Name: The Melbreak Hotel
Address: Winscales Road, Great Clifton, Little Clifton, Workington, Allerdale District, England, United Kingdom, Little Clifton, Cumbria, GB
Price range: $88–$238 per night
Rating: 9.13

What guests think

At The Melbreak Hotel, guests frequently highlight welcoming staff, clean and modern rooms, and a well regarded restaurant, while the scenic, quiet setting suits Lake District trips but feels a little isolated to some.

Practical touches like ample free parking and EV chargers are appreciated. Reported downsides include occasional shower or maintenance issues, thin pillows or firm mattresses, patchy Wi-Fi, and some road noise in certain rooms. Overall, expect a comfortable base well suited to exploring the region by car.

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Facilities

Free on-site parking is easy, and one review notes EV chargers. The on-site bar and restaurant are convenient facilities.

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10

Sean

Dec 12, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Excellent hotel and facilities, restaurant food is superb. Staff are always helpful, friendly and courteous. Immaculate facility. Cant fault it.

10

Samantha

Jul 20, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

This is a beautiful place to stay with a lovely bar and restaurant. The staff are also wonderful and super friendly 10/10

10

Steven

Jun 29, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Absolutely exceptional small and friendly hotel, parking great with EV chargers, lovely modern room, friendly talkative staff, food was great. A really pleasant stay and without doubt I would recommend.

10

C

Apr 27, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Lovely hotel, bar and restaurant with excellent food. Fantastic breakfast and wonderful welcoming staff who go out of their way to help in any way they can.

10

Claire

Mar 6, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely restaurant and stay, great facilities, welcoming staff !

10

Mark

Jul 24, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Stayed on a room only basis for a reasonable rate. The hotel was very popular with many visiting the restaurant in the evening. The rooms were accessed via outside staircases / walkways. The room was clean and comfortable, bed was comfortable and shower worked well. Had a lovely drive up the coast the next day and enjoyed a great walk along the deserted Allonby beach.

10

Alison

Nov 10, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I never ordered breakfast - ideal location with parking - friendly staff

10

Ahmed

Dec 2, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We liked the restaurant/bar inside the hotel. Nice and clean hotel with reasonable price.

10

Fernando

Oct 6, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Very friendly staff, excellent service. Very clean room and bathroom. Good free parking area.

10

Jacqueline

Dec 8, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Lovely welcome at Reception and staff very helpful during stay. Bar and restaurant atmosphere warm, nicely decorated, and food and drinks service very good. Recommend as a place to stay or just to dine. Menu good with gluten free options. Surpassed expectations and would visit again. Hidden gem of a hotel. Thank you for a lovely weekend.

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Cleanliness

Reviews consistently describe rooms and bathrooms as very clean or spotless; a few mention dust or minor maintenance issues.

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10

Kerstin

Aug 1, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Very nicely, recently refurbished rooms. Clean. Good service in the bar and restaurant.

10

Chris

Jul 29, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely room, very clean and modern facilities

10

sharon

Nov 22, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Room was spotless, the staff were very polite and friendly Food was excellent 👍

10

Hope

Oct 31, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Room was lovely. Clean and tidy, everything in there I needed. Was also the perfect temperature. Bathroom super clean and shower was lovely! Staff were all incredible and so helpful. I had dinner there as well one night and the food was delicious. Would highly recommend!

10

Avani

Oct 4, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Clean rooms & bathrooms; Friendly staff

10

Olga

Dec 7, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

All the rooms are spotless

10

Keeley

Jul 26, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Only came in contact with one member of staff at the desk, she was very polite and helpful. Room was clean, bed was comfy. Shower pressure could be better but it's still usable. In a nice location, very quiet at night.

10

Christa

Sep 27, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Great place that you could tell had been recently refurbished. Staff werre helpful and friendly, food at The Conservatory was lovely and well priced. Room was clean with a decent size TV, all for a great price. Would definitely stay again and recommend

10

Fernando

Oct 6, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Very friendly staff, excellent service. Very clean room and bathroom. Good free parking area.

4

Matt

Oct 30, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

First room the shower didn't work and overflowed within a couple minutes, leaving the entire bathroom floor covered in water, second away from flooding the carpet in the room. We then got moved to another room with a working shower which was covered in dust and smaller than our original room. Not worth the money.

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Rooms

Rooms are modern, comfortable and generally well equipped, with some spacious options and pleasant views. Common drawbacks include weak showers or occasional faults, flat pillows or firm mattresses, some road noise, and patchy Wi-Fi in a few rooms.

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Amy

May 28, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Its a lovely hotel and the staff are all friendly. The conservatory part where we had from from the resteraunt was lovely! We had both starters and mains and it was delicious. Not a wide selection of drinks behind the bar however. The room itself I paid extra for a balcony and the superior room.....wasnt worth the extra money. The "balcony" was doors that opened inwards into your room and a small part you could stand on and the mountain view was mostly blocked by a tree. Shame as the room itself was nice and clean and not a bad size. The shower wasnt great as we needed to change the height and it was held in place by cardboard so kept sliding down. And the shower got the bathroom windowsil soaked. Wouldnt recommend paying more for the bigger room. Youre hardly in it as the hotels nocest part is the outside seating or the downstairs seating.

10

Samuel

Aug 30, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Late minute booking for a little night away. Room was spacious and well maintained with all the basic amenities needed. Check in was easy and simple.

10

Keeley

Jul 26, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Only came in contact with one member of staff at the desk, she was very polite and helpful. Room was clean, bed was comfy. Shower pressure could be better but it's still usable. In a nice location, very quiet at night.

8

Ms Janet C

Jun 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Friendly check in - had already been sent online registration form so very smooth. Room clean and nicely furnished and bathroom obviously recently fitted. Hadn't intended to eat in the restaurant but having ventured into Workington and been unable to find anything inviting, we were squeezed in even though it was a busy Friday evening. Glad we did as the food was very good. Only negative of the stay was the road noise but that was the compromise for getting a lovely mountain view.

10

Justin

May 27, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely hotel and stay. Could do with 4 x comfy pillows rather than two thin ones.

10

Mrs Jo Porter

Oct 13, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Beautiful room with a comfortable bed and good bathroom. Dinner and breakfast were very good. This was my second stay at the hotel and I will be back.

8

Simon

Aug 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Stayed here a few times and also my colleagues stay here when in the area. Almost everything was great, however my only complaints are that the pillows were flat which meant it wasn’t the comfiest sleep and the coffee at breakfast wasn’t nice. Pie of the day for dinner was great once again.

8

James

Jun 17, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

From the exterior of the building by the car park it doesn’t look like much, step into reception and feel instantly welcome. We stepped into our room was instantly a world away, everywhere was fresh and refurbished in a contemporary design. Quiet and comfortable, the sheep and the birds were the only noisy neighbours but such a beautiful way to wake up. The WiFi is a bit sketchy which also affects the quality of on demand services on the TV, which might annoy you after a long day walking or exploring if you want to relax with a film, but otherwise not too big a deal. The room was made up whilst we were out and ample parking made this all for a comfortable stay

10

Witold

Sep 1, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Wifi is awful. Staf and rooms are great. Su u soon

8

Kok

May 4, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Lovely 2 night stay in this hotel - room was adequate though shower pressure is not brilliant, breakfast staff are nice and rooms were cleaned daily

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Service

Service is widely praised as friendly, welcoming and helpful across reception and restaurant teams, with smooth check-in noted. A small number of reviews mention less friendly interactions.

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10

Ahmad

Jan 1, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Everyone was very welcoming and friendly. Food was amazing. Loved our stay.

8

Maria

Jun 22, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Clean and nice room. Restaurant has very good food. Third floor with no lift access. Front desk staff not very friendly.

10

sharon

Nov 22, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Room was spotless, the staff were very polite and friendly Food was excellent 👍

10

Hope

Oct 31, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Room was lovely. Clean and tidy, everything in there I needed. Was also the perfect temperature. Bathroom super clean and shower was lovely! Staff were all incredible and so helpful. I had dinner there as well one night and the food was delicious. Would highly recommend!

10

C

Apr 27, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Lovely hotel, bar and restaurant with excellent food. Fantastic breakfast and wonderful welcoming staff who go out of their way to help in any way they can.

10

Michael

Nov 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very friendly staff. Room was neat and comfy. Nice location.

10

Alison

Nov 10, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I never ordered breakfast - ideal location with parking - friendly staff

10

peyman

Aug 25, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Emmy, the receptionist was really willing to help. Thanks for everything

10

Fernando

Oct 6, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Very friendly staff, excellent service. Very clean room and bathroom. Good free parking area.

10

Jacqueline

Dec 8, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Lovely welcome at Reception and staff very helpful during stay. Bar and restaurant atmosphere warm, nicely decorated, and food and drinks service very good. Recommend as a place to stay or just to dine. Menu good with gluten free options. Surpassed expectations and would visit again. Hidden gem of a hotel. Thank you for a lovely weekend.

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Location

Countryside setting with scenic views and quiet nights; handy by car for exploring the Lake District. Several guests say it feels a little isolated with few walkable alternatives nearby.

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10

Keith

May 29, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Beautiful property to stay if you enjoy the country and some spectacular views. Lastly the restaurant on site was fantastic! Everything about the Melbreak was amazing!!

10

phil

Aug 14, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Value for money good location for seeing the lakes only complaint is the mattress was a little hard not the best location if you are expecting shops and places to eat and drink around you as it over looks a farm but was perfect for the reason the hotel was booked would recommend and stay again food in the restaurant was lovely and staff were lovely

10

Andy

May 1, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely hotel, really great staff and service, not many options nearby for food but the on site restaurant had some great food at very reasonable prices

8

Ms Janet C

Jun 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Friendly check in - had already been sent online registration form so very smooth. Room clean and nicely furnished and bathroom obviously recently fitted. Hadn't intended to eat in the restaurant but having ventured into Workington and been unable to find anything inviting, we were squeezed in even though it was a busy Friday evening. Glad we did as the food was very good. Only negative of the stay was the road noise but that was the compromise for getting a lovely mountain view.

10

Mark

Jul 24, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Stayed on a room only basis for a reasonable rate. The hotel was very popular with many visiting the restaurant in the evening. The rooms were accessed via outside staircases / walkways. The room was clean and comfortable, bed was comfortable and shower worked well. Had a lovely drive up the coast the next day and enjoyed a great walk along the deserted Allonby beach.

10

Michael

Nov 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very friendly staff. Room was neat and comfy. Nice location.

10

Michael

Sep 26, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel is a little isolated, but once you’re there, there’s no reason to leave anyway. Restaurant was a good time and the food was delicious. Staff was very friendly and helpful. I highly recommend.

10

Alison

Nov 10, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I never ordered breakfast - ideal location with parking - friendly staff

8

James

Jun 17, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

From the exterior of the building by the car park it doesn’t look like much, step into reception and feel instantly welcome. We stepped into our room was instantly a world away, everywhere was fresh and refurbished in a contemporary design. Quiet and comfortable, the sheep and the birds were the only noisy neighbours but such a beautiful way to wake up. The WiFi is a bit sketchy which also affects the quality of on demand services on the TV, which might annoy you after a long day walking or exploring if you want to relax with a film, but otherwise not too big a deal. The room was made up whilst we were out and ample parking made this all for a comfortable stay

8

Margaret

Apr 20, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Spent 2 peaceful nights at the Melbreak Hotel. It was really handy for exploring the Lake District which we were happy about, the only downside was the 4.30pm check in time which we thought was quite late but we still had a lovely time. All the staff we spoke to were friendly and chatty.

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Dining

On-site dining is a strong point, with numerous reviews praising tasty dinners and quality breakfasts, plus some gluten-free options. A few mention average items or high breakfast pricing, but overall food is well regarded.

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10

Ahmad

Jan 1, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Everyone was very welcoming and friendly. Food was amazing. Loved our stay.

10

Sean

Dec 12, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Excellent hotel and facilities, restaurant food is superb. Staff are always helpful, friendly and courteous. Immaculate facility. Cant fault it.

10

sharon

Nov 22, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Room was spotless, the staff were very polite and friendly Food was excellent 👍

8

Sophie

Jun 6, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The room was lovely, a good size and clean which is all we could ask for. Complementary biscuits with the tea/coffee facility which was a nice added treat. The staff were all very friendly and efficient and the checking in/out process was a breeze. The hotel has a restaurant attached which is very handy after a long day driving and if you don’t want to venture into the town (5 minute drive away). When we stayed it was a Tapas night, the food was nice enough and hot but nothing amazing but it filled a hole which was the important part for us. Overall I would recommend staying in this hotel and would likely stay again if passing through the area. I would rate the hotel and staff 10/10 but the food 7/10- not bad but room for some improvement (but we are particularly fussy with food so don’t let this put you off staying/dining at this lovely hotel)

10

Hope

Oct 31, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Room was lovely. Clean and tidy, everything in there I needed. Was also the perfect temperature. Bathroom super clean and shower was lovely! Staff were all incredible and so helpful. I had dinner there as well one night and the food was delicious. Would highly recommend!

10

C

Apr 27, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Lovely hotel, bar and restaurant with excellent food. Fantastic breakfast and wonderful welcoming staff who go out of their way to help in any way they can.

10

Mrs Jo Porter

Oct 13, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Beautiful room with a comfortable bed and good bathroom. Dinner and breakfast were very good. This was my second stay at the hotel and I will be back.

8

Simon

Aug 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Stayed here a few times and also my colleagues stay here when in the area. Almost everything was great, however my only complaints are that the pillows were flat which meant it wasn’t the comfiest sleep and the coffee at breakfast wasn’t nice. Pie of the day for dinner was great once again.

10

Jacqueline

Dec 8, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Lovely welcome at Reception and staff very helpful during stay. Bar and restaurant atmosphere warm, nicely decorated, and food and drinks service very good. Recommend as a place to stay or just to dine. Menu good with gluten free options. Surpassed expectations and would visit again. Hidden gem of a hotel. Thank you for a lovely weekend.

6

Leigh

Oct 3, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Paid for a superior room because thats all that was available. My colleague was in room next door which was a standard room. Couldnt see any difference between them. Breakfast was ok. But massively overpriced £20 .

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Month	Average price
January	$94
February	$92
March	$96
April	$102
May	$110
June	$106
July	$106
August	$114
September	$118
October	$99
November	$93
December	$97

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4	5
6 $88	7 $143	8	9 $238	10 $136	11 $119	12 $128
13 $100	14 $142	15 $142	16 $226	17 $112	18 $93	19 $127
20 $90	21 $150	22 $178	23 $123	24 $144	25 $121	26 $146
27 $90	28 $156	29 $163	30 $149

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $134	2 $121	3 $125
4 $116	5 $141	6 $117	7 $117	8 $106	9 $97	10 $106
11 $111	12 $112	13 $132	14 $115	15 $122	16 $108	17 $116
18 $99	19 $99	20 $135	21 $99	22 $99	23 $133	24 $124
25 $111	26 $98	27 $120	28 $103	29 $106	30 $104	31 $141

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