Good pub grub between Manchester and Penrith?

[Pete Franklin]

Hello

Off on my hols to the lake district on saturday. Travelling up from Bristol and was wandering if anyone has a recomendation for some where to stop for some decent pub grub between Manchester and Penrith ideally close to the M6?

Also if anyone has any recommendations for places to eat out in the evening close to Penrith. Ideally looking for modern british reasonably special but not break the bank expensive.

Cheers

Pete

[escargot]

You could jump off the M6 at junction 19 and drive for a couple of minutes into Knutsford. It's a beautiful place anyway, but along the main drag are some cracking little pubs. Notably the Rose and Crown.

[Pete Franklin]

Thanks Escargot, thats exactly the kind of info i'm after (I know nothing about up north)

[escargot]

If you do head into knutsford, as you come into town, look left at the roundabout. McLaren dealership.

[Bit of a Unit]

Also close to knutsford, is the Dun Cow.

Which on the route you are doing is a good stop point as that part of the M6 always runs slowly so coming off on junction 18, snaking through a few cheshire country lanes (A50), hitting the Dun Cow then through Knutsford and back on the M6 at jct 19 you have missed a notorious bottle neck and been well fed!

Oh and as mentioned gorped at the Mclaren showroom.

www.duncowknutsford.co.uk

[escargot]

Bit of a Unit said:

Also close to knutsford, is the Dun Cow.

Which on the route you are doing is a good stop point as that part of the M6 always runs slowly so coming off on junction 18, snaking through a few cheshire country lanes (A50), hitting the Dun Cow then through Knutsford and back on the M6 at jct 19 you have missed a notorious bottle neck and been well fed!

Oh and as mentioned gorped at the Mclaren showroom.

www.duncowknutsford.co.uk

Good suggestion.

[Pete Franklin]

That does look nice- have you been? Would it be baby freindly at lunchtime? assuming said baby was well behaved.

Edited by Pete Franklin on Thursday 22 September 12:01

[escargot]

Yes mate.

[Pete Franklin]

Well i shall report back on my return. Thanks for the suggestions

Pete

[dazco]

http://www.guysthatchedhamlet.com/

The food here is acceptable, but the location and the surroundings are stunning.

[10 Pence Short]

Food in Penrith...

Indian- Indiagate in the centre of town.
Good British food - Foundry 34 also in town.
Very good pub restaurant food- Cross Keys at Carleton about 1/2 mile outside of Penrith or Stoneybeck Inn about 1m from Junction 41 of the M6.

[PaulHogan]

http://www.5minutesaway.co.uk/ is a useful resource

[Pete Franklin]

Thanks Guys- all very useful

10 Pence Short I assume you are local to Penrith? do you have any experience of this place: http://www.templesowerby.com/aboutus/restaurant.cf...

The food looks pretty interesting

Pete

[ad551]

Another place to try near Penrith: http://www.georgeanddragonclifton.co.uk/

[FredericRobinson]

Also very good near Penrith -

http://www.yanwathgate.com/

[10 Pence Short]

Pete Franklin said:

10 Pence Short I assume you are local to Penrith? do you have any experience of this place: http://www.templesowerby.com/aboutus/restaurant.cf...

Yeah, I work in Penrith and have lived around the area (Appleby) for 20 years or so.

To be honest, I haven't heard from anyone who's eaten at Temple Sowerby for quite a long time, so I couldn't really tell you. No news can be good news...

Whereabouts are you stopping?

[Pete Franklin]

10 Pence Short said:

Yeah, I work in Penrith and have lived around the area (Appleby) for 20 years or so.

To be honest, I haven't heard from anyone who's eaten at Temple Sowerby for quite a long time, so I couldn't really tell you. No news can be good news...

Whereabouts are you stopping?

We are staying in catterlen for a week.

There aren't many reviews but the recent ones seem good and its in the Michellin guide which is always a good sign.

[Pete Franklin]

Just thought I would feedback from my recent trip.

Thanks for all the suggestions; we went to the Duncow on the way up and then yanwath gate inn, George and Dragon and Temple Sowerby House (my suggestion ) as well as several others not mentioned. out of the suggested places we didnt have one average meal and would thoughroughly recommend them all.

Thanks again

Pete

[Mitchmachine]

The Bay Horse in just off the Galgate turnoff before you get to Lancaster. It is literally 2mins off the motorway and serves some of the best pub grub in the country. Not too cheap though.

http://www.bayhorseinn.com/eating/