Restaurants & Pubs

The Dukes Head is located in the pretty village of Armathwaite just 4 miles from Staffield Hall. The village sits besides the River Eden. The Dukes Head has been recently taken over and refurbished and now trades as a gastro pub serving food sourced from local farms and suppliers daily to ensure fresh produce and wonderful food. It's simple, not rocket science but it takes care, dedication and attention to detail to maintain this philosophy and value. Plus it results in wonderful food. Give it a try and see. Web Site FRONT [...]

Nestling in the lush pastures of the Eden Valley on one of the old droving routes, the Highland Drove has hundreds of years of hospitality behind it. This historic tradition is carried on by father and son team Donald and Paul Newton who have made the Highland Drove and Kyloes restaurant one of the consistently best places to eat and drink in Cumbria. A great selection of beers – the local CAMRA groups beat a path to our door – a superlative wine list, award winning food, roaring fires in [...]

A busy country pub situated on the lovely village square of Kirkoswald. Popular with locals and visitors alike, renowned in the area for its quality home-cooked food and great selection of well kept real ales.  Great place to sample one of the home-made pies and enjoy a pint of local beer.  Open every evening and all day at weekends. Solway Camra Pub of the Year (2014). Dogs accepted in the bar -please phone ahead to reserve a table for this. click for the Featherstone Arms Web site Telephone 01768 898284

Crown Inn at Kirkoswald, Cumbria, Pub & Restaurant.  Traditional eighteenth century village pub in the north eastern corner of Cumbria at Kirkoswald. Recently refurbished, The Crown Inn is also under owner management of Tony. An 18th century coaching inn, The Crown is right by the village square and war memorial and is a real locals’ pub with bags of character crammed into one small room. Chef-patron Tony took over the reins here (again) in summer 2013 and his menus combine traditional pub favourites with more adventurous fare like Calamari and [...]