The Lion and the Lamb

Popped in here for a bite to eat and a drink as I was staying nearby hiking in the Lakes for the weekend. Nice choices of drinks and food. I ordered a pizza which was very tasty and good value. Nice beer garden outside too. Country pub atmosphere with a good location.

Had a takeaway from here tonight, the chips were burnt, looked like they'd been refried from lunch time. The thick batter on the fish was soggy. The pizzas we ordered were both burnt on the bottom and the bbq sauce on the chicken was so strong it was awful. Waste of time picking it up and definitely waste of money as most of it went in the bin.

Weekend away. No parking on site and not a very good breakfast 😒

If you read any of my reviews you'll know that the USB count in a hotel room is a key success factor for me. Not only to charge your phone, but if you are a motorbike rider, you need them to charge up your helment, sat nav, heated jacket, god knows what else. On this single factor, The Lion and The Lamb has reached the pinnacle of success. My room had 6 USB sockets, and eight 3 pin plug outlets! Hands down, in my many years of travel, this is now the Gold standard for all other places to aspire to. My room was modestly sized, but clean and warm. Good well stocked beverage tray, not skimped upon, and refreshed each morning. I was in room 6, which had a velux ceiling window, but not a wall window. I was barely in it, but if you were there for a few days, you might want to ask for a different room. They have had to set up a temporary breakfast arrangement due to a local fire, but actually it worked better for me. Its self service, bread, yoghurt, juice, spreads, fruit and cereal. Tea and Coffee obviously. I ate elsewhere in the evening, but the bar was doing a healthy business when I passed through. Its a lively bar too, if you head to bed early, bring some ear plugs perhaps. Guinness Zero was appreciated.

Excellent all round

Gastropub with accommodation. We went here for a late lunch after all other eateries were found to be closed – strange for a village full of them and billed as the hub for tourists to the Western Lakes – Gosforth is always busy, is actually inside the Lake District National Park, and we were there in late summer. Nice décor – “ultra-mod”, with a large bar area and cubicles for privacy open to the pool table in the middle. Usual pub food, with generous portions, but nothing special as regards taste or being appetising. No parking nearby. OK for food if there is nowhere to go! We’ve seen worse.