The Waggonand Horses

The Waggon & Horses stands on the A616 at Langsett, on the edge of the Peak District close to Langsett reservoir, and is run as a family business by the mother-and-son pair Rachel and Jerald. The building is Grade II listed and was built in two stages, the older section dating to the seventeenth century and the newer wing added in 1809 using local Yorkshire stone. Rachel does the cooking, with a reputation locally for shortcrust pastry and soups made from scratch, served alongside real ale and a chosen wine list in front of an open fire. The inn keeps no fruit machines or piped music, and its rooms are used mainly by walkers covering the moorland routes out toward the reservoir and the wider Pennine hills. It works as both a village local and a stopping point for walkers.