Blacksmiths Arms, Broughton Mills

The overall atmosphere of the pub was great, feels like stepping back in time. A friendly welcome from the staff, intimate dining room, cozy open fire and the food was incredible. Genuinely the best lamb I've ever had, has been a highlight of my holiday in the Lake District.

Such a great traditional and welcoming pub !! The food was superb quality and a good choice of beverages to accompany it. We really enjoyed listening to the tales from local farmers making it such a friendly atmosphere!

We stumbled upon this gorgeous pub and what a gem. Lovely local company ( farming chat), incredible food and service. Will definitely come back again.

Fantastic place! Food from starter to dessert was outstanding with GF options and Veggie selections. A little gem in the Lake District! Highly recommend. - make sure to book in advance.

My favourite pub in the world! Small rooms with open fires and stone floors. Authentically rustic and homely - what faux-pubs the country over try to replicate! Small selection of superb local beer, tasty food and friendly staff.

We arrived around 6pm for our reservation.
It was just heating up from the wood fires which gave a great atmosphere to the place.
The young lad who waited on us was absolutely brilliant, I just wish we got his name so we could pass on our praise to the manager! He was polite, kind, gave us honest opinions and when he didn't know the answer to something he was keen to find it out and give us the information as soon as he could.
The food was amazing too! Well worth the money if you ask me.
I had the lamb Henry shoulder and my fella had the duck. We did share each other's food abit because we just loved the flavours and the food. The portions are great sizing too! You definitely won't be going hungry.
I just wish somewhere like this was closer to home so I could visit more often! However, if I am ever in the lake district I will be booking in here again for a meal every chance I get!

Very deceiving. Externally a very average, untouched country pub, and internally not been touched for decades, BUT, by God that place can serve food. Absolutely awesome evening meal. Highly recommend it

Walked over from Duddon Valley for lunch on the Park Head track , I had the steak and my wife had the lamb Henry , it was delicious , well worth the 10 mile walk , we love this pub , bar and chef were very friendly and we had a lovely time sat near the fire relaxing . Thank you for a memorable experience .

What can I say, a warm welcome, great location, excellent food, quick and friendly service, fantastic hospitality and along with the roaring open fire I can't recommend enough that you visit this wonderful pub.

So much history! Lovely pub with great food and fantastic service

A lovely old pub serving generous portions of home cooked food. The lamb Henry was delicious, however it was so big that we couldn’t finish it.

Dog friendly.

Absolutely outstanding food. The Lamb Henry is delicious and the duck was cooked perfectly. Very cosy pub and the wine list was great

It's very rare these days to go to a place where you can truly say it's a 10/10 experience. Often the staff may be friendly but the food is mediocre or vice versa.

However the Blacksmith Arms is fantastic. Not only are the staff so friendly that they would make a visitor feel like a local but the food and atmosphere are brilliant too. It's so nice to go somewhere where the menu too is so great. Not the standard menu you often see in so many places. But actually looks like a menu written by someone who loves food and flavour. And you can taste it.

I only live 15 minutes away and regret not calling in more often, even for a pint outside on a nice evening. It's somewhere that's been in the back of my mind, but this week after visiting twice in one week, I will be popping in on an evening more regularly with friends hopefully.

Thank you everyone!

Absolutely outstanding. The food was incredible. The slow cooked lamb and pork belly was brilliant. In addition to the amazing food, the super attentive, really friendly staff along with the great open fire, country pub atmosphere made for a wonderfully enjoyable evening. We will most definitely be driving back from London to experience this excellent pub again. Can't recommend it enough. Thank you.

Stunning authentic pub in breathtaking surroundings serving top notch food which would not be out of place in a fine dining restaurant. Friendly and welcoming staff and locals, complete with log fires to warm the soul. Simply wonderful 😍

The best little pub ever. What a find. The inside is very old it became a pub in the 1700's and it feels like many things inside could easily be from that old or older parts of the building are from the 1500's. Open fires, beams and cast iron fittings all bespoke. Its incredible. Like stepping back in time. We went on a sunday lunch time and the food was incredible. All of the highest standard. Everyone remarked how high the standard was. The service was excellent too. Very attentive and friendly. When i left i remarked to my wife i think that might have been the best sunday lunch i've ever had in the best country pub ever. Go! Its rare to see a pub like this still existing with all the original features and serving incredible food.

My family and I absolutely loved this old worldy pub. We visited twice within our one week stay in the Lakes. Excellent food, fantastic service and lovely atmosphere. Hence I feel the Blacksmiths Arms fully deserves five stars. Thank you so much!

The best meal my partner and I have had in a long time! The starters were perfect the pawns were amazing, so juicy and meaty, the halloumi fries were to die for! The meat just fell off the bones. And the puddings were just so yummy!! Thank you so so so much for such a lovely evening. We will definitely be back X

I only came for a drink but atmosphere and food looked good, will be back!

Cannot fault this pub! Fantastic food, great prices and lovely staff. The vanilla panacotta was one of the best desserts I've ever had!