When we got to the Belted Will they were just opening up for that evening’s service.
We were welcomed in by Alyson and the GS was given a nice secure parking space. We were shown to our room, which was pretty big with an extra bed where we dumped out stuff. We chilled out for a bit, got showered then wandered down to the bar. The bar and restaurant is quite olde worldy looking with the exposed beams in the roof, its a nice place to sit and relax. We were having a couple of beers, playing pool and speaking to the staff. Stephen, the owner used to ride bikes and we chatted away before he had to get to the kitchen.
My phone was hooked onto the free WiFi and I was getting messages from Stelios, a Greek guy I knew through a GS forum who was on a big tour of Europe. He was heading up north and wanted to meet up to discuss routes. When I told him we weren’t in Scotland and we were at the Belted Will he decided to join us. Stelios arrived just as we were trying to decide what to have from their tasty looking menu.
I had a huge t-bone steak, HB had a ribeye and Stelios had chicken. The food was tasty and the portions were huge. We had though about having a pudding but we were stuffed. We spent the rest of the evening discussing bike trips and looking at Stelios’s map of Scotland.
The next morning we headed down for breakfast. This is where the Belted Will really stood out. their breakfast was awesome. We both had a full English breakfast with one of the best sausages I’ve ever tasted.
Bellies full, we chucked our stuff in the bike said our goodbyes to Stelios and the Belted Will family and headed off.
We’d recommend the Belted Will to anyone, nice beers in the bar, friendly staff and that incredible breakfast!!
Mike Taylor (aka YodaGoat)
More details
The Belted Will Inn
Hallbankgate
Brampton
Cumbria
England
CA8 2NJ
Biker owned and friendly traditional English Inn, ideally located for exploring Hadrian’s Wall and the beautiful surrounding countryside.
Phone: 01697 746236
Email: stephenbeltedwill@yahoo.co.uk
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