Fleece

At first sight, this former farmhouse is in the middle of nowhere, but as the nearby village and the country beyond have no pubs, it is the local for quite a lot of people. Strangers are not cold-shouldered either. The main entrance gives onto a hall : the main bar, oak-beamed, stone-floored and (usually) with a roaring fire is to the right, the dining-room, opened 2004, to the left. One small room is a village shop. There are two rooms off the bar, one designated a family room, both mainly used by diners too. All rooms have a 21st-century minimalist decor: the walls have a variety of prints and photos of old Dolphinholme.