- The Milner York, North Yorkshire
- Middleton Lodge, North Yorkshire
- Jöro at Oughtibridge Mill, Sheffield
- The Queens, Leeds
- Meadowsweet, Norfolk - East England hotel of the year
- The White Horse, Norfolk
- The Gin Trap Inn, Norfolk
- The Maltings, Norfolk
- The Swan Southwold, Suffolk
- The Swan at Lavenham, Suffolk
- The Sun Inn, Bedfordshire
- Roslin Beach Hotel, Essex
- The Cuan, Co Down - Northern Ireland hotel of the year
- The Merchant Hotel, Belfast
- Bishop’s Gate Hotel, Londonderry
- The Ebrington Hotel, Londonderry
- The Rabbit Hotel & Retreat, Co Antrim
- The Goring, Belgravia - London hotel of the year
- Broadwick Soho - Disruptor of the year
- The Beaumont Mayfair - The one to watch
- The Mitre, Hampton Court
- The Buxton, Aldgate
- The Hoxton, Southwark
- The Laslett, Notting Hill
- The Kensington, South Kensington
- The Emory, Belgravia
- Ruby Stella, Clerkenwell
- Batty Langley’s, Shoreditch
Location: Cavendish Hotel Baslow, Church Lane, Baslow, Bakewell DE45 1SP
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