Go to the top of Fell Lane and turn right onto Beacon Edge. There are fabulous views from here followed by a long descent to the B6412. Enjoy it while you can; the really serious bit is about to start.

Around Langwathby are the villages of Great Salkeld, Edenhall and Little Salkeld. If you are overnighting at Great Salkeld (the food at the Highland Drove is exceptional and the place is in the Michelin good pub food guide) then take a left along the B6412 for 3km. Great Salkeld is a pretty little village and the pub does B&B.

If you turn right onto the B6412 you are soon in the village of Edenhall, where the Eden Hall Country House offers splendid accommodation and fine cooking. Both villages are close to Langwathby, with its lovely village green and Shepherd pub. The nearest B&B to Langwathby itself is just out of the village, at Little Salkeld. The Atkinsons run an equine centre with accommodation. Clive and Sam are still doing some accommodation at Langstanes in the village, but said they were winding down.

Apart from the pub and shop there's even a railway station which services the popular Carlisle to Settle line. This area is popular for overnight stops because the villages are strategically well-placed for attacking Hartside and the other hills that make the next section the hardest. Melmerby, on the A686 about 5km from Langwathby is also popular. There's a pub there, a famous bakery but limited B & B.

Langwathby was a Viking settlement; Edenhall once boasted a fine stately home and Little Salkeld, with its watermill, is about 3km away - close to Long Meg and Little Meg stone circles. Long Meg comprises a megalith at the head of 60 stones some 360tt (115m) in diameter.

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Donald Newton		The Highland Drove Inn & Kyloes Restaurant, Great Salkeld, Langwathby, Penrith, CA11 9NA
Tel		01768 898349
Web		www.highland-drove.co.uk
Email		highlanddroveinn@btinternet.com
Rooms		3D, 2T
B&B		£35-£65
Evening meal		Bar: 2-courses £12. Restaurant 2-courses £20
Packed lunch		£7.50
Distance from route		3km - but worth every inch.

A real country pub with open fires, real ale, quality wines and beer garden. Excellent bar food with separate 'Kyloes' restaurant serving eclectic and award winning cuisine. Winner of Cumbria Dining Pub of the Year plus CAMRA's Real Ale Pub of the Year. Also in the Michelin 'inns with restaurants' guide. Top spot with well chosen wine list with a new pub, the Cross Keys, opening on the edge of Penrith.

Raymond & Nancy Atkinson		Bank House Farm, Little Salkeld, Langwathby, Penrith CA10 1NN
Tel		01768 881257
Mob		07878 536892
Email		bankhouseequ@aol.com
Rooms		Lots of accommodation possibilities for individuals and groups
B&B		£30
Pub		2km

B&B, self-catering, camping in converted barns and farm cottages for individuals , families or larger groups. Secure cycle storage. A warm friendly family welcome awaits. Static 39-foot caravan accommodation now available so can take large groups.

Paula & Wayne Williams		Eden Hall Country Hotel & Restaurant, Edenhall, Langwathby, CA11 8SX
Tel		01768 881454
Web		www.edenhallhotel.co.uk
Email		info@edenhallhotel.co.uk
Rooms		5S, 9D, 7T (E-S).
B&B		from £40
DB&B		from £59.50
Evening meal		£7.95 -£19.50 (for 3-course set dinner)
Packed lunch		£4.95
VisitBritain		2 star hotel

Star country house hotel in beautiful surroundings. Sky TV, telephone, tea/coffee in all rooms. Great chef. Secure cycle storage and drying facilities. Telephone for brochure. The new owners have introduced a very affordable and high end table d'hote (£19.50 for three courses).

The Black Swan		The Black Swan Inn, Culgaith, Penrith CA10 1QW
Telephone		01768 88223
Website		www.blackswanculgaith.co.uk
Email		info@blackswanculgaith.co.uk
Rooms		7 S/D/T
B&B		From £37.50
Evening meal		Around £20 for three courses

The Black Swan is three miles outside Langwathby on the B6412 but has a keen following on account of its lovely setting and excellent food. Ingredients are local and Richard the chef/owner also has a smokehouse. The menu is adventurous and on when the weather warrants it (much of the time) a roaring log fire welcomes guests, as does some excellent beer.