LAST week The Gate of Kendal opened its doors on Stramongate. 

Previously known as The Dun Horse, the pub has been extensively refurbished. 

At the start of June, The Westmorland Gazette reported that the Fell Bar would soon be opening on Lowther Street.

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In March, real ale champions CAMRA hailed The Factory Tap in Kendal as a ‘hotshot innovation’ and named it the best pub in Westmorland.

And Cumbria Tourism has announced its finalists for Pub of the Year. Nominees include The Mason's Arms, Cartmel Fell; Strawberry Bank Kirkstile Inn, Loweswater; The Flying Pig, Bowness and the Three Shires Inn, Ambleside.

With such a wealth of great drinking establishments on offer, we want to know what your favourite pub is in The Westmorland Gazette patch (South Lakeland, Eden, Furness, north Lancashire and north Yorkshire) is. 

Tell us which is your favourite pub and why you love it in the comments below or email sara.royle@nqnw.co.uk. We will collate the most popular responses and then create an online poll for you to vote on - we will then announce the winner!