May 23, 2012
really big pub, with nice outside areas ... some with nice shelter and shade ... multi rooms ... nice windows to cellar and brewery ... friendly ... kids welcome ... good food and pretty damn decent beer,

March 11, 2012
A little busy as this is the local hotspot and the staff can be on edge becasue of it. But this is the place to get nearly every Watermill beer. Their food is excellent. A worthy visit but a strange experience. Dogs everywhere.

December 29, 2011
A nice brewpub (and popular dining spot) with a prodigious output. The Watermill Inn is just off the busy main road between Windermere and Kendal. It has a newly renovated feel about it, with rough stone whitewashed walls in the lounge, a personalised carpet, a conservatory area, a small patio and accommodation upstairs. There’s a big choice of beers with 8 taps in the main bar and another 8 in the lounge. They serve the Watermill’s own brews, many of which have dog-related names, as well as guest beers. Although it’s a pleasant place to visit just for a drink it is quite “foody” – everyone apart from us was eating when we were there early one Saturday evening. (Visited 22 October 2011).

July 29, 2011
Superb Lake District brewpub. Upto 16 cask ales available, with a good selection (usually 5) of their own. Lovely ambience, no piped or jukebox music or gaming machines, just a fine atmosphere. Good outdoor drinking area, exellent and varied food menu, accommodation is popular and of a good quality with some fine views from the rear rooms over to the fells. Good bottled beer range, real cider and Hoegaarden also available. What with the Hawkshead beer hall and the Eagle and Child within 2 miles, this is a goldmine of a beer hunters area and in such a gorgeous part of the world too.

May 24, 2011
A pub located near the main road heading to Windermere. Served by the 555 bus, which is worth noting because it would be a shame to be driving and have to miss the chance to explore the 16 real ales on tap. Several are brewed in the pub itself and others are local to the area. The bar area is quite cosy, the lounge area slightly less so because the eye is assaulted by a horrific pub carpet with a watermill motif (do you see what they did there?). Service is friendly and with a fine selection of beers to choose from it’s a good place to while away some time and try the local beers. The beers I tried (all from the in-house brewery) were in good condition and excellent. Some gentle walks in the outlying areas of Lakeland are possible from the door if you want to build a thirst first.

September 15, 2010
"Stoney" brew-pub in a converted saw mill, located in a tiny hamlet just a few steps off the A591 between Kendal and Windermere; 2 bars serve the several seating areas, up to 16 real ales (including 3 - 5 brews from the own brewery) are available - plus the inevitable lager fizz; the meals are very tasty; bring Your dog, pets are welcome in this watering hole.......