Bakewell is held at the beginning of July. Rugby union is played regularly in the town by Bakewell Mannerians RUFC, who currently compete in Midlands 2 East (North). The town is represented by two football teams, Bakewell Red Lion FC and Bakewell Town FC; both compete in the Hope Valley Football League. Bakewell has a large recreation park to the east of the town centre, which has tennis courts, children's playground, and football/cricket pitches. In the town itself, and located near to the library, is the municipal swimming pool and gym. Alongside the River Wye is a popular riverside walk. Bakewell
Mark Bakewell Mark Bakewell Mark Bakewell (born 11 December 1963) is an Australian rugby union forwards coach for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby. Bakewell has traveled extensively in a coaching career spanning over 20 years; he has coached Eastern Suburbs and Melbourne Rebels in Australia; Brive and Béziers in France; the Tongan national team; Suntory Sungoliath in Japan; as well as Bath and Bristol in England. Bakewell was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, and began playing rugby aged four before moving to Australia at seven. He played around 400 games for Eastern Suburbs in Sydney at prop and in the backrow. In