The Old Crown in Allerdale

The old Crown is a fabulous, cosy traditional pub which we visited many an evening for dinner and a drink while on holiday in Hesket Newmarket. This is truly a special place and Helen, Simon and Tas the dog were so friendly and welcoming, as were all the staff and local community. The food and service was excellent, and in particular the steak and ale pie was the best we have ever had! A huge hit! This is obviously a much loved pub and rightly deserves its great reputation. It was so lovely meeting everyone there and we couldn’t have been made to feel more welcome! It was a treat to meet all the dogs too! We will definitely be back when next on holiday in the area. Highly recommended!

My husband and I had our wedding breakfast at The Old Crown on Saturday and it was absolutely perfect. We couldn't thank Helen, Si and all the staff more for making it so very special for the both of us. Nothing was to big, or small, of an ask. The food was brilliant, being able to set up the room the day before was incredibly helpful, they were so adaptable to our needs and the beer (as always) was brilliant. Thank you so much. We couldn't recommend The Old Crown more, if you want to pop in for a pint, have a meal or have your wedding breakfast there, they do it all! I've been coming to The Old Crown with my Mum and Dad since I was small, and I couldn't imagine a better place to have had our wedding breakfast. It was incredibly special to be able to have it here and it means the absolutely world to us.

Knowing The Old Crown, we knew that it would be the perfect venue for an intimate wedding celebration for our daughter. Our desire to 'set up' the room for ourselves the night before was no problem. The actual wedding day was all that our daughter had wished for: excellent food and beer; great atmosphere ( with the locals applauding the couple as they entered the pub) and friendly considerate staff. Three of the visiting guests liked the pub so much, that they each bought a picture of the village (showing the pub) from the little art display in the snug! Many others saying they will definitely be back again. Thanks to Helen & Si

Absolutely fantastic country pub. We came to the are for a family holiday and wanted a nice family friendly pub for Sunday lunch for 7 adults, 4 children and a baby. We hit the jackpot here. Service, food and drinks all amazing. We were so well looked after by all the friendly staff. The food was amazing - most of us had roast dinners or steak pie. Also amazing desserts including some a great dairy free / vegan chocolate orange cake which was a lovely treat for our DF members. If we lived closer we would be back in a heartbeat.

This must be one of the best pubs I’ve ever visited, cosy atmosphere, full of character and really friendly. The ales are amazing and the meals superb, hearty congratulations to all who make that such a superb experience.

We called here yesterday without a booking but they managed to fit us in even though they were busy. What an amazing atmosphere! My husband and I played dominoes and other games that were available and chatted with other locals until our table was ready. Such a friendly pub with amazing food. I had the nut roast and hubby had the steak and Hesket pie. Manageress so friendly and welcoming. Would definitely recommend.

I’ve been coming to this pub for over 30 yrs and I’ve seen all the changes in that time. It’s still one of my favourite pubs in the UK. The beer is outstanding, good pub food. But I haven’t eaten here for a while. I mainly come for the beer and a chat with the locals. It’s a great great pub.

Lovely cosy country pub, lovely food, with good range of locally brewed ales. Great atmosphere with very attentive staff & friendly locals.

Can't rate this place highly enough! Went for my partners birthday, family meal. Service was second to none, atmosphere was just perfect and the hosting was amazing. Food was out of this world and Helen and her staff are so attentive. Will definitely come back. The interior is fabulous, everything is so interesting and the craft ales are simply superb. 10 stars from us!

We went for drinks after a long walk from our campsite, and we ended up staying for dinner and several drinks! Lovely atmosphere, great selection of beer brewed on site. Food was delicious, friendly service! The banter amongst the locals was so nice to see, people know each other and included us incomers without hesitation! Love the oldfashioned feel, keep it going! 😀

Lovely local pub, made to feel very welcome. Fab reasonably priced food, their roast beef Sunday lunch was the best! (Dessert good also). Staff great too, they all had time for a quick chat which was nice!

Visited for lunch on the bank holiday weekend with family. No faults found - nicely snug and welcoming. Only a few items on the menu - which obviously means the food is fresh. I had the steak pie - excellent. Nice beer, nice staff- what more do you need? Recommended.

We had an excellent meal in the Old Crown after attending the village bonfire and firework display. The food was delicious and portions were generous. It was a lovely end to our short break in the Lakes. Well done Old Crown and the community of Hesket Newmarket!

Recommended by the Monkhouse Hill Cottages owners, who are part of the owning cooperative, we were found a table for dinner despite not booking and were charmed by the decor, atmosphere and staff. Best of all was the food though - my husband raved about the steak and ale pie and the mango and passion fruit cheesecake and the children were defeated by the chocolate fudge cake!

This local community pub is marvellous in character, friendliness and quality of main course and dessert.

Couldn’t get in on the Wednesday so booked for Thursday. Lovely old pub , hubby enjoyed trying a few of their different beers 🍻 . Food delicious. Quick service too. I had lamb , hubby had burger . We couldn’t resist puddings 😊. All very nice and not over priced either. No complaints from us

Great beer, excellent food, lovely staff, cosy surroundings. We went for dinner & we were not disappointed. The Steak & Ale pie was superb. Home made portions, definitely not bought in from an outside caterer. One of us enjoyed spinach & ricotta cannelloni which was delicious. Portions were generous & served with freshly cooked veg or salad. Possibly the best meal out we’ve had in a long time. The pub is community owned but standards are exceptionally high. The staff are friendly & efficient and clearly working very hard. Prices are fair and standardised so all meals priced at either £15:50 or £18:50 Fabulous pub & I can’t recommend it highly enough.

A great pub in a lovely village. We were a party of 13 staying at the local camping barn (Hudscales also excellent). Very friendly service, lovely pud meal severed promptly and piping hot, great staff dealing with us on a very hot and busy evening, I would recommend this place oh and did I mention the micro brewery ... top class

Visited here whilst camping nearby. I did pre-book, after reading about how popular the pub was. Great local beers, good hearty pie portions. Very nice this place is still open as a community pub

Lovely pub selling beers from their own brewery, a good range available! The staff very friendly, we had a Sunday lunch which was very nice good selection of meals on offer. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend and will definitely return. Oh and of course dog friendly x

Amazing wee find that was recommended to us by a local. Fantastic atmosphere, a real community hub and obviously well supported by locals and visitors alike. The staff are extremely welcoming and the food is excellent too.

Superb lunch, peerless lamb or beef. 19 people expertly hosted and all full of praise for the hospitality. I highly recommend a visit to this place

Stayed just nearby last weekend (Fri 17-20 Feb) and visited this pub on all 3 days! We loved it and were so quickly made to feel like we were regulars. All the staff were so friendly and the landlady, Karen particularly so. My partner thoroughly enjoyed their own beers - he was so impressed with them and I sampled a fair few of their red wines ;-) We ate in here on the Friday night too. Food was fantastic. Great portion sizes all delivered hot and fresh. I particularly welcomed the variety and quantity of veg provided too. I'd highly recommend this pub & restaurant and we really do hope to stay in the area again, partly as it's a lovely village but very much so for this pub.

There is nothing not to like about this wonderful, community-owned Lakeland pub! We visited several times in a week and each visit, whether for drinks or food and drinks, was an absolute pleasure! Tazzer, the pub Collie, is also a complete legend! The welcome for everyone is warm. The ale from the adjacent microbrewery excellent, and the food superb. The lamb shoulder was fall-from-the-bone tender and exceptionally tasty. The Steak and Heskett Ale pie was packed full of meat with 'proper' puff pastry. Accompanying veg and chips were cooked to a very high standard. All-in-all, a superb place!

My husband and I were staying close by for 3 nights and the pub was recommended so we gave it a try! What a lovely welcome we were given by the staff and the punters, as did our dog Archie. A charming pub, full of character, open fires and home produced ales. We were persuaded to come back the next evening to form part of a team for the monthly quiz night. On this occasion we had a meal too which was excellent and very good value. We were made to feel so welcome and had a brilliant evening. It really is a fabulous community pub and we can't wait to return when next in the area. Thank you to Helen, Simon and your gorgeous smiley team.

Wanted a meal local to where we were staying. They kept the kitchen open for us and we weren’t disappointed. The food was home cooked and really tasty. The landlady was funny and welcoming and we throughly enjoyed our visit!

This should be the benchmark for all village pubs. A warm welcome, friendly service, great food and great beer. We were staying nearby as a group of 4 friends and a after a long, enjoyable but soggy day on the fells this place was everything you could want. To be fair, it's everything you could want without the wet day on the Fells! To make it even better, its community run and it shows there is real heart in this place - a model for other pubs. Keep up the good work folks, it's much appreciated.

Wonderful pub right next door to Denton House B&B.Brews its own beer which is gorgrous. Scafell Blonde is lovely.Food was just great pub food, Small menu, efficiently served. Can't find any fault. Its clearly a focal point for locals and on a warm night people drinking and chatting outside. A real buzz. Highly recommended.

A wonderful comforting menu of familiar favourites done extremely well. A proper pie with short crust pastry all round and delicious filling was served. This was not a boring stew with a lid. I love hot childhood puddings and am often disappointed by those on offer in pubs and restaurants; crumbles are often a tedious sprinkling of granola over some stewed fruit. However, The Old Crown managed to leap easily over my rather high standards for such things. Hoping to find an excuse to return soon.

How lucky we are to have this great pub on our doorstep. Supper at the Old Crown was a perfect ending to our Anniversary celebrations. Delicious home cooked food, wonderful staff and not forgetting the brilliant Old Crown welcome !Happy Days ... thankyou so much Si and Helen

Based on the TA reviews, we booked a table for Sunday Lunch. It was tasty and plentiful but there was nothing outstanding about it. The service was friendly and efficient.

We stayed in the B&B in Hesket so popped into the pub every night. It's had a bit of a refurb which I have to say, has made a big difference and adds to the ambience. We ate on the first night and had a lovely meal. I had the lamb which was delicious and my vegetarian friend said her meal was equally lovely. The food not only tastes nice but is also very nicely presented. All the staff were lovely and it felt very safe in Covid times. We had lots of fun over our stay and Helen and Simon continue to be the perfect publican hosts. Well worth a visit if you are in the area.

The owner Helen and all the staff could not have been more welcoming. The food was amazing, they had several vegan options for me to choose from and a good kids menu as well. We enjoyed it so much we went back the night after for another meal! It’s also worth a visit if you’re an ale lover as they have a microbrewery, you can even buy some extra to take away as we did.

A very satisfying lamb on the bone with mint and honey and some very good beer from their own microbrewery ; difficult to beat after a long day walking. Great buzz about the place too with the friendly staff adding to it.

We visited here on Bank Holiday Monday. A beautiful old pub in a gorgeous village, so much character. We were made welcome and there is a park for the kids opposite. Couldn't recommend enough.

Great Sunday lunch served by very helpful staff in a lovely pub in a special Lakeland village. Will return!

Myself and my husband visited on a Sunday (Bank Holiday weekend). We stopped by as it was close to where we were staying and although we hadn't booked, they we able to accommodate us for food and drinks.My husband loved the selection of local ales and I was very impressed with the selection of drinks they had on offer (and I'm used to city bars). There was a neat but still varied range of wines, gins and ciders. I can see a previous comment added was 'expecting more' from the drinks selection, but this is a cooperatively-run local pub in a small village and one can hardly expect a full international wine cellar or array of tequilas.I was also pleased that there was another option other than the full Sunday Roast- my husband ordered that and really enjoyed it but I fancied something lighter, and my roast sandwich was lovely.The atmosphere is exactly what you want from a village pub- cozy, friendly and plenty of history. The staff were very welcoming and worked hard to keep everyone happy on a busy day.Really pleased we made it here for a visit.

Totally love this pub! It has a real cosy atmosphere, the owners and staff are so friendly and we thought the food was amazing!! Would recommend the steak pie and the lamb - both really good. And of course the beer is spot on. Every time we’re down we go! Special mention to Rachael who made us feel very welcome.

We were up in Cumbria on a West Highland Terrier reunion.One of the members lives close by to The Old Crown, and as it was doggie friendly booked a Saturday evening for dinner.As it was a Saturday night, and we had all walked six miles on the beach, we were looking forward to a great evening of fayre.Firstly I was surprised that they didn’t do starters, and when I saw that there wasn’t a steak in sight on the menu I was quite shocked.The wine selection was also not great, with only one rose wine on offer, which happened to be the sweetest commercial wine on the planet, Zinfandal.I had the lamb shoulder, which was ok, however a little dry, with not enough sauce to go with it. My wife had the lasagne, which she liked.As they also seem to only offer chips as a potato option, it would have been nice if these had been homemade and not frozen.The Inn itself also looked tired.A side room was very shabby with junk piled up in it, and also I felt the toilets could’ve been given more attention.All in all an average evening.

Party of eight good friends. Great beer, wine and service. We ate good pub food in the snug. Very good

Very friendly village pub with a nice range of great beer brewed on the premises, lovely home made food and a very warm welcome.Booked in for an evening meal with three vegetarians and a teenager who is chooses what he eats. The lady who served us ( who I assume is the landlady) was extremely accommodating and understanding. The food was excellent and we couldn’t have felt more welcome.It was busy with locals which is always a good sign and obviously a hub of the community which is great to see.Would definitely recommend.

This is my all-time favourite pub. After a long day on the fells, you walk into the cosy bar, are made to feel incredibly welcome by the friendly staff, and get served some top quality beer brewed behind the pub. We had a meal on a Friday evening earlier this month (November). The menu choice was limited but the food (steak and ale pie with fresh vegetables followed by chocolate fudge cake) was absolutely delicious, and was served quickly. We joined a pub quiz 2 nights later and the whole pub was packed out - from teenagers to octagenarians. This place really is a hub for the community. Wonderful to be back and I cannot wait to return there.

We were staying just down the road and decided to try the local pub. The Old Crown was a small but friendly local. We booked our table, which I would recommend as it is so small. The menu was small but had something for everyone. I recommend the Cumberland Sausage very tasty. Other members of my family all enjoyed their dinners as well, good portion sizes. Puddings were delicious as well. Would recommend if your in the area.

This small friendly pub in the centre of the village is well worth a visit. The atmosphere is very welcoming and the home cooked food is delicious. The menu contains a small range of traditional pub foods of excellent quality. The steak pie is delicious as is the mango cheesecake and sticky toffee pud.

We went for an evening meal and they had happily taken a booking for a meal. On arrival i would say it was a small friendly pub that serves fantastic food. We had the steak and ale pie which was so nice, although the portions were on the small side. But well worth a visit.

Great place to come for an early evening meal and to relax and unwind with a pint of locally brewed Real Ale. Great friendly staff and even a GF DF Chocolate Cake for pudding!

Tonight we visited the Old Crown for our evening meal as usual we were welcomed with a warm hello from Helen. Fantastic meal again lamb shank with fresh vegetables and khatsu curry with wild rice and nan desert sticky toffee pudding and rubarb crumble. Superb meal in a lovely setting. It's like going home every time we visit. Thanks Helen we will see you again soon.

The steak pie was amazing! Not just a pastry top but a bottom too. Served with fresh veg and decent chips. To top it off it also came with a fantastic gravy. Just what was needed after doing the old crown circular walk.

Arrived after a 16 mile walk. Disappointed that food was not served on Mondays because it was Monday but they serve beer so hey ho. Community run, it deserves support.

We recently stayed at the holiday cottage next door to The Old Crown. What a fab location!! This is a lovely old pub, especially good if you like real ale. The staff are really friendly and welcoming and the service is fab. Helen and Simon are also the perfect hosts. We ate there twice and can highly recommend. It isn't a large menu but enough. The lamb shoulder is yummy and nice to have a good selection of veg. The lasagne I can also say is the nicest I think I have ever had in a pub. It came with a really nice side salad and garlic bread. Now, for the piece de resistance. Mango and passion fruit cheesecake. Oh my god, it is to die for. Not a huge pud person but I had to have this on both occasions. I nearly brought some home with me!! All the food was really well presented too. Well worth a visit to this lovely village and pub.

Just in time for a late lunch on our social ride from Keswick around Skiddaw. Excellent roast beef baguette, chips and onion rings. Great value for money, will definitely return!👍

A lovely evening with friends at the Old Crown - the food was quickly prepared, well presented and it was nice to have two appealing and interesting veggie options. Great service and a friendly place to be.

Food here was excellent, along with the choice of local beers. Service was also excellent with a friendly and helpful waitress.

We stayed in the B&B; a couple of doors down (Denton House). After a long wet day's cycling and having showered and put on dry clothes we popped in here, ravenous, only to be met with the news that as it was midweek and quiet they were having some work done on the kitchen and couldn't provide a meal. The landlady said the pub in the next village (Caldbeck, about 1.5 miles away) was our best option, but as it was still raining and we'd just got dry, the prospect of saddling up again did not appeal! But having seen our chins hit the floor, the landlady very kindly offered to drive us to Caldbeck and collect us again after our meal. We delightedly took her up on her offer and on our return to the Old Crown, a very enjoyable drink in a lovely local.

We had a meal here whilst on a short break in the area. It is best to book as the pub can get very busy. Everything we ordered was well cooked, nicely presented and tasted good. Just what you need after a day's walking. Pleasant atmosphere where locals are willing to chat and make visitors feel welcome.

Wow just wow , staff brilliant, drinks great choice ,food was home cooked .fabulously un touched . Please visit it was amazing

We were recommended to try this pub and were very happy with the friendly way we were welcomed by everyone. Our dog was welcome too and we were given a table were he could sit under the bench. The main course we ordered was well cooked and delicious and we really enjoyed it. We were quite full but as it was the last night of our break we decided to have a pudding and were not disappointed as it was also delicious. A friendly pub with great food what else do you need? We will definitely go there again.

We booked this as a panic find because the previous pub we planned to go to had stopped serving Sunday food. The staff were amazingly friendly and welcoming even on the phone, and all the locals in the pub were lovely as well. They are dog friendly with a lovely traditional pub interior and menu with good food and a fire going!Small place but would 100% recommend!!

We had originally planned to visit a different pub which unfortunately turned us away as they weren't serving food. We googled dog friendly pubs which served food late on Sunday and happened across this little gem. We rang to check we could eat later instead Sunday evening. The service we received was second to none and I would recommend the pub to anyone.

Well what can i say...Helen you are the best host. This lovely little pub accomodated 10 of us for my birthday celebrations... we had a lovely meal, the lamb was fantastic and lots of drinks and laughs! Thankyou so much Helen and the team xx

Well what can I say from the first minute we arrived in their pub we were made to feel welcome and comfortable. We had visited for the weekend to celebrate our friends 40th birthday, staying at

Well where do I start! What a truly wonderful pub with a fantastic landlady, chef, ales, and staff. I arranged for my wife's surprise 40th here on the 23rd March (having visited previously and loving the place) and from the arranging of the occasion over the phone through to the weekend itself everything went like clock work. Nothing was to much trouble and everything was perfect. The lamb was amazing and there were clean plates all round, I asked for some cheese boards after the meal...no problem at all. The ales went down a treat....as did the gin and all the red wine I don't think any of us will forget the weekend in a hurry and thank you to all at the Old Crown for making it so special and memorable! We will be back that is for definate.

Had evening meal on Thursday evening. Good meal. The lamb is huge. Good ales and lovely hospitality.

Great little find. Called in for a couple of pints and an evening meal after a days hill walking. Lovely warm armosphere with friendly staff, locals and dogs. The couple(ish) pints of real ale were great and obvious pride was taken in the quality. The food was of the highest standard and plentiful. The landlady even brought me the extra custard that came with my dessert.

The pub is quite small, with a pool table and games room taking up nearly half the pub so it was difficult to find seating during the visit. The bar has a well stocked but still a limited range due to the space but there are the prime ales and bitters on tap. We didn’t eat and just stayed for drinks as we had dinner plans at Oddfellows in Bolton Low Houses, similar sized pub and with a very tasty local menu, and a take away option for the locals :).

A spur of the moment decision to have Sunday lunch here and we were so glad we did. We both had roast beef with all the trimmings and it was excellent. Having it's own brewery there was a great choice of beers and I sampled the XXX brew.

Helen and Si opened up on their day off to provide a perfect birthday lunch for my Mrs, the hospitality in this pub is second to none! Well done and thank you!

This is a 'must visit & eat' establishment in this part of the world. Arrived for our booked table at one o'clock and were warmly greeted. Our dog (Boo-Boo the Staffie) made herself at home immediately (always a good sign and hence she's our fanackapan..a much talked about but forgotten phrase from the past) and the warmth of this place hits you, not only from the wood burning stove, but also from the atmosphere created by the patrons and bar staff alike. A really, really 'comfortable' place to drink and eat. Cannot recommend enough. Lovely village with a lovely welcoming pub. Have not experienced this for a long while. Thank you for a superb Sunday afternoon.

We booked a meal on a packed Friday night and were welcomed in by Helen the landlady. Loved all the great beers brewed behind the pub in their own micro brewery. Wonderful food served on hot plates by Cameron who was brilliant. Sally and I had lamb which was the best I have ever tasted. Charlotte had the pie which she said was amazing. George has sausage mash and beans which he loved.

Not often to you find somewhere that offers something uncomplicated but bursting with quality,i loved the beers,all brewed behind the pub,the reception we received was very welcoming and this has become one of my favourite pubs in the lakes,It is a great way to end one of the many walks with spectacular views to Scotland.

Amazing food, awesome ale, relaxed, friendly and nicely priced. Well worth a visit if you're in the area. Steak and ale pie was tremendous

An excellent local pub which is also very welcoming to tourists. There's a large and excellent choice of beers; some brewed in their own brewery on the premises. Food is also available in the form of good pub grub. Dogs are also welcome.

We visited here, recently, with friends and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. We were made to feel very welcome, and there was a good atmosphere about the place. We didn't try the food but from what we saw it looked delicious and was obviously very good value for money.

Visited last night as we were staying locally to the old crown., after reading reviews decided to give it a try. My partner and I along with our 3 children entered the pub to a mildly busy bar area and empty dining area. After sitting I went to the bar to get a menu to be told if I haven't booked 'we can't do it'. It was just after 530pm and nowhere does it state dining has to be pre booked. Such a shame that a small pub like this decides to turn away 5 guests. We did however have a fantastic meal and service at the oddfellow! Which is highly recommended

This pub has everything you’d expect from a traditional little pub. It has a very sociable, warm, friendly and welcoming feel (even from Taz the resident border collie!). The real ales are brewed next door to the pub, and excellent ales they are too - we particularly enjoyed the Skiddaw. There’s a little dining area off from the bar area where we ate and we found the food to be good pub grub. It was a very busy and lively place and it’s easy to see why. We had a thoroughly enjoyable evening. Thank you.

My family dines and drinks here every year and we just love it. The food is good, service is good, and beer is great! The managers are just lovely and it has such a homey feel. Also great access to nice walks/hikes nearby. I highly recommend settling in for a meal and pint.

Great pub grub,served quickly with a great pint of home brewed beer .they brew their own beer with was a hit with the grown up's

This is a pub owned by the locals. It has a unique buzz, very alive and friendly. You feel as if you are in the village common room.

We had a great home made pub meal whilst staying locally recently. Good food and good beer in friendly surroundings

I stayed at the camping barn only a few minutes walk from the lovely pub.

Spent two nights in Hesket Newmarket and found the welcome, food and beer excellent for our group of 8 walkers.

We visited The Old Crown pub whilst staying at Brant Le'ath on the Easter weekend and what an amazing place this is,

Diverted our walk to make sure we visited this pub after reading about it in a CAMRA guide. The pub is owned as a cooperative by the local community.

Lovely local lake district pub. Very small and traditional rooms inside, beer brewed in the microbrewery out the back! Beer is amazing, could spend all day drinking it.

A very special place - warm welcome from the landlords, 6 excellent beers from the on-site Hesket Newmarket microbrewery, lovely unpretentious food with cosy small rooms with log burning stoves. On Monday evenings, local musicians gather in the tiny main bar and play together. This pub is owned by the local community and it shows.

A welcoming place, with a cosy atmosphere and a range of local beer and home made food. A unique pub owned by shareholders who cared enough to rescue it for the community . Sometimes there are jam sessions with local musicians. In a back room there is a pool table and darts.It is possible to eat In a separate dining room or in the bar.

Lovely little pub best beer, best food will defiantly be making a second visit!! Clean pub dog friendly

Lovely atmosphere, warm welcome, efficient and friendly service and great food, what more can you ask from a pub. Lamb shank was amazing and beer excellent. Definitely recommend.

Been a couple times in the last month its a great little pub with a great restaurant, found the staff to always be pleasant and helpful foods been great fresh and tasty great value for money plus the bonus of some real ales

Very tender and tasty Shoulder of Lamb, Steak & Ale Pie was delicious. Friendly and helpful staff, Great beer, cosy atmosphere. What more could you want?!

This is a lovely little pub, I know my lovely little pubs well. The atmosphere was lovely, with a mix of locals and walkers.....BU...

Great beer: steak & ale pie wonderful and the Cumberland sausage awesome - 'oh the onion gravy'. Sticky toffee pudding excellent. Totally wonderful experience and the staff just so friendly.

The Old Crown is exactly the right place to visit if you're looking for old world atmosphere, charm and somewhere to get local real ales and great food.

We went some distance out of the way for this experience. A chance meeting in South Georgia (South Atlantic islands) with one of the village pub's many "owners" brought us here. Hesket Newmarket is a remote village on the less travelled northern side of the Lakes. The pub sits on the small but attractive village green - as do many of the customers. Inside, the bar quickly fills up with locals (and their dogs). The pub has rightly won a reputation for their evening meals and all comers get a friendly welcome. Full meals are served in the inner dining room. Standard menu, with a Lakes emphasis but I had an excellent chicken curry.

I contacted the owner a few weeks prior to travelling to the the lakes - as we had booked a local cottage to celebrate my cousin's hen party. I can not praise the owner enough ! She even organised our transport to and from the cottage.

This is a deceiving pub. From the outside it looks so small but the inside opens up. We were greeted on arrival, the landlady came to speak to us & had even arranged Balloons for the Hen. Each of the party had a different meal. I had the lamb shoulder in honey & garlic. It was amazing. I paid £15.95 and I couldn't finish my lamb there was so much of it!! The atmosphere was jovial, and the resident pooch was lovely too. Would highly recommend to anyone who is travelling in that area to go.

6 of us thoroughly enjoyed our evening meal here. Nice menu, reasonable prices. They didn't have any home made puddings which was a shame, but they tasted wonderful anyway so don't let that put you off. Recommend you book, they had to turn people away on the evening we were there as they were full - and this was a Tuesday.

Welcoming locals, music session in the bar, great food and charming staff. Deserves to be full, which it is. Very busy and cosy, local beers, Helen and Si perfect hosts. Could not be better. Go support them as great local pubs like this are a rare treat.

Just spent a long weekend at Mosedale. Had a drink here on Saturday night and decided to have a meal here last night. Good was gorgeous, drinks were great. Husband pleased with the ale and you stock Fentimans Tose Lemonade and Elderflower- bliss. Will definitely be back next year

recently stayed in rose cottage just set back from the the pub,and went into the pub to book for the following night,,,as soon as i entered the pub,the locals were very welcoming and friendly,,even from the chap who took the criticism about his pint of 1664''.the actual visit for the meal was great,again the staff very welcoming.and the service was swift and smooth..the food is as you would expect from a country pub,,,hot,, filling and tasty..will never be Michelin star,, but you do not want that.....the only down side was that in the back dinning area it needs some serious fly control,as we were bothered during our meal,,so a electric fly killer would not go a miss...but apart from this well worth a visit,,and well done to the village for owning and running your own pub,,will always return with my family,as it was so friendly....