Gilpin Bridge Inn
Levens
Restaurant
📍 Bridge End, Levens, LA8 8EP
Photo: Peter McDermott (CC BY-SA 2.0)
- Traditional pub with log fire and home-cooked local food
- Function room available for meetings, parties and private dining
- Great base for cycling and walking near Windermere and Kendal
- 8 en-suite double rooms for weekend or midweek breaks
- Popular with business travellers needing accommodation in Cumbria
The Gilpin Bridge Inn is a family-run traditional pub and inn in Levens, Cumbria, offering 8 double en-suite bedrooms ideal for a weekend break or a relaxing mid-week treat exploring the local area. Enjoy cosy surroundings, a roaring log fire, a beer garden, and dog-friendly, wheelchair-accessible premises, plus a play area for children and a function room for meetings, private dining and celebrations. The kitchen serves locally sourced home-cooked pub food with a kid's menu. The location offers easy access to Windermere, Kendal and Grange Over Sands for cycling and walking, with Heron Corn Mill, the Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry, Lakeland Wildlife Oasis, and Windermere's Fellfoot beach nearby, plus Arnside station for onward travel.
How far to…
- Station
- 4.1 miles
- Beach
- 5.7 miles
- Heron Corn Mill
- 3.7 miles
- Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry
- 5 miles
- Lakeland Wildlife Oasis
- 5.3 miles
Practical details
- Families
- Family friendly with play area
Accommodation on site
- Rooms
Details taken from the operator's own website on 25 Oct 2026 — check current terms when you book.
Facilities
- ✓ Restaurant
- ✓ Playground
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ WiFi
- 🚆 Near a Train Station
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