Lake Windermere, seen from Loughrigg Fell
Pub grub
BROWN HORSE INN 1
Three miles from Windermere, in Winster, is one of the region’s top dining pubs. Produce is sourced from the Brown Horse Estate, which furnishes the chefs with meat and game such as venison, spring lamb and roast pigeon. Beams and freplaces give a rustic atmosphere, and there are home-brewed ales on tap (thebrownhorseinn.co.uk; Winster; mains from £10).
THE PUNCH BOWL 2
Sunday roast, complete with Yorkshire pud, at The Punch Bowl
This country inn between Kendal and Bowness is one of the Lake District’s epicurian pubs par excellence and was voted Cumbria Dining Pub of the Year in the 2016 Good Pub Guide. Chef Scott Fairweather focuses on classic favours, but his menu is sprinkled with cheffy ingredients such as salsify, pickled carrot, pak choi and cep purées (the-punchbowl.co.uk; Crosthwaite; mains from £9.95).