Small cocktail bar next to the Greenhouse restaurant open to non-residents. One real ale from Bowness Bay. Thursday special offer only £3 a pint all day. The restaurant is known for it's fine dining. The spacious hotel has extensive grounds with views over Kendal past the castle and also up the valley towards Kentmere and the hills. Woodland walks

Between Oxenholme Lake District and Kendal railway stations. Probably a mile either way.