Hope & Anchor in South Lakeland

Had a great Friday in here but returning the Saturday it was incredible clicky in the back room. The locals quite happily moving tables to spill our drinks and no apology, we left after one drink

Was there yesterday for the Dickensian Festival. Pub was very busy. First time I had seen Robinson Old Tom on pump. Only sold in halves but at 8.6% abv probably wise. Works out about £8.40 a pint. The staff were busy, but friendly and efficient. Will save my pennies and visit again. Perhaps on a quieter day.

Great pub, good staff. Lost my AirPods in there and they held them until my return. Good atmosphere, live music and cozy real fires. Definitely worth a visit!

Friendly local pub with great live music!

Gorgeous olde world pub that is welcoming, friendly and inclusive.

Beer is cheap. Food is cheap. People were drunk and stumbling around. Not for me.

Went for the Wednesday night quiz, great fun but a bit difficult to hear. The pub was very busy, not surprising as the beer was cheap and a good selection. The bar staff were friendly and helpful, A small Dog friendly, pub with a good atmosphere.

Pub with live music, so nice atmospher!

Lovely pub and good choice of Robinson's Ale's. Beautiful painting dotted around the pub by a local painters.

Great service, all staff were happy to help. Food served quickly, great Vegan options, lively atmosphere.

Lovely pub with great character, great atmosphere and a fantastic quiz!

Lovely proper old boozer, good beer, good food good welcome

Great bar, really like this bar , good choice of beers and wines, great comfortable beer garden, staff are very attentive and helpful, you never have to wait long to get served, One thing to remember, if you're having a good time and your enjoying the beer and you are of a certain height remember to duck, door jams are quite low.

Lovely owners and customers! All round great pub with a friendly atmosphere

One of my favourite pubs and always have a good night. Quite often, they have live music. The Vegan pizzas are delish.

How could a pub be better? Not for me to question I entered a lost soul and rolled out feeling human. Be kind to yourself. Go in for a pint.

A great little pub. The food was very good, but be mindful that everything is vegetarian.

Lovely staff, great food, great atmosphere, dog friendly, cosy outside area, awesome live music, great prices - all round, my favourite pub in Ulverston.

I only visited for a drink and to take in the atmosphere, live band was playing. Staff are very friendly. Everyone was having a great night. Would definitely visit again when I'm in the area.

TUESDAY NIGHT AMAZING LIVE MUSIC

Just your average small town bar no idea why so many 5 star reviews

Best pub in Ulverston by a country mile...

Food not available at the hours advertised. Inconvenient.

Lovely friendly pub, often has live music. Great vegetarian meals.

This is an amazing little pub in amazing little town....live music sessions....great ales.... amazing atmosphere...don't hesitate to pop your head in.... You're in for a proper traditional treat ❤️

Been a long time since I've been here but it's a great little pub. Authentic old world pub, with low beams so watch your head. Great beers and areas for sitting. Real fire and friendly staff.

Great veggie / vegan menu ..and what a real pub should be .. lots of live music . Fantastic sourdough pizza 🍕 The landlady is lovely and friendly .. proper rockin pub ..love it

Great pu good bar staff great beer

Great wee pub. Good beer selection, friendly staff and it's haunted apparently. Food was also excellent, good for vegetarians or vegans. Did I mention the beer....

Great beer and great music. Also pasta and pizza!

I emailed The Hope & Anchor as they have vegan options and booked a table for dinner on a Tuesday. This is a proper cosy local pub and we got a lovely welcome off landlady Joanne. We sat in the bar area and ordered spaghetti with olive oil, chilli, capers and olives and a funghi pizza. The food was fabulous, the pasta dish was excellent and full of flavour... Joanne's partner makes the sourdough pizza base which was spot on and the pizza was scrumptious. The bonus of the evening was locals who play folk music coming in and playing for the evening. What an enjoyable evening we had, totally unexpected entertainment, fantastic food and a wonderful host. Easily the best pub in Ulverston and if you're vegan or vegetarian you will get well fed. Will definitely revisit.

Had my first vodka jaffa cake here....it blew my head off. Lovely little boozer...would love to go back soon .

Lovely pub,friendly staff and lovely outside beer garden would recommend to others at the hope and anchor in ulverston.

Much improved. Clean and serving great beer.

Always a good time in this lovely little snug in the heart of Ulverston. Joanne is a great host .love it 😀

Had a drink tonight, had 3 drinks and the bloke never spoke to me yet 😂😂

Great atmosphere, staff and pub quiz

Nice wee old traditional pub with low ceilings and beams, no Guinness but a nice array of different beers so definitely worth a try plus it has a nice outside seated area.

Amazing, my favorite pub, allways live music, always lovely bar staff

Good traditional pub with some delish food and good priced drinks We are vegan and hands down one of the best vegan pizzas we have ever had

This is a real gem of a place, photos just show the brick and mortar. It’s when you actually drink it have some food here you get the full experience best in summer

Nice traditional pub. Served quickly and drinks not a bad price.

Excellent pub good beer great atmosphere, great landlord and landlady.

WOW! ~ Good Vibes What a find!!! . We booked this in anticipation of our long weekend at Ulverston. Our first visit, covering the Kadampa Buddhist Centre and other experiences, we were not disappointed! Omgosh, everything from start to finish was absoflippinglutely lovely! Great team of wonderful individuals and the menu, WOW! The whole atmosphere of the Hope and Anchor was the best vibe I have felt in over 20 years of a place, the diverse playlist, great selection of ales and other drinks. We will be back. Its a 5 hour journey but we will. Thank you Jo and your tremendous gem of an everything ❤ Lisa & Rich, and the doggoes  x

Gorgeous food, the best Vegan selection in town! Our favourite pub to eat and socialise, lovely staff and atmosphere!

Good friendly pub and good cask beers. Live music and a beautiful beer garden

Amazingly warm, welcome and friendly

Wonderfully friendly staff, lovely décor and fast service. The place to have a cosy pint and a tasty meal in Ulverston.

Turned up on the bikes 🚲🚲 soaking wet and a bit drunk ... Made to feel so welcome and all the regulars are brilliant.. My kind of pub 🍺🍺💕...

Very friendly pub to both humans and dogs. We didn't eat, but kept to very nice beers and a cask cider. Very comfortable surroundings, and a superb selection of music, that wasn't overbearing. Any pub that has Jack Bruce singing Sunshine of Your Love live with an orchestra, followed by Sufjan Stevens gets my vote.

Proper boozer. Good vegan food oi Oi saveloy.

Had a vegetarian menu which was very nice and the reason I went in

Great place fantastic beer garden.

The drinks tasted like beer and some of the staff kept bringing us drinks and checking if things were ok. There were no demonic beings or chavs which was a nice change.

Fabulous pub serving excellent vegan and vegetarial food. We had a noisy little puppy with us yet were made to feel welcome and comfortable. Highly recommended.

Nice wee boozer. Didn't get to try the beer garden. Good selection of real ales.

Friendly place everyone speaker to each other.

Fantastic re furb. Great food and prices. Best sauvignon blanc. Really good pub to visit. Staff were fabulous and friendly. Need music on speakers outside that's the only negative.

Great friendly staff & safe pub 😃🍻👍good luck 🍀

Lovely people running this pub, very friendly and accommodating. Even though social distancing measures were always adhered to there was always a magical atmosphere in the place. The locals and the staff were very friendly and helpful.

Visited this place early August whilst staying in the area. The barman was friendly enough however the Pub had ran out of quite a few mixers so people within our group did without a drink whilst we had to rush ours and move on.

This pub was the alterative pub we've been missing over a few years. Great range of real ales (Robinson's of course), friendly staff and a great vibe. We truly stumbled upon this gem and hope to come back if we are in the area again. Only downside was no clear way to register track and trace.

Good beer, awesome beer garden and even better staff. A must visit in the best town in the north.

Good pub - live music - the landlord (Dave pictured) is a superstar

Good beer, great atmosphere and friendly ghosts.

Very friendly, good range of ale, frequent live music, nice garden, wish it was nearer to my home.

Great, cosy traditional pub in the heart of Ulverston. Good selection of ales and friendly staff.

Lots of caricature and very friendly

Been going here for many years. It's consistent and reliable.

Great atmosphere and friendly hosts

Proper old pub, cosy, good beer, good music, dog friendly. Edit: just been back 18 months later, and it's still 5*'s from me, lovely old pub, nice friendly people.

Lovely old pub with nice beer garden

A bit of a Jewel. Music of the right era too.

Some bloke was talking about cumbrian mermaids

Lovely little spot! Serving ales

Great real pub.. with a kenny serving

Warmest welcome in Ulverston , best live bands, " where everybody knows your name" 🎶 "and your always glad you came" 😍

Lovely friendly and traditional old pub, like walking back in time- no tempura, no oversized burgers, just drinks and chats with strangers in an atmospheric old building

Would give it 10 stars for Hospitality if I could. Made our day when we attended the quiz on a Wednesday night whilst staying in Ulveston on holiday. Warm and friendly locals, great atmosphere and an excellent quiz ran by a gentleman named Tim. Sandwiches were passed round at half time, and as we had the dog with us, they even slipped her some leftover beef. #legends

Nice bar good selection of ales

Pretty biased opinion as I live here but this is my favourite place in town. Fantastic atmosphere and a wide range of drinks to choose from! Again biased but friendly and helpful staff that more than do their best to make you welcome :)

Was just going to go in when a Buster Blood vessel tribute act came stumbling out, he threw his bag of tinnies on the floor then asked me for a fight, as I was with my wife I kindly declined turned around and went somewhere else...he went back in, minus his beers

Good, friendly pub which regularly offers live music

Best pub and music venue in Furness.

We had a meal and a few drinks very nice oldy worldy pub would definatly recommend

Always outstanding. Best hospitality and music in Ulverston!

Smashing little pub. Called in for a pint and stopped for more. Going back again.

Great pub frendly atmosphere with great live music

Amazing authentic ale house. How pubs should be.

Real ales nice staff nice pub.

Lovely tradition Ulverston pub. Been coming here for more than 30 years.

Lots of visits and happy memories !

Splendid ale, big wave was like nectar and Kenny was very entertaining. Great old style pub and worth a visit.

Quirky pub with good beerand music.

It's way too clicky for me but if you're into the whole bourgeois, arty darling thing, then this hostelry is for you. The staff are friendly and the management know how to deal with ne'er-do-wells

Very cool pub, friendly people and staff.

Small but cosy inside, real old pub. Fantastic area out the back of the pub, seating umbrellas and ashtrays!

Low ceilings, fantastic atmosphere

Great place to be. Friendly staff and good beers.

Friendly local pub. They lent my son the book he had picked up from the window sill to take home and finish reading overnight. Thanks.