Lake District Pubs

The Ship Inn & Duddon Sands Hostel   Built around 1691 The Ship Inn offers visitors the hospitality of a traditional Lakeland pub, with good beer, cosy surroundings & a ghost...

White Hart Inn Bouth The White Hart in Bouth Cumbria is a proper traditional Lakeland Inn combining olde world charm in the bar with a lovely contemporary dining room and lounge in...

Anglers Arms The Anglers Arms is to be found just inside the Lake District National Park boundary in Haverthwaite , opposite the Haverthwaite to Windermere steam...

The Ship Inn & Duddon Sands Hostel   Built around 1691 The Ship Inn offers visitors the hospitality of a traditional Lakeland pub, with good beer, cosy surroundings & a ghost story. Set on the edge of the Lakes, in some of the most beautiful fell and estuary landscape in Britain, The Ship is ideally suited to anyone who loves the outdoors and enjoys a drink in the sunshine ….. or by the fire when the lakes are being topped up. We are family friendly and were the first pub in the Furness area to be...... more

Anglers Arms The Anglers Arms is to be found just inside the Lake District National Park boundary in Haverthwaite , opposite the Haverthwaite to Windermere steam train station. A real country pub with a beer garden and extensive restaurant menu .   Children are welcome as is your well behaved dog (dogs not allowed in the restaurant) The Anglers is a mecca for real ale enthusiasts and has a constantly changing selection of beers from a variety of breweries on tap. They also hold a ...... more

Three Shires Inn For reviews, prices and availability click here The 4 Star Three Shires Inn was built in 1872 and is nestled on the south facing slope in Little Langdale - one of Lakelands unspoilt areas. The Three Shires provides the perfect situation for walking, touring and relaxing. We have ten prettily furnished rooms with stunning fell views . Log fires, traditional Ales, superb food , excellent views and friendly service. In summer the verandahs and window ledges are covered with beautiful...... more

Britannia Inn Elterwater The Britannia is the quintessential English Lakeland Inn. Right in the centre of the picturesque village of Elterwater amidst the imposing mountains of the Langdale Valley,The Britannia offers an escape from hectic daily life with real ales and foods to satisfy all tastes. Nine rooms available.   Famous for being one of the best pubs in the area, the bar meals and restaurant food draw people for miles around. The Britannia is the quintessential English Lakeland...... more

The Manor Arms Broughton In Furness Furness Pub Of The Year 2007,The 17th century Manor Arms overlooks the Square in Broughton in Furness and is a Free House with anything up to 8 real ales available.Its very much a local pub full of characters and you will find it difficult to leave!... more

The Prince of Wales The Prince of Wales pub is to be found at Foxfield, just outside Broughton in Furness, on the A595, opposite Foxfield railway station. Be advised that if you want to catch a train FROM foxfield railway station, you need to request the train to stop by sticking your hand out). A real ale lovers paradise with its own micro brewery on the premises, the pub also sells draught foreign wheat beer and Belgian or German beer. Scrumpy cider is also normally available. A real traditional pub with open...... more

Blacksmiths Arms Broughton Mills Fine ales and home cooked food are on offer at the Blacksmiths which is located near to the village of Broughton in Furness. The pub features in many guides including the AA pub guide,The Good Pub Guide and The Good Beer Guide. It remains the only pub in the Lake District listed in the National Inventory of historic pubs. Webmasters view: Discover the lakes is here to give you information and opinion on the establishments which you may find helpful: The Blacksmiths was a favourite watering...... more

The Crown Inn at High Newton The Crown Inn at High Newton, or alternatively Newton in Cartmel, is to be found just off the A590. High Newton has recently been bypassed, so the Crown now enjoys a much quieter position away from the traffic. With origins going back to the 17th century, the pub retains a country pub feel, with log fires and oak beams. The Crown Inn has a restaurant, and single, double, and family en suite rooms.   When we visited, the new landlord had yet to sort out a decent real ale selection,...... more

The Bower House For reviews, prices and availability click here The Bower House has 30 ensuite rooms and is to be found  in Western Lakeland, less than 4 miles from the main Cumbrian Coast road. The pub itself is old and stone built, lying alongside the village cricket field and with surrounding gardens. It is apparently not a pub for electronic gizmos of the modern age but a quiet chat around the log fire sort of place. In a remote Lake District ValleyBower Housae...... more

The Scafell Hotel Borrowdale For reviews, prices and availability click here Choose from bed and breakfast, or dinner bed and breakfast accommodation at the Scafell Hotel at Rosthwaite in the heart of the Borrowdale valley. The hotel has a pub, The Riverside Bar, attached. We were last there on the 11th of May 2008 and had a dog with us which was welcomed in the Riverside Bar.   What a great venue for a wedding   The Scafell Hotel is located in the very heart of Borrowdale, considered by many as...... more

Old Kings Head Broughton in Furness Lovely proper pub with great food (concentrating on fish) right in the heart of Broughton in Furness.Beers from Beckstones, Hawkshead, Hesket Newmarket and Jennings add to the pleasure. Webmasters view: Discover the lakes is here to give you our own subjective information and opinion on the establishments which you may find helpful: We have had two meals here recently & they have been excellent. The childrens chicken nuggets were excellent and the Lamb main course is wonderful....... more

White Hart Inn Bouth The White Hart in Bouth Cumbria is a proper traditional Lakeland Inn combining olde world charm in the bar with a lovely contemporary dining room and lounge in a tranquil setting. The village of Bouth is situated in the Lake District National Park, almost halfway between the southern tips of Lake Windermere and Coniston, surrounded by fields, fells and woodland. Just a 20 minute walk from the White Hart presents magnificent views of the Rusland Valley, Coniston Old Man and surrounding hills...... more

Church House Inn Torver Welcome to our 15th century Inn, in the quiet village of Torver. We are in the shadow of Coniston Old Man, one of the Lakes' most iconic peaks. We offer a truly rustic retreat away from the busy life of the city. The Inn boasts a wealth of charm and still maintains many of its original features. Its character and age is shown throughout, with low ceilings, wooden panelling, beams, slate floors, log burning fires and, being the age that it is, possibly a ghost or two!!   Owner...... more

The Punch Bowl Crosthwaite  "Inn of the year 2007" in  Alastair Sawday's guide,The Punch Bowl Inn has seen recent extensive refurbishment and has achieved the accolade of regional dining pub 2008, by The Michelin pub guide and The Good Food Guide. Webmaster review 4/5/2008 The Punch Bowl under Barngates Brewery control (they also own the Drunken Duck and Chesters) is a difficult review for me. If you are coming to the Lakes from London you will feel at home here as it has an upmarket...... more

Brown Horse Winster The Brown Horse is a coaching inn situated in the Winster valley not far from Bowness. The inn has accommodation available in 6 spacious en-suite rooms. The restaurant specialises in traditional and continental dishes using fresh organic produce from the Brown Horse Estate including venison, lamb, beef, pheasant and eggs. Dinner can be washed down with a pint of hand pulled local ale or your choice of wine from an extensive cellar. There is also a shop where you can buy local produce....... more