Arnside:
Just up the road from Ye Olde Fighting Cocks, another Thwaites pub. Traditional-tending-to-modern-gastropub inside, and outside with clever glass screens to shelter you from the wind but not block the view, and heaters, making the outside space very pleasant. Great beer, food looked good (though we didn’t try it), friendly staff.
Arnside:
We wanted a few days away, so we stopped here: it’s a pub with rooms, not a hotel- but it’s both a comfortable place to stay, and a nice pub. Friendly landlord and staff, excellent Thwaites beer, wine, and food, and a great location just minutes from the station and with stunning views over the bay. Our room was pretty good too.
The pub was featured on Four in a Bed a few years ago.