The Pheasant Inn, BassenthwaitevsL'Enclume
Both The Pheasant Inn and L'Enclume are recommended by expert writers. Overall, L'Enclume is preferred by most professionals compared to The Pheasant Inn. L'Enclume has a TripExpert Score of 87 with positive reviews from 3 reviews including Travel + Leisure, The Telegraph and Michelin Guide.
The Pheasant Inn, Bassenthwaite
Bassenthwaite Lake, Bassenthwaite CA13 9YE
From $180/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Restaurant
Fodor's
"Halfway between Cockermouth and Keswick at the northern end of Bassenthwaite Lake, this traditional 18th-century coaching inn exudes English coziness without the usual Lakeland fussiness." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"A traditional country inn, quietly tucked away by Bassenthwaite Lake, offering comfortably cottage-style bedrooms and good-value food. Plus, there’s an unexpectedly large hidden garden." Full review
Independent
"Ideally placed for quaint country views along The Sandstone Trail, The Pheasant Inn is a country pub with rooms that dates back to around 1650"
L'Enclume
Cavendish St, Cartmel LA11 6PZ
From $0/night
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Restaurant
- Accessible
- Bathrobes
- Flatscreen TV
Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"Inventive, modern cooking uses top quality produce to create dishes with a pleasing lightness and a superb balance of flavours. Home-grown and foraged ingredients feature highly." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Since the opening of this great value hotel in 2002, chef-owner Simon Rogan’s inventive cooking has quietly grown in acclaim, culminating in a Michelin star for the restaurant in 2005." Full review
The Telegraph
9.0
"Simon Rogan's two-Michelin-starred restaurant plus handful of rooms stay true both to the simple village location and rich surrounding land." Full review
Independent
"This is a wonderfully higgledy-piggledy sort of place, actually a restaurant with a smattering of cottage rooms dotted around the village of Cartmel"