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Lake District and Cumbria - Accommodation and Food &
Drink
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The Lion & Lamb Hotel
The Square, Gosforth, Cumbria CA20 1AL
Tel: 01946 725242 Fax: 01946 725276
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Gosforth is a superb start point for discovering
the beautiful western part of the Lake District,
with many attractions of coast and countryside more
or less on the doorstep. On the Square in the
centre of town, the Lion & Lamb Hotel provides
a particularly friendly base for tourists, but
hosts Stewart and Fiona Burgess, here since 2000, have much more to offer than a super place to
stay. The hotel, in a building that dates from the 17th century, is very much at the social heart of
the community, and the bar is a favourite meeting place for both locals and visitors from outside
the area.
Open all day, every day, it serves up to six real
ales, with Jennings Bitter and Moorhouses Bitter
the regulars. Open fires keep the place cosy in the
evenings or on chilly days, while tables outside catch
the noonday summer sun. To the rear is an
undercover area, heated and lit, where smokers can light up. A
long and varied menu based as much as possible on
local produce, is served every session except
Sunday evening; giant fish & chips and surf `n' turf are
among the most popular dishes, and special deals are
available on fish night (Tuesday) and steak night
(Thursday). Children are welcome in the bar and restaurant up to
9 o'clock in the evening.
The accommodation at the Lion & Lamb comprises 11 rooms of various sizes, all with en suite facilities, and a hearty breakfast sets
guests up for a day's sightseeing….and there's certainly no shortage of things to see and do: Wast
Water, with Nether Wasdale at its base and Wasdale Head at its tip; Calder Bridge and Santon Bridge;
the delightful seaside resort of Seascale; Ravengalls on the Esk Estuary; and the charming
Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway, the first narrow-gauge railway in Britain.
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