The Greyhound Inn Warslow
Peak District village charm near the park
About this hotel
The Greyhound Inn Warslow sits inside a recently renovated historic building in one of the smaller villages on the Peak District's southern edge, giving guests a genuine sense of rural Staffordshire rather than a waterpark-adjacent stopover. Rooms feature private bathrooms with free toiletries, parquet floors, electric kettles and wardrobes, straightforward comfort inside a characterful old building. A restaurant and bar serve guests on site, with continental and full English or Irish breakfast options each morning, and the inn is highly rated specifically for its convenient location and attentive staff. Buxton Opera House sits eighteen kilometres away and Alton Towers nineteen kilometres out, positioning Warslow as a base for a wider Peak District trip that happens to include a waterpark day rather than the other way around.
- Historic building
- Restaurant and bar
- Peak District village
- 19 km to Alton Towers
Our take
The Greyhound Inn Warslow is my suggestion for families who want a Peak District village stay with Alton Towers 19 km away, especially if the trip also takes in Buxton, whose Opera House is 18 km from the inn. The recently renovated historic building has a restaurant and bar. Families who want to sleep as close as possible to the park gates will find Warslow too rural.
- ✓Book early if visiting during Peak District walking season, since this small village inn has limited rooms compared with larger market-town hotels.
- ✓Combine your stay with a visit to Buxton Opera House, eighteen kilometres away, for an evening out beyond the village itself.
- ✓Confirm breakfast timing ahead of an early Alton Towers start, since Warslow's rural setting means fewer alternative options nearby.
Why we love it
- Recently renovated historic building
- Attentive on-site staff
- Genuine Peak District village setting
- Full breakfast options
Why guests love itThe Greyhound Inn is a recently renovated historic inn in the Peak District village of Warslow, 19 km from Alton Towers. For families combining the waterpark with walks or a day in Buxton, the village setting is the draw. The restaurant and bar save a drive in the evening, and breakfast comes as a continental or full English option. Free Wi-Fi is included. I would book it for a multi-day trip rather than a single waterpark visit.