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Reviews of The King's Head Inn

3.5 out of 5
The King's Head Inn
Thirlspot, Thirlmere, Keswick, England

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

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Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 313 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Angus

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely warm welcome and roaring fire
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Glen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hidden gem! Great food and entertaining chats with fellow travellers. Highly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

dennis

Travelled with partner
Couldn’t fault a thing. Gladly recommend to anyone.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Anil

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall the place was great value for money. Staff was good. Rooms were small but good quality.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ishan

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed for 3 nugtd with my family. Great place. Nice room. Great service and excellent behavior by all the staff. Good was excellent as well.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Lovely stay here. Peter the manager, super friendly as were all the staff. Lovely food, good selection of drinks. Nice cosy bedroom, great shower. Reasonably priced too, can’t say a bad word against it. Will definitely be going back soon
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Danielle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were amazing so helpful. I stayed on my own as I was meeting friends, I felt safe an at ease. Definitely stay again
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
great people make this old inn very hospitable. brilliant location too with stunning views and paths from the door. FANTASTIC
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mitchell

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Spent two nights here to do some walking around Thirlmere and visit our usual Lake District spots (Keswick, Ambleside...) Perfect location for getting out onto the bigger fells and plenty of good pub food to refuel. The burgers are a must! Staff were very friendly and made us feel welcome throughout our stay. I feel like we've discovered a gem of a pub in the heart of The Lakes. We'll be back again no doubt.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Caitlin

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
Fantastic B&B in a great location between Keswick and Windermere. The staff were great and the food was fantastic!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

PG

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Warm friendly hotel, ideal for a winter stay
Very comfortable hotel in great location with extremely helpful staff. Wide range of dinners availabe that were very tasty. Lounge area has nice wood fire. Only suggestion...it would be nice to have a coat hook on the inside of the bedroom door
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

CHANMI

Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paula

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful Stay in Lake District
Gorgeous hotel and surroundings. The room had everything we needed and was cosy and peaceful. Staff really lovely, welcoming and friendly. Great base for walks. We have had dinner almost every day in the restaurant. Relaxed and warm atmosphere. The food was really tasty and fresh. Superb breakfast and service with the most beautiful views over the mountains.
View from our breakfast table...
View from our room on a snowy day...
Charming entrance of the Inn.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Harry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay.
Comfortable stay, very cosy. Staff were friendly. Good location. The food in the restaurant was fantastic. Would certainly stay here again and recommend to others.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cameron

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely room, great staff and customer service, lovely menu for both Lunch/Dinner, I shall be back at Christmas and also have booked for July. I would really recommend to Friends/Family.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sally

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Claire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic scenery, oldy, worldly property. Friendly staff and excellent service.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great relaxing hotel
Great greeting and and easy check-in. Food was great for dinners and breakfast, with very friendly staff. Best part was the guests lounge with a warm log burner, perfect for an evening to sit and relax after hiking and dinner
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Elaine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is a lovely old building with lots of beautiful features. It is on a main road but the road is quiet at night, so no problem. There are bus stops outside, so easy to get to Keswick or Bowness. Food is really goid and staff are friendly and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mrs Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good and very friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nick

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

E

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

jean, Stoke on Trent

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were so friendly and helpful. Nothing was too much trouble. Rooms were lovely and clean. Near to bus stop.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overpriced and disappointing
Quite disappointing. Staff service was fine, food at the pub was fine (albeit quite expensive), the included breakfast was fine. I took issue with the room because it didn't accurately reflect the pictures on the website and I don't feel it was good value for money. It was small (completely understandable in an old building but again, it was an expensive room), the light and road noise was loud, the bed was old and very uncomfortable, the pillows were horrid (uncomfortable and stained), all the furniture was sad or a little broken, the bathroom was tired and run down/mouldy. We considered asking for an alternative room, but didn't get the feeling the request would be received kindly. All of the above things are ok to deal with if the price per night reflects it. But this room was very expensive and not at all worth the money we paid unfortunately.
Be aware you will have to lift suitcases over the bed as they cannot be manoeuvred around the bed
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Amit

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Location of the property is beautiful
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kimbra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The King's Head Inn is a lovely country pub with a high quality of service all round. Excellent food, friendly staff, superb settings, quirky rooms and a lovely atmosphere.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Vickie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The staff were friendly and efficient. The room was adequate but the en-suite was so tiny it was like trying to wash etc in a wardrobe. The doors to it should be modified to open outwards or concertinas. A small piece of soap would have been good on the was basin too.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Two night stay at Kings Head
Lovely hotel, we had both breakfast & dinner both of which were good albeit rather slow for breakfast on the first morning.Suggest making cereal & fruit juice self service to let the waiter concentrate on getting orders taken & cooked food served. Our room was very small but would try to get a larger room next time - it was a late booking, we have both come away with bruises on our legs from the bed base.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely old traditional pub but superbly updated modern rooms. Friendly service
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Unbelievable food, huge portions and fantastic breakfast! The staff are very friendly and helpful, the room was very clean, highly recommend staying here
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Loraine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Annie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

SUGURU

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cosy place
Cosy, comfort place. I felt a sense of good history of the lounge, good fireplace made me peaceful feeling. Having beer outside with the site of mountain was also fantastic. I slept very well in a clean and white comfort room room. Everything was so nice, I think I come back here again!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dominic

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Super friendly people.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nick

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel and the staff are always helpful and very friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not worth the money
Room not the same as the pictures displayed when booking. It was very small with a damp smelling ensuite which was very small and dated. The furniture in the room was very wobbly and flimsy. The walls were paper thin, and we could hear the people in the next room, who woke us up really early the next day. Barely any room to walk around the bottom of the bed, without stubbing your toes on the base of it. The staff are not very welcoming or friendly. We weren't offered any cereal at breakfast and they had ran out of toast. Tried to rush us at breakfast and were tidying up before we had finished. Very rude member of staff. Never got asked if everything was alright or a goodbye, thank you for staying when leaving - NOTHING! Won't be returning to somewhere you're not felt welcome at.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

2/10 Terrible

Mr D L

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Linda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great couple of nights away.
Had a good couple of days at the Kings Head. The staff were great and friendly. The food was excellent as was the service.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Randi

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A bit isolated, but dinner in the associated restaurant was good. Staff was excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Trip to Keswick
Went with 5 year old daughter and wife for a weekend break. It was really nice and they made the weekend really special. Food was excellent, sevice excellent and the location also was really good.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023