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Welcome to The Kings Arms

The Kings Arms Hotel in Temple Sowerby has a four hundred year history as a coaching inn, providing hospitality both to travellers on the old turnpike road and to early tourists – William Wordsworth and Samuel Coleridge chose the Kings Arms as a starting point for their exploration of the Lake District in 1799. In those days Temple Sowerby was known as “The Queen of Westmorland Villages”

The Kings Arms offers bed and breakfast or half board accommodation in comfortable, en-suite rooms. There is a bright and airy residents lounge reserved for guests staying in the Kings Arms, where you can read in front of the fire, play a board game or just put your feet up.

Situated right on the northern edge of Lake District National Park, and within easy reach of the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Yorkshire Dales National Park, the Kings Arms is the perfect base for exploring England's spectacular north country.

Opening Hours - Food

Breakfast - 8am - 9am everyday

Lunch - 12noon - 2pm weekdays (Mon - Fri) & 12noon - 3pm on weekends (Sat - Sun)

Evening Meal - 6pm - 9pm everyday (last orders at 8.45pm)

Opening Hours - Check In 

Everyday - 2pm - 9.30pm

Other check in times available by arrangement - just call the hotel on 017683 62944

• Guest comments

  A selection of recent comments from our valued customers

  Thursday 7th July 2016

  My wife and I were just passing The Kings Arms tonight and decided to stop for food. We had the mushroom and haggis starter, I had the New York burger and my wife had the stir fried chicken. The food was excellent, as was the beer and the service; we will certainly return. The only negative was the size of the portions - we couldn't eat it all! Brilliant!

  Tony C.

  Sunday 26th June 2016

  Enjoyed a two night stay here in a comfortable double room with en suite bathroom. The owners and staff were friendly and welcoming, we came with bikes to explore the area and were able to lock them up in a secure outhouse overnight. Our breakfasts and meals in the bar and restaurant in the evening were very good indeed!

  Kevin C.

  Thursday 9th June 2016

  We used this little pub as a stop over en route from The Midlands to Loch Lomand, and it was a great little find. 
  We had our dog with us and this really wasn't a problem. We were allowed to take him in the bar, where we had a lovely evening meal, and a table was set up for us in the bar area for breakfast (dogs are not allowed in the restaurant/breakfast room, nor are they allowed in rooms unattended)
  We were in room 7, which faces the road at the front of the property. It is such a quiet little village that there was hardly any traffic to disturb us, nor was there any noise from the downstairs bar. The village itself is very pretty. The room was very traditionally decorated, clean and comfortable. 
  A hearty breakfast and friendly hosts make this the perfect place to visit.

  Family J.

  Wednesday 25th May 2016

  We stayed one night here in room 8. Our room was spacious and quiet. Our hostess was very attentive to our needs. We ate dinner in the bar and enjoyed a good quality pub meal in a cosy and friendly environment and a hearty English breakfast the next morning.

  Tom W.

  Tuesday 24th May 2016

  Just arrived home from a 2 night stay with our dog at this fabulous establishment, management and staff were top notch, food and drink were superb, and the rooms were clean and comfortable. We could not have asked for any more and would recommend to anyone.
  Thanks for a lovely stay

  Michael E.