Sun Hotel

Fantastic garden views of the fells - best view of any pub I've visited across the UK. Good ale selection. They have stopped serving food currently though although I wasn't there for food. Good to know if you plan on eating here, best to check as it was a temporary thing.

Nice pub, nice but expensive beer. (Avoid it this year (2022) and went to the Black Bull at the bottom of the hill which has reasonably priced ales.) 2021- First time I've paid 4.50 for real ale! Sad really, as I normally have a couple of pints when I visit any pub. I guess these are difficult times, but one thing leads to another and instead of selling four modern 95% pints for say 4 a pint, I chosen to cut back and just have two. Do the Maths, or Math if you want to be grammaticalyl retentive.

Lovely location. Nice hotel. Mixture of styles. Some bits and pieces in bed rooms/ bath rooms need attention. Very friendly staff and a very good breakfast. No food at night however. Good off road parking

Best pub in Coniston. Shame no chef right now so no food. Ideally located at bottom of coppermines path to the old man. Good beer.

We stayed overnight here last year, and popped back in for food a week ago. Think of the Sun Inn and you think of Coniston. Lovely little place with lots of character, good pub food and service

Excellent beer, well the amber was. A pity they'd got too many "golden" ales which rarely please and alas, no chef!

Good pub at the end of our walk and the first pub we came to - so in we went! The beer was okay but not as good as others in the village. The price was a bit more than others too, hence the 4 stars. However, a good walkers pub with a good atmosphere post walk.

Stayed for the weekend recently. The staff were excellent but the accommodation was a bit faulty towers. Smallest room I've ever stayed in. Radiator in the bathroom didn't work so it was like being outside in there. Shower had a mind of its own. So did the toilet flush. needs a bit of work

Called in for a few pints after a wet walk Good beer selection & a warm welcome

We stopped off for our tea before our drive back home after a lovely day with our friends and puppies. Staff are lovely and kind, the service and food was great. The food is just what you need after a day out on the lake, very tasty and filling. Amazing views and dog friendly! The decor inside was fresh and cosey. Perfect little hotel. I'm so glad we found it. What more can you want. We can't wait to stay over on our next visit. I highly recommend to all our family and friends. Thank you so much it's beautiful! X

Simple things, simple minds this pub has a decent pint, and a smile behind the bar.

Good bar of real ales mainly local micros but all at outrageous prices. We have had a weeks holiday in coniston for the past ten years but this was our last. Standards down prices sky high. The same beer brewed less than five hundred yards away is sixty pence a pint dearer than it is in Broughton about seven miles away and seventy pence dearer than my local and we are asked to surport our local micro breweries.just a rip off. the beer in question is Bluebird Coniston bitter ABV 3.6 BREWED AT THE Black Bull in coniston.

Don't know about the hotel but the pub is very cosy. Great selection of real ales. Not eaten there but seen other people eating and the food looked top notch. bit on the expensive side but then where isn't in the Lake District. Also has beer garden with superb views.

This is simply one of the best pubs in the world! A fantastic cavern like tap room with a fabulous and often changing range of real ales, it's a warm and snuggly place to spend an evening after a long day hill walking. Then there's the amazing food, local sausages, roast duck, pates, soups mmmmmm! Besides Coniston being the best village in the Lakes The Sun is the best pub (though The Black Bull does give it a run for it's money on occaision), definitely worth a visit if you're in the idea. I've never been there in the summer but I have it on good authority that the beer garden is a pleasant way to spend a sunny afternoon too.

I first visited the Sun Hotel on during a particularly ill advised camping trip on a very wet night in March. As we were only in Coniston for one night, we decided to do an eating tour: basically each course in a different pub, sampling the real ales and wines along the way. The Sun, situated at the foot of Coniston 'Old Man' was chosen by a regular visitor to the area from our group, to provide our main course. Unfortunately, as with all our expeditions, eating or otherwise, this didn't go quite to plan - the real ales in our starter pub distracted the boys for a little too long and by the time we ventured out on the short walk up the hill, the sun had set and stopped serving food.

We did stay for a drink with the very friendly Landlord, well, it would be rude not to, and had a great chat with him in the cosy bar area typical of historical inns in the area with its stone walls, exposed beams and roaring log fire. There is a great choice of beers and wines here, but my friend's evening was well and truly made when he perused the impressive whisky selection. Oh, and they sell bags of yummy vegetable crisps, which kept us going for a couple of rounds before we went off in search of a more substantial main course.

I was disappointed not to see this place in the daytime, as it has impressive views down to Lake Coniston, and is truly picturesque. I am sure though that I will make the effort to pop in for lunch some time in the near future.