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11 delightful pubs with rooms for a cosy weekend in the Lake District
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Sometimes, when your lungs are bursting with fresh air and your head spinning with stunning views, you want the welcome embrace of a pub rather than the stiffer handshake of a hotel. You may want a decent bed – certainly bags of hot water – an interesting (but not fancy) menu and a good laugh (and preferably local ales) in the bar. The Lake District’s inns have been quietly doing this for years, recently upping the food quality; less pubby, more interesting. They ooze atmosphere; some quietly stylish, others cheerfully well-worn. The best are often on quiet back roads that take a bit of finding, and all are a happy mix of guests and locals. Here's our pick of the best pubs with rooms in the Lake District.