The Cumberland Hotel is a family run, five bedroom hotel, overlooking the River South Tyne in the picturesque market town of Alston in Cumbria. Situated on the A686 in the heart of the North Pennines and 18 miles from the M6 and the Lake District. The Cumberland Hotel occupies a splendid nineteenth century hotel in the centre of the North Pennines, overlooking the South Tyne River. They offer a public bar with traditional cask ales, bar meals, residents lounge, meeting room, secured housing for cycles and dogs. The Cumberland Hotel offers a stopping off point on the C2C cycle route and Pennine Way or as a hospitable base to view the local interests, including shops, galleries and inns around the cobbled front street, the South Tynedale Railway, walking or hiking, cycling and a nine hole golf course.