New Hall Inn

The New Hall Inn, also known as the Hole in t'Wall, is the oldest public house in Bowness-on-Windermere, and is a Grade II listed building.

[3] The New Hall Inn was acquired by John Booth of the Old Brewery, Ulverston, in 1880, and numerous changes to the pub were made.

[5] The origin of the name is not entirely certain; there may have been in a literal hole in the wall of the building to pass drinks to the neighbouring blacksmith and ostlers.

[6] The inn was the oldest licensed house in Bowness by 1907, and appealed to a working class clientele, particularly boatmen.

[7] A 1931 account describes the pub as a place where dominoes and darts could be played, and where mild beer was served.