Marton Arms, Thornton in Lonsdaleback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Very pleasant pub in lovely surroundings. Plenty of real ale on offer including Doom including Doom Bar and Timothy Taylor. I opted for a stout, name escapes me, but was happy with the quality. Well worth a visit if you are in the area.
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This place has been taken over by an employee (Sue, i think) from an ealier time when the pub was great, after reading some of the previous bits of feedback I was slightly wary of what i'd find.... and? No Worries at all!.... the beer, food and even the accomodation looks to be back to it's absolute best of a few years ago... well recommended and once more one of my favourite pubs of all time :-)
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After reading about this pub in the GBG we stopped off for a pint whilst passing. As previously described by others the pub is in a great location opposite the church and is a nice old pub with plenty of seating inside and out.
On entering the row of 18 handpumps is quite impressive but on our visit the range was very disappointing with all the beers being commonly available beers from large breweries, T.Taylor, Black Sheep etc. Beers tried were passable but not at their best. Old Rosie Cider was also available. Whisky selection was very impressive - the numbered bottles went over the 300 mark!
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Situated in a small village off the A65. The pub looks great, very tidy with wood and stone floors. There is an excellent church directly across the road where Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was married. Bet you didnt know that.
The bar is quite long with sixteen handpumps (only 8 beers and old rosie) and over 200 whiskies. No I am not reading from a brochure.
However, here is where glory starts to fade. The beer I tried, Ruskins from the local Kirkby Lonsdale brewery was not the freshest Ive ever had, perhaps just a bad choice. A pub needs to be very busy in order to have 8 real ales on. The food also was not magnificent.
The pub is worth visiting. Its very pretty as is the church.
Gets a 7.
anonymous - 4 Aug 2009 11:30 |
A great pub with a very good selection of ales.
The food was ok, pub grub. It was better when the pub wasn't busy.
Landlady seemed a little grumpy, not sure why as they seemed to be doing a roaring trade.
The bar staff generally were very helpful.
Getting close to a 10 however let down by food and landlady.
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A number of friends booked in here for my partner's 40th birthday this week and thoroughly enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere and fine beer choice. There's both a beer yard at the front of the pub and a small garden to the rear and ample seating inside. I suspect the menu is too large and the food was perhaps not as good as it might be (not as good as I remember): perhaps sticking to the specials might be safest. But I'd certainly stay there again and, obviously, drop in for beer when driving down the A65.
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Had a geat long weekend there, can recommend the accomodation (plus all the other details already listed).
Good location for the Moors and the Lake district.
Dave Irvine - 29 May 2003 15:15 |
This place has the largest selection of ales I've seen anywhere. They usually have about 20 hand-pulls, as well as several lagers and ciders. Thye also keep over 100 varieties of whisky behind the bar.
The food here is pretty good, and the atmosphere is cosy - they have an open fire, and the place is filled with vintage bus memorabilia. The only thing I have against this place is the fact that they recently got rid of their pool table, to replace it with bar billiards. Shame. It's quite popular amongst the cavers and climbers, so if you find Gore-Tex offensive, avoid the place during peak tourist season.
Jon Topper - 25 Mar 2002 16:29 |
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