Blenkinsopp Castle Inn & Bistro

Please Ignore the recent 1* reviews, there obviously seems to be a little bit of jealousy of how perfect this little hidden Gem actually is!! Myself and my partner stayed in our campervan in the rear car park of the pub after a very busy day doing part of our Nland250 tour. We came across blenkinsopp Castle Inn via a campervan Facebook group and after seeing how many people rated this place we thought we would give it a try. Well let me tell you, from start to finish this has to be one of the best pub stop overs we have ever done. The owners where very welcoming, polite and professional, the food was absolutely insane, that good on the evening we had to go for breakfast in the morning too!!! (all cooked fresh) Harry who was working the bar was extremely professional, polite and also very welcoming. The decor of this pub is beautiful (all done by the owners) with a beautiful open fire 🔥 The locals are all very friendly and welcoming into the pub, one of the locals organises bingo & quiz nights in the pub, we actually got involved in the quiz night and it was extremely fun! Felt like we actually made some very good friends! The history of this pub is also insane! Definitely read up on this. All round we had a perfect stay and was so pleased to find this hidden gem! We have added it onto our Park4night camping app to share with others how beautiful this place really is. We will be back very soon!!! Matt & Jen x

We were on a 10-day UK vacation, and this was one of our overnight stays and the most enjoyable! Great B&B. The entire staff was awesome. We had fish and chips at numerous locations but theirs was by far the best. The pub was great (especially the local gentleman and his German Sheppard!). The breakfast is included and was great. We were there to visit the Housesteads Roman fort nearby and very glad I stumbled upon this hidden gem. Stay here if you plan to be in the area, you won't be disappointed!

We are so glad we chose this place for our overnight stop for the drive between Wales and Scotland. The original castle was built in the 1300s, and was restored in the 1800s as a mansion. A fire ravaged it in the 1950s, and it was rebuilt into the inn that it is today, incorporating some of the original castle structure. The guest rooms are small, but modern, but the best part of this place so far is the pub. It's a popular spot for the locals, and we found ourselves to be most welcome guests, spending the evening enjoying good food, drink, and company before we turned in for the night. We chose this place simply due to its proximity to the ruins of Birdoswald Roman Fort and the adjacent sections of Hadrian's Wall. We certainly chose well. This will be one of the more memorable evenings of this vacation (our honeymoon).