Tower Bank Arms
The 17th-century Near Sawrey inn immortalised in The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck.
Mains £16–£24About 1 hourDog friendlyNear Sawrey, Ambleside LA22 0LF

About
Owned by the National Trust, tenanted as a proper country pub. Local ales, hearty Cumbrian plates, low beams and a beer garden looking straight at Hill Top. Booking essential in season.
Roger Recommends
"Walk over from Roger Ground via the Claife bridleway — it's about an hour and earns you the pie."

