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Cuckoo Brow Inn

Top Boutique Hotel

Far Sawrey, Ambleside, LA22 0LQ, United Kingdom

+44 153 944 3425

£71+

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Overall guest ratings

9.0/10 Excellent

Based on 568 reviews

Review highlights

Service

9.3
Location

9.3
Room

8.1
WiFi

3.9

Good to know

Comfortable beds
Friendly service
Friendly atmosphere
Good alcoholic drinks

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About

Cuckoo Brow Inn offers a great location, putting you within a 15-minute walk of Hill Top. You can unwind with a drink at the bar/lounge, and the restaurant is the perfect spot to grab a bite to eat. Rooms at this upscale inn offer LCD TVs, room service, and free WiFi.

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Amenities

Complimentary breakfast
Free Wi-Fi
Pets allowed on request. Charges may apply.
Facilities for disabled guests
Internet
Gift shop
Game room
No smoking
Restaurant
Bar/Lounge
Continental breakfast
Free parking
Storage available
Terrace/Patio
Concierge service
Room service

Guest reviews

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Couples

Families

Overall rating

9.0 Excellent

Based on 559 reviews

Service

9.3

Location

9.3

Bar and Beverages

9.2

Vibe

9.2

Breakfast

9.0

Food

8.9

Room

8.1

WiFi

3.9

Overall rating

9.0 Excellent

Based on 463 reviews

Location

9.5

Vibe

9.4

Breakfast

9.1

Service

9.0

Food

8.9

Comfort

8.6

Room

8.3

Overall rating

9.2 Excellent

Based on 95 reviews

Location

9.4

Vibe

9.3

Breakfast

9.2

Service

9.1

Food

8.7

Room

8.3

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8.8

Pros: Friendly, good location, great breakfast

Cons: Nothing

Reviewed Jul 2017

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7.5

Pros: Breakfast was lovely but they ran out of the delicious pastries. The breakfast times finished early considering its a weekend. Our room was tiny but had everything

Cons: Communication with some of the staff was tricky as some did not speak good English. Parking is only just adequate.

Reviewed Jul 2017

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10.0

Pros: The Staff were excellent Emily ,the manager could not be more helpful ,her assistant Micky went out of her way to sort out our meal arrangements on Saturday night ,and Brian the New Zealand bar man ...

Cons: We had to go home !!!

Reviewed Jul 2017

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10.0

Pros: Very friendly helpful staff, excellent food and very dog friendly set in a beautiful location

Cons: Nothing it was all excellent - very good value for money

Reviewed Jul 2017

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10.0

Pros: good food and staff where attentive and very helpfulllaxing

Cons: bedroom was poorly light could have had more lighting especially in the bathroom

Reviewed Jul 2017

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9.2

Pros: Location, comfort, food, real ales, friendly staff. Could park car and leave it all weekend to walk in surrounding hills.

Reviewed Jul 2017

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9.6

Pros: Room was really modern, comfy with beautiful views. The staff were superb, really nice and helpful

Reviewed Jul 2017

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8.3

Pros: Food nice but a limited menu.

Cons: Room quite narrow

Reviewed Jul 2017

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7.9

Pros: Great dog friendly pub/ hotel set in the Lake District. Close to Beatrix Potters Hill Top House. Food was good and well priced, nearby local walks and beautiful scenery. We loved it and so did ...

Cons: Not a lot.

Reviewed Jul 2017

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9.2

Pros: Bed was super large and extra comfy

Cons: Not ideally located for poor weather and children, we probably would have been better somewhere like bowness. Poor wifi strength and evening menu somewhat limited for 4 nights in a row, would ...

Reviewed Jul 2017

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8.0

Dog friendly

Pros: Fantastic place to take your dogs with you.

Reviewed Mar 2017

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8.8

Pros: Friendly, good location, great breakfast

Cons: Nothing

Reviewed Jul 2017

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10.0

Pros: The Staff were excellent Emily ,the manager could not be more helpful ,her assistant Micky went out of her way to sort out our meal arrangements on Saturday night ,and Brian the New Zealand bar man ...

Cons: We had to go home !!!

Reviewed Jul 2017

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10.0

Pros: Very friendly helpful staff, excellent food and very dog friendly set in a beautiful location

Cons: Nothing it was all excellent - very good value for money

Reviewed Jul 2017

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10.0

Pros: good food and staff where attentive and very helpfulllaxing

Cons: bedroom was poorly light could have had more lighting especially in the bathroom

Reviewed Jul 2017

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9.2

Pros: Location, comfort, food, real ales, friendly staff. Could park car and leave it all weekend to walk in surrounding hills.

Reviewed Jul 2017

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9.6

Pros: Room was really modern, comfy with beautiful views. The staff were superb, really nice and helpful

Reviewed Jul 2017

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9.2

Pros: Bed was super large and extra comfy

Cons: Not ideally located for poor weather and children, we probably would have been better somewhere like bowness. Poor wifi strength and evening menu somewhat limited for 4 nights in a row, would ...

Reviewed Jul 2017

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7.5

Pros: Breakfast was lovely but they ran out of the delicious pastries. The breakfast times finished early considering its a weekend. Our room was tiny but had everything

Cons: Communication with some of the staff was tricky as some did not speak good English. Parking is only just adequate.

Reviewed Jul 2017

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8.3

Pros: Food nice but a limited menu.

Cons: Room quite narrow

Reviewed Jul 2017

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7.9

Pros: Great dog friendly pub/ hotel set in the Lake District. Close to Beatrix Potters Hill Top House. Food was good and well priced, nearby local walks and beautiful scenery. We loved it and so did ...

Cons: Not a lot.

Reviewed Jul 2017

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8.0

Dog friendly

Pros: Fantastic place to take your dogs with you.

Reviewed Mar 2017

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