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The Brown Horse is a lovely pub set in the Winster Valley with beautiful views over the countryside. It is a traditional pub with log fires and low beamed ceilings and serves hand pulled traditional ales.
On our way back from Northumberland, Easter 2007,we stopped off for a pub lunch. By the time we reached the small village of Wetheral, we were ready for lunch. We opted for the first pub we came across, The Wheatsheaf, which was right on the side of the main village road. Easy parking for the motorhome in it's own carpark.The pub is fairly small, with two seating areas, although both in the one room. We were the first customers and the welcome was non too friendly when we asked if food was being served. There were a couple of blackboard menus as well as the main menu. Meals ranged from the fancy fish medley which included tuna and sea bass, to sandwiches and baguettes. I opted for the char-grilled chicken breast and cheese melt which was in a panini and seved with chunky chips and salad and coleslaw. A massive, delicious meal, served on a huge plate. £5.Philip had steak pie, chips and...
On our way to Northumberland, Easter 2007, we stopped off for a pub lunch. We opted for the Stoneybeck Inn, north of Penrith, off the A6.There was a warm welcome awaiting from our host and the place was reasonably busy for midweek. Off to one side of the pub is a popular, small camp site. The menu was mainly large meals with the snack side consisting of baguettes. These were nothing outstanding, being bog ordinary cheese, ham etc. The beef did look home cooked and was sliced thickly. We were coerced into ordering a bowl of home made chips which went down very nicely with the baguettes.Philip had a child's burger which came with a large amount of home made chips. £3.25Baguettes were £3.45 and the chips £1.95.There was also a puddings special board.Altogether a nice start to the holiday. although perhaps our host tried a little too hard? Not really a fault, though. Definitely a warm and...
Whilst camping close to Shap and having been out on the motorbike all morning we were feeling a little peckish, so decided to stop off in Shap for a pub lunch. Now, there are four pubs, I think, in Shap so we just opted for the first one that was advertising food at a reasonable price, the Kings Arms.Two meals for £10 seemed a fair deal. In we went and ordered our drinks and had a look at the menu. There was a fair choice of basic fayre, such as chilli, shepherds pie, gammon, etc. We opted for a gammon and a steak pie.We sat in the very pleasant beer garden as by now it was really quite hot (you could tell as the locals were wearing shorts!!) The garden is lovely, a nice lawned area with a scattering of trees and with open views to the fields and fells. Our food arrived and what huge plates full. My pie was an enormous slab of thick pie, full of tender meat and came with a jug of gravy,...
A great little chippy in the centre of Ulverston, South Cumbria.We had been to a local pub to meet some friends and decided we had better eat. On perusing the menu, the unanimous decision was that we didn't want to pay those prices, nor eat anything as fancy, so opted to cross the road to the chippy.The Chippy Bank is a popular spot, with a sit in side and a take away side.The place was full but we were shown to a table as soon as it was vacated and we ordered two plates of fish, chips and peas between us. The batter on the fish was light and crispy, not thick and soggy, as it so often is. I have to admit I never find fish overly full of flavour but the texture was good and firm and the chips were good (for this time of the year) and the mushy peas were excellent!! Oh, and it was all beautifully hot and freshly cooked.There were the other usual offerings chippy's serve.A very good...
On a glorious Saturday afternoon in September, we were on the look-out for a pub to have lunch at. We chose the Ship Inn at Greenodd, as it was advertising food on the main A590.The tiny village of Greenodd is now a no through road, it having been bypassed a good number of years ago.This makes the road quiet and with easy parking for the pub.On entering, the place appeared rather gloomy on such a beautiful sunny day. Lighting was low which added to the glimness. Furnishings were comfortable leather settees and sturdy tables and the whole place was filled with interesting little nick nacks, as well as a ceiling covered in beer mats. There was certainly plenty to look at which was just as well as our food took quite a while to appear. One other couple and a lone man watching the Grandprix were the only other cusomers.The pub featured in the Good Beer Guide, 2007 and 2009. We took our...
We were invited to a surprise 40th birthday party at this pub. We had booked into the campsite next door with our motorhome but upon arrival, found the site to be totally unsuitable, an extremely wet and muddy field we would have got bogged down in. Tentatively we enquired at the pub if we could stay overnight on their carpark. No problems. said the friendly bar manager.We actually ended up with a superbly quiet overnight pitch looking out onto the river.And at no cost.The party went extremely well, with around twelve adults and numerous highly excited children all enjoying a lovely meal in the function room.Most of the other guests were booked into the inn for the night, with only one couple having to leave the party to go home. The rest of us continued on until around midnight.The hotel is a lovely old coaching inn with a warm, friendly atmosphere and the bar was still going strong by...
This pub is located just off the main A590, opposite the Lakeside anbd Haverthwaite steam train attraction.It is also in good walking country so handy for a stop off whilst out for a walk.I pass this pub frequently on my walk to the nursing home my father lives at. We decided to pay it a visit for a pub lunch whilst our elder son was home for a few days over Easter.The pub part is cosy with a real fire and there is also a seperate dining area, bright and airy. There is also an upstairs function room available for hire.Menu specials are on a blackboard and there are two other menus, one more snack type and the other full meals.There appeared to be one person on duty, behind both bars, as well as serving the meals. This did not make service particularly slow although it could have been had there been a rush on.As we ate our lunch three more tables were filled and when I paid for the meal,...
With our elder son being home for a couple of days, it was time we enjoyed a family meal out. As we all like Indian food, we chose the Mithali Indian restaurant, which we had been to many, many years ago when said son was about five.One other table was occuppied in the small, cosy dining area but by the time we left, about five more had been filled. We were shown to our table, given menus and ordered our drinks within moments of our arrival. Hardly had we had time to peruse the menu when we were asked if we were readty to order. No, we weren't. As we crunched on the excellent poppadums dripping with chutney, we eventually came to our decisions on what to order.We all enjoyed our meals, the food was certainly good and the portions decent. We were stuffed by the time we had finished and we'd only had a main meal, no starters! Our only gripe, and that was from our son who is used to London...
Silloth is a charming old fashioned British Seaside Town, Cobbled streets, a huge green, crazy golf, amusement arcade and lots of small cafés.The best of these that I have come across is “Scrumptious” of 4 Wampool Street, just off Criffel Street which runs parallel to the green.This is a charming little café offering freshly made filled Baguettes, Panini’s and wraps all at a very reasonable price and accompanied with cold or hot drinks including organic (and normal) teas and a variety of fresh coffeesDon’t miss this charming little café !!
Lodore Falls Hotel Keswick
1 Review and 379 Opinions Stayed there for a wedding. On leaving they added an extra GBP 100 to my bill for damage to some...
Glenville House Windermere
1 Review and 143 Opinions Spent a night at Glenville house in July of 2010. Booked the room on the net with alot of...
The Duke of Edinburgh Hotel Barrow in Furness
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