Just returned from a fab weekend at the Royal Oak Appleby, superb food, warm & cozy pub, our room was as good as I have stayed anywhere, even quality hair straighteners (that is a first). We were a party of 5 and all our rooms had been fully refurbished (I think they all have been now). Glad I did not... more

The food was very good quality. After that it is downhill all the way. We had a cheap deal but was assured a 4* bedroom. The en suite was a joke. It must be up front for the smallest and smelliest ever prize. This, plus the rest of the residential areas were of very low quality, tatty and dirty. Try... more

What a fantastic find! A really fabulous inn, well kept beers, surprisingly stylish and comfortable bedrooms, excellent food, lovely welcoming staff, cosy real fires, superb landlady, hilarious friendly locals who didn't mind us sitting in their seats - what more can you ask for apart from to go back very soon!! A superb start to our long weekend away -... more

We stayed here for one Friday night en route to visit relatives in Whitehaven, and thought it looked like a decent-enough place to break our journey. It totally surpassed our expectations. The traditional inn exterior and lovely cosy bar lead us to think our bedroom would be a 'normal' pub-style chintzy double. It wasn't at all like that - instead,... more

We stayed overnight en route to Scotland with another family couple and were sorry not to have been able to stay longer at this friendly and comfortable inn. We had a nightmare journey from Devon (three hours' motorway delay)but when we rang to explain, the staff were most helpful,even offering to read the menu over the phone so that we... more

Our stay here was certainly not what we were led to believe from all the fantastic rooms shown on the internet!!!!! Me and my girlfriend stayed here as part of a birthday treat for myself! Which made it more of a let down! The food and the bar downstairs were very good indeed but the room let the stay down... more

Lovely fresh clean rooms, restuarant wonderful and breakfast what a brilliant start to the day. Thank you more

We went with 2 (very fussy) freinds for a break between Christmas and New Year. The pub has a lounge and a tap room, both of which looked to be newly refurbished and were extremely cosy on a winters day. The bedrooms were comfy and clean and more than adeqaute. The Dining room, food and service were both superb and... more

Stayed at the Royal Oak for two nights in August with my family and we had a lovely stay. The rooms looked newly decorated and were very comfortable. Lots of nice little touches like chocolates and local bathroom products. All rooms had a flat screen television. The only slight problem was small bathrooms in two of the rooms my family... more