Booked in for a meal at this historic coaching inn with family members on Saturday 6th September.

Everything was absolutely tip top.

The 4 house beers were : Esthwaite Bitter, Loweswater Gold, Langdale, Grasmoor Dark Ale.

And although Loweswater Gold is fairly ubiquitous in the area, we agreed that it was outstandingly good in the Kirkstile.

All beers were £4.60 a pint.

A word of warning, unless you have a huge appetite go for the small portion of the house pie. I opted for this large portion of steak pie and had a job getting in the passenger seat of the car afterwards, as it is served with generous portions of homemade chips plus fresh veggies.