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The Boot and Shoe

4.0 star property
Families enjoy the outdoor tennis court and playground during the day, while adults can unwind with evening drinks at the welcoming bar

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The Boot and Shoe offers something for everyone - kids love the playground, adults enjoy the restaurant and bar. Guests can play table tennis or use the outdoor tennis court, with free WiFi in public areas. Past visitors consistently praise their experience here.

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Parking included
  • Restaurant
  • Bar

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9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(8 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

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  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds
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About the neighborhood

Penrith is home to The Boot and Shoe. Hutton in the Forest and Dalemain Country Park are local landmarks, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at High Cup Winery and Hesket Newmarket Brewery. Rookin House Activity Centre and Penrith Leisure Centre are also worth visiting. Sailing and fishing offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with rock climbing and cycling nearby. Visit our Penrith travel guide
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Greystoke, Penrith, England, CA11 0TP

What's nearby

  • A wooden house with a balcony on a lakeside, surrounded by snow-covered mountains.
    Ullswater
    9 min drive - 10.9 km
  • A woman with a black dog in a grassy area with ancient brick ruins in the background.
    Penrith Castle
    11 min drive - 14.4 km
  • Hutton in the Forest
    6 min drive - 7.8 km
  • Rheged
    9 min drive - 11.1 km
  • Mayburgh Henge
    10 min drive - 14.4 km

Getting around

  • Penrith Station
    14 min drive
  • Newcastle Intl. Airport (NCL)
    101 min drive

Restaurants

  • McDonald's
    7 min drive
  • The Rooster
    7 min drive
  • Pooley Bridge Inn
    8 min drive
  • Crown Inn
    8 min drive
  • Granny Dowbekin's Tearooms
    8 min drive

About this property

The Boot and Shoe

  • Upscale inn near Ullswater
  • The Boot and Shoe provides amenities like a bar and a restaurant. Stay connected with free WiFi in public areas.
  • You'll also find perks like:
    • Free self parking
    • Breakfast (surcharge), multilingual staff, and smoke-free premises
    • Barbecue grills

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available for a fee
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Family friendly

  • High chair

Guest services

  • Multilingual staff
  • No housekeeping service

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

Pets allowed
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Frequently asked questions

Is The Boot and Shoe pet-friendly?

Yes, dogs are allowed at this property.

How much is parking?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Boot and Shoe?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The Boot and Shoe?

Check-out is at 10:30 AM.

Where is The Boot and Shoe located?

Situated in Penrith, this inn is within 6 mi (10 km) of Eden Valley, Hutton in the Forest, and Dalemain Country Park. Crafty Monkeys and Penrith & Eden Museum are also within 6 mi (10 km).

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Reviews

The Boot and Shoe Reviews

8.6

Excellent

8.8

Cleanliness

9.2

Location

9.2

Staff & service

8.2

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 71 out of 144 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 51 out of 144 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 17 out of 144 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 144 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 144 reviews

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location to explore the Lakes. Staff were very fiendly and helpful. Bed was very comfortable; tea and coffee in the room. I didn't have breakfast as I was meeting friends elsewhere.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Rosemary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean room, lovely location and great breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Gemma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Brilliant pub and place to stay! Staff were lovely and very welcoming. Food was amazing, I had the chicken burger and a very good fry up in the morning. I would highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Staff & service
Massive big breakfast and very hospitable owner.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great value and a fab location.

Incredibly friendly staff, lovely location, a great breakfast and a beer garden in a pretty village green location
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room was spacious, food quality was good and quantity was plentiful. Staff were very personable. All in all we would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Justine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very welcoming, staff pleasant, comfortable room & excellent food.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic hosts,lovely friendly pub. Couldn’t ask for more. We will be returning. Hidden gem
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Place with lots of character snd friendly,genuine staff
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Byron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely Find

Lovely stay. Room clean and comfortabe, bar food good and breakfast excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Absolute gem

An absolute gem of a place. Great facilities, great staff and wonderful food! Quirky and welcoming - just go, you’ll love it!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fab place to stay

So so friendly ! The fog and I were made to feel very welcome
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Verified

6/10 Okay

Jade

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Room was cold and noisy, but good location.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hospitable staff, quiet location and ample free parking. Thank you. :-)
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very welcoming hosts, clean, cosy room. Nothing was too much trouble. Would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sau Kin Tracey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed only for 1 night with my 16 year old, as was passing through Lake District and the hospitality was amazing. All the staff was smiling and helpful. Breakfast was scrumptious. Would definitely stay sgsin.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A great stay with lots to see and do.

From walking into the pub we were welcomed like we were known to the staff. Everyone said hello. We had a lovely walk around the town. It is super popular whatever time of day you call in. The locals are always popping in. The evenings are popular with people wanting to dine.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Verified

6/10 Okay

KM

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

No frills,clean basic pub accommodation

Have stayed here b4, about 6 years ago. Nothing seems to have changed in that time. None, if any, up grades, especially in the bathroom, which was one we had last time. That said, it was warm, clean and served my purpose. The towels were large, thick and in new condition. (Not always the case in every place)
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Pauline

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
The Boot and Shoe is a typical country pub . Full of character . We stayed for one night. The room was basic but comfortable. Shower was good . It was very quiet from around 10pm so we had a good sleep. All the staff were cheerful , friendly and helpful. Food was excellent. We had the evening meal which was delicious . I had the pork belly from the specials board , Breakfast was very good too. We had the full English .
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Verified

6/10 Okay

NIGEL

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
There were problems with service at supper time. Otherwise very friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
Verified

6/10 Okay

Andy

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is an old historic property with bags of character. Having said that, the seats in the dining area were torn and in a poor condition. Simple things like no bedside cupboard on one side of bed. No socket near the mirror and nowhere to place toiletries in the bathroom. The staff were very helpful and friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

GUY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff at the Boot and Shoe were lovely - they were friendly and helpful during our stay. The cooked breakfast was excellent. We had booked a table for dinner but unfortunately the table we’d been allocated wasn’t great so we dined elsewhere. The staff were really apologetic and gave us a complimentary round of drinks to make up for this. The room itself was fine. The bed was ok and the room was clean. It felt a bit tired though and needed a bit of updating. A good stay overall, especially thanks to the team at The Boot and Shoe.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
Verified

6/10 Okay

Joanne

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly service, good food, nice bedding and towels. Towels changed and bed made, bins emptied which was nice. HOWEVER Terrible bed, worst I have ever tried to sleep in. Rooms very dated like 1960s and very dark, lovely hair dryer but no socket any where near a mirror. Kettle etc on a dark cubby with no light. Rooms directly above the main bar with no sound proofing. Kitchen smell very strong on bedroom, fat bur ing made my eyes smart kitchen yards away with from bedroom, no door, and little extraction, cigarette smoke coming into bedroom from customers smoking outside pub front door. Booked table in restaurant for a meal, was instead seated in the bar as a single elderly lady not the best place to be seated on a Saturday night. All in all apart from food very disappointing stay.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Graham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quirky, but a typical old Inn. Nice welcome, room spacious and nice large bed (room 4). Strange to find only one coffee cup, and only one sachet of shower gel. Wishing of which, it's only a combined bath tap and shower head. And due to the bath position/ceiling profile, there was no possibility to stand up for a shower. Be aware that the wall between the bathroom and next doors bathroom must be exceptionally thin. Noise and discussions were very clear... and especially a young child telling her mother that she had poo'd in the bath! Enjoyed the evening meal - chicken korma and the beef lasagne. Generous portions and tasty. Then breakfast. Not as good as expected. The lack of chef was explained several times, and my wife's request for poached egg wasn't met with enthusiasm, so she had the standard full English. I must add though that she could have had the poached egg, but "it would be 10 minutes". After about 15 minutes our full English breakfasts arrived! Very little phone signal (EE) but there is free WiFi. Don't take this to be a bad review. The location alone is fantastic, and this seems a well loved pub - by both locals and visitors. Would we return? Possibly. We have stopped elsewhere and gone out of our way to return. This one is more of a "maybe", depending on the circumstances and time of year.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good hearty breakfest,, excellent
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025