All rooms are ensuite and have colour TV and beverage tray. A choice of substantial breakfasts is availabe to order and special diets catered for. Packed lunches can be provided by prior arrangement. Tourists, walkers, cyclists, business people, families, dogs (by arrangement) are all welcome. Washing and drying facilities available. Special weekly rates. Open all year except Christmas and New Year. Shops, pubs, restaurants and tourist attractions are all within walking distance.

Cockermouth is a charming Cumbrian town, much quieter that the central Lake District, but still within easy reach of the high fells, the lakes, Solway coast and Border Country. It offers numerous attractions: Wordsworth House - National Trust birthplace of the poet and recently re-furbished museum. Sports Centre Swimming Pool. Tourist Information Centre

Events through the year include: Spring Autumn Fairs. Children's Carnivals (June). Arts Festivals (July). Agriculture Show (August). Georgian Fair (April). The town is situated at the confluence of the rivers Cocker and Derwent, providing pleasant riverside walks. There is an excellent and varied choice of restaurants, cafs, public houses and shops.

The Rook Guest House Mrs. Victoria Waters The Rook 9 Castlegate COCKERMOUTH Cumbria CA13 9EU. Tel: 01900 828496 Email: sarahwaters1848@btinternet.com. Or alternatively you can email us via this form.

The Rook is a cosy seventeenth century townhouse, comfortably furnished with period furniture. It has exposed beams and stonework and a stone spiral staircase leading to the guest bedrooms on the second floor. © 2005 The Rook Guest House

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