Welcome to The Queens:
We're a traditional, friendly pub in the heart of a beautiful lakeland village, a few miles south of Penrith and short walk from Ullswater.
We serve fresh, homemade food all day everyday and our menu includes extensive gluten-free options (even fish and chips!).
Dogs and children are welcome. We open at 12pm, 7 days a week and food is served until 9pm.
Winter at the Queens Head
British Pub Pie Week Champion:
The Queens Head's own head chef, Craig Hennessey has won the 2011 Pub Pie Champion with his spectacular Cumberland Tattie Pot.. The pie delighted the judges of this year’s award – a panel of experts from the Craft Guild of Chefs, The Morning Advertiser and Jus-Rol Professional who awarded 23 year old Craig the prestigious British Pie Week Pub Pie Champion accolade.
His winning pie is a new take on a traditional Cumbrian specialty that was regularly enjoyed by local huntsmen and farmers and features shortcrust pastry, Herdwick Hoggart lamb, garlic cloves, potatoes, carrots, shallots and local black pudding accompanied by red cabbage containing a secret recipe. At the heart of a tasty pie are great ingredients and Craig prides himself on his long and close relationship with local food suppliers such as Felltop Meats…
See britishpieweek.co.uk for the full story.
New Faces, Old Places
Queens Head front bar
Askham is beautiful village on the eastern edge of the English Lake District. The Queens Head inn, right in the heart of Askham, is probably about as traditional a village pub as you can get. The building dates back to somewhere in the late 17th century.
The pub was taken over by Askhamites Katharine Duckitt and Tommy Martin on January 21st, 2010.
New Food
Queen's Head Dining Room
Our chefs Craig and Chris produce a range of fresh seasonal food. Everything is fresh, everything is homemade. All of our meats come from top local farmers.
We open at 12pm every day, and offer a full menu all day, everyday, until 9pm.
Check our menu page for details of what is on offer at the Queens at the moment.