Hartside Top Cafe, Alston CA9 3BW (A686 between Penrith & Alston) Tel: 01434 381 036 England's highest cafe - "Hartside Summit, 1,903ft" and "Hartside Top Cafe, 1,904ft"! Popular with holidaymakers, bikers and truckers alike - friendly, serving good simple food, fantastic views and strong tea.
SR - Bristol
Bowness on Windermere
The Brown Horse Inn, Winster, LA23 3NR Tel: 01539 443 443 "Allows dogs in bar so you can take dogs and eat" (not the dogs, presumably! Ed) "Food exceptional and friendly pub”
MB – York and HW – Wakefield
Cartmell Fell
The Masons Arms, Strawberry Bank, Cartmel Fell, LA11 6NW Tel: 015395 68486 "Good food"
The Old Posting House, Deanscales, Cockermouth CA13 0SL (on the A5086 between Cockermouth and Egremont) 16th Century Coaching Inn with B&B - food served daily 12-2 and 6.30 to 9.30 "Excellent food"
Five miles long, the third largest of 'the lakes', 3 small islands owned by National Trust. Bluebird Cafe for refreshment, gifts and memorabilia. "For great walks and views"
Rheged Centre, Redhills, Penrith CA11 0DQ "Billed as Cumbria's leading 'family day out". Discovering Cumbria exhibiton, and Cumbria Information Centre. Shops, fresh food, play area. Open daily, except Christmas and Boxing Day. Parking and entry FREE
Tebay Services, M6, just north of Junction 38 Run by small local company - fuel, restaurant and farm shop selling local produce. Open 24 hrs, 7 days a week. "we tend to stop at T-Bay Service Station on the M6. Although the food is (typically) expensive in the restaurant, there is an excellent, competitively priced farm shop where snacks/produce can be bought"
