The Trout Hotel

The Jennings Brewery offers a great tour that finishes up in the Old Cooperage bar, a tea room and shop for those wanting to carry off a firkin or two of real ale.

Percy House Gallery in Cumbria is a contemporary art gallery which majors in painting, photography, and craft from local Cumbrian artists and makers.

Privately-owned Cockermouth Castle dates back to Norman times and is occasionally open to the public.

At the far end of Cockermouth, on Castlegate, is the Quince & Medlar, a rare (for Cumbria) vegetarian restaurant, and one with a national reputation, having twice won the Vegetarian Society’s “restaurant of the year” award.

A luxury B&B in the Georgian heart of Cockermouth

A snazzy wine and food joint, with a lovely terraced beer garden.

Castlegate House Gallery in Cockermouth offers a changing programme of temporary exhibitions.

A plaque on the wall confirms that this was once the school room of poet William Wordsworth and mutineer Fletcher Christian.

A theatre-cum cinema in Cockermouth offering a wide programme of touring theatre, music, independent film and events to townsfolk and visitors.

An historic and atmospheric country house complete with roaring fires and wood panelling and set in its own grounds.

Dramatic landscapes and beautiful wilderness surround this Michelin awarded restaurant and hotel.

Luxury B&B in Braithwaite, Cumbria with king size beds and stunning views over Lakeland fells.