Three Shires Inn

A truly beautiful pub hotel. Great friendly team, beautiful rooms, good food and real fire. Off road parking. Nothing to complain about at all. We will be back.

We arrived looking to do very little during our stay and that's what we got thanks to the staff at the three shires. We were greeted on arrival by Julie who was friendly and easy to talk to. Our room was clean,well decorated and there were some fantastic pictures on the walls. We were very impressed with the bathroom,even down to the heated sensor mirror . The bed was extremely comfortable. We ate in the restaurant on the first night and the food was delicious and we were able to relax in the lounge afterwards. There is a great choice for breakfast and Julie was a pleasure to talk to. We ate out at the Eltermere Inn the second night which I regretted as it wasn't as welcoming as the three shires. I would recommend this place to friends and family and we will be visiting again in the near future.

We have stayed at The Three Shires Inn several times and decided that this was to be the place to celebrate my husband’s 70th birthday. We stayed in Black Sails, a lovely large room with a fabulous bathroom. We have always found the service from Tony, James, Julie, Gary and all the staff to be top notch (as you would expect from a privately run hotel). The food is fantastic and if you have any dietary requirements they are always happy to help. This has become our favourite hotel in the Lakes. For as long as we are fit enough we will keep returning.

Have just spent 5 delightful nights at the Three Shires and would like to thank James , Tony and their friendly and attentive staff for making us feel so welcome. The scrumptious food, very comfortable room with such a lovely view…. we felt really spoilt. A special mention for the amazing Julie for her kindness and fun! We cannot wait to return to this lovely Inn in beautiful Little Langdale.

With help from the Manageress Julie we arranged an extra night had to change rooms without any fuss, just left our bags went out for the day on return our new room and baggage where there all neat and tidy Both rooms nice clean and tidy with great views. Food was excellent Moroccan lamb superb. Staff attention was excellant at all times

Stunning views from the beer garden and our room (the front rooms look over Little Langdale), great food and friendly staff. Our room, Black Sails, was cute, clean and comfortable with a lovely new bathroom and powerful shower over bath. Easy to sleep, very peaceful on an evening. Staff were really friendly and accommodating. Julie was just brilliant; she never stopped and even got our electric car plugged in (an added bonus, that you can charge an EV there). Breakfast and dinner were a real treat. Our favourites were the smoked duck starter, also the soufflé and steak and ale pie. With so many lovely walks-from-the-door, we definitely recommend and look forward to returning!

Just had a pint whilst on a bike ride, Derek the barman was awesome - very friendly and funny, made us feel really welcome. Well done Derek, we'll def come back, good at your job, attentive and a good crack. The outside seating was great, lots of choice, great views and a good selection of beers. Excellent

Our first visit to the The Three Shires Inn and we would definitely return! We stayed in the "Black Sails" room overlooking the beautiful valley and the first thing I noticed was the attention to detail in the rooms ( room named after a fell, with a picture of that fell in your room as an example ) and in the communal areas. The room itself and the bathroom was spotlessly clean and so were the other areas and you can see why as the team are so attentive. The rooms are of a high quality with high end fixtures and fittings, you can see the owners care about the look and feel of the place. The staff are so friendly, with particular mentions for Gary and Julie. Gary was so helpful, helping us with our luggage up to the room and offering to keep a bottle of wine chilling for us while we were out so we could buy the bottle rather than separate glasses. He was knowledgeable on the beers and whiskeys too, which they have a vast amount in the bar there and we tried a few. We ate breakfast and evening meal one night too and it is really good that Julie explained they automatically book guests for the evening meal and then ask if you want the booking on the day. It saves guests being disappointed and that worked for us. You are also asked at breakfast if you want your room refreshing that day or not, which we felt was a good idea. We really didn't need it doing for a two night stay, so it saved their time and good on the environment not changing towels etc. Julie was very attentive at breakfast and at the dinner so you don't ever feel between Gary and Julie that you will be forgotten. The service is faultless. The food itself was also so impressive and of a very high quality. We commented that the chef was fantastic. The fish of the day and the venison haunch were beautiful and the cranachan and sticky toffee pudding are definitely recommended. We ended the evening in the lounge area, which is very homely and a great selection of Lakeland books to browse. The walks from the Inn are beautiful and we did a circular walk that encompassed Colwith and Skelwith forces with a stop at Cathedral Cave. 6 hours, but lots of stops along the way. With walks like that on your doorstep, you need to return to experience it again!

The staff here can’t do enough for you. Lovely, clean and friendly place. The food is great too. We broke down at the top of a mountain in the middle of a storm en-route to the hotel, a passer by took us to the hotel and they were absolutely amazing ensuring we were warm and safe until we could get help. We were humbled by how great they were.