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Beer of the Week (w/e 23rd March 2025) with ROBCamra
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Submitted on Friday, 4th March 2022
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The Lakeside, Waterhead, Ambleside
Ambleside
LA22 0EU
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Will Larter left this review about The Lakeside
The bar, cafe and restaurant at YHA Ambleside is open to non-residents, and you don't have to be a YHA member either. The large front windows have tremendous views across the lake. The bar has three hand pumps with one beer on when I drank here but I noticed another when passing the next day. There are also four keg taps. I had Bowland Hen Harrier which was in very good condition; the barman told me they often have Loweswater Gold on. Although this is a cafe bar it is possible to find an area that is more comfortable than that implies, though I can't imagine stopping for long myself. If not actually staying at the hostel, this would be a good place to wait for the next steamer on the lake - the terminal is only one minute's walk away.
On 20th January 2023
- rating: 5
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- CAMRA WhatPub :: The Lakeside - whatpub.com
Staveley, 7.28 miles, 2 hr 20 min walk (show)
Burneside (Cumbria), 9.9 miles, 3 hr 11 min walk (show)
Pub Details
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- Accommodation : Yes last updated 04 March 2022 by Will Larter
- Car Park : Yes last updated 04 March 2022 by Will Larter
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 04 March 2022 by Will Larter
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 04 March 2022 by Will Larter
