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Restaurants and accommodation in ENGLAND

Restaurants and accommodation in London

Restaurants and accommodation in South East England

(Kent, Essex, Dorset, Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex)

Restaurants and accommodation in South West England

(Wilts, Somerset, Devon & Cornwall)

Restaurants and accommodation in Thames & Chilterns

(Berks, Herts, Oxford)

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(Cambridge, Norfolk, suffolk)

Restaurants and accommodation in East Midlands

(Derby, Leics, Lincs, Notts)

Restaurants and accommodation in Heart Of England

(Glous, Hereford, Shrops, Staffs, Warwick, West Mids, Worcs)

Restaurants and accommodation in North East England

(Cleveland, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, Yorks)

Restaurants and accommodation in North West England

(Cheshire, Cumbria & The Lakes, Lancs, Manchester, Merseyside)

A - Z List UK Restaurants, cafes Hotels, guest houses and B&B's offering vegetarian and vegan food

(By Business Name)

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. 

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Donald Watson vegan founder climbing in the lake district

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.   C a w org

 

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 org

 

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 and e-mail purefood@greenvalleyorganic.co.uk    R/C c w org

 

The Quaker Tapestry and Tearooms, tel 01539 722975, Quaker Tapestry Exhibition Centre, Friends Meeting House, Stramongate, Kendal LA9 4BH.   C c

 

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.   R/C L c w org

 

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 a  w org

 

Mardale Inn, tel 01931 713244, Bampton, Penrith CA10 2RQ.   P L a

 

 

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.   R/C L c

 

 

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.   R/C L c

 

The Vegetarian Restaurant/Jim’s Café, tel 01282 868868, 19-21 Newmarket Street, Colne BB8 9BJ.   R L c

 

Sokrates Greek Taverna, tel 01204 692100, 80 Winter Hey Lane, Horwich, Bolton BL6 7NZ.   R L a

 

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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