The Swinside Inn, Newlands, near Keswick Reviews

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Average Ratings for The Swinside Inn, Newlands, near Keswick

  • Quality of service2.8 stars
  • Quality of food2.9 stars
  • Value for Money2.2 stars
  • Overall rating2.5 stars

11 Reviews For The Swinside Inn, Newlands, near Keswick

  • Guest 29th Nov 2009

    Reviewer rating: 1 stars


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    a sandwich - made in ordinary sliced bread - average cost £5.95 !! accompanied bya pile of chips - very uninspiring ones - and dull salad - coleslaw was mentioned but did not appear. The ham in the £5.95 sandwich was thin packet supermarket ham - the prawn and salmon tasted only of bottled marie rose sauce. £5.95 for a sandwich is taking advantage of possibly captive audience in this stunning area and should in my view be mentioned to the tourist board.

  • Guest 6th Oct 2009

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    Just moved to the area and this is without doubt one of the best pubs and eating establishments around Keswick. It makes a perfect ending for the nearby fell walks and has views to die for. Good beer, good food and friendly staff - what more could you ask for?
    Highly recommended.

  • Guest 17th Jun 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    A lovely old couple run The Swinside Inn now and they are very pleasent. I would recommend it to anybody and our dog loved it.

  • nikki0256 5th May 2009

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    I dont know how everyone can slate The Swinside Inn.
    I stayed here last week and had an amazing time, the staff were really friendly, the food was great, yeah the drink was served in plastic glasses but that is understandable as we were sitting outside, would you like to go around picking glasses up from outside coz im sure i wouldnt!
    We stayed for 3 days and we really enjoyed our stay.

  • TrevorWhite 4th May 2009

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    We too have had a series of poor experiences at our beloved Swinside Inn over the last couple of years! It is without doubt the best Lakeland Inn but is being ruined by a series of temporary tenants and managers. Whatever would the previous tenants make of its current state? It was perfect during their tenancies.

    The last straw for us came a couple of weeks ago - beautiful sunny day and looking forward to a relaxing drink at the end of a coledale round - drunken young adults in beer garden, lou ...

  • jakerennie 5th Apr 2009

    Reviewer rating: 0.5 stars


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    We stayed at The Swinside Inn on 29th and 30th March for the fourth time. It is under temporary management and should be avoided at all cost. The Inn is in a great situation and has great views and is a potential gold mine. It is currently run down and the temporary staff are not up to the mark. I asked for a room with a view, naming Room 7 which has a 6ft bed which can be adjusted to two singles. I was told the room was taken for these dates. I agreed to another room (with a view). On arriv ...

  • smifffy 8th Mar 2009

    Reviewer rating: 1.5 stars


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    The Swinside Inn is in a great location and the views from our room would be hard to better but the Inn when we stayed in March 2009 was under temporary management , friendly but seemed to me to be inexperienced in running an Inn of this kind.
    Cleaning and hygiene did not appear to be high on the agenda though potential new owners were looking at the place while we stayed there so things might be different in a few months time. We could say more but to do so would be playing with the future ...

  • chugh86 8th Jul 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    Reading other people's reviews, I'm wondering if they're talking about the same Swinside Inn! I took my family for a meal last Saturday night, and, whilst quiet (but May & June ARE quiet months when the schools aren't off), the atmosphere was fantastic. The staff were hospitable and friendly, whilst the food... well, that was just to die for!

  • john worthington 24th May 2008

    Reviewer rating: 1.5 stars


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    Having visited The Swinside Inn in Keswick 2 years ago when the food was superb, our visit last week was a disappointment. From a once heaving pub, it was too quiet. The food seemed to me like a microwave meal which was overpriced. We will not return in a hurry.

  • Ian Cr 10th Dec 2007

    Reviewer rating: 1 stars


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    We went up on the Friday night 07/12/08, and that evening some of the staff came in drunk and were playing music and talking very loud until I went to see them at 1 in the morning. Even after that, loud talking on and off throughout the night woke us at 2.30 then 4 am.
    Although it might have been a one off by one of their staff acting the fool, what made it worse is that the next morning the manager gave the impression she had heard the noise, but didn't do any thing about it at the time. That ...

  • Jen2007 Rank: Sergeant 20th Aug 2007

    Reviewer rating: 3 stars


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    I ate at The Swinside Inn in Newlands, near Keswick because it was the nearest pub to where we were staying at Manesty - we walked there past Catbells, which was lovely. We would probably have been more critical if it hadn't been for the walk making us hungry and thirsty.