Where to Drink
The Black Swan Inn
Culgaith, Penrith
[t] 01768 88223
www.blackswanculgaith.co.uk
A fine selection of ales and a pretty beer garden.
The Drunken Duck Inn
Barngates, Ambleside
[t] 01539 436347
www.drunkenduckinn.co.uk
Superb wines plus food in a comfortable setting.
The Eagle and Child
Staveley, nr Kendal
[t] 01539 821320
www.eaglechildinn.co.uk
Local ales and guest beers next to the River Kent.
Kirkstile Inn
Loweswater
[t] 01900 85219
www.kirkstile.com
Pleasant 16th-century inn.
Masons Arms
Strawberry Bank
[t] 01539 568486
www.strawberrybank.com
Famed for damson beer and fruit spirits.
The Punch Bowl Inn
Crosthwaite
[t] 01539 568237
www.the-punchbowl.co.uk
Traditional inn with real ales and global wines.
The Watermill Inn
Nr Staveley, Kendal
[t] 01539 821309
www.watermillinn.co.uk
Best Beer Pub in the Country 2006.