23March2017

Fine Dining Lake District Restaurant awarded two AA Rosettes

We are absolutely delighted to share the news that our fine dining Fell Restaurant has scooped two coveted AA Rosettes.

Head Chef Jonathon Bell only took up his position at The Pheasant at the start of the year and to be awarded two rosettes and after just ten weeks in post is truly fantastic. We are very proud of the excellent food Jonathon produces each day and really pleased to see The Pheasant recognised for all the hard work and effort we put in to preparing and serving exceptional Cumbrian food.

05March2017

New Spring Menu at our Lake District Bistro

Home cured Pastrami, pickled beets, horseradish cream, watercress salad

Our new Spring menu has now arrived in our Bistro and is packed full of mouth-watering dishes. In fact, just writing about it on here has made us feel very hungry! The new menu features some of our most popular dishes such as our Home-Made Scotch Egg, Twice Baked Local Cheese Soufflé, Confit of Duck and our delicious Fish and Chips. However, joining these are a selection of new seasonal spring dishes created by our Head Chef Jonathon Bell including Thai Infused Chicken Curry, Shoulder of Lamb and Fillet of Hake with Saffron Potato.

19January2017

Ling Fell - an easy Lake District walk with lovely views

We are certainly very blessed to be situated by the beautiful north western fells of the Lake District which offer many great walking routes.

20December2016

Merry Christmas from The Pheasant Inn

On behalf of all the team at the Pheasant Inn, we would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

15December2016

10 things you didn’t know about The Pheasant Inn

The Bar at The Pheasant Inn, Bassenthwaite

As well as being a great place to stay and eat, our historic Lake District Inn is full of fascinating facts. Here are 10 things you may or may not know about us and one or two to look out for on your next visit with us.

22November2016

Autumn Photo competition winner announced

We have been overwhelmed by the amount and quality of entries into our Autumn photo competition and a huge thank-you to everyone who entered.

It gives us great pleasure to announce that the lucky winner was Rachel Greengrass. with a picture of her black Labrador Retriever named Baxter against a backdrop of burnt orange, brown and yellow leaves. It was one of three photos with the most Facebook 'Likes' out of 34 entrants and was picked at random to become the overall winner. Rachel receives the prize of a two-night break at The Pheasant complete with dinner in the Bistro one evening and hearty Cumberland breakfasts each morning.

08November2016

Featured Recipe of Roast Venison from Head Chef Mark Dickson

Roast Venison Recipe - Pheasant Inn Bassenthwaite

We are often asked about the recipes for the dishes we make and our new Head Chef, Mark Dickson is going to share seasonal recipe ideas throughout the year, so keep an eye on our blog for updates.