Dog-friendly Ambleside and around

Pub DOGS WELCOME

The Golden Rule

LA22 9AS

A Robinsons house on Smithy Brow, dating from 1683, with three small bench-seated rooms and real fires. Dogs are welcome throughout and water bowls are always available; there is no kitchen, so this is a drinking pub rather than a dinner stop. The back garden looks out over the rooftops to the fells.

In the bar Water bowls

The Ambleside Inn

In the bar In the dining room Water bowls Treats

A pub with rooms in the middle of Ambleside, food served through the day and Stock Ghyll Force ten minutes up the lane. Dogs sit in the designated dog-friendly areas of the pub and restaurant, where water bowls and treats are kept behind the bar, and stay in selected bedrooms for a supplement.

The Royal Oak

LA22 9BU

In the bar In the dining room Water bowls Treats

A Greene King house on Church Street in the middle of Ambleside, open 11am to 11pm with food to 9pm, so it covers the gap when the cafes have shut and the restaurants have not opened. The chain publishes a full dog page for this pub: dogs are welcome inside, there is a bowl of water on request and treats behind the bar. The house rules are worth reading before you go, because they require a lead indoors as well as out and no dogs on the furniture. There is a beer garden at the back.

The Unicorn

LA22 9DT

A small former coaching inn up North Road, off the main drag and quieter for it, run under Robinsons of Stockport. The brewery's own page for the pub lists dog friendly among its facilities. It is a drinkers' pub of two low rooms rather than a dining house, open 1pm to 10pm daily, and it is the closest pub to the Sweden Bridge and Wansfell paths out of the north end of town. Space is tight, so a large dog will need placing carefully.

In the bar

The Wateredge Inn

LA22 0EP

In the bar In the dining room Water bowls Treats

A waterside inn at Waterhead with lawns running down to the head of Windermere, which is the point of it for most dogs. Dogs use the designated dog-friendly areas of the bar and restaurant, with water bowls and treats provided, and can stay in the dog-friendly bedrooms for a nightly supplement.

Ambleside Tap Yard

LA22 9AN

Ambleside Tap Yard is a pub on Rydal Road, Ambleside. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

Bar & Grill At Waterhead

Bar & Grill At Waterhead is a pub on Borrans Road, Ambleside. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

Kirkstone Pass Inn

LA22 9LQ

Kirkstone Pass Inn is a pub on Kirkstone Pass, Ambleside. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

Lakes Brew Co Tap

LA22 9DT

Lakes Brew Co Tap is a pub on North Road, Ambleside. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

Lanty Slee

LA22 9AD

Lanty Slee is a pub on Millans Park, Ambleside. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

Old Dungeon Ghyll Climbers Bar

LA22 9JY

Old Dungeon Ghyll Climbers Bar is a pub in Ambleside. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

Queen's Head Hotel

LA23 1PW

Queen's Head Hotel is a pub in Ambleside. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

The Deck

The Deck is a pub in Ambleside. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

The Drunken Duck

LA22 0NG

The Drunken Duck is a pub in Ambleside. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Restaurants & cafés · 44 All restaurants & cafés in Ambleside →

Restaurant SOME LIMITS

Force Cafe and Terrace

LA22 0QY

In the old Kelsick Grammar building on Stock Ghyll Lane, five minutes up from the market place and right at the foot of the path to Stock Ghyll Force. Its own site describes the welcome as being "for friends, families, and four-legged adventurers alike", and the building is one large room with an equally large terrace looking back over the roofs of the town. Breakfast and brunch run to 11.45am and lunch to 3pm, with pizza on Friday and Saturday evenings when booking is needed. It is the obvious stop coming down off Wansfell or the waterfall path.

Restaurant SOME LIMITS

Lucy's of Ambleside

LA22 0DH

A long-standing Ambleside kitchen and deli that has fed walkers since the 1980s, strong on special diets. Dogs are welcome inside, but only a limited number of tables are dog-friendly, so telephone ahead and book rather than turning up hopeful.

ASAP Coffee

LA22 9BU

ASAP Coffee is a place to eat on Market Place, Ambleside. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

Bar eS

LA22 9DG

Bar eS is a place to eat on St. Mary's Lane, Ambleside. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

Bellis

LA22 9BS

Bellis is a place to eat on Market Cross, Ambleside. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

Bloom & Bites

LA22 0DW

Bloom & Bites is a place to eat on Lake Road, Ambleside. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

Cafe Altitude

LA22 0DB

Cafe Altitude is a place to eat on Lake Road, Ambleside. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

Copper Pot

LA22 0BU

Copper Pot is a place to eat on Church Street, Ambleside. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

Costa

LA22 9BT

Costa is a place to eat on Market Cross, Ambleside. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

Dodd's Restaurant

LA22 9AN

Dodd's Restaurant is a place to eat on Rydal Road, Ambleside. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

Doi Intanon

LA22 9BU

Doi Intanon is a place to eat on Market Place, Ambleside. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

Esquires Coffee

LA22 9BT

Esquires Coffee is a place to eat on Compston Road, Ambleside. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

Fellinis

LA22 0BT

Fellinis is a place to eat on Church Street, Ambleside. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

Force Cafe

LA22 0QY

Force Cafe is a place to eat on Stock Ghyll Lane, Ambleside. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Walks · 6 All walks in Ambleside →

3.7 MI · LOOP

Loughrigg Fell and the Rydal Water shore

Ambleside

3.7MILES

2:15TIME

290mCLIMB

Livestock — leads on Off-lead allowed

Three and three quarter miles with a genuine 290 metres of climb in it, so short but not soft: a steep zigzag out of Rothay Park onto the knobbly top of Loughrigg, then a quick drop east to the little beach on Rydal Water. The start is Rothay Park in Ambleside, a five-minute walk from the bus stops, which saves paying for a space; the small Pelter Bridge car park on the far side is an alternative but holds barely twenty cars. Sheep graze the fell top all year so leads there, but the last mile along the river Rothay and the lake shore is safely enclosed, the stepping stones give dogs an easy paddle, and every wall on the route is crossed by a gate.

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Loughrigg Terrace and Rydal Water from Ambleside

Ambleside

6.6MILES

3:25TIME

330mCLIMB

Livestock — leads on Water bowls

Six and a half miles and about three and a half hours, on made paths almost the whole way: a steady pull over the top of Loughrigg Fell, then the broad shelf of Loughrigg Terrace above Grasmere before dropping to Rydal Cave and the shore of Rydal Water. It starts in the middle of Ambleside, so the 555 and 599 buses from Windermere station serve it directly; the Rydal Road pay-and-display car park behind the library is the nearest but is full by mid-morning in any decent weather. Loughrigg is common grazing with Herdwicks on it all year, so leads on the open fell, but Rydal Water has shallow shingle beaches where a dog can swim, and the walled sections have gates rather than stiles throughout.

1.3 MI · LOOP

Rothay Park, Miller Bridge and Under Loughrigg

Ambleside · LA22 9DH

1.3MILES

35mTIME

20mCLIMB

72%OFF-ROAD

Off-lead allowed

Ambleside's short-legs circuit and the one most people do twice a day from the town. From the Vicarage Road gate beside St Mary's the park runs flat and grassy to the River Rothay, over the arched Miller Bridge and up onto Under Loughrigg, the walled lane on the west bank with Loughrigg Fell rising straight off it. Turn left down the lane to Rothay Bridge and the riverside path takes you back into the park under the beeches. Westmorland and Furness Council's dogs order does not put a lead requirement on the open grass, but it does require leads on the sports pitches and it excludes dogs from the fenced play area, both of which sit in the middle of the park.

11 MI · LOOP

The Fairfield Horseshoe from Ambleside

Ambleside

11MILES

6:01TIME

890mCLIMB

92%OFF-ROAD

Eleven miles and 890 metres of ascent, six hours for most people: a long grassy ridge walk up over Low Pike and High Pike to Fairfield, then back down the Rydal side by Great Rigg and Nab Scar, with no scrambling anywhere but a lot of stone wall to follow. It starts at the Rydal Road car park in Ambleside and finishes on the Rydal road a mile out of town, so most people walk the last stretch back along the pavement. This is the whole day out and a fit dog will manage it, but there is no water at all on the ridge between Low Sweden Bridge and Rydal Beck, sheep are on every part of the horseshoe, and the drop off the Dove Crag and Hart Crag edges is sheer - a dog that runs to a view needs a lead up there.

6.5 MI · LOOP

Wansfell Pike and Stock Ghyll Force from Ambleside

Ambleside · LA22 9BU

6.5MILES

4:10TIME

520mCLIMB

86%OFF-ROAD

The Ambleside side of Wansfell, taken by way of the waterfall rather than up from Troutbeck. Stock Ghyll Lane leaves the market place and the falls are a five-minute detour into the wooded gorge, where the path is fenced but the drops beside it are real. Above the woods the route climbs open pasture to the 482m top, and the return runs south-west along the ridge to High Skelghyll and down through Skelghyll Wood past Jenkin Crag, which is the best view of Windermere on the walk. The pasture between the woods and the summit is grazed throughout.

1.2 MI · LOOP

Waterhead, Borrans Park and Galava Roman fort

Ambleside · LA22 0EN

1.2MILES

35mTIME

10mCLIMB

82%OFF-ROAD

Off-lead allowed

A flat mile at the head of Windermere, useful when the fells are in cloud or the dog is old. From the Waterhead pay-and-display the promenade runs past the steamer piers, then Borrans Park opens out as mown grass down to a shingle shore where dogs can get in the water away from the boat landings. The far end of the field is Galava, the earthwork platform of the Roman fort, from which a path carries on to the mouth of the Rothay and Brathay. Note that the promenade itself is a dogs-on-leads area under the council's order, while the park grass behind it is not.

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Stays · 89 All stays in Ambleside →

Ambleside Townhouse

LA22 0DB

A guest house on Lake Road between the town centre and Waterhead, with eight of its rooms named as taking dogs: two standard doubles, a standard double or twin, two superior doubles, a standard family room and two junior suites. The supplement is £15 per night per dog, and the room takes one large dog or two small ones. The one hard limit worth knowing before you book is breakfast, where dogs are not admitted at any time. Dogs must be on a lead or carried in all public areas and off all furniture.

Rothay Manor Hotel

LA22 0EH

In the dining room Treats Water bowls

A Grade II listed Regency house on the edge of Ambleside with a proper dog washroom for muddy paws and Ruff and Tumble towels to dry them. Dogs stay in selected bedrooms with garden access and may join you for dinner in one designated dining room, on the lead and off the furniture. Beds, bowls, treats and poo bags come with the room.

The Apple Pie Rooms

LA22 9AN

Rooms above the well-known bakery on Rydal Road, a minute from the centre of Ambleside and handy for the Rothay and Loughrigg. One ground-floor-friendly room takes up to two well-behaved dogs; the other rooms are dog-free, so name the room when you book.

The Old Vicarage

LA22 9DH

A bed and breakfast on Vicarage Road, right at the Rothay Park gate and two minutes from the market place. Its dogs page is unusually generous: every room takes dogs and there is no dog charge at all, which is rare in this valley. The catch is breakfast, where dogs are not admitted to the dining room, but they will bring breakfast up to your bedroom at no extra cost instead. Dogs must be on a lead everywhere on the premises and off the furniture.

The Waterhead Inn

LA22 0ER

On Lake Road at Waterhead, directly across from the steamer pier and Borrans Park, so the boat to Bowness and a flat lakeside walk are both on the doorstep. The published policy is up to two dogs per room at £15 per dog per night, added as an option during booking. It covers both the inn rooms and the Lakehouse rooms behind. The Waterhead promenade in front is a dogs-on-leads area under the council's order, so keep the lead on between the door and the park.

2 Cambridge Villas

LA22 9DL

2 Cambridge Villas is a place to stay on Church Street, Ambleside. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

3 Cambridge Villas

LA22 9DL

3 Cambridge Villas is a place to stay on Church Street, Ambleside. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

Ambleside House Guest House

LA22 0BU

Ambleside House Guest House is a place to stay on Church Street, Ambleside. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

Ambleside Manor

LA22 0EJ

Ambleside Manor is a place to stay on Rothay Road, Ambleside. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

Ambleside Park Hotel

LA22 0EW

Ambleside Park Hotel is a place to stay on Borrans Road, Ambleside. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

Ambleside Salutation Hotel

LA22 9BX

Ambleside Salutation Hotel is a place to stay on Lake Road, Ambleside. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

Amboseli Lodge

LA22 0EE

Amboseli Lodge is a place to stay on Rothay Road, Ambleside. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

Blackbeck Tarn

LA22 9HG

Blackbeck Tarn is a place to stay in Ambleside. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

Bore Tree Tarn

LA22 9HG

Bore Tree Tarn is a place to stay in Ambleside. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Also within 10 miles · 582

Stay 1.5 mi SOME LIMITS

Low Wood Bay Resort and Spa

Windermere · LA23 1LP

A large lakeshore resort between Windermere and Ambleside, with its own marina and watersports centre. Dogs are welcome nearly everywhere on the estate: the exceptions are the Winander Club, both hotel restaurants and the spa, so plan meals around a room service tray or the bar.

Pub 2.2 mi SOME LIMITS

The Drunken Duck Inn

Barngates · LA22 0NG

A famous crossroads inn on the fell above Ambleside, with its own Barngates Brewery and tarns to walk to from the door. Dogs are welcome in the bar without fuss and in some areas of the restaurant if you note it when booking; exactly one bedroom takes a dog, by prior arrangement.

In the bar

Pub 2.4 mi DOGS WELCOME

The Mortal Man

Troutbeck · LA23 1PL

In the bar In the dining room

A whitewashed hillside inn above Troutbeck with the Garburn road behind it, under owners who describe themselves as incredibly pet friendly and mean it. Dogs are welcome throughout, up to two can stay in a bedroom, and there is a secure dog field three minutes away that you can book by the hour so they can run without sheep.

Stay 2.6 mi SOME LIMITS

The Daffodil Hotel and Spa

Grasmere · LA22 9PR

A Crerar hotel on the shore road with Grasmere lake below and Loughrigg Terrace a walk away. Dogs stay in dog-friendly bedrooms, bowls are provided, and the kitchen will usually arrange dining so your dog can stay with you; ask when booking. Assistance dogs stay free.

Water bowls

4.6 MI · LOOP

Livestock — leads on Water bowls

Slater's Bridge and Colwith Force from Elterwater

Elterwater · LA22 9HP

4.6MILES

2:09TIME

190mCLIMB

86%OFF-ROAD

Four and a half miles and about two and a quarter hours through Little Langdale: quarry road out of Elterwater, the slate slab of Slater's Bridge over the Brathay, then the woodland path down to Colwith Force before returning by Skelwith. Start at the National Trust car park in Elterwater village, which is small - perhaps 40 spaces - paid, and reliably full by nine on a fine weekend; the Langdale Rambler bus from Ambleside stops in the village. Plenty of river for a dog to drink and swim in and the quarry tracks are enclosed, but Slater's Bridge is a narrow slab with no handrail and a drop either side, so short lead across it, and the Little Langdale fields are grazed by Herdwicks year round.

2.3 MI · LOOP

Orrest Head from Windermere station

Windermere · LA23 1AH

2.3MILES

1:05TIME

100mCLIMB

Two and a quarter miles and an hour, 100 metres of climb on a surfaced zigzag that was rebuilt to be manageable in any weather - the standard first view of the lake and worth the modest effort. It begins directly opposite Windermere railway station, which makes it the easiest Lakeland walk in the county to reach without a car; the station car park is paid and the free roadside spaces on Ellerthwaite go early. The lower path is fenced and good for a lead-free stretch, but the top field is grazed and the summit rocks sit above a sudden drop on the north side, so leads from the last gate; there is no water on the route, so bring some.

8.7 MI · LOOP

Livestock — leads on Water bowls

Orrest Head, Brant Fell and Bowness Bay

Bowness · LA23 1AH

8.7MILES

4:03TIME

350mCLIMB

72%OFF-ROAD

Eight and three quarter miles and four hours, linking the two viewpoints above the lake with the length of Bowness in between: quiet lanes and field paths north of Windermere, then the Dales Way out of Bowness Bay onto the little rocky top of Brant Fell. It starts at Windermere station and can be broken at Bowness Bay, where the 599 bus runs back up the hill every twenty minutes in season. There is drinking water and a bowl outside several of the Bowness cafes, the bay itself is a good paddle away from the boat landings, but the middle mile through the town is pavement and busy with day visitors, and both fell tops are grazed - lead on above the last gate.

3 MI · LOOP

Alcock Tarn from Town End

Grasmere · LA22 9SH

3MILES

2:20TIME

350mCLIMB

A steep short pull out of Town End to a small dammed tarn on the shoulder of Heron Pike, with Grasmere and Rydal Water both laid out below. The climb goes up through the birches behind Dove Cottage and past the old Greenhead Gill workings, all on a made path but relentless for the first half hour. The tarn is shallow and reedy and the ground beside it is boggy after rain. The descent turns down Greenhead Gill and comes out on the A591 by the Swan, so watch the last few hundred yards for traffic.

9 MI · LOOP

Garburn Pass and Yoke from Troutbeck

Troutbeck · LA23 1PW

9MILES

5:30TIME

700mCLIMB

92%OFF-ROAD

The old packhorse road over Garburn from Troutbeck to Kentmere, taken as far as the pass and then north up the broad ridge to Yoke at 706m, the first top of the Kentmere horseshoe. The Garburn road is a rebuilt stone track, hard going underfoot but never in doubt, and the ridge above it is grassy and wide. The return drops west off Yoke to the Hagg Gill bridleway and back down the valley past Troutbeck Park. Sheep are on every yard of this from the first gate, and the Garburn track is also used by mountain bikes at speed.

Pub 2.8 mi SOME LIMITS

The Queen's Head

Troutbeck · LA23 1PW

The seventeenth-century coaching inn at Town Head on the A592, high on the east side of the Troutbeck valley with the Kirkstone road climbing past the door. Its own site describes the place as "a cosy, dog-friendly haven" with "a warm Lakeland welcome for visitors both two-legged and four-legged", dog-friendly bedrooms, a dog menu and a wash station. It is the natural finish for Wansfell Pike or the Garburn Pass, and the walk down to Troutbeck Bridge is all lane. No dog charge is published, so ring before booking a room.

In the bar Treats

Stay 2.8 mi SOME LIMITS

The Britannia Inn

Elterwater · LA22 9HP

The inn on the green at Elterwater, with the Cumbria Way and the Langdale valley starting from the door. Dogs stay in the bedrooms free of charge, on the clear condition that they stay off the beds.

Stay 3.0 mi SOME LIMITS

The Eltermere Inn

Elterwater · LA22 9HY

A quiet country house inn looking over its own tarn towards Lingmoor, at the mouth of Great Langdale. Well-behaved dogs are welcome to stay in some of the bedrooms, and muddy boots are expected rather than tolerated; the inn asks you to sign its dog policy when you book.

Pub 3.0 mi DOGS WELCOME

The Outgate Inn

Outgate · LA22 0NQ

A roadside Robinsons inn at the Outgate crossroads, a mile and a half north of Hawkshead on the lane towards Barngates and Ambleside. Its own page is unambiguous: "We're proud to be a dog-friendly pub here at The Outgate Inn! Whether you've just finished a walk or want to bring your four-legged friend along for a pint, they're always welcome. We even have dog treats to keep them happy while you relax." There is a large beer garden that catches the afternoon sun. Open from midday every day, to 10pm on weekdays and 11pm on Fridays and Saturdays.

In the bar Treats

Pub 3.1 mi DOGS WELCOME

Tweedies Bar and Lodge

Grasmere · LA22 9SW

The bar of Dale Lodge, and the most useful room in Grasmere after a wet day on Helm Crag: a big beer list, a proper fire and a lawn to spread out on. Dogs are welcome in the bar and the garden, and stay in the ground-floor boutique bedrooms and mews suites on the understanding that they are with you at all times.

In the bar