The Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel

The location and history are fantastic. The pub, the friendly walkers and locals. We love this place and visit once a year.

Tricky lock to use in the bathroom, got suck. Old hotel with its quirks..

Has real character. Good food and excellent packed lunches!

Amazing old hotel owned by the National Trust and run privately. 300 years of providing food, drink and rest for travellers leaves a unique atmosphere. It means that the facilities show their age and the building has its quirks, but it’s all part of the charm. The location could not be better. Plenty of hot water and comfortable beds, and good value.

It was cosy and a little too warm in the bedroom, but I managed to wedge the window open.

The building has loads of character Its an affordable price. Breakfast was good. The location is perfect for the Cumbria Way

There's a serious lack of heating/ drying facilities. Came in from a long day on the Cumbrian Way soaked to the skin with torrential non stop rain. The room heaters only came on for an hour in the evening and an hour next morning and weren't very hot. The is a 'drying room' in the basement but it wasn't great either. Consequently I had to wear wet boots and clothes the following day (the previous night at a different hotel I had hung things on the radiator to dry which worked well because it was on!). Bathrooms are private but separate, not ensuite which was fine. The corridor was quite noisy/creaky with movement too and from bathrooms.