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I want to stroll in to a pub in Coniston, eat some nice food, wash it down with a pint or three of good beer and read my book.
Any recommendations?
Black bull 🙂
The Sun is my favourite. (up the hill). Last couple of times I've been to Conisiston I thought the Black Bull fine for a pint but the food average.
Books are banned in Coniston
Sun has been 're-vamped' - food more expensive, tree cut down from the beer garden, dining room extended unsympathetically. Went to Black Bull - on balance now has the better (more generous, cheaper) food, lots of ale selection. Could have all changed by now though.
Torch and blanket required for reading - be careful out there.
Books are banned in Coniston
Is this actively policed?
Will I be told off by a village bobby or be beaten to a pulp by a pack of rabid Cumbers?
The 2nd of those options
Would it help if I hid the book in a copy of Razzle?
Wander along to torver and grab a pew in the pub there, church inn. Nice old bar, good food, great beer, and a buxom wench pulling pints. Mmmmm.....
Would it help if I hid the book in a copy of Razzle?
😀
Top shelf material that.
The issue with Torver is the hour+ walk home.
(as I can't be absolutely certain I'd pull the buxom wench)
Don't forget the best cafe in Coniston :
http://www.thebluebirdcafe.co.uk/
But you will have to earn that stop first 😉
[i]walk?[/i] take the bike.
Food at the Ship Inn out near the Old Hall campsite, then into Coniston for beer at the Black Bull.
Job done 😉
(Alas the Ship is a Robinson's pub and the beer is, as a result, deeply average)
And she absolutely loved my scots accent, just do yer best Sean Connery, you'll be in there.
(And yes, the Church Inn in wonderful and I try to pop in every so often... keep thinking I should move to Torver infact!)
Black Bull.
Bowl Of Homemade Chilli washed down with a two pints of Bluebird XB.
Super - just what I needed after riding over Broughton Moor to Seathwaite and coming back over Walna Scar.
+1 for church inn
In the past would also have said the Sun, but last time I was there the "change" as is being discussed was in progress, and I wasn't impressed (price up, atmosphere and quality down).
Agree with either the Bull or the one in Torver being the better option.