The Fat Lamb Country Inn
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"Old-fashioned hospitality and idyllic countryside"
Overview
Tables outside this 350-year-old former coaching inn come with some of the most outstanding views in England. Vast fells create an undulating patchwork that completely surrounds the stone inn. A source of the River Lune here has been tapped to create the heart of the inn's own nature reserve, where sightings have included otters, roe deer and countless upland birds. Rambling parties can pop in for breakfast before tackling the local trails; less-active travellers can explore the very traditional interior of the inn, where quirks like a huge aircraft propeller and a stuffed ram's head provoke comment. Lounge at the bar near the old Yorkshire range, quaff Yorkshire beer and peruse a menu of pub stalwarts and daily-changing specials that cater for most diets. Look for lamb shank on grain mustard mash with shallots, root vegetables and lamb jus; or Scottish salmon fillet with prawn bisque sauce, new potatoes and market vegetables. Twelve en suite rooms complete the picture here.
Ratings & awards
AA Pick of the Pubs
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The Fat Lamb Country Inn
AA 4 Silver Star Inn
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- Dogs welcome
- Family rooms
- Outdoor parking
- Wi-Fi
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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