Eat and Drink in The Lake District

There’s all the timeworn tradition you could possibly want in the Lake District, with a cosy old inn in every valley and genteel country-house hotels offering fine dining and panoramic views.

In the main towns and villages of Ambleside, Keswick, Grasmere, Cockermouth and others you’ll find a mix of hip eateries, independent coffee houses and artisan bakeries alongside the standard run of tourist cafés and restaurants, while even in some of the most remote lakeland valleys traditional old pubs have undergone boutique makeovers and are cooking up a storm.

Local specialities include the famous spiral-shaped Cumberland sausage – mainstay of many a Lake District breakfast – while fell-bred lamb, regional cheeses and sticky toffee pudding are all fixtures on lakeland menus.

Restaurants

The diverse nature of the habitat in the Lake District, from mountain tops down to the coast, make it an ideal place to find these hidden gems which later end up being served in...
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