My wife and I stayed here for the weekend to do some walking in the Eastern Lakes. In some ways this is more of a pub with rooms than a hotel. Downstairs it is mostly bar and games room with no lounge. The deal we got was very good value and I was a little apprehensive of the quality of... More

We had a very warm welcome and were looked after by the friendly staff.Foof and drink was good and i would recommend to any coaster. More

"Well you can stay - but we have a loud party tonight" I was warned!! - but they were good enough to put me in the furthest room from the noise - and although I could hear the 'boom boom boom' base beat, it didn't actually disturb me. And they don't have a party every night!! But it does demonstrate... More

Had a cracking stop over on the 5th day of the C2C. The landlord kept the kitchen open for us to arrive in as they stopped serving meals at 8.00pm. Served up a welcome meal that was pretty good. The room was spot on, very clean and the bathroom/shower was well needed and looked to have been recently refurbed. The... More

We stayed at the Kings Arms Hotel whilst doing the Coast to Coast walk. This was for our 5th stopover. Although this was the least favourite place to stay out of all the places we stayed at, we cannot fault the friendly service we received. We had a drink in the bar upon arrival, chatting to the landlord who was... More

slim pickings in Shap, but we decided to eat here - much to our dissapointment and dismay! It was cheap, that was the only thing that it had going for it, but not cheap enough for the slop we were served. I ordered a shepherds pie, it was almost mince only just warm at the bottom of a thin layer... More

After saying they served breakfast between 7.30 and 9am, when we came down for breakfast at 8.45am the owner told us we were "too late" for breakfast and he was too busy to serve us as he "had "things to do". He then grudgingly served us cereal and white toast. We were walking the Coast to Coast but he was... More

Stayed again. Just as good. Had an even bigger room! Excellent room and shower. Manager extremely helpful Helped with the wireless internet. Due to the thickness of the walls it doesn't work in some of the rooms. It does work well in the bar area. Excellent breakfast, friendly service. More