Cider Pub Guide to the Lake District

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The cider pub guide to the Lake District and Cumbria.
21 outlets so far, see also 2 Cumbrian producers

Contents 1 Barngates 2 Boot 3 Carlisle 4 Coniston 5 Dalton in Furness 6 Foxfield 7 Grasmere 8 Great Langdale 9 Greenodd 10 Hesket New Market 11 Ings 12 Ireby 13 Kendal 14 Keswick 15 Loweswater 16 Orton 17 Staveley 18 Wasdale Head 19 Whitehaven 20 Windermere

Barngates

• The Drunken Duck - this famous pub (home of Barngates brewery) now has Thatcher's Cheddar Valley cider on draught. Popular pub with restaurant (booking advised, it gets busy). Real fire and range of its own excellent real ales, as well as good quality bar food. Paul Gunningham, January 2007

Boot

• The Woolpack Inn a real ale brewpub , also sells Solway Cider DOG Rough

Set in beautiful countryside, ideal for camping / climbing / exploring. Close to the terminus of the Ravenglass and Eskdale narrow-gauge railway. Pub policy demands that everything sold is as "natural" as possible, and avoids the sale of any nationally advertised products. All beers and ciders are locally produced. Website Google Map

Carlisle

• Woodrow Wilson, 48 Botchergate, Carlisle CA1 1QS (01228 819942)

Standard Wetherspoon with usual range of bottles plus Old Rosie bag-in-a-box.

Coniston

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DELISTED The Black Bull at Coniston had a pump sign saying "Real Cider" which was "Ruby Tuesday" on 24/10/06. This turned out to be an offering from Saxon Cider which tasted of ribena and nothing much else. The pub is also the home of the Coniston Brewery which makes the award winning Bluebird bitter and is in a beautiful location.

Dalton in Furness

• Black Dog Inn Broughton Road, Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria. Phone: 01229 462561

According to the local Lindal & Marton village website there are four to six real ales available, plus real ciders on tap from the cellar.

Foxfield

• The Prince of Wales, Foxfield, Broughton-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA20 6BX Tel: 01229 716238

Roadside real ale pub, home of the Foxfield Brewery with four or five real ales from small brewerys. Always has real cider, either in polypin or plastic keg. Todays choice of two was "Crones Organic", and "Dyken Cider Pure Crab", the latter was made a few hundred yards from the pub in a small-scale operation using 100% crab apples. Apparently its founded by a a grant from "CAPRA" - some kind of apple and pear research group. Note pub is closed Monday/Tuesday (the Good Beer Guide has got it wrong). Best public transport is by train from Barrow: the pub is directly opposite Foxfield station. Google Map Will be holding a Cider Festival 18th-20th July

Grasmere

• Dale Lodge Hotel, Grasmere, Lake District, Cumbria LA22 (Tel: 01539 435300; website)

Westons and local Cock Robin cider, according to their website.

Great Langdale

• Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel. A basic walker's bar on the side of this renowned hotel in a stunning setting, selling Old Rosie as well as a wide range of real ales and whiskies. The Cumberland sausage is recommended too! Camping at the Popular National Trust site across the road. Justin Petty

Greenodd

• Ship Inn Locals pub near Ulverston selling local Ales and Solway Cider

Hesket New Market

Northern lakes nr Caldbeck

• The old Crown Hesket Newmarket Cumbria 01697 478288 website

Very famous having pioneering " Hesket new Market brewery" just behind. Award winning real ales, and " Cockrobin Happy Apple Cider " cider not advertised

Ings

• Watermill

The Watermill at INGS, Staveley, Kendal often has Westons cider .Good food. Popular, listed on CAMRA. Live music, storytelling etc.

Ireby

Northern lakes nr Keswick

• The Lion tel 016973 71460

Lovely small traditional Inn, Superb home made locally sourced food, superb local Real ales and "Cockrobin Happy Apple Cider"

Kendal

• Burgundys Wine Bar, 19 Lowther Street, Kendal LA9 4DH. Tel: 01539 733803. Pub website

Cider varies, often Old Rosie.

• Miles Thompson, Allhallows Lane, Kendal LA9 4JH. Tel: 01539 815710.

Standard Wetherspoon with bag-in-a-box Westons and usual range of bottles.

• Booths Supermarket usually stock Dunkerton's in bottles, Cornish Orchards (Black and Gold and St Cubys) as well a selection of other bottled real cider and perry. Note: Booth's has moved to a new location in Kendal, just off Highgate. - Paul Gunningham

The offy in Kendal is called Beers in Particular and is next door to the DELISTED Kendal Bowman pub (151 Highgate): They usually have a couple of ciders on draught, Westons, Thatchers etc. John Mulholland. Sadly closed for re-development as of November 2006

Keswick

• Booth's Supermarket (not sure why no-one's mentioned the Keswick branch so here goes) the Keswick branch (like all other Booth's branches) has a wide range of bottled ciders including the Sheppy's range - Paul Gunningham

Loweswater

• Kirkstile Inn

home of the Loweswater brewery , range of cumbrian beers & Solway cider

Orton

• The George Hotel, Front Street, Orton, Penrith CA10 3JR. Tel: 01539 624229. Pub website

Pleasant inn in little village where, according to the bar staff, they often have "a barrel of cider" behind the bar (though sadly not on our visit). Lovely hot beef roll though!

Staveley

• The Eagle & Child (www.eaglechildinn.co.uk)

Friendly GBG-listed pub has three draught ciders from the Weston's range, including Old Rosie and Organic Vintage. As you might expect, it has an interesting range of real ales too, does good food, has accommodation, a real fire, and there's an idyllic riverside beer (or cider!) garden. Surprised no-one's mentioned this before. Paul Gunningham

Weston's Old Rosie and First Quality on sale, 4 Jan 2007 Paul Gunningham

Wasdale Head

• Wasdale Head Inn Home of the Great Gable Brewery (real ale) " Solway Cider - DOG Rough"

Whitehaven

• Bransty Arch, Bransty Arch Row, Whitehaven, Cumbria CA28 7XE

Not half bad Wetherspoon with the usual range. Situated in a converted bus station (close to the railway station and waterfront).

Windermere

• Booths Supermarket usually stock Dunkerton's in bottles, as well a selection of other bottled real ciders and perry. [Addition 2/4/6: Includes what seems like the full Sheppy's range, plus a lot of others too numerous to remember, let alone mention! If they can do it, why can't the big chains?! - Paul Gunningham]

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