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The Black Swan - A Special Place to Stay

The Black Swan

Ravenstonedale, Kirkby Stephen
Cumbria, England, CA17 4NG

Phone: 01539 623204

Secretly Famous™ for…

Our unspoilt location in a beautiful conservation village with lots of little extras and gorgeous locally sourced food.

A welcoming village inn situated in an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the conservation village of Ravenstonedale. Perfect for walking the Howgill fells or touring the Lakes and Yorkshire Dales, our family run hotel offers a relaxed, informal home-from-home where our guests can enjoy excellent home cooked food, wines and ales, along with great coffee and gorgeous home-made cakes and scones.

The hotel is ideally located to enjoy local walks, relax in our lovely riverside garden, with resident red squirrels, play the nearby 9-hole Riverside golf course (loan clubs available) or enjoy a game of tennis on the village court (rackets available). Free wireless broadband access is also available in the bars and lounge.

We have recently refurbished the hotel while retaining many original period features and character. Our dining rooms are beautifully decorated and are elegant, yet informal, where our guests can enjoy lunch or dinner daily.

Alan & Louise Dinnes

Rooms:
All our rooms have en-suites (except one pretty room with private bathroom) and provide beautiful, traditional, individually designed and comfortable accommodation with little extras which we hope will make your stay special.

Meals:
We are proud of our food and are constantly working to improve our selection and source new, local ingredients to add to our ever changing, seasonal menu. We have a talented team in our kitchen and enjoy making our own soups, cakes and puddings. Guests can choose to dine in either of our beautifully restored and decorated restaurants or in the bar.

Closed:
Rarely.
A Special Place to Stay

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