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Lake District Pubs and Inns Guide

The Lake District and Cumbria is considered by many to be the best county in the UK for the choices of traditional Pubs, Bars & Inns. Many of the Pubs have won various accolades in the eating out guides and the national press. The Mitchelin Pub Guide has awarded it's "Pub of the Year" title to Lake District Pubs & Inns on several occasions in recent years.

Many of the Lake District Pubs and Inns have a great deal of history attached, with the term “Inn” being associated with accommodation. Some modern-day pubs were originally "Coaching Inns," situated on the original routes used by horse and carriage. The Inns would accommodate the travellers and the horses would stay in an adjoining barn. pubs_&_inns_lake_district.jpg

Lots of these Pubs & Inns have kept the open log fires, stone floors and exposed oak beams, giving them a real cosy atmosphere on dark winters' nights. A growing number offer mainly locally sourced food and real ales brewed here in the Lake District.

There are several locally brewed beers that are served in many Lake District Pubs, Bars & Inns with Hawskhead and Coniston breweries being amongst the most well known. There is also an increase of local "Micro Breweries" where beer is produced on the same site as the pub or inn and may only be sold at select outlets. The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is very strong in the Lake District and Cumbria!

If you have a favorite Lake District Pub or Inn, that you can highly recommend, let us know and will see about featuring it on the Lake District Pubs & Inns Guide.


The Kings Arms, Hale
The Kings Arms, Hale
Traditional pub serving quality home cooked food, with a warm welcome for people traveling to the Lake Districtmore info...
The Wheatsheaf At Brigsteer
The Wheatsheaf At Brigsteer
Recommended by the Michelin Restaurant Guide 2008 & the Michelin Dining Out in Pubs Guide 2008. Premier adult dining in a relaxed atmospheremore info...
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Plato's Kirkby Lonsdale
Platos bar, restaurant & rooms in Kirkby Lonsdale - "Concentrating on the good things in life"more info...
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Royal Oak Inn, Cartmel
The Royal Oak Inn Cartmel, Nr. Grange-over-Sands, guarantees a warm welcome, fresh food and very comfortable accommodationmore info...
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The Masons Arms (Bowland Bridge)
The Masons Arms at Bowland Bridge is a Lake District inn that offers high quality accommodation and wholesome local food freshly prepared, using top quality Lake District producemore info...
Royal Oak Inn - Bowness-on-Windermere - drawing
Royal Oak Inn - Bowness-on-Windermere
  The Lake District Pubs and Inns Guide - Accommodation and Bed & Breakfast in Bowness on Windermere & the Lake District The Royal Oak Inn - Bowness-on-Windermere ...more info...
The Sun Inn, Crook
The Sun Inn, Crook
The Sun Inn at Crook. A delightful Lake District olde worlde inn offering traditional hand-drawn ales and tempting home-cooked fayre.more info...
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The Church House Inn, Torver
The Church House Inn, in Torver near Coniston is a Lake District inn with award-winning restaurant and comfortable rooms - featured in the 'Good Food Guide 2010'more info...
White Hart Inn, Bouth, Lake District
White Hart, Bouth
The White Hart Inn at Bouth, Newby Bridge is a classic Lake District country pub, a 17th century coaching inn in a quiet village setting - a multi award winning CAMRA pubmore info...
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The Plough Inn, Lupton
The Plough Inn & Restaurant at Lupton near Kirkby Lonsdale offers accommodation and great food in a former coaching inn with stunning oak beams, wood burning stoves, genuine antique furniture and...more info...
The Pig and Whistle, Cartmel
The Pig and Whistle, Cartmel
A traditional pub serving real ale, with a real log fire to add to the warm atmosphere. Sunny beer garden at the rear.more info...
The Snooty Fox Inn, Kirkby Lonsdale
The Snooty Fox Inn, Kirkby Lonsdale
The Snooty Fox Inn in Kirkby Lonsdale is a traditional Lake District inn with award-winning restaurant and comfortable roomsmore info...
Red Lion Inn, Hawkshead
Red Lion Inn, Hawkshead
The Red Lion Inn in the Lake District village of Hawkshead offers full board accommodation and bed and breakfast and serves traditional home cooked foodmore info...
Cross Keys Hotel, Milnthorpe
Cross Keys Hotel, Milnthorpe
Family run Hotel Accomodation and Public House, with Real Ales on draught. The Cross Keys Hotel in Milnthorpe is the holder of several Hartleys Best Kept Cellar awards.more info...
Punch Bowl inn & Restaurant, Crossthwaite, Lake District Pubs & Inns Guide
The Punch Bowl Inn & Restaurant
Michelin Pub of the year 2009 and featured in Sunday Times 10 best places to stay in the Lake District. A highly recommended gastro pubmore info...
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The Kendal Arms and Hotel Lodge
Family pub in Kendal serving freshly cooked pub food every daymore info...
The Drunken Duck
The Drunken Duck
Lake District Pubs & Inns - Ambleside - Lake District Eating Out Guide The Drunken Duck Inn & Restaurant Barngates, Ambleside Nestling in the heart of the Lake District...more info...
The Kings Arms Hotel, Hawkshead
The Kings Arms Hotel, Hawkshead
The historic Kings Arms Inn offers good food and comfortable hotel accommodation and self-catering accommodation in the gorgeous Lake District village of Hawkshead. Since Elizabethan times, the Kings...more info...
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The Pooley Bridge Inn
The Pooley Bridge Inn is a real Lakeland inn at Ullswater offering quality accommodation with 11 en-suite bedrooms, real ales and home cooked food.more info...
Cavendish Arms, Cartmel
Cavendish Arms, Cartmel
The Cavendish Arms is a former coaching inn and one of the oldest buildings in the quaint picturesque village of Cartmel. Recommended for people looking for quality food or accommodation in the laid...more info...
Station Inn Oxenholme, Kendal, Lake District, Pubs & Inns
The Station Inn, Oxenholme, Kendal
Excellent en-suite pub accommodation in a delightful setting on the edge of Kendal. Ideal for exploring the Lake District or Yorkshire Dalesmore info...
Brown Horse Inn - Winster - Windermere
Brown Horse Inn - Winster
The Lake District Pubs and Inns Guide - Accommodation and Bed & Breakfast in the Lake District The Brown Horse Inn - Winster - Bowness-on-Windermere   Pubs & Inns - Pub...more info...
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The Angel Inn - Bowness-on-Windermere
  The Lake District Pubs and Inns Guide - Accommodation and Bed & Breakfast in Bowness & the Lake District The Angel Inn  Bowness-on-Windermere - Pubs & Inns -...more info...
The Sun Inn, Kirkby Lonsdale
The Sun Inn, Kirkby Lonsdale
Lake District Pubs & Inns - Kirkby Lonsdale - Lake District Eating Out Guide *** The Sun Inn has been included in the Michelin Eating Out in Pubs Guide 2010 and ...more info...
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The Commodore Inn, Grange-over-Sands
The Commodore Inn in Grange-over-Sands overlooks Morecambe Bay and offers comfortable accommodation, excellent locally-sourced food and real alesmore info...
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