Bongo Fury

I've been looking for a nice oldie worldie pub with very nice rooms, 4 poster bed etc... in the lakes. Any recommendations would be most welcome. There are only a small amount I've been able to find online, have pub owners never heard of marketing?

There must be some, Think harry's your man.

The Kirkstone Pass Inn has a four poster bed. If you also fancy a four poster bed when you are boozing try the Queen's Head in Troutbeck (the pub with the bed in the bar)

Ralph Waldo Emerson, the American poet and philosopher is generally attributed with saying:

"If a man can write a better book, preach a better sermon, or make a better mousetrap, than his neighbour, though he build his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten path to his door."

I reckon a lovely pub with limited facilities probably takes that as its marketing creed

But seriously, are you thinking pubs or guest houses. Someone in my old gliding club now runs a beautiful guest house in the Lakes. I doubt it's cheap, and its probably a no dogs no kids, no smokers place but I could dig details out if interested. We've not been - I smoke, we have kids, we don't have £, and my wife says I'm a dog

If you are going at short notice try:

http://www.laterooms.co.uk

They offer reduced rates for late booking.

Most of the hotels have links to the hotel website.

I'll have a dig around for hotels with 4 posters.

cheers

H

yeh tends to be a bit of a problem in the countryside on-line marketing some areas dont have broadband yet, and anything less seems a bit pointless -no one wants to wait ages for a download and no-one wants a website pre broadband design. also they tend to be independants who dont have the buying power of the chains.

try http://www.bestloved.com/accommodation/ ... strict.php
when i lived over that way the whitewater hotel was THE one to stay in
http://www.whitewater-hotel.co.uk
think you may have to sell your bongo for a night there though, and a bit near the main road in my opinion.

Now if you truly want something different, how about this place Click on bedrooms to see choice of themed rooms including four poster beds and hot tubs. Nice log cabin with wood burning stove too. It's in Bowness-on-Windermere

http://www.aphroditeslodge.co.uk/

Quite like the Flintstone room myself

Hey the Aprodities looks really nice.. and yes the Flintstones room is the best...

The Flintstones name is what our family are called as it is very very near our surname

ANd yeh we say"ave a Yabba Dabba Doo Time"

Have to admit that Aphrodites looks brilliant for the price...and it is in a spectacular location....about half a mile from Bowness town centre and the lakes boats.

H