Name: The Old Ginn House Inn
Address: Moor Road, Workington, CA14 1TS, GB

8/10

Excellent

22 Jul 2026

Laura

food lovely and plentyful

8/10

Excellent

17 Jul 2026

Shirley

Good food ,bedrooms ok and comfortable. Bar staff not very friendly, but everything else was fine

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2026

Trevor

Can’t fault the place. Clean and comfortable and a really good breakfast. Will use agin 100%

Self

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2026

Paul

Very clean and friendly.

8/10

Excellent

05 Jul 2026

Yvonne

The room was ok the bed was comfortable the bathroom was very small the food at night was excellent highly recommend but unfortunately the breakfast was not there was no gluten free options like cereal they had no decaffeinated tea the eggs were under cooked so all in all very disappointing the owner and his wife were very friendly the barman was very nice as well

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jun 2026

Brian

Amazing stay staff friendly lovely room lovely breakfast definitely recommend

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Jun 2026

Isn

The staff were very helpful food excellent

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2026

Ian

The food was very nice

10/10

Exceptional

23 Apr 2026

Mohammad yahya

The breakfast was fresh and tasty.

Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

12 Apr 2026

George

Generally OK but building is a bit tired.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2026

Christopher

Excellent Hotel, conveniently situated with ample parking, friendly staff and an excellent food menu and bar.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2025

Nigel

The stay was excellent as usual. Food superb

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2025

Brian

Excellent room. Staff friendly and helpful.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Nov 2025

Bernard Joseph

Great staff, good food

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

05 Nov 2025

Ryan

Was ok

Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Oct 2025

jake

This was a great stay for our family. Two adults and 3 kids (two teens and a preteen) fit comfortably in one of the larger rooms. The rooms were simple, but clean and a great base for exploring the Lake District. Staff was very friendly and Breakfast was wonderful!

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

28 Aug 2025

Lubna

I'd consider this hotel for last-minute bookings or budget-friendly options, but be aware that the rooms may not match the pictures. Unfortunately, our room had stained bed sheets, noticeable cobwebs, and visible signs of spiders in various corners. My daughter was frightened by the spiders and refused to sleep in her bed. I had to remove them myself, which was unpleasant. Additionally, room service isn't available 24/7, closing around 10 PM, so assistance isn't an option late at night. It is 20 somthing minutes drive by car from lake district bational park so if you have children you would consider taking a closer accomodation, I booked two nights but checked out after the first night.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Aug 2025

Pankaj

Nice, clean and quiet property. The best part was the breakfast. We were surprised to see that everything was made to order and not a typically buffet morning breakfast. And all of it tasted really good.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

17 Aug 2025

MAGALAGE

It is an Inn/pub with dirty carpets and sticky tables in the dinning area. The food is nothing to write home about and although generous it is tasteless.
The rooms are cramped with views to the car park.
The room cleaning was good with a clean toilet but the carpets and other surfaces require attention.
Not in the best part of town and not somewhere you want to explore.
We had some money off since last minute, it really is not worth the full price.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2025

Alan

Very friendly and helpful staff, great room, breakfast was great and allowed to take it away

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jun 2025

Karen

The room was clean , modern , ground floor not having to take luggage up steps.
The bar had good mix of beers.
The food was excellent.
Would highly recommend

Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Jun 2025

Kevin

Was a lovely room and food was decent, not much options for gluten free, but was okay. If you intend on using the bar be mindful if your are too loud laughing you will be told to hush :( x

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Apr 2025

Peter

Lovely place, and lovely staff!

The staff were excellent, and very friendly. They made our stay with our two young daughters very pleasurable. Thanks very much!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2025

Ian

Nice pleasant stay.

Lovely stay in a warm modern room with all amenities. Friendly staff from cleaners to bar staff. Lovely meals and breakfast all made to order.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2024

P

Great for overnight stay

Great one night stay. Super friendly staff and fantastic Cumbrian breakfast.
Room clean and well appointed

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 Nov 2024

Mandy

No hot water for shower. When staff was informed, they said they'll fix it, although this only benefit the next guest. No offer of hot shower elsewhere or reduction to bill etc. Disapointing.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

06 Nov 2024

Asifjaved

Good place will go again

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

30 Oct 2024

Ophelia

Staff were friendly, room had clean towels and bed neatly made. Breakfast was excellent with options to choose. We really enjoyed our stay!!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Oct 2024

Verified traveler

Very nice hotel with very friendly staff.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2024

Robert

Birthday treat

The food was first class and the cooked to order was really goo eggs benedict superb and next days grilled fry up best ive tasted in along time well done all staff

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2024

Duncan

Made to feel welcome from the minute I checked in. Great friendly service from every member of staff I came in contact with.
Breakfast was one of the best I have had.
Definitely stay here again

Business

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2024

John

Wonderful hotel fantastic breakfast very comfortable beds would recommend to anyone

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Aug 2024

Caren

Great place to stay! Staff friendly and helpful. Rooms were clean and comfortable. Ensuite was functional, liked the bath!
Breakfast was tasty and menu had plenty of options. Will definitely return in the future!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2024

Graeme

A good nights sleep

The staff are very friendly, service is good, food is great, good price, book before going as it gets very busy.

Rooms are lovely.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

22 Aug 2024

Stephen

Excellent place to stay - convenient for the lakes and our onward journey to Scotland.
Staff were really friendly & helpful.
As for the food; magnifique & very (very) generous portions.
Would happily recommend The Old Ginn House

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2024

William

The old ginn house is a remarkable place to stay food excellent lovely clean and staff were above and beyond excellent

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

23 Jul 2024

Russell

Issues with wi-fi and shower

Excellent food and room was comfortable but wi-fi in the room was awful and the shower appeared to have only two
Settings - ice cold or cold - even turned up
To the hottest setting the water was cold.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jul 2024

Gayle

Fantastic hotel

Fantastic hotel, value for money, food was excellent, staff were brilliant.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Jul 2024

Kim

The Inn was great. Nice peaceful location with lots of character.
My only negative was that although WiFi was included it did not work at all.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2024

David

The property was clean and spacious, the staff were amazing and very helpful, breakfast and dinner meals were excellent with a good variety of choices.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Jun 2024

Karen

friendly staff nd very good meal options and tasting

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jun 2024

Verified traveler

A lovely stay

Lovely staff - really friendly and helpful. Amazing food in the restaurant and really good value all round.

Partner

2/10

Poor

03 Jun 2024

Lin

Overall, for lone traveller; an unsafe experience

Hotel was clean.
This hotel would benefit from having a lone traveller policy.
I lone travel for work, stayed at the hotel on one other occasion, but will not be back due to lack of basic safety knowledge from staff.
On check in two men checked in before me and remained in reception. My key was given room number side up, reception then said room number aloud.
Bedrooms are opposite the pub, across the car park.
My room was on ground floor between both men room, in a corner.
Lighting in corridor did not work, making entering the room a vulnerable experience.
Door to room did not have peep hole nor inside lock or chain.
When paying for my meal barmaid asked for my room number. I explained I did not have a tab open. She said she had to have the room number. Bar was full of men, I had to state I was not giving out my room number in a bar full of men I did not know.
That silenced the whole area. Wrote my room number on a pad.
No explanation as to why a room number was needed in a pub that caters for people who are not staying overnight.
Overall, for a lone woman traveller, an unsafe experience

Self

8/10

Excellent

01 Apr 2024

Ashley

Good

Overall was great, only downside was my room was on top of the restaurant which caused some noise, also the pillows in the room wasn’t great but everything else was fantastic.

6/10

Pleasant

14 Mar 2024

Sue

Need to book restaurant in advance

Stayed one night on business
On check in was confronted with my pet hate ie being told restaurant is busy and there was a 2.5 hour wait for a table.
It’s great it’s busy and clearly attracting local trade, however, they need to contact customers on booking a room to advise to book a table in advance.
Bar tables were also being reserved for food, hence limited space to sit and have a drink. Was shown to a small lounge which doubled as reception so quite a lot of through traffic
Food when it arrived was good quality bar food and excellent value for money/
I stayed in a standard room and it was clean and functional.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

13 Feb 2024

James

Great food

Enjoyed my stay here. Food was top notch! Look forward to the next time in the area.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

01 Oct 2023

Jean

Very friendly, helpful staff, good home cooked food and the best breakfast I have ever had!

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

19 Aug 2023

Cade

Easy and convenient parking. Friendly and welcoming staff. Excellent restaurant with great options for the whole family. The room was clean but hot as we happened to be there on a rare hot day. We had dinner there and the breakfast included with our stay was great. Many options for breakfast and were all popular with our family. Thank you.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Aug 2023

Verified traveler

Family room

Great family room, very comfortable for a family of five. Breakfast was delicious with lots of choice.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2023

Ben

Williams family stay

We stayed in a large family room with lots a space for a family of 5. The room was large and clean bathroom was good size and clean kids all had there own beds my only issue was our bed was a little on the hard side for me but everyone’s preferences are different so I wouldn’t necessarily mark it down on this. Breakfast in the morning was lovely and I would highly recommend this place to anyone staying in the area. We will be back again for sure.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

08 Jul 2023

James

Room could do with updating
Shower cubicle too small for anyone over 6’
Staff seemed disinterested

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 May 2023

Steve

Lovely stay

We had a lovely stay at the Old Ginn House, the room was modern, clean and tidy with a nice big shower. The food in the evening was really good and tasty as was the breakfast! The staff were very friendly and welcoming!
The only slight negative was it got quite noisy in the bar area in the evening!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 May 2023

Ralph

Lovely hotel

Great room, really good food, very friendly staff!
Wouldn’t hesitate to return!
Thank you!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Mar 2023

Lynne

Enjoyable Stay

We arrived and were shown to our room and I unpacked. Then my partner discovered that the volume control on the tv didn't work! We repoerted it and were immediately offered another room of the same standard. It was a nuisance to have to gather up our belongings again but couldn't be helped. Staff apologised profusely and offered to help with luggage. Room was good as was shower. Dinner was very enjoyable though the restaurant was busy and we waited a while to order. It was a Saturday night so this was understandable. Service at breakfast was prompt and a very good choice. My Eggs Benedict were excellent and my partner's Cumbrian Breakfast was enormous! The hotel was quietly situated and convenient for exploring the lakes and Solway Coast. Staff were pleasant throughout our stay and we'd return if in the area.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Feb 2023

Stuart

Good food nice room. Sound proofing could be improved but otherwise its a nice location

Business

6/10

Pleasant

03 Feb 2023

Verified traveler

Great for leisure, no Wi-Fi in room for business

Excellent food, excellent room and very good location for my needs BUT no wifi in room. After multiple restarts of the kit and three conversations in two days I was left with the clear impression that the walls in room 1 (courtyard suite) are too thick for the Wi-Fi to reach… this is the only negative in a lovely room and hotel, but meant I couldn’t work and have calls in the office of the room as planned, and had to sit in the reception / lobby instead.

Business

8/10

Excellent

10 Oct 2022

Verified traveler

Convenient if you're in the area

Pleasant place to stay and located in a quiet area. The rooms are immaculately clean, warm and have everything you need. The staff are friendly and the breakfast is nice and fresh with ample choice.

We have stayed twice at this location, although we prefered the seperate annex, rather than the main building. We were in room 8 on our last visit. It is above the dining room, so was rather noisy on an evening and during breakfast time. The room itself was lovely, but soundproofing could be better.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Oct 2022

Ricky

Some of the best food i have ever had

Business

6/10

Pleasant

30 Jul 2022

Verified traveler

Pleasant saty - staff very friendly - breakfast service not so good but portions were huge and food very good.

Also the set time for breakfast was alwkward given all early slots went and I needed to be as early as possible to get to work.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2022

Lee

Weekend away

The hotel was a nice place to stay and the staff were very friendly and helpful the food was excellent nice bar to have a drink. easy to get to . We will be going back....

Partner

4/10

Poor

30 May 2022

Paul

Made an error on the date for booking, I booked the Thursday instead of the Tuesday. I tried to change as soon as I got the confirmation , room cost was the same price and same room was available. Hotel refused and wanted to charge me the full £77 to book the other room. Tried to say it was hotels.com that insisted on the charge however this was a lie, it was at the hotels discretion. (Confirmed by the hotel)

Stayed several times and is my hotel of choice for monthly business trips, always enjoyed my stays. Disappointed at the decision as the staff are usually always very helpful, seems a shame that I won’t use them again because I made a mistake that they could have simply corrected. Just seemed very greedy to me.

Business

8/10

Excellent

20 May 2022

Maureen

Brilliant stay

Brilliant place to stay. We had a wee boggle with not being able to work shower and not having time to ask for help unfortunately. Food good. Staff excellent. Comfy beds. What more do you need

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2022

Leah

Superb rooms, clean, modern and quiet. Excellent food and varied menu. Fantastic staff - couldn't be more helpful - made me feel welcome and my stay more enjoyable!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Apr 2022

Tony

Cumbria gem

Lovely hotel,spotlessly clean ,fantastic breakfast ,lovely evening meal great value for money would definitely stay again

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2022

Verified traveler

Cracking place to stay

Business

2/10

Poor

01 Nov 2021

Verified traveler

Rude staff, uncomfortable stay.

I didn’t enjoy my stay as they hotel staff were unable to accommodate my request for an accessible room. And staff were very rude which was very unpleasant.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2021

Kean

Great place to stay

Clean comfortable room. Dinner was great. Staff were friendly and helpful.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Oct 2021

Verified traveler

Friendly Welcome

Friendly staff, good food and a comfortable room.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Oct 2021

Nicholas

A Excellent Place to Stay

We thoroughly enjoyed a 4 day stay at the Old Ginn House Inn. The staff were very welcoming and throughout our stay made sure we had everything we needed. They went the extra mile, when at short notice we asked to have a meal table for 16 people and they did this without any problem. We ate at the Old Ginn House Inn three times on separate evenings and found every meal was expertly produced and tasted wonderful. We ate a breakfast every morning and once again the the food was wonderful, in particular we can fully recommend the Cumberland Sausage fried breakfast which was truly filling and certainly set you up for the day. The accommodation was fine although the 'classic' room was a little small and the bed and pillows were rather hard. That said it was a very pleasant stay and the cleaning staff did a great job. Overall this was a great place to stay and we will visit again next time we are in the Lake District. We would, without hesitation, recommend the Old Ginn House as a super place to stay and it is run by a very efficient, polite and helpful staff.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Sep 2021

Verified traveler

Very nice

Nice place, make sure you ask for a fan if you know the whether might be stuffy, nice local alcohol, lovely breakfast

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Sep 2021

Joan

This was a really great place to stay and explore the Cumbrian coast and very near the Lakes too. Cockermouth is just a couple of miles away and a lovely picturesque place. The Inn was spotless and all staff were really friendly. The food was excellent pub grub too.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Sep 2021

Andrew

Recommended

Recommend, clean and tidy,very helpful friendly staff.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

11 Sep 2021

Peter

Traveller

The room was not very comfortable dated

Business

10/10

Exceptional

14 Aug 2021

Mrs Andrea H Kelly

Very enjoyable stay

Clean accommodation - waitering staff were very friendly. Food was excellent. Lovely place to stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

Clean rooms, friendly staff, good breakfast and bar to make our stay comfortable

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2021

Jeffrey

Excellent food

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

Love the hospitality and how friendly the staff are. The place has roomy rooms and great surrounding and a beer garden. The place was clean and the food was decent and plentiful

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Jul 2021

Edward

Nice stay at The Old Ginn House Inn

One night stay only, lovely building and good rooms. Breakfast very good.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

easy access from road, lovely clean spacious rooms, nice restaurant on site

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 May 2021

jackie

Highly recommend

Absolutely lovely stay. Friendly staff. Clean room. Food delicious.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Nov 2020

Christopher

Overnight stay

I stayed during the Covid restrictions and the hotel did all they could to make the stay both safe within the rules and as welcoming/normal as usual.

Check in was easy and quick. The restaurant was closed due to the Covid rules but room service was readily available and excellent quality.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

30 Sep 2020

Ian

Will stay again

I will be returning next month for more business and will stay again. Clean warm comfortable room, friendly staff and good food.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

26 Sep 2020

Aleksander

Great lovely place, we'll recommend

Fabulous! Clean, comfortable and caring. Beds quite firm, mattress toppers would be a nice touch. Fixed headboard squeaks at the slightest movement but im nit picking as otherwise an absolutely perfect place to stay. Very accomadatting for our children too, especially at the restaurant,.. We'll be back ☺

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

11 Sep 2020

Nigel

A bit of a curate's egg ...

A very mixed bag. Cleanliness OK but room not always fully serviced (no loo paper one day and holder falling off wall). Breakfasts generally good, dinner varied on the two nights we ate in, with excellent fish and chips but very disappointing sausage in Yorkshire pudding (pudding rock hard and vegetables overcooked and tasteless). Staff friendly but one is left with a feeling that perhaps they need more training and supervision. Busy with locals in the evening which can make it noisy.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2020

eric

Great

Great

Business

10/10

Exceptional

19 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

great food, great beer, friendly staff, good place to stay

Business

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

great food, great beer, friendly staff, good place to stay

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Nov 2019

GERTRUDE

The Old Ginn House Inn

the hotel was very good was clean and staff friendly was good value for money

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Oct 2019

James

Solo business trip

It was a business trip, we will use the hotel again is was very good

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2019

ANN

very friendly service

Unfortunately arrived too late to sample the dinner menu but the breakfast was excellent, All the staff were efficient and very friendly and helpful. Would stay again.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Second time I have stayed and the hotel is very consistent. You need to be patient checking in as the staff are also running the bar and restaurant.
Food is excellent and reasonably priced. Only downside is that you have to go to the bar for your own drinks and my food was then left on the table going cold when I came back

Business

8/10

Excellent

17 Aug 2019

Joe

Cumbria

Very nice Hotel, can't complain, the breakfast was also tasty. M

Business

10/10

Exceptional

14 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Lovely!!!

We stayed for 2 nights. Breakfast was lovely, lots to choose from and we enjoyed 1 evening meal which also had a good variety especially for daughters who are fussy eaters. Lovely comfortable room!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jun 2019

Karen

Wedding weekend

Staff amazing loved it

Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

The food was excellent.The portions were huge and the breakfast was particularly good.

Business Partner

6/10

Pleasant

03 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

The room was nice but the staff at dinner were very disappointing.

Business Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Jan 2019

Gary

On Point

You can see the owners are investing in this property.room was punching well above its weight. Great bathroom, even though I’m not a fan of electric showers.
Food was really good, staff had a great banter with the guests.
Only thing I could be picky with was the bar, which I’m sure given the rest of the hotel is next on the list for Refurb. Why stay at Travellodge when this place is down the road.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Dec 2018

Andrew

Great stay

Food is really nice.

10/10

Exceptional

04 Sep 2018

George

Ideal for grown up families

Staff were very accommodating with arriving late -much appreciated.
Room nicely thought out for a family abode.
Breakfast excellent.
No time to experience other hotel attributes as resided for one night only - would recommend

2/10

Poor

02 Sep 2018

Philip

Waste of money, poor hotel.

Terrible room, can hear every little noise in all rooms near by and above. Service is shocking, food is poor, microwaved and over priced. Breakfast is so slow that I had to leave, 30mins wait for poached eggs on toast, could wait longer so had to leave with no breakfast.
Do yourself a favour and give it a miss.