Bakewell Market takes place every Monday, part of the market is held on the square in front of the Co-op building and the other part, in front of the police station.  

The traders on this lively, vibrant and thriving market,  provide visitors with a variety of goods and fresh produce. 

Bakewell is the only Market Town in the beautiful Peak District National Park. The Charter for this Monday market was granted in 1330, the third year of Kind Edward 111's forty year reign.

Bakewell Guided Walking Tour

"Secrets and  Legends of Ancient Bakewell"  takes place every Thursday between the beginning of April and the end of October. The tour leaves Bakewell Tourist Information Centre at 2p.m.

Booking: Bakewell Tourist Information Centre 01629 813227

or via Bakewell Old House Museum 01629 813642

Please book by 1 p.m. on the day of the tour.

for further information: bakewellguidedtours.wordpress.com

Chamber Series Continues, 28 April

Our musicians return with a fine performance of:

Wolf-Italian Serenade,

Haydn-String quartet, Opus 64 ‘The Lark’

Schubert-String Quintet in C  Major

Caroline Pether – violin ; Rosemary Attree  – violin ; Raymond Lester – viola, Nick Trygstad  -cello ; Dale Culliford -cello

28 April, 7.30pm (doors 7pm)

Tickets £12 / £10 www.ticketsource.co.uk/date/327839

Great Comedy, Great Beer!

Our three stand-up delights tonight tbc.

8pm (doors 7.15)

Tickets £15 01629 810152 www.ticketsource.co.uk/date/344672

STAR
BAKER TO APPEAR AT BAKEWELL'S 6TH FOOD
FESTIVAL !

The Bakewell Food Festival returns for its sixth year, once
more celebrating the wealth of excellent local produce that the Peak District
and this beautiful market town have to offer. As well as the multi-award
winning farmers market at the Agricultural Business Centre, the town’s historic
streets will host more than their usual splendid offerings of food fayre to
tempt your palate! Exciting news for this year is that Bakewell based Hartington School of food will
feature Great British Bake Off's 'star baker’, Howard Middleton , who will be
demonstrating his cookery and baking skills all day Sunday..  

The festival will include over 50 stalls around the streets
of this beautiful historic, riverside market town, with the focus being on food
and drink. Tasting trail, road shows, cookery demonstrations, children’s rides,
owls, ponies and donkeys. The Old House museum and historic church will be
open, craft and gift fairs in venue’s around the town.