Harden's survey result
Summary
This Victorian inn has long been run by the Dinnes family, and the interior is “full of interesting nooks and crannies and curios”, with “a truly nostalgic, traditional feel as opposed to the sham nostalgia so often fabricated”. It makes “an excellent place for a delicious Sunday lunch”, and one reporter this year “particularly appreciated the attention paid to vegetables”. Further boon: it’s “good value if you stay overnight” (the most adventurous option being to glamp in a yurt in their own slice of forest by the river).
Summary
This “small, family-run hotel” in the idyllic Eden Valley has a “lovely restaurant” serving “good-quality locally sourced food” which includes “some very unusual dishes with lovely flavours”. The “front-of-house staff are great”, and you can make your stay more adventurous by glamping in a yurt in their private forest.
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Fell Road, Ravenstonedale, CA17 4NG
Restaurant details
Prices
 Drinks |
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|---|---|
| Wine per bottle | £30.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £4.50 |
 Extras |
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|---|---|
| Bread | £5.00 |
| Service | 10.00% |
Fell Road, Ravenstonedale, CA17 4NG
Opening hours
| Monday | 8 am‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Tuesday | 8 am‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Wednesday | 8 am‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Thursday | 8 am‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Friday | 8 am‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Saturday | 8 am‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Sunday | 8 am‑7:45 pm |
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