String of Horses

What an unexpected pleasure. Room 4 was large and very comfortable. Bar was full of atmosphere with fires burning. Dinner was excellent. Breakfast was also very good. Sam who runs the place was very attentive and couldn’t do enough for us. I highly recommend.

Stopping here on the way to Edinburgh from London just had a really nice meal. It's a proper pub full of locals which is nice. But the restaurant is a cut above your usual pub grub. My partner had the pie and I had hotpot neither disappointed and the good fresh well cooked veg made it great.

From the warmest welcome by Sam to a clean cosy room to wonderful food, we had a lovely one night stay here, will definitely come back next time we are in this area. The hotel was lovely and clean and the bed really comfortable which meant a great nights sleep followed by a good breakfast we were sad to leave.

Absolutely fine ..as advertised..very comfortable..quiet location...good food and drinks selection..no complaints...oh and staff ( Sam and Chloe) very professional and friendly..ps you will need to have your headlights on if you arrive in the dark..

We stopped for one night at String of Horses, just outside Carlisle, on our way to Scotland and were sorry it was was for only one night. This 17th century pub is really gorgeous with lounges furnished with period furniture and interesting pictures . Our modernised standard room was small but light, well designed to include storage space and with a really comfortable bed. The modern bathroom had an excellent shower huge bath sheets and luxury toiletries. Breakfast included was cooked to order with a really good selection. Our only disappointment was that because we had not booked direct, we only discovered there was no dinner served on a Sunday when we arrived. But Sam, the lovely receptionist booked us into The Queen where we had a really excellent meal. Highly recommended

Beautiful and clean rooms we had 3 all very clean and the big room for 3 people had an amazing bathroom, staff very friendly,lovely area to play pool/snooker and cozy bar my only issue was how expensive the food is in the evening - will go back if ever in area again

We stayed overnight as part of cycling the Hadrian's Wall cycle route (ncr 72). The whole hotel is beautiful and very clean and fresh, and the staff are warm and helpful. They provided an excellent 'everything-you-could-want' breakfast, beautifully served in their restaurant.

After being let down with an Airbnb, a quick call and we were welcomed with open arms! Lovely feel to the place, great service and super food! A special mention to Chloe, who looked after us and Kirsty in the evening. Assets to this pub. Will definitely return! Just a shame it’s not my local!!

Third time we’ve stayed here and it’s even better than before. Family room again, improvements to shower, bed and sofa’s Which weren’t bad before. Excellent food and service as before. Love this place, perfect for stopover heading North or South. Be back in a week!