Welcome to The Lowther Arms

The Lowther Arms is a traditional country pub in the heart of Mawbray village, close to the sea on the Solway Plain in north-west Cumbria. Set in peaceful countryside and Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty within Hadrian’s Wall World Heritage Site Buffer Zone, we are surrounded by stunning views of the Lakes and Scotland.

Opening Times
Sunday – Thursday 12noon – 10pm, food served 12 – 8pm
Friday – Saturday 12noon – 11pm, food 12 – 8pm

NB You can order food to take away too, whenever we’re serving food in-house

The Lowther Arms, country pub in your community

At The Lowther Arms, we proudly source our ingredients locally to ensure freshness and superior quality. Partnering with local farmers and suppliers allows us to create delicious dishes while supporting our community and reducing our environmental impact. Taste the difference that local, sustainable produce makes in every bite.

You can now order our delicious food to take away, any time the kitchen is open

Main Menu

Dessert Menu

Drinks Menu

For table reservations of 8 or more people please call 01900 881044

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   Douglas T 
 
 
 
 Verified Excellent
Called in here 22nd July, warm and friendly reception, dog friendly venue. Food was excellent, as was the service. Highly recommend, we will be back and try the camping facilities next time.
  
 
       
   mags196547 
 
 
 
 Verified Great for Girlies Get together ❤️
Girls meet up for a birthday evening meal. None of us had been before, and we loved the ambience of the place. Beautifully decorated and comfortably furnished throughout. We sat in the back area which is light and airy, with lovely views towards the fells. Tom looked after us extremely well, and there was a lovely, relaxed feel. The food was tasty, well presented and arrived hot and all together for our group of 5. Nothing overly fancy, just honest pub grub. We will definitely return and hopefully it will be warm enough to use the beer garden.
  
 
       
   John W 
 
 
 
 Verified Lovely food in a lovely plaice.
We had a Birthday lunch. This is a smashing place to eat. It is clean and has a friendly atmosphere and the staff are great. The food was not too outlandish so we could choose from a varied menu. We will be going again. It's the nicest restaurant near Cockermouth.
  
 
       
   lou424 
 
 
 
 Verified Must have been an off day?
We went her late Sunday afternoon for a bite to eat after reading so many 5 star reviews, not sure if there was another chef on or it was just an off day but I am struggling to see evidence of such high reviews. 3 of us had Chicken curry, getting what the menu said, 1)2 chips, 1/2 rice was the first obstacle, told at ordering one of the items weren't available only to have 1 meal come with chips, 1 with rice and 1 half n half, not sure if the front of house or the ordering system was faulty but clearly someone or something didn't have a scooby doo. The chips were ok, the rice boiled n plain, no issues, the chicken very dry and over cooked, can only think they cooked both the sauce and chicken separate, as I've yet to have dry chicken in a curry. The 4th meal was a crab salad, salad resembled leaves from a supermarket salad bag and not much imagination and garlic mayo....please if the chef makes no changes please realise not everyone like garlic. I think a community pub idea is great, however i hope the food is simply a side line and not the main idea, disappointed visit
  
 
       
   cumbrianlass01 
 
 
 
 Verified Well worth a visit!
We sat out in the very well kept, neat and tidy beer garden. Friendly staff. Beautiful meal. Couldn’t fault the whole experience. We’d certainly recommend it and we look forward to returning.
  
 
       
   Gary R 
 
 
 
 Verified If near Maryport its a must
I know i say hidden gem alot but this is,from ease of booking to being greeted in a friendly manner, to dog friendly to the portions of food is excellent ,also quality being a community run business makes sure eveything is kept to the same standards
  
 
       
   Summer 
 
 
 
 Verified Outstanding food and service
Extremely enjoyable time, thank you. Everything was perfect and could fault nothing. The service, food, premises were excellent and we can't wait to go back. It really was lovely and we wish we had known about the Lowther Arms sooner.
  
 
       
   Sharpy 
 
 
 
 Verified Disappointing visit this time
We have visited as a family on previous occasions and enjoyed our visit with great food and hospitality. On this occasion we left disappointed with some of the food and service. Our 24 year old son was firstly refused to be served a vodka and lemonade as the waitress thought he only looked 16, maybe our fault not having ID but then the burger we ordered came without the cheese and bacon requested during order taking with same waitress and burger was cremated. Upon raising the issue the waitress said she could not remember us ordering bacon and cheese and that the burger was not burnt but just chargilled. We begged to differ on this and the burger was taken back to the kitchen and burger replaced. Following this another waitress attended us for the rest of the visit that was very pleasant and a credit to Lowther arms. Overall was a disappointing visit given our previoys visits had been a good experience.
  
 
       
   CS H 
 
 
 
 Verified Amazing pub food!
We dined here multiple times during our recent holiday. The staff were so lovely and friendly and the food was amazing. The portions are huge and delicious!! Very good value for money. Lovely atmosphere too. Quiz night was great fun.
  
 
       
   Lindsey S 
 
 
 
 Verified Wonderful meal
We went for a family meal and had a lovely warm welcome. The venue was lovely and clean and had fresh flowers on the tables. The menu’s had a good variety and seemed good value…until you see the portion sizes and then the value for money is unbelievable. The food was clearly cooked to order and of really great quality. We will definitely return, it’s just a shame it’s a 5 hour drive! For the summer there was a nice outside seated area. Absolutely lovely evening. Thank you!