The Maynard, Grindleford – The Beer Garden With Amazing Views

With possibly the best beer garden in the whole of the Peak District, The Maynard at Grindleford is sure to be a regular stop off for us on our walks around Padley Gorge and the edges.

What is it?

A hotel, bar, restaurant and wedding venue in one. It offers the choice of a quick casual drink in the beer garden, a burger in the cosy bar area or a stunning 3 course meal, with locally sourced ingredients in the restaurant.

What we had

We opted for their ‘meat sharer’ to start, which had cajun chicken skewers, lamb koftas, greek salad, warm pitta, herb new potatoes & tzatziki, this would be enough for two people just passing through on a walk but because this was our main meal of the day we followed it with a trio of pies and venison ravioli, both were incredible, and the venison is from their own estate. You can’t get any more local that that.

Getting there

The Maynard, Main Road, Grindleford, Hope Valley, S32 2HE. There is free customer parking on site, just pop your car reg in at reception.

Walks nearby

You’ll be spoilt for choice of walks in the area but our Padley Gorge Circular heads right past The Maynard, so it’s a great option when calling in for refreshments.

POIs nearby

Robin Hood's Stoop Robin Hood shot an arrow from here to Little Johns grave 📍 2.4 miles away View on map → Little Johns Grave The resting place of Robin Hood's sidekick 📍 2.4 miles away View on map → Baslow Edge Highland Cows Often seen roaming along this edge but please keep your distance 📍 2.5 miles away View on map → Hathersage Stepping Stones Stepping stones across the River Derwent 📍 2.8 miles away View on map →