The Brown Horse Inn

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children

Very Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple

Very Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Comfortable room. Good location for south lakes and Lyth valley. Good food.
  : Only small hand sized shower head. Could hear voices in next room.

Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Food excellent
  : Shower not working properly

Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : The food was very good. The room was lovely and the bed was comfortable.
  : Money was taken several days before my one night stay. The warm welcome promised did not materialise as the reception was not manned. The member of staff I found down the rather steep flight of stairs to the bar/restaurant was curt to the point of rudeness.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : The room was spacious and comfortable with a nice view. We could walk from the door. The breakfast menu was extensive and delicious
  : We both had fish pie at night which we felt was overpriced and somewhat lacking in flavour

Wonderful
Traveller Type:
  : Great pub restaurant and hotel really friendly and helpful staff and lovely location just past Windermere

Pleasant
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Location, receptionist excellent.
  : Felt the evening meal was very rushed and staff present were not particularly engaging. The fish pie was lovely, however there was not much fish. Did not feel over welcomed staying for drinks after our meal and it was only 9pm.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler

Fair
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Room was a good size and the hotel was in a good location to access Windermere.Breakfast was mixed., good on the first morning but poor on the second one. Good sized bathroom and decent car parking. One member of staff was excellent and tried to help us as best as possible. I wish I had taken his name to credit him for his effort.
  : Receptionist seemed disinterested. When we arrived she simply took us to the room gave us the keys and told us the times for breakfast. Didn't explain what the second key was for, which doors it could be used on for late night entry, hotel policies or anything else. Same at breakfast with no information given to us. We didn't realise where the toaster was at first and had to point that out to another couple. Breakfast is ordered the night before on a card. My wife ordered a full English on both days and indicated on the card that she didn't want beans or black pudding, but got them anyway. Surely a waste for a hotel purporting to persue environmentally sustainability via it's bath towel policy. We both had full English on the second day and the poached eggs were rock hard, and black pudding overcooked and dry. Bathroom smelt musty and no hook on the back of the door to hang towels or wash bags from. There was a towel radiator but a hook is useful for a number of things and to us it seemed an oversight not to have one. The bedroom had a peculiar large round mirror, rather like one of those to assist vehicles coming out from blind spots. This was no use at all and not much of an ornament. Also a clock that didn't work. Not really sure of the point of this? There was no wardrobe just an open rail hanger. Again there was room for a wardrobe so why not put one in?Also there was green light on all night above the door which kind of lit up the whole bedroom in the dark. I understand that this is a safety measure but I have never come across this before and to say the least it was annoying.Dinner was a mixed bag. On the first night mine was good, black pudding wellington starter and blade of beef. My wife's salmon starter was OK but her main of Monkfish scampi was appalling. Four measly overcooked pieces of scampi in breadcrumbs, weird flat chips that tasted dry, and dry tasting garden pea mash all for 23.