Anglers Rest

You're heading out of Buxton towards Millerdale, and suddenly you've found yourself in one of those valleys that makes you remember why you moved here. The Anglers Rest sits right by the water—genuinely by it—with a garden that catches the afternoon light between the hills. Inside, it's all low ceilings, proper ales on tap, and the kind of worn-in comfort that comes from being a proper local pub rather than a tourist trap trying to look quaint. The food's straightforward but done right: think pies that aren't messing about, locally-sourced where it counts.