Arrived on Friday to a well earned pint and a hearty evening meal and the Red Lion did'nt let us down, the beef and ale pie was delicious and the beer quenshed our thurst and it did'nt stop there. We spent the whole weekend being entertained with excellent music, good food and excellent ales.
Our hosts were friendly, approachable and could'nt do enough we felt part of a familyand so did the dog (Teddie) he's on a diet, too many hotel biscuits!
If you want a holiday in the lakes Hawkshead is hard to beat for ease of travel and of course you must stay at the Red Lion where else!!

Just returned home from another great weekend in Hawkshead, spent at the Red Lion Inn. My fiance arranged a surprise birthday party for me with his son, his son's girlfriend, his daughter and her boyfriend and his mam.

Lynne allowed us the use of the breakfast room, where my surprise was set. We had a lovely meal followed by the surprise of the most gigantic birthday cake I've ever seen. We all had some, gave a quarter of it to the staff who are always polite, friendly and very accomodating. The rest we took home on Sunday.

Recommend anyone having their birthday tea here, as the staff go out of their way to help and make your stay and meal the best ever.

Would like to take this opportunity to thank Lynne, Paul and their son Jake, as well as all the staff for making our stay memorable as always. This is the only place we will stay everytime we visit the Lake District.

we arrived in hawkshead on the saturday morning to do a walk to tarn hows.After a strenuous 3 hours in sweaty conditions my wife and i arrived back at the village.The first hostelry we fell upon was the red lion where we each quaffed a well deserved pint of cider!As it was lunchtime and the scouse derby was on tv the atmosphere was electric, especially as i am a man utd fan and most of the pub were liverpool fans!We were both so impressed with the friendliness and helpfulness of Lynn and Paul we decided to stay overnight and were lucky enough to get the last available room.We cannot say how much we enjoyed our stay, with good food, good beer and great company. Needless to say we will return some time in the near future, so keep up the good work!!

Have just returned from a group walking weekend in the Lakes where our party of 12 fellas stayed at the Red Lion run by Paul and Lynn. I have to say everything about the place is excellent. From the greeting we received on the Friday to the quality of the ale, to the high standard of the locally sourced food, we found so much to make us want to return. The service provided was just what we wanted - genuinely friendly with nothing too much trouble. I would heartily recommend the Red Lion to anyone wishing to stay in the lovely village of Hawkshead.