Sitting at the foot of Hardknott Pass in beautiful Eskdale, the Woolpack Inn has a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere, filled with great ales, hearty food, lots of laughter and a few surprises.
There are 7 cosy and comfortable rooms for great value bed and breakfast. The pub offers cosy corners around a wood burning stove, and the mahogany bar beautifully fronts some favourite local real ales from Jennings, Hardknott, Bank Top and Hesket Newmarket and a shiny new beer cellar ensures they are kept at their very best.
The Dining Room at the Woolpack Inn serves meals every Saturday evening and the pub menu is available all week. Both menus use the freshest ingredients, inspired by the fantastic produce available on the doorstep, from Tatie Pot made with local lamb, the Woolpack’s famous fish and chips and local butcher Melville Tyson’s steak and kidney pie.
The Hardknott Bar and Café at the Woolpack serves posh coffees and gorgeous cakes, pastries and scones as well as light bites throughout the day. In the evening, delicious homemade pizzas are made to order in our Italian wood fired oven.
If you’re looking for something a bit different in the evenings, then the Vodka Bar has 52 different flavoured vodkas and a 100 inch HDTV screen for all the major sporting events.
Families are welcome throughout the Woolpack but particularly enjoy the large beer garden and outdoor play area. The Rainy Day Shop sells a selection of toys and games to entertain the family if the weather is less than perfect. Well behaved dogs are always welcome.
The Woolpack also has a wedding licence and a regular events and entertainment calendar.
For more details please visit the Woolpack Inn website.
Speciality:
Hearty pub food using the best local produce
Pizzas made in an Italian wood fired oven
Posh coffees, cakes and light bites
Bedrooms:
7
Price Guide:
From £70 per room per night bed and breakfast
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Contact Details:
The Woolpack Inn
Hardknott Pass, Eskdale, Lake District, CA19 1TH
Tel: 019467 23230
Email: office@greendoor.me
Web: www.woolpack.co.uk
Map:
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Directions ...
Leave the M6 at junction 36 and follow the A590 signs for Barrow. Around 15 miles from the motorway, you’ll take a right hand turn at Greenodd following signs for Workington and Whitehaven and the A5092 (A595). Carry on along this picturesque road for around 11 miles to the traffic lights at Duddon Bridge, then turn right following the signs for Ulpha and Seathwaite.
The roads will start to get narrower for 3.5 miles, then turn left for Eskdale and Whitehaven, just 300 yards after the mini Post Office. Head up the ‘short, sharp, shock’ hill and continue over the hills for 6.5 miles. When you reach the King George IV pub, turn right, signed Boot and Eskdale. Follow the road for another 3 miles and the Woolpack will welcome you on your left.
From the north
Leave the M6 at junction 40 and follow the A66 signs for Keswick and then Cockermouth (about 30 miles). You’ll come to a large roundabout at Cockermouth (next to the Shepherd’s Hotel/Sheep & Wool Centre – take the first exit signed A5086 Egremont and continue along this road for 14.8 miles until you reach a roundabout at Egremont.
Take the first exit, signed A595 Barrow, then go ‘straight on’ at the next 3 roundabouts. After 10.5 miles, you’ll come to a petrol station on your right (last petrol before us). Turn left just after the petrol station, following the signs to Santon Bridge and Eskdale Green. At this point the road gets narrower.
Continue along this road for 1.6 miles, and turn right (signed Eskdale Green), then at the end of this road (1.8 miles), turn right and pass through Eskdale Green, then turn left at the King George IV pub signed Boot and Eskdale. Follow the road for another 3 miles and the Woolpack will welcome you on your left.
