Ennerdale
Bradley's Riding Centre & Bed and Breakfast
http://www.walk-rest-ride.co.uk/Stayed at this place in the bunkhouse Saturday and I cant recommend it highly enough, paid £25 for the night with a full English Breakfast. The Bunkhouse sleeps 10 and they have a double and two twin rooms all sharing the same facilities. One shower, one toilet and one fully stocked kitchen including a washing machine and microwave as well as all crockery and even the basics tea and coffee, washing up liquid, shower gel etc.
Just like a YHA setup with the private rooms and bunkroom apart from sharing the toilet and shower. If full there would be a wait to use the shower but that to me is not the end of the world. Had a great front room with big leather couch and chairs, wood burning stove powering the central heating system, TV, games, books and cards. Really cosy on a evening in a traditional working farm environment.
Not for you if you don't like the idea of sharing the bunkhouse and B&B with possible strangers but the idea of meeting new like minded people in such a great place is to me one of the attractions .
They do camping as well with a breakfast if you like and have caravan hook up available although the roads leading to the farm are narrow with passing places so if your a nervous caravanner its not for you. The owners Dorothy and Graham are salt of the earth and cant do enough to make your stay a nice one.
I can imagine this place on a winters night full of walkers with the roaring fire going and the beer flowing and it being a right good night. Would make a great place for a forum meet to book it out for 10 people
so may just do that next year sometime.
Ennerdale Bridge is just down the road with 2 pubs and so Cleator Moor for your usual stores and take aways. Great place and worth a try if you don't mind sharing etc