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Cafe Ambio

CA12 5TW

Cafe Ambio is a place to eat on Whinlatter Pass, Thornthwaite. 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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Tea Shop

Tea Shop is a place to eat in Thornthwaite. 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.

Hallgarth Barn North of England · dogs welcome 7 nights from £1,182

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Bridge View Retreat North of England · dogs welcome 7 nights from £346

Newton Halt North North of England · dogs welcome 7 nights from £403

Roxys Cottage North of England · dogs welcome 7 nights from £408

Cobble Cottage Retreat North of England · dogs welcome 7 nights from £482

Bobby Lott Hall Cottage North of England · dogs welcome 7 nights from £494

Bewick North of England · dogs welcome 7 nights from £501

Walla Crag North of England · dogs welcome 7 nights from £526

Osprey Cottage Portinscale North of England · dogs welcome 7 nights from £565

3 Dukes Cottage North of England · dogs welcome 7 nights from £567

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Croftland Cottages

Croftland Cottages is a place to stay in Thornthwaite. 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.

Gallery Mews Cottages

Gallery Mews Cottages is a place to stay in Thornthwaite. 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.

Hallgarth Barn

Situated on the side of Whinlatter with breathtaking views of Skiddaw this charming cottage has no shortage of incredible walks. Whinlatter Forest Park is on your doorstep with cycling and walking trails as well as an Osprey viewing point for wildlife enthusiasts. There is plenty to do and explore for the whole family in the local vicinity; within the village of Thornthwaite there is a gallery and tea rooms only a short stroll away. The Lakes Distillery and restaurant Bassenthwaite Station café (which includes the carriage where the latest Murder on the Orient Express movie was filmed) The Lake District Wildlife Park and Bassenthwaite Sailing Club all a 10 minute drive away. In the opposite direction Lingholme Kitchen and Nicol End Marina and Café are great spots to visit in nearby Portinscale and Mirehouse is also a lovely historic house to discover. Keswick is just 3 miles away with plenty of shops pubs and eateries as well as its renowned Theatre by the Lake the pencil museum and golf course. Enter into the welcoming sitting room with slate flooring and a cosy wood burner set in a stone fireplace which keeps both the sitting room and the dining room warm. There is a TV for evening entertainment as well as a TV and DVD in the further snug perfect for kids. Up a step is the spacious kitchen with contemporary furnishings and is well-equipped with a Range cooker with an induction hob a microwave fridge/freezer and dishwasher as well as an additional dining area. For family meals step up from the sitting room into the galleried dining room with ample seating for eight. A handy cloakroom is ideal for storing boots and it has a convenient WC while the utility room is equipped with a washing machine and tumble dryer. Also on the ground floor is the master bedroom with an en-suite walk-in shower and WC. Upstairs is the second king-size bedroom as well as two twin bedrooms one of which is accessed by the galleried bridge over the dining area. A family bathroom with a bath and WC completes the accommodation. The enclosed garden with a handy bike shed enjoys wonderful views which can be admired from the garden furniture on the sunny patio. There is ample parking at the property for four cars. Need to know: 4 bedrooms 2 king size, 2 twins. 2 bathrooms 1 en suite with shower, family bathroom with bath, 1 separate WC. Range cooker with induction hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, dishwasher. Utility room with washing machine and tumble dryer. Wood burner with initial fuel provided. TV in both sitting rooms, DVD player. Enclosed garden with patio and garden furniture. Ample parking for 4 cars. 2 dogs welcome please note dogs are not allowed in bedrooms or upstairs. Secure bike shed. Shop and pub 1 mile away.

Jasmine Cottage

Jasmine Cottage is a place to stay in Thornthwaite. 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.

Jenkin Hill Cottage

CA12 5SG

Jenkin Hill Cottage is a place to stay in Thornthwaite. 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.

Riverside Cottage

CA12 5SE

Riverside Cottage is a place to stay in Thornthwaite. 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.

Thornthwaite Grange

Thornthwaite Grange is a place to stay in Thornthwaite. 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.

Thwaite How Hotel

Thwaite How Hotel is a place to stay in Thornthwaite. 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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Attraction 0.8 mi DOGS WELCOME

Whinlatter Forest

Braithwaite · CA12 5TW

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England's only true mountain forest, rising steeply above Braithwaite with waymarked walking trails, red squirrels and a visitor centre and cafe. Dogs are allowed on the trails; keep them clear of the mountain-bike descents, which cross the walking routes.

Stay 0.9 mi SOME LIMITS

The Cottage in the Wood

Braithwaite · CA12 5TW

A restaurant with rooms on Magic Hill, a thousand feet up the Whinlatter Pass above Braithwaite, looking across at Skiddaw. Exactly one bedroom takes dogs, the Garden Room, chosen because it is the largest, opens straight onto the garden for the middle of the night and is set apart from the other rooms. Dogs may sit with you in the lounge until six in the evening but not in the restaurant, so dinner means leaving the dog in the room. The Whinlatter forest trails start from the door.

Off-lead allowed Water bowls

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Whinlatter Forest from the visitor centre

Braithwaite · CA12 5TW

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1:40TIME

200mCLIMB

98%OFF-ROAD

Three miles and about an hour and three quarters of forest walking on gravel roads and surfaced tracks, climbing steadily above the visitor centre for the view across Bassenthwaite to Skiddaw. Start at the main Whinlatter car park, which is pay-on-exit - twenty minutes free, then two pounds ninety for the first hour and fourteen pounds for a full day, with free parking for Forestry England members and anyone arriving by bus or bike. Dogs are welcome throughout the forest and the tracks are traffic-free, well drained and usable in any weather, which makes this the reliable wet-day option in the northern Lakes; the ospreys nest in the valley below, so keep out of the fenced-off areas, and the mountain bike trails cross the walking routes at several points - a lead at those junctions.

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Stay 1.2 mi SOME LIMITS

The Ruddings

Braithwaite · CA12 5RY

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A family-run inn on the Keswick side of Braithwaite, at the foot of Grisedale Pike and a short walk from the Coledale and Whinlatter paths. Every bedroom takes dogs and there is no charge at all when you book direct on the website or by telephone, which is unusual for the northern Lakes. Dogs eat with you in the bar areas at breakfast and dinner but are shut out of the main restaurant, so the bar tables get booked up. There are dog washing facilities in the front porch, which is worth knowing after a day on Coledale.

Stay 1.3 mi DOGS WELCOME

The Coledale Inn

Braithwaite · CA12 5TN

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A family-run Victorian hotel tucked above Braithwaite, with Grisedale Pike and the Coledale round starting from the garden gate. It advertises itself as a dog-friendly hotel and welcomes dogs to stay with their owners.

Attraction 1.8 mi SOME LIMITS

Mirehouse and its lakeside grounds

Bassenthwaite · CA12 4QE

A family-run historic house on the A591 with grounds running down to the shore of Bassenthwaite Lake, opposite the Dodd Wood car park and the Old Sawmill. The interest for a dog is the grounds rather than the house: a walled bee garden, the Poetry Walk through the woods and a path out to the lake shore and St Bega's church. Dogs are welcome in the grounds on a short lead but are kept out of the four adventure playgrounds, and the walks cross working farmland with stock in the fields. It is open April to October only.

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DOGS WELCOME

Dodd Summit trail, Dodd Wood

Bassenthwaite · CA12 4QE

3MILES

2:30TIME

400mCLIMB

100%OFF-ROAD

Off-lead allowed

Three miles and a steep 400 metres of climbing on forest roads and footpaths from the Old Sawmill car park opposite Mirehouse, up through Sitka and larch to the bare cone of Dodd at 502 metres. The summit is out of the trees and looks down the length of Bassenthwaite Lake to the Solway and across to Skiddaw's western flank. Forestry England grade the green-waymarked route hard, and the upper zigzags are loose in places. The Lake District Osprey Project viewpoints are signed off the lower forest roads, and the Old Sawmill tea room sits at the foot of the hill.

Restaurant 2.1 mi DOGS WELCOME

The Chalet Tearooms

Portinscale · CA12 5RD

A long-standing tearoom and restaurant in Portinscale, the village across the Derwent from Keswick reached by the suspension footbridge and on the way to the Hawes End and Catbells lanes. It is open all year, has its own car park, and its website states that it is dog friendly and that ramblers and their dogs are welcome. The site does not break that down by indoor and outdoor seating, so ask on the door if the weather is against you.

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Sale Fell above Bassenthwaite

Bassenthwaite

5MILES

2:35TIME

320mCLIMB

92%OFF-ROAD

Livestock — leads on

Five miles and 320 metres of climb, about two and a half hours: a grassy round of Sale Fell and Lothwaite above the Wythop valley, with the whole length of Bassenthwaite Lake laid out below and Skiddaw behind it. Start from the roadside parking by the old church at Wythop, off the lane between Embleton and Routenbeck - space for perhaps fifteen cars and no charge, but the lane is narrow and blocking gateways causes real trouble for the farms. The fell is all short cropped grass with no rock and no stiles, which makes it easy going for any dog, but it is common grazing with sheep on it every month of the year, there is no water on top at all, and the lower plantation is worked forestry.

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Latrigg from Keswick

Keswick

5MILES

2:26TIME

260mCLIMB

90%OFF-ROAD

Livestock — leads on

Five miles and 260 metres, about two and a half hours: the graded zigzag up Latrigg's south side for the classic look down on Keswick and the whole length of Derwent Water, returning by Gale Road and the old railway path. It starts in Keswick at the top of Spooney Green Lane, with a footbridge over the bypass - the small Gale Road car park at Underscar knocks 200 metres of climb off but holds only a dozen cars and the lane to it is single-track. The zigzag is a broad, well-drained grass and gravel path with no stiles, which makes it one of the easier fell tops for an older dog, but the summit plateau is grazed by sheep and the north edge drops away steeply into the Glenderaterra valley.

Stay 3.0 mi SOME LIMITS

Inn on the Square

Keswick · CA12 5JF

A four star hotel on Keswick market square, above the Brossen Steakhouse and the Front Bar. Dogs stay in twenty-five of the thirty-four bedrooms, up to two per room, and are welcome in the bar and lounge; reception hands out dog towels and puts up beds and bowls on request. Dogs are not allowed on the furniture in the rooms and must not be left alone in a room while you are out of the hotel. Parking is a paid extra, which matters in Keswick.

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Restaurant 3.0 mi DOGS WELCOME

Merienda

Keswick · CA12 5JD

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An all-day cafe and evening bistro on Keswick main street, artisan coffee and cake by day, a globally minded menu after dark. It describes itself as a relaxed dog-friendly space, so wet dogs and hungry hikers are treated as the normal trade rather than an inconvenience.

Pub 3.0 mi DOGS WELCOME

The Oddfellows Arms

Keswick · CA12 5BL

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A Main Street pub in the middle of Keswick, a minute from the Moot Hall and the market. Its own dog page says four-legged friends are welcome in the whole pub, so there is no separated-off dog corner and no rule about which room you eat in. That is worth knowing on a wet afternoon in Keswick when the town fills up and most of the alternatives will only take a dog in the bar.

Stay 3.0 mi SOME LIMITS

The Skiddaw Hotel

Keswick · CA12 5BN

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A large Main Street hotel overlooking the market square, with a glazed conservatory on the front that acts as the dog room. Dogs are welcome in the conservatory all day and can be with you there for breakfast, lunch and dinner, but the restaurant proper is out of bounds. Twenty-seven of the forty-three bedrooms accept dogs, up to two per room, with beds and bowls on request. Being in the middle of town it is a short walk to the Greta and the start of the railway path, though there is no on-site parking to speak of.