{"id":572,"date":"2019-01-30T14:54:14","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T14:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ldlh.cottage-search.com\/blog\/the-queens-head-troutbeck-near-ambleside\/"},"modified":"2021-03-09T15:34:34","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T15:34:34","slug":"the-queens-head-troutbeck-near-ambleside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lakedistrictlodgeholidays.co.uk\/blog\/the-queens-head-troutbeck-near-ambleside\/","title":{"rendered":"The Queen&#8217;s Head, Troutbeck, near Ambleside"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Queen&#8217;s Head is an iconic lakeland coaching inn from the 17th Century.\u00a0 It is 4 miles from Ambleside and Windermere, snuggled on the main route up to the Kirkstone Pass,\u00a0 through the delightful village of\u00a0<a class=\"u-underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcumbria.com\/amb\/troutbeck\/\">Troutbeck<\/a> with fantastic views of High Street, Garburn Pass and Ill Bell.<\/p>\n<p>In 2014, there was a huge fire; miraculously the extraordinary bar, constructed from an Elizabeth four-poster bed originally from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.applebycastle.org\/\">Appleby Castle<\/a>. survived the fire, as did many other original features &#8211; ancient iron doors and gnarly beams, and it reopened in 2017 after a loving restoration project.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll find a real warm welcome and cosy drinking area; where log fires crackle away &#8211; a great spot to rest with your dog after a walk. Food is homely classic pub food, with a Cumbrian flair and Robinson&#8217;s award-winning cask ales.<br \/>\nWe have always found the service to warm and welcoming.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why we love it:<\/strong> Its close proximity to Limefitt Park makes it a popular and convenient choice for those looking to relax in a peaceful, scenic location. It&#8217;s also a favourite amongst us staff who have dined there on several occasions or simply popped in for a drink post hike. Dogs and\u00a0 boots are welcome!<br \/>\n<strong>Tip:<\/strong>. You can walk to Ambleside from Troutbeck\u00a0via Skelghyll woods and the viewpoint at Jenkin&#8217;s Crag.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Queen&#8217;s Head is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dogfriendlylakedistrict.com\/places-to-eat.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dog-friendly pub<\/a> &#8211; lots to choose from in the Lakes!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Queen&#8217;s Head is an iconic lakeland coaching inn from the 17th Century.\u00a0 It is 4 miles from Ambleside and Windermere, snuggled on the main route up to the Kirkstone Pass,\u00a0 through the delightful village of\u00a0Troutbeck with fantastic views of High Street, Garburn Pass and Ill Bell. In 2014, there was a huge fire; miraculously [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88,"featured_media":725,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[705],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-experiences"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lakedistrictlodgeholidays.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lakedistrictlodgeholidays.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lakedistrictlodgeholidays.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lakedistrictlodgeholidays.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/88"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lakedistrictlodgeholidays.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=572"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.lakedistrictlodgeholidays.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/572\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":819,"href":"https:\/\/www.lakedistrictlodgeholidays.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/572\/revisions\/819"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lakedistrictlodgeholidays.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lakedistrictlodgeholidays.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lakedistrictlodgeholidays.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lakedistrictlodgeholidays.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}