The Black Bull Inn and Hotel
The Black Bull Inn and Hotel descritpion
Featuring exposed stone walls, oak beams, and a cosy log-burning stove, this inn was built around 400 years ago and features free Wi-Fi and free parking on site. Lake Windermere can be reached in 15 minutes’ drive, and Coniston Water is a 5-minute walk away.
Surrounded by the gorgeous Lake District National Park, The Black Bull Inn and Hotel is close to numerous attractions for guests to see. Dove Cottage, the home of William Wordsworth, is 6 miles away. The World of Beatrix Potter is a 20-minute drive away.
Each room at The Black Bull is cosy, with simple décor and traditional furnishings. Features include a TV, tea and coffee making facilities, and an en suite bathroom with free toiletries. Some rooms overlook the picturesque countryside.
Locally sourced ingredients are used to create a range of delicious meals, and special dietary requirements can be catered for. Breakfast and afternoon tea are also available.
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Facilities of The Black Bull Inn and Hotel
Outdoors ：Grounds | Terrace
Pets ：Pets are allowed on request. Charges may apply.
Food & Drink ：Restaurant | Bar
Internet ：Free!WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.
Parking ：Free!Free public parking is available on site (reservation is not needed).
Services ：Packed Lunches | Laundry | Fax/Photocopying
General ：Family Rooms | Heating | All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)
Reviews for The Black Bull Inn and Hotel
Review 1：It was very expensive for two nights. It cost the same as going to Mallorca for a week! Plus the costs of taxis back to Windemere station was pretty high. No mobile signal was a bit rubbish too.
Review 2：Great room. Excellent location. Beautiful views. Breakfast staff were very helpful and quick.
Review 3：First of all the manager demanded payment from me in front of everyone in the bar stating that it should have been paid up front (I wasn't aware of this being a condition and he made me feel embarrassed as if I was scamming him). Dogs are allowed throughout the hotel/bar, I'm allergic to dogs and wouldn't have stayed had I been more aware of this. The rooms are shabby. The shower is a hand held rubber hose that you have to attach to the bath taps. The rooms are overpriced.
Review 4：Location Extremely hot water at all times. The breakfast staff were pleasant. I used a bag carrying service and they had put my bag in my room already.
Review 5：Disappointed by the room location as felt like it was in an alley. Noisy, taking steel kegs outside room. Room price not value for money. Needs refurbishing.
Review 6：Food was really good. Location of hotel good too.
Review 7：Carlton at the Black Bull made our group very welcome. We've stayed here twice for business returning last week, will definitely be staying again!
Review 8：It could have been a little cleaner and more updated. However, it was comfortable enough.
Review 9：The owner of the inn is one of the sweetest people we met on our trip. She is a positive, warm person who genuinely likes people and goes the extra mile in making everyone feel welcome.
Review 10：The floor in the room could have been a little cleaner but overall the room was lovely
Review 11：The welcome at breakfast by the lovely staff. Breakfast was great too
Review 12：The room was extremely noisy as it was next door to the microbrewery .In addition gas fired boiler in the corner of the bathroom was clearly on 24 hours a day,again very noisy
Review 13：Unfortunately as the hotel welcomes dogs and allows them in the rooms. .the first thing that hit us was the very strong smell of dogs. Even the bed smelt of dogs. It took a good day or two for the smell to subside after us leaving the windows open night and day.
Review 14：The food was always outstanding! The staff at breakfast were very helpful and bubbly. Particularly the older lady couldn't do enough for us.
Review 15：Less than helpful staff, apart from man serving brakfast. Very much over priced Evening meal was of poor quaility, the Sun was much better. Lack of towels, no biscuits in room.
Review 16：The beer Location Size of room
Review 17：Wifi issues, slightly unhelpful staff member
Review 18：Good room, full of character in an inn at the heart of the village Good choice of drinks and quality food
Review 19：There was nothing not to like. This was a high quality week-end. I share the views of Paul,Redland,Bristol on the subject of breakfast.
Review 20：The accommodation booked through Booking.com which enjoyed a rooftop view of Coniston village and the fells behind. The food which was delicious and the Coniston Brewery selection of ales.
Review 21：bad bed slept on springs room not that clean when I arrived dog hairs everywhere and got an early morning wakeup call from the brewery next door the banging began at 7am sharp for 3 days not amused there was no imformation about the area the shower was not that good either
Review 22：good food plentyfull of it great choice aswell friendly staff good choice of local beer has it"s own off road parking
Review 23：Although the cooked breakfast was excellent, there could have been a larger choice of fresh fruit etc.
Review 24：Fantastic breakfast and dog friendly. Also a great place to have an evening meal. Central location so close to shops and visitor attractions.
Review 25：Outside of annex accommodation some sort of machinery/compressor intermittently making noise during the night.
Review 26：Pleasant clean accommodation with a good breakfast and friendly staff with the added bonus of their ales brewed on site.
Review 27：Nothing!!!
Review 28：I spend a lot of time working in London and Black Bull Inn is the perfect place to getaway and forget about the city..... Friendly staff and great great beer
Review 29：WiFi non existent had to go to a different pub to connect which was disappointing. Car parking first come first served. I had to park elsewhere 2 nights out of 3 and Should be reserved for residents only in my opinion.
Review 30：The staff were friendly and polite, the meals were usual pub meals and reasonably priced with good service. Excellent choice of beers. Room was as expected for a 17th century building, clean and tidy with good TV, tea and coffee making facilities, nice clean en suite bathroom and it was quiet enough after 10pm. I would stay here again.
Review 31：Only issue was the bar service in the evening This was not the fault of the two staff who were as Helpful as they could be but needed another body to prevent long wait for service
Review 32：We arrived in the bar, nobody smiled, looked up or spoke to us. We were given the wrong room. Our room was very dirty the next day having supposedly bn cleaned. I complained, 4 hours later it was still dirty, then asked to speak to manager who himself ended up cleaning the room.
Review 33：Not a thing to dislike
Review 34：Liked everything about it, very helpful staff, nipping clean, great showers and fab cask beers etc. Forgot, cracking location and good breakfast choices. Items rated good only refer to rather cramped bedroom and the fact that at home we use a more superior mattress.
Review 35：bedroom doorway and ceilings very low. had to cancel 1 night 10 days before due to stay but still tried to charge cancellation fee blamed this on booking.com. friendly but look out for the owner
Review 36：food excellent location
Review 37：Pub food was excellent, though a little on the pricey side. Full English breakfast was great.
Review 38：Stairs
Review 39：Room and it's bathroom
Review 40：We enjoyed it, and would go again.
Review 41：not being able to reserve a table in the bar
Review 42：great location, great waiting on staff
Review 43：nthing
Review 44：freindliness help from all staff beer and foodexcellent
Review 45：None , everything was excellent
Review 46：welcome from owner & staff. the whole stay was outstanding.
Review 47：Food was lovely, and also the staff serving on, at evening and breakfast
Review 48：no dislikes
Review 49：Good location .Close to lovely walks and Coniston Old Man Mountain. Friendly staff , especially in the breakfast room. Great local beers.
Review 50：Breakfast superb, staff friendly, bar meals very very good, met all our needs, would recommend to friends.
Review 51：Room could have been a bit cleaner. Mould in bathroom and lots of dust on skirting boards
Review 52：Location great and staff very friendly.
Review 53：I Just love this place, and all the staff are very attentive, friendly, obliging and helpful.
Review 54：Parking was difficult on arrival, but improve later in the evening.
Review 55：Great building, location & atmosphere
Review 56：The room ,beer and exceptional food.
Review 57：Very nice room, well maintained and comfortable. Good pub downstairs with reasonable food, excellent breakfast. Efficient and friendly staff.
Review 58：The food in the pub is great, though on the pricey side. On site brewery offers a good selection of real ales and lagers
Review 59：Friendliness of staff and kindness to our pooch
Review 60：Excellent staff, food & beer
Review 61：Great food and a room with a bath. Good views
Review 62：My stay was too short!
Review 63：I do hope to return here again!!
Review 64：The room. Tiny, cramped, stuffy, too hot.
Review 65：The breakfast was decent.
Review 66：Location, food and beer.
Review 67：Location...convenient, as we were traveling by train & bus. Also, lovely sound of flowing stream outside the window in bedroom. Bathroom...loved the shower! Convenient electrical plugs for CPAP machine becide the bed and hairdryer beside mirror. Excellent Staff...very helpful and kind. Great service!
Review 68：Room had very low ceiling ; cut my head three times . Pub so crowded that service was poor at the bar and in delivery of food orders. Ate elsewhere after the first night ! Had no English mustard for steak
Review 69：Excellent breakfast and service at breakfast
Review 70：Wifi - it is free and its signal showed up on both my devices (phone and tablet) and there's no password! All good right? But upon trying to establish a connection, both devices failed and the connection always 'timed out'. The devices have never had a problem connecting to wifi elsewhere. Getting staff to reset the router didn't solve the problem either. If it's offered, please make sure everyone can connect - especially as phone and roaming signals are both very poor in the area (with my provider anyway). It would have been nice to have the option of using wifi for contacting people at home. However, not imperative and did not detract from my stay (as I spent most of my time outdoors anyway!)
Review 71：Staff friendliness, location, accommodation (tidy, comfortable, clean, a WORKING heated towel rail, hot showers, quaint decor). Food, the breakfast included was very tasty and provided a good start to long walks, the Inn's evening menu is also excellent! Free parking. Loved my stay. Would stay again.
Review 72：some of the bar staff didn't seem interested and weren't aware who was next in the que.
Review 73：Had a lovely stay over Easter weekend, we were met by the manager Les (I think was his name) he was always very friendly and helpful, the breakfasts were very nice, the waitress in the mornings was lovely . The room was clean and fantastic shower. we would definitely stay again.
Review 74：The mattress was thin and didn't give us a very good nights sleep.
Review 75：Having known the pub for a number of years we were looking forward to our stay. The room well appointed, food was very good and staff friendly and helpful.
Review 76：The online receipt for my initial booking made no mention of breakfast. I sent an email to check that breakfast was included and had a swift reply. It may seem obvious to you that the booking includes breakfast but I think you should mention it, particularly given the very good menu.
Review 77：In some inns there is noise from the bar until quite late, but my room was very quiet. The food was excellent. I enjoyed the alternative options to 'full English' at breakfast. My room was kept very clean. I was walking each day - never got seriously wet but the heated towel rail was handy for slightly damp items. If I had got soaked I would have asked if there's a drying room.
Review 78：10am checkout time a bit rushed, would have liked another hour.
Review 79：Good old world pub with atmosphere. Good breakfast included in the price. Comfortable room and the pub brews its own beer which is excellent. Would recommend.
Review 80：Only got to stay one night this time round
Review 81：warm, welcoming, good food, great beer,comfortable rooms. Staff were great even though they were busy nearly all the time.
Review 82：Customer service extremely poor, will not be back. Lake District can't wait to go and see again but I'll give this place a wide berth.
Review 83：Nothing
Review 84：Accommodation a bit expensive but breakfast included in the price.
Review 85：Excellent location in the middle of town.Old coaching inn with lots of charm. Food first class & reasonably priced. Nice new bathroom & comfortable beds.
Review 86：Surly attitude of barmaid. Residents' lounge spartan and unwelcoming and had only an electric mock fire. The sausages at breakfast were of the cheapest quality.
Review 87：Good beer brewed on premises. Good position for walking in hills.
Review 88：in small twin room so the bed a very small single and pillows were bit hard. no breakfast included.
Review 89：staff really friendly and helpful. Food in pub in evening very good. room clean charming. brand new shower facility. handy for the visit to Brantworth that we had come to Coniston for.
Review 90：Lovely to occupy the wee cottage room - loved the fish and chips and the Bluebird ale. The room was lovely and cosy and the staff were friendly.
Review 91：Bit pricey compared to some of the other pubs in the village.
Review 92：Fantastic and friendly pub with superb beer which is brewed on the premises. Food is also excellent.
Review 93：Great sense of history about this well located pub, food is great and good portions, Beer is excerlant, staff are very helpfull, i will go back when i can ?
Review 94：we had prob with our shower which the staff tried to fix but there was a niggling impression that the prob hadn't really existed !
Review 95：The cleanliness the food and the friendly staff
Review 96：Vegetarian evening meals were a little bit disappointing quality - perfectly edible, but not gourmet.
Review 97：Relaxed atmosphere - staff very friendly and helpful. Great location and very excellent beer!
Review 98：To say its a brewery tap £3.60 a pint for there lowest gravity beer is far to much .
Review 99：Great beer . The breakfast was brilliant as we're the staff . The dogs got a sausage each
Review 100：the ale was good but as with all pubs in the lakes it was way over priced and aimed at tourists from London and the south of England
Review 101：the rooms , the beds , the food and the friendly staff and the choice of real ales
Review 102：Parking was a little tight
Review 103：Bar staff were great. Beers brewed on premises were outstanding, and they put a lot of care into serving them the right way. Liked the location, breakfast was tasty and filling. Rooms were simple, but comfortable.
Review 104：We couldn't stay longer!!!!!
Review 105：We enjoyed every aspect of this hotel, the staff were always polite,very friendly and helpful. The hotel is situated in the centre of townand is close to the many adventures on offer in this beautiful area.It's a long way from Western Australia but we would stay here if wecome again.
Review 106：Nothing. This is the place to book in Coniston.
Review 107：Excellent rooms in a separate annexe from the pub, so good food and realale are on tap (their own brewery), and then you walk next door intopeaceful rooms, with their own sitting area by the river. V peaceful.Excellent. I would stay nowhere else.
Review 108：The heavy fire doors on the stairs and the corridor to my room were difficult to handle on my own.
Review 109：I liked the friendly atmosphere and the place was an excellent venue for meeting up with my family who were staying elsewhere locally. The room was clean, warm and comfortable.
Review 110：Staying in the adjacent cottages' next to the Inn lost the appeal of staying in a Inn. The room and bed felt v tired and the plastic sky light was like having a rain bongo above your head when trying to sleep.
Review 111：Location and nice pub, and the morning staff were lovely.
Review 112：Nothing we will prbably stay again and bring the dog next time.
Review 113：Very pleasant accomodation, good food - excellent breakfasts, friendly staff & good atmosphere.
Review 114：Very dog friendly. Outstanding beers.
Review 115：Rooms could have done with a good clean
Review 116：Friendliness and good food with excellent selection of beer.
Review 117：Great room, great food, friendly staff. Will be going back as soon as we can.
Review 118：Very comfortable relaxed accomodation, staff were friendly and helpful
Review 119：Poor Wifi connection
Review 120：The friendliness of the staff. Quality catering. Vibrant atmosphere/
Review 121：Very friendly staff who were very accomodating and helpful.
Review 122：Really nice little hotel with great atmosphere. Will be back soon
Review 123：Location, relaxed atmosphere.
Review 124：We liked every thing.
Review 125：We were in Old Man Cottage, it was perfect, the chiefs specials and No. 9 were excellent.