The Drunken Duck Inn

What The Drunken Duck Inn does

The Drunken Duck Inn is a privately held, independently operated hospitality business located in Barngates, just outside Ambleside in the Lake District, Cumbria, England. It operates an integrated accommodation and restaurant offering built around 11 individually designed rooms and a full-service restaurant serving breakfast (8.30am-10am), seasonal dinner service (with last seating at 7.45pm), and Sunday roast (12pm-4pm). The restaurant emphasizes an inclusive dining model in which all guests — including those with dairy-free or other dietary requirements — eat from the same menu without separate cards or advance notice, a positioning recognized by the Sustainable Restaurant Association (2-star, 2026) and reflected in an AA Rosette 2-star award.

The business runs a direct-to-consumer go-to-market model. Customers book rooms via the inn's website, phone, or email, with reservations processed through the Guestline booking system (drunkend.dbm.guestline.net); payment is taken on day of arrival against a credit/debit card guarantee with free cancellation up to 7 days prior. Restaurant covers are booked through the inn's own "book a table" page, with tiered cancellation penalties (£25 per person lunch / £45 per person dinner). Pricing for set dinner menus is £50 (bread + two courses) and £70 (bread + three courses + coffee and truffles); à la carte items range £4-£28, breakfast £3-£12, and Sunday Roast mains £22-£28. Gift vouchers for accommodation and dining are sold through a dedicated GuestVoucher storefront (drunkenduckinn.guestvoucher.co.uk).

The company employs 17 people, has no disclosed parent company, subsidiaries, funding, or public listing. Its target customer base is dominated by UK leisure travelers — walking enthusiasts (primary), cyclists, relaxation seekers, and dietary-conscious diners — with marketing reliant primarily on word-of-mouth, its food reputation, and the website; no explicit digital marketing channels were identified. Capacity is structurally capped at 11 rooms and bookings are limited to three rooms per group, indicating an intentional positioning as a small, intimate destination inn rather than a scaling hospitality business.

Name

The Drunken Duck Inn

Legal name

The Drunken Duck Inn

Website

https://drunkenduckinn.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Drunken Duck Inn is a privately held Lake District inn near Ambleside, Cumbria, operating 11 individually designed rooms alongside a food-focused restaurant serving breakfast, dinner, and Sunday roast to leisure travelers and walkers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Country Inn Hospitality

NAICS

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (72111), Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Hotels & Motels (7011), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Resort-Area Full-Service Hotels (Non–All-Inclusive) (THAGAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hotel & Resort Restaurants (THAFACAH), Lounge Bars & Hotel Bars (THAFAEAI)

Keywords

• Country inn accommodation
• Restaurant dining services
• Bed and breakfast
• Seasonal menus
• Gift voucher sales

Headquarters

HQ city

Ambleside

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Accommodation: Revenue from 11 individually designed rooms. Rooms are booked via website or phone, with payment processed on day of arrival. No deposit required; credit/debit card secures reservation.
2. Restaurant: Food and beverage revenue from breakfast, lunch, dinner, and Sunday roast services. Menus include seasonal items priced individually. Bar open throughout day between services.
3. Vouchers: Gift vouchers sold for use at the inn for accommodation or dining.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Core offering

The Drunken Duck Inn operates a small Lake District inn offering 11 individually designed guest rooms and a full-service restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The business combines overnight accommodation with seasonal food-and-beverage service, supported by gift voucher sales. It functions as a single integrated hospitality establishment targeting visitors to the Ambleside area of Cumbria.

Product overview

The Drunken Duck Inn is a small hospitality business offering a unified guest experience comprising 11 individually designed rooms for accommodation and a restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The accommodation and restaurant operate as integrated services—the inn encourages room guests to book dinner tables as part of their stay. The inn also offers gift vouchers through a separate booking platform. All services are consolidated under the single Drunken Duck Inn brand, with a focus on sustainable, inclusive dining where all guests eat from the same menu.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Accommodation (Rooms)
• Restaurant Dinner Service Full-service restaurant serving dinner seasonally (daily until 5th September, then Wednesday–Saturday from 6th September), with last seating at 7.45pm. Set menu options at £50 (bread and two courses) and £70 (bread, three courses, coffee and truffles).
• Breakfast Service Daily morning dining service from 8.30am to 10.00am, featuring items such as overnight oats, cinnamon french toast, scotch pancakes, steak and potato hash, tea, coffee, and hot chocolate. Prices range from £3 to £12.
• Sunday Roast Weekly Sunday dining service served 12pm to 4pm, offering starters (£8–£14), mains (£22–£28) including venison wellington, parsnip and sweet potato nut roast, braised steak and onion pudding, and winter vegetable and treacle pudding, plus desserts (£10–£14), all served with roasted potatoes, mash, vegetables, Yorkshire pudding, and gravy.
• Inn Menu (Seasonal) Seasonal daytime and evening menus with summer and autumn variants, offering dishes such as game terrine, shiitake parfait, braised steak, mushroom and chestnut pie, and cider braised rabbit pudding, along with sides and desserts. Individual items priced from £4 to £28.
• Gift Vouchers Gift voucher purchases available through a dedicated booking platform at drunkenduckinn.guestvoucher.co.uk, allowing guests to purchase vouchers for stays or dining experiences at the inn.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Integration2 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Brimstone Hotel & Spa: Stylish small Lake District hotel with on-site dining; comparable boutique countryside offering in the same region.
• Another Place, The Lake: Lake District hotel with restaurant, pool, and outdoor activities; direct competitor for food-focused, activity-led stays in the Ullswater area.
• Gilpin Hotel & Lake House: Small luxury Lake District hotel known for Michelin-starred dining; direct competitor for premium food-led stays in Windermere/Lake District.
• The Samling Hotel: Boutique Lake District hotel with a celebrated restaurant; comparable small-property, food-led offering targeting destination guests.
• Linthwaite House: Lake District country house hotel with restaurant; directly comparable small upscale inn with countryside views and food-led positioning.
• Langdale Chase Hotel: Historic Lake District hotel on Windermere with restaurant; comparable countryside/lakeside inn serving walking and food-focused guests.
• The Forest Side Hotel: Small Lake District hotel known for its restaurant; direct peer for food-driven country house stays in the same region.

Regional players

• The Daffodil Hotel & Spa: Lake District hotel with restaurant and spa on Lake Windermere; same regional market and customer base for lake-area short stays.
• Waterhead Hotel: Ambleside town-centre hotel on Lake Windermere; nearby competitor offering similar walking and dining stays in the same destination.
• Applegarth Villa Hotel & Restaurant: Small Windermere hotel with restaurant; comparable boutique inn in the same Lake District catchment for short countryside stays.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-drunken-duck-inn

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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