Lovely Lakeland pub. Dog friendly. Great fish & chips (weird mushy peas!!!)read more

The Kirkstile is a gem, both as a pub and as an inn. The food is a really high standard--very…read morefresh and often very creative, and local. The rooms are so nice, clean and comfortable--and quiet--I had several fantastic sleeping nights. There are so many fine walks from the doorstep there is truly no need to get in your car. The staff is incredibly nice. And honestly...I can't see how it is possible to top a summer evening sitting at a picnic table on their lawn with an ale in front of you watching the light on fell change. I could park myself there for a week!

This is the best food I had in the Lake District!…read more A large group (11) of us showed up just before closing time and the staff was very accommodating. Everyone was helpful and kind. I had the Steak and Ale pie and it was just delicious. The mashed potatoes were perfect and the vegetable medley was just what I needed after all the fried food I had been having on the trip. I tried my friend's lamb and it was to die for. The only complaint I heard was about the chutney for the vegan curry. Save room for dessert. The sticky toffee pudding was one of the best desserts I've ever had; I'll be thinking about it for a long time.

Good food! Visited here on vacation. Love the pies. Would come back again for sure. Liked the beers…read moreon draft too.

We stayed in Bowness-on-Solway before starting to walk Hadrian's Wall. We were advised to eat in…read moreThe Kings Arms Inn (and to book ahead as they can get full) and it was a good call on both counts. Very good food and great ambiance. What a good English pub should be!

We stayed in Keswick two nights and gave this pub a shot the first. It was so great we went back…read morethe second evening. Totally worth the walk for us, even from the other end of town. A proper pub, excellent food, great staff, and a lovely owner. Wish we could have spent more time chatting with her. Fish pie is a top choice. Sticky Toffee Pudding is excellent, I asked for a second scoop to get my preferred pudding to ice cream ratio. Arrive early or book a table well in advance. We got lucky with bar seating both nights. Dog friendly, which was so great, even though we are not dog owners. Looking forward to going back again the next time we visit.

Well definitely one of the best places to eat in Keswick. Possibly too popular. Although the food…read moreis very good it's no longer the great it once was. I found the portions have diminished over the years since I first went there. The steak pie is no longer brimming with content. It's still very good particularly for value. But it's crowded and eating feels rushed. The beer quality is poor not because of the way it's kept simply it's no longer great beer. Jennings beer just is no longer the beer I fondly remember. The staff are good though service cannot be faulted.

The drunken duck is a favorite of our friend who has come here for 40 years, starting with golf…read morebuddies, then with family and best of all to celebrate weddings, and great moments. Relax here, the staff is ready to make this luxury even better with whatever you need! Directions to many local hikes or hot coffee on the picnic tables. So much fun to have, there are gardens, strolls, patios and quiet libraries too. This is the most beautiful place I've ever stayed because I can get some rest, unwind and enjoy the great outdoors. Yesterday there was a local marathon- yes!- great runners charged past into the local town of Ambleside. Hikers and dog lovers are here too. National parks close by... what a get-away we are having!!

Such a charming pub and inn right in the middle of the Lakes District. There's a glorious view…read moreoverlooking the mountains right in front of the venue (with picnic tables if you'd like to sit and enjoy it with a pint). Brunch, lunch, dinner, and bar snacks are served at the Drunken Duck, and I'd only really recommend booking for dinner. The beer and cider are mostly local I believe. We did the curry bowl to share (vegetarian and VERY tasty - kind of wish I could get the recipe), scampi, fries, and tartare sauce (those fries are to die for!) and the lamb kofta, hummus, flatbread, and mint yoghurt (great for sharing and noshing). There's plenty of parking on the side of the inn. The inside is decorated beautifully (very insta-worthy), so maybe consider renting out for an event. And yes, you can bring your dog to dinner/drinks.

Best find on holiday ever!!…read more Set in a beautiful little village with a huge village green with loads of parking round and about (although im sure that on a mid summer sunny day parking may be somewhat difficult!). The pub has a bar area and a restaurant area - we only ever went into the bar as you could eat int here and it was really cosy (dogs are also allowed!). The staff were incredibly friendly and chatty (lets face it, Yorkshire, particularly North Yorkshire folk are possibly the most friendly on the planet - i challenge you to disprove this!). The food was INCREDIBLE. Nothing fancy pants, just really good food, VERY big portions (trust me on this, you dont need three courses - choose your weapon of starter or dessert to go alongside your main - we made the mistake one night and 1) couldnt eat it all and 2)pretty much rolled home). We spent an evening in the pub, had a meal and then sat playing card games - we felt incredibly welcome. So welcome that we ended up visiting three times in a week long holiday. You cant really get a better recommendation than that can you??

The Mill Inn is a very nice gem. Stopped by here while on the WaterAid 6 Peaks Challenge to eat a…read moreshank of lamb. Ordered the wings which sounded delicious in the unique sauce but alas they were out of them. Of course, had some beer on cask to go with the lamb. Service was very good and we were happy that they were able to accommodate our party of 6 just at closing. The food was delicious and we had a great time discussing our adventure up to that point. Would definitely recommend this place.

Stunning location, set between mill stream and fells. Very pleasant to sit by the stream on a sunny…read moreday. Make sure you're hungry as the portions are substantial and the pies are excellent - you won't want to leave any. The pub itself is a tad tired, but none the worse for that. The only downside is the toilets. Clean, I hasten to add, but very cramped. I couldn't take my mum, who uses a stick. And the basin is inset into a rotting wooden countertop - come on, Mill Inn, how much would an off-cut of worktop cost? Whether you want a gentle stroll or a full-on fell walk, this is the ideal spot. Would I go again? Definitely!

What a perfect little pub! We ate here on our first night in Gilcrux after a day of travel and it…read morewas absolutely wonderful. The barman was very friendly and chatty, and the waitress was equally pleasant. The food was absolutely delicious. The lasagna was excellent (fresh out of the oven too!) and the pastry on the chicken and leek pie was was puffed to about 6 inches. Highly recommend this place to anyone passing through/in the area of Gilcrux!

This business has over 20 years of brewing, in a barn behind the pub, under it's belt. The brewery…read moreand The Crown Inn were run for some years by Jim and Liz Fearnley but when Jim decided that brewing was too arduous for a man past retirement age it seemed the brewery was destined to close. The villagers of Hesket Newmarket and some real ale enthusiasts were determined to save both the brewery and the last pub in the village. They formed the co-op, a democratically-run community enterprise. The co-op hired a professional brewer and the quality of the ale started to spread. The beers won prizes at local Campaign for Real Ale festivals and a network of other pubs in Cumbria started to take the beers.

My wife and I ate there last night as we were staying in a local B&B The River Garth, great place…read more Anyway we ordered fish and chips with mushy peas and it was wonderful. The proprietor served us and was very nice. At a near table some people had steak pie, and liver and bacon with onions and it smelled and looked tasty.