Dalston Hall Hotel

Situated just a few miles from Junction 42 of the M6 and just a couple of miles south west of Carlisle Dalston Hall is well situated for business in the Carlisle area and as a pleasant stop if travelling further North. The Hotel is a former 15th Century mansion with extensive grounds and gardens. The Hall has a substantial history and was used by Generals laying siege to Carlisle during the Jacobite Rebellion. Inside the hotel many original features remain including a superb banqueting hall complete with minstrels gallery above. There is no doubt this hotel would make an excellent venue for a wedding or similar celebration. It would provide some excellent ...  Read the complete review

Coming from Plumbland in the Lake District, my wife (as a newly wed it amuses me writing that!) wanted our wedding ceremony to be held at Plumbland church near to her home and the following celebrations to be near by. We spent a number of weekends travelling across to the Lakes (we live in Newcastle Upon Tyne) looking for a venue for the 'do'. After visiting more than 20 different venues we narrowed our choices down to a select few, then finally deciding upon Dalston Hall. We made this decision based on cost, the numbers the hotel could accommodate for the wedding breakfast, the setting and the location of the venue. At first we were a little ...  Read the complete review

This is a 15th century castellated mansion, it is in the heart of Dalston village, a quaint village 15 minutes away from the historic city of Carlisle. I stayed there with my husband for two nights, and dined in the Grill Room on our first night. The meal was fantastic, my husband ordered a porterhouse steak and i have to say it was the largest steak we have ever seen! The meat was cooked to perfection, I had the tuna which was freshly caught. For dessert I had the chefs recommendation of the strawberry cheesecake which was delicious and my husband had the toffee pudding it was fantastic. I would defintely recommend this hotel, the staff were very courteous and ...  Read the complete review