The Golden Rule, Ambleside

Wonderful, characterful pub, pretty much unchanged since my previous visit 10 years ago. Very good beer and a fantastic interior, not to be missed by the discerning drinker. Plus my children were made welcome.

18 Aug 2012 21:36

The Watermill Inn, Ings

Excellent pub- good food, dogs and children very welcome and a great range of real ales from their own brewery. We enjoyed an excellent evening meal in the suntrap beer garden. And they must have read one of the previous reviews as the chips are now home made, and very nice too. My favourite ale was the Isle of Dogs, as reccommended to me by a local.

18 Aug 2012 21:33

The Duke William, Staveley

Attractive pub with a really nice little beer garden at the back. Good food served at bargain prices. My only disappointment was the beer- the best thing on offer on my visit was a very bland pint of Jennings Cumberland Ale which couldn't begin to compete with the beers on offer in the Eagle and Child or Hawkshead Beer Hall. This little village is a mecca for beer lovers, my advice for the landlord of the Duke William would be to join in and get a great range of local ales on the bar.

18 Aug 2012 21:28