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The Kings Head Hotel

Thirlmere, CA12 4TN, England
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Ranked #152 of 197 Keswick B&B and Inns
3.5 of 5 stars 61 Reviews
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benjybody
Lancashire
Contributor
12 reviews
6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 February 2012 NEW

I booked a single room for one night as I had a meeting in Keswick the following day. After reading reviews on here I expected a reasonable, good value stay. I was not disappointed. The room was a double and extremely comfortable. Iron bed, well heated/ventilated and fairly spacious. The shower room was very small but no problems - the... More

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21Harle
Durham, United Kingdom
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3 reviews
2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 January 2012

An interesting break away... The hotel staff were very kind and helpful, however our stay was a little bit like Faulty Towers. Starting with, tepid showers after 6pm, cold radiators in the bedroom, very small bathrooms and a fire in the sitting room that hardly had a flame! The good news is that the food is plentyful and well cooked.... More

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Liz B
London, United Kingdom
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 December 2011

Husband and I had a lovely stay, food could be improved but still the service was excellent and we would go back! More

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RedRose82
RedRose82
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13 reviews
6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 October 2011

We'd stayed at the King's Head before and had a great experience so we were looking forward to staying again. The staff were friendly as they had been previously. We actually selected a bigger room than the first time we went, though I must admit I preferred the previous one. There was a problem with the door "sticking" and it... More

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moonface88
Warrington, United Kingdom
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14 reviews
16 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 October 2011

We've been living in Keswick for 8 months and only got round to trying this place this week, having driven past it lots of times. We were really glad we did! We showed up on a Wednesday night at 7.30 with no booking but the place was almost empty. We chose to sit in the older part of the restaurant,... More

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Jeffers1974
Peterborough, United Kingdom
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3 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 September 2011

We stayed at a local self catering place a few minutes walk away from the Hotel. We read the reviews and decided to eat there the even we arrived after our long drive up. We were both impressed, The food was hot, freshly cooked and there was plenty of it. The staff were mainly eastern european (by the sounds of... More

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rhcp_77
Carlisle
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 August 2011

We booked the hotel for our 5th wedding anniversary and were not disappointed. We had room 4 with the 4-poster bed and great views over the hills. The room and bathroom were big enough and the old fashioned shower and roll top bath finished the authentic touch. The only thing (as mentioned in previous comments) was the noise of the... More

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KarenDenney
Essex
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4 reviews
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 July 2011

food pretty good, nice views, nice garden. If you book the four poster room it has a big victorian bath. Otherwise i am told shower room very small. Good location for local walks. down side - very tired and in need of big refurbishment, not very clean, main road outside VERY noisy from 6am. No local charm or cosy bar... More

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homerdrew
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6 reviews
10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 July 2011

Our family of four were on holiday in the Lakes and we were feeling peckish and wanted a spot of Lunch. As we were driving along the A591 we spotted the Hotel/Restaurant and bar. We were warmly greeted with a smile by a member of staff from behind the bar. We enquired if we could bring our well behaved family... More

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Stretts
Warwickshire
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5 reviews
6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 July 2011

We stayed for 5 nights but I wouldn't go back again ONLY because it was so close to the main Windermere to Keswick road. Food was good but the £14 for two courses was limited to starter and main, rather than main and dessert, which even the staff thought was daft. You order your food at the bar so don't... More

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