Vegetarian Restaurant Guide to
NORTH WEST ENGLAND
Vegetarian Manchester and The Lake District
Cheshire,
Cumbria & The Lakes, Lancs, Manchester, Merseyside
see also
Liverpool Vegetarians -
Manchester Vegetarians
Vegetarian Visitor Guide 2007 - Places to eat,
drink and stay, dairy free, Vegan and Vegetarian. Restaurants,
Cafes,Pubs, Hotels, guest Houses and B&B’s offering
accommodation, food and drink that vegetarians and vegans can enjoy.
Vote for your favourites at www.vegan-awards.org.uk/
Donald
Watson who created the word vegan and founded The Vegan Society in 1944
lived for most of his life in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Donald loved walking and up until the year he died he would always walk up to the top of a hill for his birt
hday.
The
lake district has a number of award winning vegetarian restaurants and
even a 100% vegetarian country house Hotel in a stately house
frequented by great poets.
NORTH WEST ENGLAND
Cheshire
Cafés, restaurants, pubs
Sokrates Greek Taverna, tel 0161 282 0050, 25A
Northenden Road, Sale M33 2DH. R L a
Cumbria
Accommodation
Rothay Manor, tel 015394 33605, fax 015394 33607,
Rothay Bridge, Ambleside LA22 0EH
e-mail: hotel@rothaymanor.co.uk
website: www.rothaymanor.co.uk
Award-winning Country House Hotel in the heart of the
Lake District. Ideal for walking, sightseeing or relaxing. Renowned for the
warm, friendly atmosphere; excellent restaurant. Rooms and suites for families
and disabled guests. Free use of nearby Leisure Centre.
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Lancrigg Vegetarian Country House Hotel, tel 015394
35317, Easedale, Grasmere, Cumbria LA22 9QN
e-mail: info@lancrigg.co.uk
website: www.lancrigg.co.uk
Peace and relaxation in historic country house with
comfortable accommodation. Some rooms with whirlpool baths. International
vegetarian cuisine. Special diets. Restaurant fully certified organic.
Therapies and entry to country health spa available. Stunning mountain setting
with 30 acres private grounds.
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Ardrig, tel 01539 736879, 144 Windermere Road, Kendal LA9
5EZ
website: www.ardrigvegetarian.com
Ardrig is a quiet, friendly home with clean
comfortable rooms. Positively non-smoking. Breakfast is vegetarian/vegan,
fresh, filling, mostly Fairtrade, organic food. Convenient for Kendal shops,
restaurants, Arts Centre, museums and transport links. Bicycle store available.
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Park House Farm B&B, Self-Catering and Camping,
tel 015396 24742, Langdale, Gaisgill, Orton, Penrith CA10 3UH
e-mail: stay@parkhousefarm.com
website: www.parkhousefarm.com
Eighteenth-century farmhouse offering: holiday
cottage, Dinner B&B, camping barn and camping at an 8-acre organic farm at
the foot of Howgill Fells – an imposing range of unique velvet-domed hills. On
the edge of the Yorkshire Dales and a stone’s throw from the Lake District. See
our geese and rare breed Hebridean sheep!
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The Screes Hotel, tel and fax 019467 26262, Nether
Wasdale, Seascale CA20 1ET. e-mail: info@thescreesinnwasdale.com H INS CatA L DA Ve NS CN Acc12
Hazel Bank Country House, tel 017687 77248, fax 017687
77373, Rosthwaite, Borrowdale, Keswick CA12 5XB. e-mail: enquiries@hazelbankhotel.co.uk G INS CatA L DA Ve NS Acc16
Nab Cottage, tel 015394 35311, fax 015394 35493,
Rydal, Ambleside LA22 9SD
e-mail: tim@nabcottage.com
website: www.rydalwater.com
In the heart of the Lake District, Nab Cottage is
beautifully situated overlooking Rydal Water and surrounded by mountains. It
dates from the 16th century and has many literary associations.
Cosy, informal atmosphere – delicious home-cooked food. Shiatsu, massage and
Reiki available.
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Sefton House, tel 01229 582190, 34 Queen Street,
Ulverston LA12 7AF
e-mail: info@seftonhouse.co.uk
website: www.seftonhouse.co.uk
Sefton House is a clean and comfortable family-run
guest house, centrally located in the traditional market town of Ulverston. Our
vegetarian breakfasts are freshly prepared using locally-grown, organic and
Fairtrade ingredients wherever possible. We cater for special diets.
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St John’s Lodge, tel 015394 43078, fax 015394 88054, Lake
Road, Windermere LA23 2EQ
e-mail: mail@st-johns-lodge.co.uk
website: www.st-johns-lodge.co.uk
‘Vegetarian accommodation at affordable prices’
En-suite room prices from £50.00 per night including
our fabulous choice of breakfasts.
• Vegetarian-owned guest house with a spectacular
choice of breakfasts; • Exclusively for non-smoking adults (children over 12
welcome); • 10 minutes walk from Windermere village and the lake at Bowness
Bay; • Close to restaurants, pubs, shops and train/bus station (15 minutes
walk); • Daily choice of over 15 vegetarian and vegan home-made breakfasts; •
Many Gluten-Free choices; • Café Direct Fair Trade teas and coffee; • Free internet
access including 24 hour wi-fi for laptop owners; • Free access to nearby
luxury leisure club; • A pet-free environment; • Options for non-vegetarian
visitors.
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Cafés, restaurants, pubs
Siskins Café, tel 017687 78410, Whinlatter Visitor
Centre, Braithwaite, Keswick CA12 5TW.
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Watermill Café, tel 016974 78267, Priests Mill,
Caldbeck, Wigton CA7 8DR. C a
Quince & Medlar Restaurant, tel 01900 823579, 13
Castlegate, Cockermouth CA13 9EU. R L c
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The Green Valley Organic Restaurant at Lancrigg, tel
015394 35317, Lancrigg, Grasmere LA22 9QN
Fully organic. Healthy, delicious and nutritious.
Special diets. Majority organic ingredients. Open every day for breakfasts,
lunches, afternoon teas and evening meals. Stunning location, ½ mile Grasmere
village. Website www.greenvalleyorganic.co.uk
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The Quaker Tapestry and Tearooms, tel 01539 722975,
Quaker Tapestry Exhibition Centre, Friends Meeting House, Stramongate, Kendal
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The Union Jack Café, tel 01539 722458, 15 Kirkland,
Kendal LA9 5AF. C L a
Waterside Wholefoods Vegetarian Café/Restaurant &
Shop, tel 01539 729743/733252, Kent View, Waterside, Kendal LA9 4DZ
Open Monday-Saturday 8.30am-4.30pm. Unique food –
unique location. Providing the finest quality vegetarian and vegan food in a
traffic-free pedestrian walkway alongside the tree-lined River Kent. www.watersidewholefood.co.uk C L c w org
The Lakeland Pedlar Wholefood Café, tel 017687 74492,
Hendersons Yard, Bell Close, Keswick CA12 5JD.
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Maysons Restaurant, tel 017687 74104, 33 Lake Road,
Keswick CA12 5DQ. R/C L a
The Watermill, tel 01768 881523, Little Salkeld,
Penrith CA10 1NN. C c w org
The Village Bakery Restaurant, tel 01768 881811,
Melmerby, Penrith CA10 1HE. R/C L
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Mardale Inn, tel 01931 713244, Bampton, Penrith CA10
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Isle of Man
Accommodation
Fernleigh Hotel, tel and fax 01624 842435, Marine
Parade, Peel IM5 1PB. e-mail: fernleigh@manx.net G INS CatB Ve NS Acc22
Cafés, restaurants, pubs
Greens Vegetarian Restaurant, tel 01624 629129, Steam
Railway Station, Bank Hill, Douglas IM1 4LL.
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Lancashire, Greater Manchester
and Merseyside
Accommodation
Cameo Hotel, tel and fax 01253 626144, 30 Hornby Road,
Blackpool FY1 4QG.
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Cafés, restaurants, pubs
Red Triangle Café, tel 01282 832319, 160 St James
Street, Burnley BB11 1NR
Just off Burnley town centre, we are an informal
daytime café (Tuesday to Saturday) and a relaxed candlelit bistro for evening
meals – Fridays, Saturdays and other evenings on request. We also provide
buffets for events within travelling distance.
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The Vegetarian Restaurant/Jim’s Café, tel 01282
868868, 19-21 Newmarket Street, Colne BB8 9BJ.
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Sokrates Greek Taverna, tel 01204 692100, 80 Winter
Hey Lane, Horwich, Bolton BL6 7NZ. R L
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Blackburne House Café Bar, tel 0151 708 3929,
Blackburne House, Blackburne Place, off Hope Street, Liverpool L8 7PE
The relaxed ambience, eclectic mix of vegetarian and
non-vegetarian dishes and wickedly tempting selection of desserts make the
Blackburne House Café/Bar an experience not to be missed. C L a
Everyman @ Blackwell’s, tel 0151 709 0025, Blackwell
University Bookshop, University of Liverpool, Alsop Building, Brownlow Hill,
Liverpool L3 5TX. C a org
Everyman Bistro, tel 0151 708 9545, 5-9 Hope Street,
Liverpool L1 9BH. R/C/P L a org
Greenfish Café, tel 0151 707 8592, 11 Upper Newington,
Liverpool L1 2SR. C c
Yuet Ben Restaurant, tel 0151 709 5772, 1 Upper Duke
Street, Liverpool L1 9DU
Liverpool’s first and original Peking-style
restaurant. Same family-run restaurant since 1968. www.yuetben.co.uk R L a
Earth Vegetarian Café & Juice Bar, tel 0161 834
1996, 16-20 Turner Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester M4 1DZ
10.00-7.00 Tuesday-Friday, 10.00-5.00 Saturday. Fresh,
seasonal home cooking. Fairtrade, vegan, ethical food, juices and drinks. C c
On the Eighth Day Vegetarian Health Food Shop and
Café, tel 0161 273 4878, 111 Oxford Road, Manchester M1 7DU. C L c w org
Everyman @ Blackwell’s, tel 0161 273 8000, Blackwell
University Bookshop, The Precinct Centre, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9RN. C a org
Tampopo, tel 0161 819 1966, 16 Albert Square,
Manchester M2 5PF. R L a
Bear Café, tel 01706 813737, 29 Rochdale Road,
Todmorden OL14 7LA. R/C c w org
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