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Requested be closed with reason - Other: Closed until 2023. 'Rising costs and the bleak winter months ahead' are blamed.

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Kings Arms Hotel, Ambleside

The Square
Hawkshead
Postal town: Ambleside
LA22 0NZ

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Hawkshead

Reviews of Kings Arms Hotel (Average Rating: 6½ of 10) Add Review see review guidelines

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Will Larter left this review about Kings Arms Hotel

This is a tiny place, with a very small bar in the tap room to the left and a small dining room to the right. The low ceiling is supported in one place by a wooden pillar that has been carved in the shape of a Norse king - possibly based on a Viking chess set. Pictures of local scenes and birds (including one of my favourites: long-tailed tits) adorn the walls and there was some music playing at a low volume.

On the bar were four hand pumps, serving all local ales: Hawkshead Bitter, Cumbrian Legendary Ales Esthwaite Bitter, Ulverston Fra Diabolo and Coniston Old Man.

On 17^th February 2012 - rating: 6
[User has posted 4273 recommendations about 3935 pubs]

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Graham Coombs left this review about Kings Arms Hotel

Reasonable old pub in village overrun by tourist shops. One main bar room, with beams and open fireplace, with a side room more aimed at dining. Several good local ales.

On 31^st August 2011 - rating: 8
[User has posted 3641 recommendations about 3576 pubs]

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Gary Seymour left this review about Kings Arms Hotel

Four real ales. Dogs welcome.

On 30^th May 2008 - rating: 6
[User has posted 38 recommendations about 38 pubs]

This pub features in the following crawls:
Central Lake District by bus (winter) by Will Larter

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Map location corrected by Graham Coombs

Windermere, 6.29 miles, 2 hr 1 min walk (show)
Staveley, 9.94 miles, 3 hr 11 min walk (show)
Burneside (Cumbria), 12.81 miles, 4 hr 7 min walk (show)

Latest updates View all updates for Kings Arms Hotel, Hawkshead

6th Oct 2022, 12:47

Request to mark pub as closed by aleand hearty approved

6th Oct 2022, 12:47

Request to mark pub as closed submitted by aleand hearty, with included notes: Other: Closed until 2023. 'Rising costs and the bleak winter months ahead' are blamed.