The Duke William in Derbyshire Dales

Looking for somewhere to eat for Sunday lunch and found this place on Google maps. Wasn't disappointed, food lovely and the staff friendly and helpful. Will visit again next time I'm in Matlock.

A very delightful pub, with friendly staff and a lovely pub meal (big portions)

Great pub, lovely service and brilliant food

Fabulous Sunday carvery. Thank you Janet and all the staff.

Went for bike Wednesday 1st Wednesday of the month very good

Used to go here last year everyother week and the food was excellent. Went yesterday 2nd Nov the feg was cold the service wasn't as good has it once was. Sorry to say will not be going again

What a gem ! Excellent location, great facilities and such a warm and friendly welcome, will definitely be returning 🤩

Called in for lunch on a Tuesday. Food very good. Service excellent. All day breakfast 👍

Outstanding from arrival to departure. Will definitely be there again.

We stayed 4 nights and camped here, in charge Janet and Phil were absolutely wonderful. We had fish on Friday which was superb and Sunday lunch was just fabulous. The staff were very helpful and the locals very welcoming. Small shower and toilet facilities however, are immaculate. With electric hook up and drinking water. We laughed for the whole time we were their with this lovely and friendly team. Best Manjit from Henley in Arden

Super friendly locals that really welcomed us :) Food is home cooked and delicious and plenty of it, this is not a place you leave hungry

Didn't eat, popped in for a drink and was immediately greeted and chatted to by owners. They have live music, camp site, great Sunday lunch options and a gorgeous interior. Will be returning next time I'm in the Peak District!

Good lunchtime for the classic bike meet

Food was beautiful plenty of choices of vegetables and good servings of meat , staff very friendly and helpful. Excellent

Amazing food and atmosphere..best carvery we've ever had

Great pub, we were made welcome by our hosts and their regulars, I can recommend.

Had a great 2 nights camping very nice 😁👍

I had my first pint of Abbot’s ale at this pub after a long time . What an amazing tasting beer and I thoroughly enjoyed it. But the real highlight of our visit was was the warmth of the landlady , Janet, and her good friend Frances . It was so wonderful to converse with that family and they made us feel so welcome . I would highly recommend this pub for its traditional design and the beer was out of this world. Than you so much for a lovely start to our vacation in Matlock !!! Finally this experience can only be truly attributed to our trip planner Prerna Patel Thank you

Booked in for Sunday Carvery . Available as 2 meats or 4. Also a vegetarian option available- not sure if you need to order this in advance. Food was nice. Staff were all friendly and welcoming. Toilets were a little tired but functional and clean. Camper van parking out back. Short walk/drive to Matlock.

Sunday carvery is our go too ! Never fails to disappoint and great value for money 💰 👌

Warm welcome, friendly service and a good selection of drinks

Visiting Matlock as a family I decided we’d visit The Duke William as it carries the Cask Ale Cert. Arrived with just one hour before they closed. Greated by a very pleasant lady who took our drinks order. ‘Landlord’ was on tap as well which was music to my belly. We asked about local information including other drink and food establishments local to Matlock Bath. The lady was so helpful and polite. We sat out the back in the garden, we being my girlfriend, daughter and son (14 and 9). There is a lovey bar area and separate bar lounge. Very good atmosphere, cracking pub for all. Well worth the stop or two and not over priced at all. Highly recommended.

Really nice pub and the inside is lovely traditional if that's the term..friendly staff and another dog friendly place lady bought water out for our dog which was nice.What I did notice was a camp and caravan site at back of pub.

From the outside the pub looks to be a great building and perfect location. Keen to order food we were told there was only one chef at 7pm and it was an hour wait, so didn’t bother eating. There were only 2 couples waiting for food. Weird atmosphere of being an inconvenience and a pub that didn’t want to serve food.

Nice pub in Matlock with its own campsite. Good Ale, friendly staff.

Fabulous// we went home feeling stuffed

Good beer, excellent food and campsite at the rear! What more could you want?

lovely place to stay very friendly

First time we have been to this pub , lovely place staff very friendly , the carvery was very nice good choice of meats you can have a 2 meat or all 4 there was gamon , pork , beef and Turkey meat was very tasty there where lovely roasted potatoes , and mash stuffing balls and Yorkshire pudd 6 veg to choose from and lovely thick gravy so really recommend this place for Sunday lunch I advise you to book as it really gets busy from Dianne stevens from shirland in Derbyshire 👍

Lovely little campsite, our 5th visit and will be one we return to a couple times a year. Landlord and lady are very friendly, entertainment in the pub Sat night were brilliant. Carvery on Sunday is a must, gorgeous home cooked food, you won’t leave hungry. Thanks again Lucy & Gav

Had a fabulous weekend at the camp site and the pub we was made to feel very welcome. A huge thankyou from the bond bug club for letting us use your site .we will definatly be back again xxx

Warm welcome, lovely home cooked food just what you want after a hike

The food was absolutely lovely. Great service and surroundings.

I visited the Duke William as a wedding guest and found it delightful. The staff were friendly, efficient and very welcoming. The room was wonderfully decorated and laid out. The buffet was excellent, exceptionally fresh, super presentation, lots of choice for savoury and sweet courses. The level of cleanliness was great. The outdoor seating enhanced the whole experience. The website for the pub mentions to access the car park from a downhill direction perhaps as a precaution against the possibility of grounding a vehicle.

Absolutely superb, fantastic staff who were polite, helpful and efficient, the buffet was fresh, beautifully presented with a large range of food for both savoury and dessert courses. The room was tastefully decorated and exceptionally clean.

had the sunday carvery which we were looking forward to. Not the best roast we have had, Plates cold, therefore food got cold quickly, beef tough, veg hard, mash had hard uncooked potato mixed in it. Would not recommend, and not return.Expensive for what you got!!!

Great pub, food lovely and close to a beautifull place

1st Wednesday of the month good people great vehicles Landlord has proper attitude towards his chosen vocation. An absolute pleasure every visit.

Timothy Taylor's on tap! Lovely fresh on tap beer here, the Sunday roast smells wonderful but was only here for a drink myself. Fantastic location and setting with a lovely gentleman behind the bar who made the experience top notch! Brilliant outside seating area out the back, and seating out the front too. Toilets could do with a lick of paint but they serve their purpose

This is for the bike meet every 1st Wednesday of each month. Great venu , nice food , fantastic bikes of all genres , great day out

Went for the Wednesday bike meet. Great atmosphere. Ordered a sausage cob. Received two small sausages, though three would have fitted very nicely. These must have been the very lowest priced they could buy. Tasteless and almost no meat. Will take my own food next time.

One of the best places I have visited for a long time A warm welcome followed by superb service and food Thank you

Great food, generous portions at good prices. Will definitely be going again.

Fantastic site for motorhomes and campers . Great location next to a beautiful church and cemetery. Owners really helpful . Don’t forget to follow the advice to drive down the hill into the pub car park . Nothing not to like . Lovely short walk into Matlock

Such a friendly place to visit! Could not feel more welcome, dog and kid friendly and really good value food! Great “local” for our weekend in Matlock

Came for a carvery during a local walk with the dogs, was made very welcome by the staff, nice relaxed atmosphere and the food was delicious, and plenty of it!

Brilliant atmosphere amazing and best customer service I highly recommend to anyone and everyone coming to matlock and Derbyshire and a happy place to be.

Wow what a great stay we had . Stayed 3 nights in our motorhome with electric hook up. From the moment we pulled up we were welcomed by Phil the landlord who went above and beyond to ensure we enjoyed our stay. Shower and toilet facilities are good and open 24 hours. The outdoor area is so pleasant to sit and enjoy a drink . We joined in the pub quiz ,enjoyed the live music on Saturday night and the Sunday lunch was one of the best we had in a while. Every member of staff was friendly , polite and nothing was too much trouble. The site is positioned well with a short 5 min walk to Matlock Park and a 15 min walk to Matlock Bath. Again thanks to Phil and his team for a great stay. We will return

Great night out good food and service

Fitted us in on the day in our campervan without prior booking no problem. Friendly owners and the food and service was great, highly recommended. Will definitely return again.

Went to the Monthley Classic Motorbike do. Which is the first Wednesday of the month. Nice old style pub. Landlord had layed on monster cobs with choice of bacon, egg, sausage and any permutation of the three. Large take out teas an coffee as well. We sat inside as the rain had started te be quite heavy. A very nice place to be in.

Very hospitable and friendly, reasonable prices

Served a great pint of Timothy Taylor's Landlord bitter.

Decided to book The Duke William for an evening meal after reading the reviews. The staff were very welcoming and very pleasant. The food we both ordered Pie, 1 x steak and ale and the other steak and kidney, the gravy was very tasty, but just not enough meat in the dish. I think I counted 3 pieces in my dish, and my husband said his was the same, which was a shame because after reading the reviews we expected better for the price we paid. I’m only pleased we got chips, as they mopped all the gravy up in the dish, The restaurant was also a cold room so it made me feel uncomfortable. It also didn’t help that another party who was leaving opened the exit door but left it open while they where talking and saying there goodbyes, another words they where not bothered about anyone one else eating in the restaurant, So after our food we decided to move into the bar area for a few drinks after we had our food, as it was much cosier. Would we return again if we visited Matlock. I don’t think so Sorry!!

Another excellent Sunday Carvery. Very generous portions and a fantastic selection of vegetables. Delicious. Nice friendly pub that any Carvery Connoisseur cannot afford to miss. Thoroughly recommended.

Signs throughout the building warning against anti social behaviour gives a less than favourable impression. Overall the place needs updating. Staff very pleasant and helpful though

Been for the first time today for Sunday lunch, it was superb, best I’ve had in years! Fantastic roast meats & beautifully cooked firm vegetables, creamy mash, crispy roasts & Yorkshire pudding, tasty fat stuffing balls & proper meat gravy. Sticky toffee pudding & cream weren’t half bad either. Great value. Janet / Phill It’s A big 👍🏼 from us. Thank you x

Grate pup grate food grate staff!! Amazing all round, well worth a visit.

We absolutely love this place , try and go there at least twice a year for the weekend in our motor home. Great food, toilets and showers always spotless. Landlord, landlady and all staff are fabulous. Some lovely walks around the area too. Cannot wait until our next visit.

We were out walking and just googled a pub near by with food! Great find, so friendly nothing too much trouble and the food was wow 👌 awsome home cooked food, delicious! My partner had mixed grill and i had fillet steak and it was definitely butcher/farmshop meat so fresh. Definitely recomend people pay a visit!

Lovely pub in matlock stayed in our motor home here for the weekend brilliant location the staff were very helpful and nice.the weather was terrible when we visited so will definitely be back here

Amazing carvery and the landlord so kind and welcoming. A plate of food that satisfied my appetite. It was well cooked and very tasty!

Great meeting with loads of bikes to view. 😋

Really nice food 👍🏻 and good value

Went for our work Xmas meal everyone enjoyed their options. There was loads of veg and the turkey was fabulous and moist. Small middle no cranberry but still was a lovely meal. Will come back for a meal for sure

Myself and friends from work went for our Christmas lunch and it was superb. The food was lovely, service was friendly and professional. Genuinely lovely afternoon. Thank you to the team at The Duke, you’re all fabulous 🥰

Used to come most weekends with my late father and always enjoyed our visits, three of us came again today and the Sunday Carvery was as excellent as it always was. All cleared our plates and really enjoyed our visit, I chose beef and gammon of the four meats available, perfectly cooked and a huge selection of vegetables. So pleased Phil and Jan still run this super pub (and the staff were doing a great job with a very busy Sunday lunchtime too). Will be back again very soon!

No fuss really good pub food, large tasty portions, it was really really good, the garlic bread, mmmmm, I do not normally recommend places, but go here, you won't be disappointed..trying to decide if I can fit pudding in....oh what heck. I shall give it a go, just a very short walk from the middle of Matlock and so worth while.

Went for drinks lovely clean place, lovely service and atmosphere

Nice friendly staff. Nice outside if you have a dog.Nice food. Friendly. Great spot on Church street. 1st place I choose at Matlock and lived there.

Classic Bike Meet Yet again the Classic bike meet on the first Wednesday of every month was a roaring success. Lots of classic motorcycles, super food and drink and the staff as ever were great.

Was recommended this pub for their good home-cooked food. It didn't disappoint, Paul had butchers sausages, with cheese and onion creamed mashed potatoes and chefs special meat juices gravy. I had oven baked chicken breast in cheese and garlic sauce, with chips, peas and salad. Two well cooked meals and 2 decent pints. Highly recommend.

The venue,food,staff & service was exellent.My Friend & I had a Fabulous Sunday carvery then watched rugby with friendly locals.A warm welcome was given to us by the proprietors & we will definitely return

Had a run out to Matlock with the family and booked in for Sunday lunch here. The staff were very friendly and the carvery was absolutely beautiful. (I usually shy away from Sunday dinner out as they never taste as good as home). The gravy made it for me...just the right consistency and yumminess. Was impressed with choice of 6 veg not to mention the roasties, mash and parsnip chips

We stopped on the caravan site for one night. We were a bit apprehensive because of reviews saying the church bells kept people awake but they didn’t wake us. Sunday dinner in the pub was great.

Food and ale very nice, unfortunately only one ale on over the weekend

Had a lovely bangers and mash and the garlic bread was yum. Make sure you try Jan's special gravy

I stayed just for one night with my dog in their campsite, before a race on the Sunday (Dovedale dash), really good facilities, very friendly staff, cracking stay, excellent food and beer, dog friendly

Great local pub, with friendly mine host's and staff with great food what more do you want from a proper local pub

Appreciative and polite guests/staff....clean surroundings

First time here and loved it, booked and stayed 3 nights in caravan as it has facilities for caravans campervans and tents (booking advisable), owners really nice and food really nice with generous portions, definitely recommend and we will be back again

Lovely food and great size portions

Once again Duke William hosted the bike lunch time meet . Thank You .

We only found the Duke by chance as we couldn't find anywhere to park in Matlock, and we were starving. Just out of the town with a large carpark to the rear of the pub, Beer was good and the food was fantastic. Well worth a visit.

Very good food! Hearty portion size and decent pricing. Had a lovely evening

The best Sunday carvery in the area, the owner's are lovely and it's a lovely scenic pub. The beer garden is a sun trap. Clean and plenty of seating. There is also a campsite which is very reasonable.

Lovely little pub had a carvery and it was absolutely banging deffo recommend

Food OK, 4 lagers, 2 ciders, 1 pale - NO REAL ALE.

Excellent pub to take your dog into. Food good. Felt very welcome

We went to the Duke William for Sunday lunch and it was excellent the owners and all the staff very friendly and the food was extremely good and plentiful, and i am not complaining but it is the only Carvery i have ever been to where you are served with the roast potatoes, and these are my favourite thing on a Carvery and i would like to get what i want, and not be served with these, we will without a doubt return this is not a complaint and i have recommended the Duke William to Family and friends

Camped here for a few days and booked Sunday lunch. The lunch was one of the best I've had when eating out. The gravy is fabulous, the meat kept moist and plenty of veg to choose from. Camp site was nice and quiet, within walking distance to Matlock and Matlock Bath.

Run by a Great couple, food a facilities clean and first rate. Camping basic but tidy, hot showers 👍helpful staff 👍😁

Stopped here in our Campervan, £10pp pn well worth it. Very friendly staff. Sunday roast if excellent.

A lovely traditional pub with its own camping field some pitches have electric hook up. The food is reasonable priced and good quality. Sunday roast is delicious and plentiful and the owners are very friendly. We had a very enjoyable stop over with showers and toilets available 24/7. The whole place is kept spotlessly clean.

Went for dinner with my son before visiting Matlock Town fc v Derby County. Food portions were massive and extremely good value. Friendly and welcoming staff, will definitely return if we’re ever in Matlock again. 5⭐️

Wow what a find, excellent pub with great Landlady. Please visit if you are in the area. Also fantastic camping facilities.

Popped into this pub for a quick one as we was on a walk , 2 hrs later we walked out having put the world's to right with Jan &Phil (landlord/landlady)Lovely and friendly hosts & a brilliant pub. Cant wait to come back next time with our caravan in tow.🍻🍻🍻

Lovely friendly pub ,good food, lovely little campsite ❤️

Fabulous value and lovely service. Decked out an area for our friends birthday, super kind. Food was absolutely delicious.

Little gem fantastic food reasonable price very homely.