Paws Up at the End of the Day

Good, comfortable accommodation with easy access to food and fine beer, is at the top of a bear's priority list after a good day's walking. Bearing this in mind, we thoroughly recommend Dungeon Ghyll as a place to stay. We managed to test out 2 lots of accommodation for the Friendly Planet Guide as we couldn't all get into the local B & B.

Yorkie, Wooly & I (George) stayed at Millbeck Farm where we had the great pleasure of making the acquaintance of Mrs Taylforth. We thought her B & B was top notch and it ticked all our boxes of what we think a good B & B should be. We had a friendly welcome, were shown to a cosy room and then served as much tea as we could drink, accompanied by home made cakes in a comfortable lounge with a real fire. From the front door it was only a short stroll down to the New Dungeon Ghyll hotel where Isaiah and Dale were staying.


We enjoyed some hearty pub food in the bar, with the most important ingredient, lots of chips! Despite his earlier large helping of grass Wooly tucked in heartily, and proved that not all sheep are vegetarian.

Good food has to be washed down with a pint or two and the tipple of the evening was a local Thwaite's brew, rather appropriately named Wainwright, after the famous Lakeland author and walker, Alfred Wainwright. As we were being long distance path walker bears it was only right that we give it our full attention. Here we are doing just that!


This beer is described on the pump clip as an 'exquisitely lovely ale' and we can only agree.

We all slept very well that night in our respective accommodation. Dale and Isaiah showed us round there room before we headed back to the farm and it was very fine.

Lots of love George and fellow walkers xxx