Cider Pub Guide to the Lake District

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The cider pub guide to the Lake District and Cumbria.
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Carlisle

  • Woodrow Wilson, 48 Botchergate, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 1QS. Tel: (01228) 819942.

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

Cark-in-Cartmel

  • The Engine Inn, Station Road, Cark in Cartmel, Grange Over Sands, Cumbria, LA11 7NZ. Tel: (01539) 558341.

17th Century village pub offering a choice of local and national real ales 12/10/2009 also selling Addlestones on a dedicated handpump. (OK Adddlestones is not "traditional", but for round here its a lot better than the alternatives)

Dalton in Furness

  • Black Dog Inn, Broughton Road, Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA15 8JP. Tel: (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.

Dent

Brewery tap of the Dent Brewery. Sells Weston's Old Rosie alongside the full range of Dent Brewery beers. Tradtional village pub with two bars. food lunchtimes & evenings. Google map If thinking of arriving by public transport, note that Dent railway station (on the Settle & Carlisle line) is four miles from the village.

Foxfield

Roadside real ale pub, home of the Foxfield Brewery with four or five real ales from small breweries. 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 Holds an annual cider in July

Update 1/10/2009 Todays choice was Thatchers Dry & Weston's Herefordshire Perry. They have in recent months been selling their own home-brewed cider (The Foxfield Brewery is located at the pub) and the last of the locally produced Dyken. It seems Dyken now wont be available for a while as the 2008 fermentation went wrong and was abandoned

Grasmere

  • Dale Lodge Hotel, Grasmere, Lake District, Cumbria, LA22 9SW. Tel: (01539) 435300.

Westons cider/perry.

Great Langdale

  • Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, Great Langdale, Cumbria, LA22 9JY. Tel: (01539) 437272.

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

Hesket New Market

Northern lakes nr Caldbeck

  • The Old Crown, Hesket Newmarket, Cumbria, CA7 9JG. Tel: (01697) 478288.

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

Ings

  • The Watermill at INGS, Staveley, Kendal, LA8 9PY. Tel: (01539) 821309.

Often has Westons cider. Good food. Popular, listed on CAMRA. Live music, storytelling etc.

Ireby

Northern lakes nr Keswick

  • The Lion, The Square, Ireby, Wigton, Cumbria, CA7 1EA. Tel: (01697) 371460.

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

Kendal

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, Wainwrights Yard,, Kendal, LA9 4DP. Tel: (01539) 742370.

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, Tithebarn Street, Keswick, CA12 5WA. Tel: (01768) 773518.

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.

Kirkby Lonsdale

Small traditional market-town pub close to the parish church. Brewery Tap of the Kirkby Lonsdale Brewery. Alternates Westons Old Rosie and Vintage Organic through a dedicated handpump, alongside four or five real ales (mainly their own brews) Google Map

Orton

  • The George Hotel, Front Street, Orton, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 3JR. Tel: (01539) 624229.

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

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, it also has regular beer festivals featuring cumbrian cider. Paul Gunningham Westons and guest cider behind bar but you have to ask for it, it's not advertised, so to keep the yoof's away!!

Whitehaven

  • Bransty Arch, Bransty Arch Row, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 7XE. Tel: (01946) 517640.

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

Windermere

  • Booths Supermarket, The Old Station, Victoria Street, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1QA. Tel: (01539) 446114.

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

Delisted Pubs

  • DELIST: 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.
  • DELIST: Ship Inn Greenod Locals pub near Ulverston selling local Ales and Solway Cider when available or other ciders from down south.

24/10/2009 - no sign of any draught real cider. Just Magners and Strongbow on keg. Did have a few Aspall's bottles in the fridge,

  • DELIST: Kirkstile Inn Loweswater.

home of the Loweswater brewery , range of cumbrian beers & Solway cider , no longer selling cider due to bar space ! landlord wanted greater beer range , so cider went.

  • DELIST: Wasdale Head Inn, Wasdale Head, Seascale, Cumbria, CA20 1EX. Tel: (01946) 726229.

Home of the Great Gable Brewery (real ale) and stocks "Solway Cider - DOG Rough" when available. change of pub ownership - no real cider now on sale

  • DELIST: The Woolpack Inn Boot, Eskdale, Cumbria, CA19 1TH. Tel: (01946) 723230.

Real ale brewpub, also sells Solway Cider's 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. change of pub ownership - change of pub ownership no real cider now on sale.

  • DELIST: The Drunken Duck, Barngates, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 0NG. Tel: (01539) 436347. Fax: (01539) 436781.

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 Update 30/05/2009 - only cider available now is Aspalls Suffolk Cyder, dispensed from a tall pressure font, though seemingly at low pressure.



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