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Great boozer - not least cause it was 5 hours since I set off from Rosthwaite in the morning.
Went for Thwaites Lightfoot - enjoyed in their beautiful beer garden with wonderful views (as you would expect).
Visit blogged at http://bit.ly/2rrGzDd
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The Swinside Inn is a traditional 17th century Lakeland inn. The beer garden has wonderful views across the Newlands Valley. I tried a pint of Swinside 10 in 10 Brew which was superb, especially after the walk I had just done! Hope to call again soon.
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We stayed here last weekend with our two dogs and cant fault it. A warm welcome, good food, good beer(Deuchars) and a loverly room. Our group of runners/wallkers all eat here over the weekend and they thought the same.
Its in a fantastic location with great views of Newlands valley.
We will be returning.
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Called into this pub whilst out walking having to get across a bridge which although closed was worth crossing saving us a long walk around. A very welcoming pub with real log fires. Didn't have food this time but the food is usually good.
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I know they have a captive market here for walkers around the Derwent water but please be advised - take a packed lunch instead and don't stop here. Having being greeted but a very negative man behind the bar saying they had no gas so couldn't do hot food except the soup which he said was asparagus 'that's what it was last week too, doesn't sound very nice, does it', we decided to go for a sandwich. �6.95 for a cheese and ham sandwich, the bread was verging on stale, the cheese tastless and very old & dry and the ham was the plastic, wet with no flavour type that you get in packets in supermarkets. And to top it all the toilets had no lights and were flooded. We had been advised from others who had visited a couple of years agao that it was poor, and now we know it's true. I've never felt so ripped off.
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Excellent well-kept beers (incl. Jennings Cumberland and Caledonian Deuchars). Food looks good though didn't try it this time as arrived too late (9.05pm 15th July 2008). Only adverse comment is that the drinks prices are on the high side. A pity pubs in general don't serve later than 9pm even on summer evenings when one wants to remain late on the fells.
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This pub is situated by itself with the wooded slope of Swinside behind it and a view of the Newlands Valley in front. There�s a good space to sit outside in summer. In winter there are a number of interconnecting rooms with a fire at one end of one. There�s a small central bar serving 3 beers (Jennings). It has been in the Good Pub Guide. Sadly I�d have to say on my last visit that it seems to have gone off the boil. The lighting was gloomy rather than atmospheric with too many of the candle holders empty and, away from the fire, rather chilly. The food is cheap (�8-�11) but very ordinary. It was a bit disappointing really but probably better in summer.
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