Hotels and Guest Houses, Restaurants

Gosforth Hall Inn

Wasdale Road, Gosforth, Cumbria CA20 1AZ

Tel: 01946 725322

e-mail: info@gosforthhallinn.co.uk

website: www.gosforthhallinn.co.uk

Gosforth Hall Inn is located on the western edge of the Lake District National park, close to Wastwater (the deepest Lake in England) and Scafell Pike (the highest mountain in England). Built back in 1658, the year of Oliver Cromwell's death, the Grade II* listed building retains many of it's original features, including the Coat of Arms dated back to 1673, located in the bar which CAMRA recently voted West Cumbria Pub of the Season for Spring 2007. The Hall stands next to St Mary's Church with its famous 15 feet tall Viking Cross and is an excellent base for visiting the Eskdale Valley, Ravenglass, Muncaster Castle and Whitehaven. Rod and Barbara Davies, who took over the Hall in 2002, greet every guest as a friend, and take great pride in the accommodation, food and drink they provide at this superb place.

Their well-kept real ales, wide range of drinks, including a fine wine cellar and choice of meals keep the guests coming back time and time again. The restaurant is open for evening meals seven nights a week, although diners have the option of eating in the bar, lounge, restaurant or beer garden. The seasonally changing menu takes its inspiration from home and abroad with dishes ranging from creamy garlic mushrooms, devilled kidneys & black pudding, steaks and seasonal game to kleftiko, chicken fajitas and spinach & brie pancakes. Barbara's signature dish, the chicken melt, is a very popular favourite. A recent addition to the menu is a selection of home made pies, these are well liked and in the first year, they sold over 2000!

The nine beautifully appointed guest bedrooms include the superb Suite, which boats a four-poster bed and a truly vast en suite bath, favoured as a bridal suite, it has to be seen to be believed.

The hotel is an ideal base for touring the unspoilt Western Lake area and discovering the many scenic and historic delights of coast and countryside. Walking can be anything from a stroll by the lake to tackling the 3-Peak challenge - or guests can just sit back and relax in a walled beer garden where they might even catch a glimpse of the resident Barn Owl. A recent archaeological dig took place in the front beer garden and post holes dating to AD 920 were found, these were verified at nearby Lancaster University and correspond with the supposed age of St. Mary's Church.

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