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The Pheasant Inn, Bassenthwaite vs L'Enclume

Both The Pheasant Inn and L'Enclume are recommended by expert writers. Overall, L'Enclume is preferred by most professionals compared to The Pheasant Inn. L'Enclume has a TripExpert Score of 87 with positive reviews from 3 reviews including Travel + Leisure, The Telegraph and Michelin Guide.

The Pheasant Inn, Bassenthwaite
The Pheasant Inn, Bassenthwaite
8 / 10
Bassenthwaite Lake, Bassenthwaite CA13 9YE
From $180 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Restaurant
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Fodor's Fodor's
"Halfway between Cockermouth and Keswick at the northern end of Bassenthwaite Lake, this traditional 18th-century coaching inn exudes English coziness without the usual Lakeland fussiness." Full review
The Telegraph The Telegraph
8.0
"A traditional country inn, quietly tucked away by Bassenthwaite Lake, offering comfortably cottage-style bedrooms and good-value food. Plus, there’s an unexpectedly large hidden garden." Full review
Independent Independent
"Ideally placed for quaint country views along The Sandstone Trail, The Pheasant Inn is a country pub with rooms that dates back to around 1650"
L'Enclume
L'Enclume
8 / 10
Cavendish St, Cartmel LA11 6PZ
From $0 /night
  • Free Internet
  • Free Breakfast
  • Restaurant
  • Accessible
  • Bathrobes
  • Flatscreen TV
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Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"Inventive, modern cooking uses top quality produce to create dishes with a pleasing lightness and a superb balance of flavours. Home-grown and foraged ingredients feature highly." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Since the opening of this great value hotel in 2002, chef-owner Simon Rogan’s inventive cooking has quietly grown in acclaim, culminating in a Michelin star for the restaurant in 2005." Full review
The Telegraph The Telegraph
9.0
"Simon Rogan's two-Michelin-starred restaurant plus handful of rooms stay true both to the simple village location and rich surrounding land." Full review
Independent Independent
"This is a wonderfully higgledy-piggledy sort of place, actually a restaurant with a smattering of cottage rooms dotted around the village of Cartmel"