Visitor Centres - Bakewell
Find us
Old Market Hall
Bridge Street
Bakewell
Derbyshire
DE45 1DS
Opening times
We've done everything we can to open centres but we've had to make some changes to our opening times due to Covid-19 restrictions.
- Monday - 10am to 4.30pm
- Tuesday - 10am to 4.30pm
- Wednesday - 10am to 4.30pm
- Thursday - 10am to 4.30pm
- Friday - 10am to 4.30pm
- Saturday - 10am to 4.30pm
- Sunday – 10am - 4.30pm
Closed 30 minutes for lunch.
What to expect
To ensure the safety of our visitors and staff we've reduced the number of people we can welcome at one time. Please help us to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and follow these guidelines when visiting our centres. Thank you.
- 4 customers permitted in the premises at any one time - please wait to be invited in by a member of the team.
- Visitors will be invited on a one in one out basis.
- Please keep to the left and follow arrows.
- Cashless payment preferred.
- Please use the hand sanitiser when entering the building.
- Leaflets – please browse with eyes only or take with you once you have touched.
- Browse with eyes only – no handling of goods.
- No toilet facilities inside – please use public toilets on Granby Road next to Boots.
Contact details
- Telephone: 01629 813227
- Email: bakewell@peakdistrict.gov.uk
Bakewell Visitor Centre is fully accessible and ideally placed to welcome you to Bakewell and the 'White Peak' when you arrive. The centre is located in the atmospheric 17th century Old Market Hall.
Exhibitions
The Peak District Photography Gallery has been created to highlight the special qualities of the National Park and offers visitors the opportunity to experience the wonderful, dramatic landscapes of this inspiring part of the UK, while supporting local professional landscape and wildlife photographers in the display and sale of their work. The gallery, located upstairs on the mezzanine floor, presents a visual celebration of the Peak District National Park and has a number of exhibitions planned throughout the year.
- Download the Bakewell Miniguide - also available from the visitor centre.
- How to get to Bakewell visitor centre.
Information service
- National Park information, local and national tourist information
- Public transport information, timetables and Day Rover tickets
- Theatre programmes and Buxton Opera House tickets
- Information and tickets for local events
- Photocopy service
Visiting information
Access for visitors with disabilities
The visitor centre is fully accessible to visitors with disabilities. View our accessibility statement.
- Read our Bakewell Access Guide
(3.5MB)
Admission
Free
Parking
Pay & Display car park adjacent to the centre (The Market Place) and others located in the town operated by Derbyshire Dales District Council.
Retail area
Local arts and crafts, maps and guide books, gifts and clothing.