Peak District Life - March/April 2008
"...The Peacock, meanwhile, in Rowsley, played host to the main cast. The same hotel, which hosted stars Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen during the filming of Pride & Prejudice, looked after such stellar guests as Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana and Kristin Scott Thomas..."
The Sheffield Star 13 February 2008
"Sometimes you just want to pamper yourselves, don't you, because you're worth it? And where better than Sunday lunch at the Peacock Hotel, Rowsley?"
"It was orginally a fishing hotel from the 1820s and I realised it would be incredibly useful to have extra rooms for hire on the estate - good for film crews and photo shoots."
Sunday Times - In Gear magazine 20 January 2008
"The famous Peacock at Rowsley is everything you'd expect a restaurant in the Peak District to be - a roaring log fire and friendly hosts serving the most tender roast beef..."
Harper's Bazaar - 2008 Going Out Guide
"With a river at the end of the garden, spruceley designed rooms and serious food, the Peacock is just the sort of place you're glad to fall upon..."
Scotland on Sunday - Spectrum Magazine 4 November 2007
"as befits a building dating from medieval times, there are plenty of low ceilings and exposed beams, but any hint of olde worlde tackiness was erased during the recent refit.
The Observer - The Escape Guide 11 November 2007
"Expect mullioned windows, hessian rugs, open fires, fresh flowers everywhere and good art on the walls.
New York Post - 6 November 2007
"The Peacock is where Scarlett Johansson and her Bulgarian bodyguard were quartered while Johansson was filming The Other Boleyn Girl."
The Sunday in Telegraph - 14 October 2007
"The feel is understated chic, with a cosy fire in the bar, vases of lillies in the corridors: contemporary furniture is pleasingly mixed with heirlooms."
"The 16 en suite rooms are charmingly individual with oil paintings and fireplaces. you'll find organic lemonade on the bedside table plus chocolates at bedtime."
The Information - 11-17 February 2006
"At night the Peacock's restaurant oozes understated glamour."
Matlock Mercury - 19 October 2006
"A close brush with the A-listers at The Peacock."
"A ploughman's lunch with local Hartington stilton in the cosy bar was delicious, and the evening meal in the smart dining room was a triumph."
"Because if its good enough for Keira Knightley (who stayed here while filming Pride & Prejudice), then it's good enough for us."
"The Peacock at Rowsley where guests go fly fishing or pheasant shooting."
"At night the Peacock's restaurant oozes understated glamour."
Country Homes & Interiors - January 2006
"You won't lose weight at this chic enclave but you will be utterly pampered."
Easy Living Magazine - April 2005
"If your partner loves fishing as much as he loves you, beware - you may need to take another couple for company."
"Take a break at the Peacock at Rowsley, where Matthew MacFadyen and Keira Knightley stayed while filming Pride and Prejudice."
Evening Standard Magazine 11 March 2005
"It was an oasis of civilised, grown-up comfort, with roaring log fires, armchairs upholstered in acid colours and unstained seagrass carpeting. Our room had mullioned windows, a huge four-poster bed and persian rugs on the floor."
Conde Naste Traveller - January 2005
"Dark wood headboards and dressing tables are offset by white-linen covered, king-sized beds, and armchairs upholstered in Ralph Lauren tweeds and velvets in burnt orange or purple. With 19th Century lithographs and family portraits, potted orchids, flat screen TVs. DVD players and Mahdavi-designed white ceramic bedside tables, the effect is historic, homely and chic."