The Blacksmiths Arms

"Choose your meal very carefully ! Called for lunch but steak meal very disaopointing- dry and tough! Did comment to server but still charged full price. Not the response to encourage a return visit! Spoilt the day after a lovely walk at Talkin Tarn!"

Farlam Hall Hotel & Restaurant

"A fabulous small hotel with emphasis on exquisite food and great service. Not far off the M6 and a perfect stop for us on our way to, or from, Scotland. Our room was large and clean, well decorated, coupled with a great bathroom. Overlooking the front of the hotel is not a noise problem as the hotel is set far enough back from the road. There is electrical charging points with a fixed £20 fee, so it doesn't feel like you are being ripped off if you need to fill up. The food is absolutely amazing."

String of Horses

The Howard Arms

"Excellent food, drinks and service. A good location in the centre of Brampton with a nice dinning room and bar. Would go again."

Blenkinsopp Castle Inn

"We stayed overnight at the inn. Don’t! The hotel is adjacent to a retirement trailer park and the hotel car park serves as an overnight stop for motor homes. At 10 degrees outside temperature the heating was not working. The room was airless without any windows. For any ventilation the door to the car park had to stay open. The room stank of cheap cleaning products, stuffy, stale, cold air. The kitsch decor is a matter of taste. Basic comfort though is necessary, especially if the charge per person per night is over $300!!!!. A thin cotton cover was the only bedding provided on the hard bed. To survive the cold I ended up sleeping dressed in 2 jumpers, and woollen leggings, and in desperation used the blanket supplied for dogs sleeping on the bed! The room lights up at night with a large green EXIT sign, which can’t be turned off. Every wall is covered in “don’t do… “ stickers. The bathroom sink missed the drain, the plastic shower cubicle had no handles to actually open the door, and a step in the middle of the bathroom caused me to fall twice during the night. The lady at reception for checkin was as scary as the place itself. The breakfast was good, but we did not sleep a wink. It was a memorable experience, but for all the wrong reasons."

Scotch Arms Mews Bed & Breakfast, Brampton Town Centre, Hadrians Wall

"As part of our cycle holiday along Hadrian’s Wall we stayed for one night in this beautiful bed and breakfast. We were warmly greeted by Dianne the owner who showed us the facility where we could store are bikes and recharge them. The building is really interesting with many of the original features kept yet it has a lovely warm feeling helped by the log burner which was very welcome after a cold day. Our room was spacious and bed very comfy. Breakfast the next morning was delicious, varied and plentiful. We loved our stay very much. Dianne was an exceptional host who had thought of everything. Highly recommend."

The Byre