Longtown, British, Modern Restaurant Guide

You’re not far from the Scottish border at Gerald & Margo Smith’s inviting Cumbrian inn, which has been sensitively updated into a stylish contemporary venue with nine bedrooms. Very impressively, the property has operated without the use of fossil fuels for cooking or heating since they took over in 2017, with a biomass boiler and 240 ground-mounted solar panels powering the property. Local sourcing is boosted by their own gardens at Netherby Hall and Chris Archer’s cuisine is exceptional, with the main event being an eight course menu for £130 per person, whose composition is a masterpiece in concision. Typical – Canapés; Cheddar, Onion, Ale; Shorthorn “Tartare”; North Sea Halibut; Rare Breed Pork; Earl Grey Tea & Lemon; Thomlinson’s Farm Rhubarb; Petit Fours.