The Lingholm Kitchen & Walled Garden in Allerdale

Cafe & tea very good, (warm) food relatively expensive but excellent, plus regional or even our own products from the garden in the shop, service good & friendly. The atmosphere in the cafe is not quite as nice/a bit hectic, but it is even nicer outside in the grounds and garden. The parking policy with £5 and £4 back if consumed is fair. Unfortunately, the cakes and tarts are really bad, too sweet and the cream in the cakes is much too sweet and too thick and the same in all cakes, plus the pieces are very different (depending on who cuts them) and often very small. It's a shame for a “cafe”, but unfortunately one star is deducted.

Love the Lingholme Kitchen. Always good food, friendly staff and very dog friendly.

Beautiful food, very good service.

There are signs everywhere: "Private", "For hotel guests only" or "For employees only". The outdoor area is nicely done, but small and there are only a few paths. We abandoned the path to the lake halfway through (about 350 meters) because it was muddy and fenced off. Some gravel or bark mulch would do well here! The restaurant has the feel of a canteen inside and is very loud.

Had to wait over 5 minutes to be seated. Nice enough but way to expensive, just chips was £7 and they won't that good. Coffee was great and so was iced coffees. Did want a strawberry milkshake but they only do one flavor a day and you don't know till you get there. Unless you don't care for the cost would probably just bring lunch.

Very busy but we were seated pretty quickly. There were only two of us though so we fit in easily. Always really good food and they're very welcoming. Prices are pretty reasonable too.

Lovely setting with views across to Skiddaw. Scones were best I've had in decades! Slate floor while attractive makes for noisy background.

Yet again today at Lingholm felt unorganised queueing to be seated fair enough on sunny warm day however 2 people seated on 6-8 people tables. Need a few smaller tables lingholm also garden area closed 🤔 not sure why thats where we wanted to sit with our 2 disabled parents. We ended up with scones to go they are beautiful like the rest of the food if you can get a seat.

Nice place. We paid £10 for the car park for the day so we could go walking after. That ticket gave us £4 off the price at the cafe. Slightly chaotic service and a long wait for food. But once it arrived it was lovely. I’d visit again because I think we arrived at peak chaos and it was much quieter when we were leaving.

Excellent place food amazing definitely worth a visit

Beautiful surroundings, lovely staff and food. Great service! The weather was awful but didn’t stop us. Great for couples, families, friends and especially kids! Accessible for all but be careful in wet weather!

This is a lovely place, came back for a 2nd visit as everyone in the group wanted to. The coffee was good. Wasn't so fussed for the decaf tea was a little poor compared to other places I have it. Breakfast sandwich was average but would go again to try other stuff. The staff were friendly and kept checking on us.

Lingholm cafe was very clean and the scones were delicious and the staff very friendly. So no complaints at all about the cafe. There is one thing that needs attention though and that is there needs to be CLEAR access information for disabled people on arrival as there doesn’t appear to be any on the site and a lot of people don’t go online. Another thing we noticed is that a bit of pipe is sticking up in the path leading from the car park to the estate which is a trip hazard for anyone with vision problems. When these issues are resolved I would give Lingholm five stars.

Pretty perfect brunch for a late Mother's Day. Really gorgeous food and great coffee. Staff are excellent. Thank you 😊

Would not recommend this cafe and to be honest bemused by the amount of good reviews unless our experience was an anomaly. We visited today, first sting is you have to pay £5 for parking - you can redeem £4 against purchases in the cafe and there is a warning on the parking machine saying there may be a wait for food which we were more than happy to accept…. maybe 30 mins or so or 40 mins absolute tops is OK if you’re expecting it. The experience that followed though was unacceptable and a bit of a p*ss take to be honest. We sat outside as there were no tables inside, again fair enough as it was Mother’s Day so very busy, however not ideal in March but we reluctantly accepted as we were tied in with the parking charge (5 cars in our group - so £25 in parking) Served by a pleasant enough lady however she refused to warm up focaccia or scones saying they didn’t have time as they were busy - sorry but if you’re serving hot food anyway then how difficult is it to warm up a cheese scone or focaccia? Must take less than a minute? At this point again would have left but was of course tied in with the £5 parking charge. So ended up choosing something I didn’t really want. Other people in our group ordered coffee and bacon sandwiches and some breakfasts which they then waited almost an hour (!!) for. The breakfasts were OK but the bacon sandwiches were absolutely crap - 3 small slices of bacon in an insipid looking bun. It was also very expensive. Really disappointing experience so won’t be going back.

Went for afternoon tea with my mum, absolutely lovely tea in lovely surrounding. There was nothing in the menu that wasn’t tasty and freshly made

Called here whilst out for a walk. A comfortable enough cafe with table service. A good choice of hot and cold food are available - the lunch menu is available 11am to 3pm, breakfast prior to that. Superb homemade cakes are available. We will call here again. Highly recommended.

A wonderful place for a lovely lunch. Friendly, welcoming, informative and attentive staff. Excellent food options, very tasty food and beautifully presented. Clean, bright and spacious restaurant area. All round fabulous. 👍🥳🥳

Came here for lunch with a friend whilst in keswick for the afternoon and was pleasantly surprised. I have coeliac disease so can be difficult finding nice places to eat. I had the open steak Sandwhich and it was absolutely delicious! Best one yet. Will definitely be returning next time I'm nearby. Cakes are also to die for, they had gluten free brownie and orange and Almond cake which I took home for later. Absolute perfection! And I don't say that often.

Muddy boots and dogs welcome. Fantastic staff and food. Not cheap but well worth a visit. £5 parking with a £4 voucher off food.

Superb experience as always. From the monent we arrived, the customer care was excellent. There was a small queue but as I was struggling with back pain, the lady in charge offered to go and get me a chair while we waited. As always, the food was delicious. My husband had the Rarebit with mushrooms which was gorgeous. A really generous portion (sorry he had eaten most of it before I remembered to take a photo!) To accompany it he tried the local IPA, as recommended by the young girl serving us. It was really unusual and perfect with the rarebit. Going to look out for it in the shops to buy some to take home. Wonderful selection of cakes, flapjacks, brownies and scones (both sweet and savoury). I couldn't resist the home-made Hummingbird cake. Again a very generous portion. Carafes and glasses available to help yourself to water. Having had a lovely lunch, we had a look round the beautiful walled garden. Will be interesting to come back later in the year to see the herbaceous border in flower as there were some unusual varieties of shrubs and plants (well labelled). There was also an interesting selection of vegetables which they use in the kitchen (plus they had a few to buy). It was really lovely to see the gardeners were busy building and filling lots of new raised beds. I assume they are going to increase the amount of vegetables they grow. Sadly didn't see the alpacas this time. They were all hiding behind the hedge!! Highly recommend a visit here.

This was our first visit and it will be a regular stop every time we come to the lakes from now on. The view from any table looks out onto the garden with Barrow Fell in the distance, the place is very clean and tidy. All the staff were very helpful, and didn't exaggerate when informing you about how good the food was. The menu is not extensive, but what they serve looks the business. We had the soup, served with a chunk of bread, and shared a portion of chunk chips with garlic mayo. They were all delicious, the chips were well cooked, soft in the middle and crispy on the outside. We shared a cheese then cream scone with jam. Both could win awards in my opinion, but the cream scone won. This was our best meal in our 9 day stay in the area, the prices are just right. £3.10 for a massive cheese scone..... Who can beat that!

Our first visit and we were not disappointed. I had steak open sandwich with fries and my wife had soup of the day and a portion of chunky chips. My steak sandwich was delicious coming with some very tasty salad and skinny fries. The soup was really good and the bread freshly baked. The chunky chips were great and very tasty. 10 out of 10 for the food! The place is dog friendly and we could sit inside or out with out Westie. We chose inside as it was a bit cold and all those with dogs kept them well behaved so there was no drama. The service was really good with friendly and pleasant staff and a nice atmosphere. It was starting to get busy by the time we left (around 12.30pm) and people were sitting outside. Highly recommended. We will definitely be going back.

We stopped off for lunch ,and what a treat it was.The staff were amazing,really helpful and cheery.The chai latte was delicious,as were our meals.Hubby got the steak sandwich ,which they did with tasty gf bread.I had the chicken burger.The sweet potato fries were the best I've had.The place is really busy.Cant recommend enough.

Waited a while just for a warm sausage roll...but it was lovely

We decided to come to Lingholm kitchen for lunch. The car park is chargeable but some is refunded if you visit the cafe. The car park is a few minute walk away for the cafe. The cafe is light, airy and modern. There wasn't a huge choice on the lunch menu but we thought the prices we reasonable. I had the eggs hollandaise and a orange hot chocolate. The food didn't take long to arrive and it was very tasty. The cafe has a relaxed atmosphere and there are nice views over the gardens and beyond.

We have been for coffee and cake many times, usually on a walk around Derwentwater. This time we had lunch. My friends had the delicious pea and courgette soup, with lovely sourdough. I had a sausage roll and chunky chips. It was all delicious. I love the dining area, usually full of people and dogs. The staff are friendly and efficient. The cakes are so tasty, but we did not have room for them this time. I always look forward to a visit to Lingholm when I am staying near Keswick.

Great for all the family even dogs plesent staff, lovely surroundings thanks everyone 👍

Visited for the first time today and had a late lunch. I am lactose intolerant and was delighted to find a choice of savoury food AND a choice of 4 cakes … normally avoid cakes but was blown away with how delicious the ginger cake was

Lovely cafe and beautiful grounds. We visited briefly for a snack after climbing Cat Bells and really enjoyed our cheese scones and chocolate brownies. Lovely, friendly staff as well.

Very good smoked haddock chowder! Excellent cake too.

Fabulous place, beautiful location, delicious food and a wonderful friendly welcome! Thank you 😊 💓

Food imaginative and lovely but don't go of you're in a hurry. Also will restauranteurs please learn that Parmesan is NOT vegetarian unless labelled 'italian hard cheese'

Following a wonderful little stroll from Portinscale, we arrived at Lingholm Kitchen - such a delightful setting. The staff were incredibly welcoming on arrival, and saw to our every need. Seeing the restaurant packed with couples, groups, families, those with little children and plenty of four legged friends, it showed it was a place for everyone. We enjoyed a truly remarkable lunch - can highly recommend the steak sandwich or the rarebit, both were delicious. I can imagine this place is packed in the summer months, so get there early!! What a fabulous place to visit!

Following a wonderful little stroll from Portinscale, we arrived at Lingholm Kitchen - such a delightful setting. The staff were incredibly welcoming on arrival, and saw to our every need. Seeing the restaurant packed with couples, groups, families, those with little children and plenty of four legged friends, it showed it was a place for everyone. We enjoyed a truly remarkable lunch - can highly recommend the steak sandwich or the rarebit, both were delicious. I can imagine this place is packed in the summer months, so get there early!! What a fabulous place to visit!

We were en route to a different destination and we just wanted a sandwich as eating a 3 course dinner that evening. No such thing available. We ended up with a sausage roll and a scone, quite disappointed. Soup of the Day sounded lovely but at £6.50 was overpriced. All food overpriced in my opinion as £16.95 for an open steak sandwich is terrible. Beautiful venue and lovely staff although no conversation could be had when the coffee barista machine was running and echoed around the room. Car parking at £5 (card payment only) is also overpriced almost forcing you to eat or drink something at the restaurant to get £4 refund. Will we return…….no. Due to lack of a straightforward sandwich and the car parking fee.

Dropped in for refreshments on an afternoon dog walk. Atmosphere, service and attention to detail all excellent. Quality of food and drink really impressive. Will make a point of calling in more often in future- one of the best casual dining venues in the North Lakes for sure.

Amazing place!! The service was absolutely amazing, everyone we spoke to was so so kind and warm. The food is also incredible, especially the chunky chips which we both agree are maybe the best chips we have ever had in our lives. A few veggie options to choose from and we loved that we could buy a couple of yesterdays scones for £1! This is the best place for a cuppa and some food after a morning of walking up Catbells :) beautiful grounds too and no need for a car as the surrounding area is so beautiful to walk through!

One of our favourite places when we visit the Lakes. We’ve been dropping in here every time we do a walk round Derwentwater, or nearby. It’s a regular stop which has evolved over the past few years. Great food, lovely location. Doggy friendly with towels to dry off soggy paws. It’s always busy, so either plan ahead or try not to come at mealtimes. You will often be queuing to get in (not always for very long). In warmer weather it’s great to sit out on the terrace. It’s a shame that the landing stage for the steamer is no longer in use, so if you’re feeling lazy you’ll have to drive into Portinscale or the Lingholm car park. Or get off the steamer at lower brandlehow and walk for around 15 minutes. (This is not a difficult walk, it’s fairly flat, and you come in through the woods and past the alpaca field).

Very nice avocado on toast with poached eggs and some local relish.

Lovely friendly cafe. Dog friendly too. Winter views towards Skiddaw amazing.

A fantastic hidden corner on the shores of Derwentwater. Makes a perfect end to a full day of loads of walking, running and water activities in the area. Everything is homemade and largely homegrown in summer. Cakes are too delicious to choose and an equally varied range of tasty lunches. One of my favourite places to go, a real treat!

The cafe is lovely, bright and airey, was cosy warm on a cold damp day. We stopped off for breakfast, it was cooked to perfection and was delicious, staff were welcoming, friendly and professional.

Have visited once before but didn’t wait because of the queues. However much quieter midweek in January. Just missed breakfast but we’re not let down by the brunch / lunch food at all. It was all amazing, fresh and incredibly tasty. We had the avocado toast , eggs Benedict and quiche, plus chunky chips and a dog sausage. Every meal was substantial and really excellently cooked. Staff were welcoming and helpful. Will return.

Excellent, food and service. Well worth a visit.

More than 30 minutes wait for a drink. 6 people taking orders, one making drinks!

Simply outstanding, every time. The best food and vegan food in the Northern Lakes and consistently good for the past 3 years.

We visited four times this month when staying for 5 weeks in the Lakes; for brunch, lunch and tea. Reliably excellent food and lovely helpful staff who are most welcoming. Great location and modern airy building. The management of this operation are really on the ball.

We had yet another fabulous brunch here. A great place to visit, with excellent food, lots of choices and wonderful staff. Highly recommended 😀👍

Gorgeous homemade afternoon tea! Lovely friendly staff and good value for money! If having afternoon tea, you get to sit in a special little area where we played Xmas songs.

Visited the Lingholm Kitchen twice in two days. The first as we walked from Keswick to Catbells and the second time we drove there. You do have to pay £5 for 3 hours parking but get £4 back when you buy stuff in the cafe. Very good service and quality of food. The rarebit with mushrooms was great and the cheese scone with chilli jam was probably the best I’ve ever had. Good cakes and coffee too 👌

Good walk to get there. Alpacas a bonus. Good coffee and scones.

Great coffee and range if savoury and sweet produce. Prices are reasonable

The best SAUSAGE sandwich, I’ve had in a long time! If possible could you please tell me where you get your sausages from? I’m working in the area for a couple of weeks and I would like to stock up on them to take them...

Took my wife here for a birthday lunch. The Kitchen was packed - usually a really good sign that food served is of a good standard and is high quality. The lunch menu is great to read with a number of eclectic dishes and the chicken burger dish my wife & I chose to have was absolutely delicious. The winter slaw was marvellous as were the sweet potato fries. The dish was really filling and retained its heat throughout. There was no wait to be seated, the serving staff were really pleasant, helpful and swift when taking our order. It wasn't long until our food arrived at the table and was served.

We came for breakfast and it was amazing from start to finish. Love how different the vegetarian breakfast was as well compared to other cafes. The granola was a huge hit on our table too. Extremely dog friendly which was why we chose to come...

This place is fantastic, the food is outstanding and the views are lovely from the cafe, definitely worth a visit.

Lingholm is stunning the gardens are superb especially the walled veg garden you spend many an hour here just taking it all in. We went purely to go for dinner the scenery is an added bonus to any visit. The wait was long as they...

Lovely place to stop after a walk up Cat Bells. The walled garden is worth having a wander around too. Coffee, cheese scones and cakes were all delicious.

Never fails here, great coffee, great food and great staff. We visit quite often and we have never had a bad meal yet. It's very popular but always worth the wait.

Beautiful location, only stopped for lunch and meander through walled garden, but food was incredible and views of hills beyond stunning. Staff wonderful, lots of gluten free food options and fab selection of cakes. Would definitely return, and maybe walk the alpacas.

This place certainly lives up to the reputation it’s very swanky and clean. I opted for the full English. The good points - The food came piping hot, the eggs are cooked perfectly. The sausages were very flavoursome, the best I’ve had in ages & Smoky beans & the bacon was and delicious! The bad points - my hash-brown was still frozen in the middle Not good! If I had to choose again, I would’ve had the sausage and bacon breakfast sandwich. I washed it down with a Americano, which was lovely. Overall experience was lovely, clean toilets, beautiful gardens and lovely staff members who went out of their way to answer my questions. Keep up the good work .

Having walked for a couple of hours around Derwent Water a stop at Lingholme Kitchen was ideal. Housed in a modern addition to a beautiful old building the space is light & airy. Service was fast and friendly and the food was delicious. We had...

AMAZING!!! Highly recommended beautiful food and staff were brilliant. Even dog friendly inside and out.

Lovely place. Ooh the cakes or scones. They all looked so good it was. Difficult to choose Dog friendly Nice staff Beautiful gardens

Lovely tea rooms in a beautiful spot.

Fantastic setting & great food. Found this place on the way back to Derwent water campsite. Set in the woods not far out of Keswick. Said walled garden & cafe. I love a garden. This was a small vegetable garden with a few flower beds....

We stopped at the café before walking the alpacas. It is a lovely modern cafe, very clean and the food was fantastic I had a sausage roll and chips and it was very tasty and a lovely hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows. Definitely worth popping in for a nice cuppa.

If you’re in Keswick and in need of a good breakfast, brunch or lunch then this is the place to go. We’ve been going religiously for years and it’s never disappointed. Beautiful house and gardens right on the lake side.

Thoroughly enjoyable experience.....the food was wonderful....all four of us left clean plates. The best Quiche I have ever tasted.....return trip planned soon. Although it's on my doorstep .... I am sad to say I didn't know of it's existence.....surroundings spectacular......

Lovely staff. The mains were tasty. Roulade was soggy - not much meringue. There are no soft furnishings in the café which means uncomfortable seats, noisy and echoing. The view from our table was stunning. The gardens are always interesting.

Stumbled across this on our walk around Derwentwater and it didn’t disappoint. We were able to get decaf coffee with a milk alternative. There were a large variety of lovely cakes and there’s a hidden outdoor cake and coffee hut away from the main kitchen that serves all the best of the cakes. The kitchen gardens are free and very inspiring and well maintained. The Victorian style greenhouse is a treat.

Beautiful gardens and large cafe with outside terrace. Service excellent from everyone. Cakes were historic. Proper food looked awesome too but didn’t eat it. Highly recommended.

Hiked around the water and stopped here. Amazing food. Loved the avocado toast. Beatrix Porter garden was lovely

This hidden gem on the edge of Derwent is well worth a visit! Lunch was fresh, interesting and delicious!

lovely dining place, clean both in the diner and the WC facilities. food was fresh and tasty and with it being located in some picturesque grounds adds to the ambience.

Delicious meal, every item on the plate was so tasty. So good we went back another day.

Great place ,food wonderful,staff great, beautiful situation,Can be reached by boat from Keswick.Good blue badge access.

Delicious lunchtime meal and beautiful garden and grounds

Love this place, great cakes and drinks. Welcome rest when walking around the lake. Lovely garden to stroll around too

Super leckeres Avocadotoast mit Sauerteigbrot und perfekter Onion Bahaji Wrap. 👍🏻 loved it!

Loved our short visit to the Lingholm Walled Garden this week. Such a beautiful well cared for space and garden near the terraced cafe (which we are still to visit as looked amazing). We found some lovely sheltered areas and seats and we were spotted...

Nice kitchen restaurant with inside/outside seating. Had to wait for table but staff v pleasant. Walled garden and green house v pretty especially as the model for supposedly Mr McGregor garden from Beatrix Potter books

Friendly helpful staff, quick to seat and take our order. Good choice for vegetarians and vegans. Every dish was quality! Affogato (espresso with locally made vanilla ice cream) was on point, perfectly balanced. Self serve water station. Dog friendly - a couple noisy dogs, but pretty quiet apart from that when you're sat down. Recommend if you're hungry on the walk by!

Incredible food at a lovely location. Well worth the visit. The food is sourced locally and you can wander around the walled garden too - the inspiration for Mr MacGregors garden in the Beatrix Potter books. There’s also the opportunity to buy excess fruit and vegetables at the surplus table.

Everything was brilliant until we had to pay, I had an issue with my card and when I offered to pay by cash I was told they don't accept cash!!?? How can a place not accept cash? If my partner was not with me I don't know how else I would have been able to pay as my elderly aunt pays mostly by cash and does not really use cards as much. I feel like this penalises the elderly as well. I believe people should have the option to pay by cash if they would like to.

When we visit the Lake District, which is fortunately often, the Lingholm Kitchen is becoming a must. Once again the service and food was absolutely top notch. Great that they use so many local suppliers, which is a notable thing but sometimes found to be...

It's an absolutely wonderful location but I felt the food let it down a bit. It was rather expensive for what it was and we did not think any of our dishes were particularly great. We had the burger and I had a garden special of onion souffle and carrots, which was a complete unbalanced dish, everything tasted the same and was not well seasoned or at all interesting. It needed a sharp contrast like a chutney at the very least or something pickled. The rest of the group had the burger and were disappointed too. Again, rather bland, with a not particularly nice sauce and cost 16.50. We had much better elsewhere for less. Next time I would only have the cakes and coffee, which were both lovely. Highly recommend the lemon merengue but the peanut flapjack was too sickly. There is definitely room for improvement. The service was very good howevere and we did not have to wait long for a table.

Good option for coffee stop if in the area for a walk however parking is expensive at £5 (this includes a £4 voucher to redeem in the cafe) if not intending to buy food or drink. Place has indoor and outside seating which overlooks the walled garden.

Nice food and good atmosphere. We also had a lovely stroll around the wall gardened and the gardeners we both very friendly. Seems to get really busy around lunch time. Dog friendly instead the cafe 🙌🏻

Nice to sit outside for lunch on sunny day

Love it. Great food in lovely surroundings

Location fabulous. Staff friendly and relaxed. Food delicious. Dogs and children welcome. Plenty of outside seating and a posh snack/ice cream shack if you don’t want a short wait for a table. What are you waiting for?

Stunning views, cakes were amazing! Dog friendly, a little picnic area if you didn't want to sit in the cafe bit

Great gardens and food not the cheapest but it is the lake's

Phenomenal. I almost don’t want to write this review because I want to keep it a secret!!! Good, service and gardens just brilliant.

Well designed cafe with great view of the kitchen garden

Great to drop in for sustenance once you have conquered Mount Catbells. The staff are friendly and welcoming, great food, very good coffee and amazing cakes - all in a really well maintained estate grounds. A great business and an asset to the local community. Well done and keep it up!

Simply exceptional. Friendly and attentive staff. Very accommodation for families. Great food and coffee in a lovely setting.

Had an unfortunate cause to complain, extremely rude waitress, did not allow me to air my (justified) grievance or just listen. Spoke over me several times, raised voice & walked off muttering! Went to pay & again tried to air complaint & explain why I...