Bowland Bridge is a village in Cumbria, England. It was in the South Lakeland district until 2023 and is now in the unitary authority area of Westmorland and Furness. The village is situated on the River Winster, which forms the boundary between the historic counties of Westmorland and Lancashire. The greater part of the village lies on the Westmorland side of the river.
The village formerly had a post office and shopSam Wollaston, "Abandoned: The story of Britain in six empty buildings. 'Now the village is dead. It's awful': why was one of Britain's best pubs forced to close?", The Guardian, 7 May 2026. and has a 17th-century inn, the Hare and Hounds, which was operated in the 1990s by the footballer Peter Thompson.Peter Mason, "Peter Thompson obituary", The Guardian, 1 January 2019. It reopened in 2021 as a combination gastropub and local pub,Alex Candlin, "Bowland Bridge Hare and Hounds brings the community back after lockdown", The Westmorland Gazette, 23 January 2022. and was singled out for its food and as a hotel,Rachel Dixon, "The inn crowd: 10 of the UK's best renovated foodie pubs with rooms", The Guardian, 15 February 2022.Susan d'Arcy, "The Hare & Hounds Inn review: comfortable, fuss-free hotel in the Lake District", The Times, February 5, 2024.Helen Pickles, "The best pubs with rooms for a weekend in the Lake District", The Telegraph, 15 July 2025. but closed in November 2025 after rising costs made it unviable.Tom Cockburn, "Former managers of Lake District pub explain decision to leave", The Westmorland Gazette, 2 January 2026. An application is pending to have the pub protected as an asset of community value.
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