The Royal Oak at Keswick
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"Popular inn at the heart of walking country"
Overview
On the corner of a pedestrian-only street leading to Keswick’s busy market square, this friendly 18th-century coaching inn combines modern amenities with charming reminders of its past. In the 19th century, when it was known as Keswick Lodge, Coleridge, Wordsworth, Tennyson, Ruskin, Shelley and other literary titans either met or passed through here, as the plaque on an outside wall testifies. In the bar the real ales are representatives from the Thwaites brewery’s seasonal range, Aspall Premium cider and 15 wines by the glass. The kitchen’s careful sourcing of ingredients ensures sustainability as well as quality, all the way from sandwiches on fresh crusty bread to dishes such as steak and ale pie.
Ratings & awards
AA Pick of the Pubs
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AA 4 Gold Star Inn
Dinner Award
AA Group of the Year
- Dogs welcome
- Family rooms
About the area
Cumbria's rugged yet beautiful landscape is best known for the Lake District National Park that sits within its boundaries. It’s famous for Lake Windermere, England’s largest lake, and Derwent Water, ‘Queen of the English Lakes', but other lesser-known areas in the south, such as the Lune Valley and the coastal towns, are secret gems of wide cobbled streets and rolling hills.
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