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Sun Inn, Penrith
Pooley Bridge
Postal town: Penrith
CA10 2NN
Reviews of Sun Inn (Average Rating: 6 of 10) see review guidelines
Ian Mapp left this review about Sun Inn
Three pubs in Pooley Bridge - all in very close proximity.
Makes a fine place to stop for the evening.
This is collection of terraced cottages knocked together. provides for a slightly bewildering internal experience - with many rooms. Front bar, rear bar, side restaurant.
Large external garden with bench seating and kids play area.
Accommodation - but run separately to the pub. This means you cannot but food drinks on your room. Not much of an issue in this day of card payment.
Drinks - Courage Directors sampled for a first time (incredibly) and in fine condition.
Food - home cooked. Good portions.
Staff - friendly.
Like the others in the village, they close when they want. So a bit surprised to find myself having to let my self in at 9pm on a Saturday night - with a few of the staff having a last drink.
On 10th May 2023
- rating: 8
[User has posted 1338 recommendations about 1324 pubs]
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about Sun Inn
Marston's (formerly Jenning's) pub in the village of Pooley Bridge.
You enter into a hotel reception area, where there is a door to the left into one room, or a door directly in front of you which leads to the public bar with a TV screen for live sports.
I arrived at opening time on a Friday, where the landlord was busy trying to open the pub and train a new barmaid, apparently having been up most of the night fighting a fire in an outbuilding!
Luckily, I was the only customer and eventually departed the pub leaving it void of customers.
Jenning's Cumberland Ale is the regular beer here. In addition, they had Jenning's Night Vision, Thwaite's Wainwright & Courage Directors. Nothing really appealed to me. So I ordered a soft drink, as I was driving anyway.
Nice location, but unlike the last review, the pub was suffering from a lack of atmosphere (and customers).
On 27th November 2021
- rating: 5
[User has posted 2452 recommendations about 2451 pubs]
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Will Larter left this review about Sun Inn
Third and last of the Pooley Bridge pubs. Of the three, it's probably the one I would be prepared to visit again, but I'd have to ask them to turn the music down. What is it about three-pub villages? They always seem to strive to attract customers with their ridiculously loud music - what about the art of conversation, or even just quiet contemplation? As with the other two, I was able to escape into the garden, but here there was a group of manic holidaymakers from Blackburn or some such who were competing to see who could behave the loudest. The beer was OK though - Jennings beers are usually pretty good, and I had a glass of Snecklifter to round off the evening.
On 10th November 2010
- rating: 5
[User has posted 3745 recommendations about 3482 pubs]
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Pub Details
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- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Will Larter
- Car Park : Yes last updated 27 November 2021 by Blue Scrumpy
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 27 November 2021 by Blue Scrumpy
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- Real Cider : No last updated 27 November 2021 by Blue Scrumpy
