GREATESCAPES
BASK IN THE SUN’S WARM WELCOME The inn has all a weary traveller needs: a friendly bar, great food (such as this carrot sponge, candied walnuts and cinnamon ice cream) and comfy rooms
*BOOKING MUST BE MADE DIRECT, NOT THROUGH A THIRD PARTY
WHY IT’S GREAT Can’t choose between the Lake District and the Dales? Pretty Kirkby Lonsdale in Cumbria is right between the two, all handsome stone buildings and a view over the winding River Lune that was praised by Ruskin and painted by Turner. The lively Sun Inn is a revamped 17th-century hostelry overseen by friendly husband-andwife owners Mark and Lucy Fuller, who took on their dream project after years working in the hotel trade.