Good parking. Welcoming atmosphere when we arrived. Very helpful staff. Comfortable room. Lovely and warm. Fresh crisp bed linen. Hot water for a bath. Log fire burning. Bar open. Decor in hotel was tasteful and interesting. Breakfast room full of taxidermy art and antiques. Excellent breakfast. I could have stayed on....plan to return. Would be lovely outside when warmer too. Complimentary refreshments in room, toiletries and extras were a great touch. Only 7 miles from main road. Easily found by sat nav.

Mattress too soft. We think the bed frame might need tightening as a bit of movement detected. Bathroom door needed holes filling and decorated. No freestanding mirror or socket on table to sit and sort hair and make up.

The location is brilliant & quiet with good scenery & pleasant walks. The pub has an old world feel with tradional features fires etc. The restaurant has an extensive menu. The breakfast was really good & the staff very friendly & helpful.

We turned up on a Tuesday so the restaurant wasnt open which was a great pity as we like a 1 stop shop - bar, restaurant & room. We were directed to another pub the Kings Head, only about 150m walk, which was open for food.

The location is very pretty indeed, the pub really nice and the restaurant a nice treat. The rooms are prettily decorated while retaining the charm of the original building - I loved the bathroom. Great for couples.

I was there with my sister and we had a share a bed as there weren't any twins available. The bed was a little small for that - but super comfy. The food was a bit fancy for our walking holiday - but great for a special night out.

A delightful small hotel with very friendly and helpful staff. Warm and cosy despite the snow and freezing temperature outside which reached -6C one morning. The food at both breakfast and dinner was excellent and the restaurant has a strong and well-deserved reputation.

Personally, not too keen on a mattress topper which I find uncomfortable.

The food at breakfast was wonderful and had a fantastic choice. Dinner was exquisite, cooked to perfections and wonderfully presented. The room was quaint with a bathroom and very quiet.

The old floorboards had a tendency to creek when walking around, not much of an issue (part of the character of the building), but I guess could be heard late at night or early morning.

We had a lovely stay at The Black Swan, everything was perfect the room was beautiful and clean the bed was very comfortable we looked over to the stream, we had an evening meal in the restaurant which was excellent and beautifully presented the staff were very friendly and helpful with choosing from the menu, we finished off in the morning with a healthy cooked breakfast.

After staying close to the black swan in the summer and the staff being able to squeeze us in last minute for a table we couldn't sing their praises enough. The food was absolutely out of this world! We decided to treat our mum to an overnight stay for her 65th Birthday and we really enjoyed our stay. We will definitely be returning 😍

Great hospitality. The room was clean and comfortable, the service friendly and the food very good quality. Ravenstonedale is a small village, handy for the M6 Tebay. The village has 2 good pubs and a small golf course. Perfect for walking and relaxing. This was our third visit to the Black Swan, and I look forward to returning

Lovely characterful pub. Food was exceptional- both dinner and breakfast. Comfortable room and liked the provision of fresh milk in a small fridge just outside the room. Very convenient location in a lovely village setting just a few miles from the M6. Staff very friendly.

No Wi-Fi in the rooms (although it did us good to be disconnected for a while, so this really wasn’t a big deal!). Cost of rooms on the high side.

Lovely building with lots of charm & character & beautiful decor throughout, friendly helpful staff in all areas of the hotel, love the peaceful village location, good food & drinks, very cosy

Ourselves and friends would have liked some background music throughout our festive meal, everything eles was excellent