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Golden Rule

This honest Lakeland local was recently recognised by outdoor gear retailer Mountain Warehouse as offering Britain's best post-walk pint. The walks in question are many and varied, at all levels of challenge, hillside and waterside, and the pint in question is on handpump from Robinsons: Cascade, Cumbria Way, Dizzy Blonde, Trooper and Wizard ' or there's Weston's cider, along with various teas and good coffee all day. It's a straightforward place where little changes. The bar area has built-in wall seats around cast-iron-framed tables (one with a local map set into its top), horsebrasses on black beams, various pictures on the walls, a welcoming winter fire and a relaxed atmosphere. A brass measuring rule hangs above the bar (hence the pub's name). There's also a back room with TV (not much used), a room on the left with a games machine, and another room, down a couple of steps on the right, with lots of seating. The back yard has benches and a covered heated area, and the window boxes are especially colourful. There's no car park. Disabled access.