The Pheasant Inn

Licence summary from On Licence, 27 September 2026

Premises: The Pheasant Inn
Address: Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, CUMBRIA, CA13 9YE
Licence: Premises licence, PL0064
Status: In force (register: Current)
Issued: 18 September 2024
Licensing authority: Cumberland Council
Food hygiene rating: 5 out of 5 (very good)

What the licence permits

Opening hours on the licence: Every day 00:00-00:00
Late night refreshment (Indoors & Outdoors): Every day 23:00-00:00
The sale by retail of alcohol for consumption ON and OFF the premises: Every day 10:00-00:00

Licence conditions (13)

Alcohol shall not be sold or supplied except during permitted hours. The time restrictions do not prohibit: (a) during the first twenty minutes after the above hours the consumption of the alcohol on the premises; (b) during the first twenty minutes after the above hours, the taking of the alcohol from the premises unless the alcohol is supplied or taken in an open vessel; (c) during the first thirty minutes after the above hours the consumption of the alcohol on the premises by persons taking meals there if the alcohol was supplied for consumption as ancillary to the meals; (d) consumption of the alcohol on the premises or the taking of sale or supply of alcohol to any person residing in the licensed premises; (e) the ordering of alcohol to be consumed off the premises, or the despatch by the vendor of the alcohol so ordered; (f) the sale of alcohol to a trader or club for the purposes of the trade or club; (g) the sale or supply of alcohol to any canteen or mess, being a canteen in which the sale or supply of alcohol is carried out under the authority of the Secretary of State or an authorised mess of members of Her Majesty’s naval, military or air forces; (h) the taking of alcohol from the premises by a person residing there; (i) the supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises to any private friends of a person residing there who are bona fide entertained by him at his own expense, or the consumption of alcohol by persons so supplied; or (j) the supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises to persons employed there for the purposes of the business carried on by the holder of the licence, or the consumption of liquor so supplied, if the liquor is supplied at the expense of their employer or of the person carrying on or in charge of the business on the premises.
No person under 14 years of age shall be in the bar of the licensed premises during the permitted hours unless one of the following applies:
He is the child of the holder of the premises licence;
He resides in the premises, but is not employed there;
He is in the bar solely for the purpose of passing to or from some part of the premises which is not a bar and to or from which there is no other convenient means of access or egress;
The bar is in the premises constructed, fitted and intended to be used bona fide for any purpose to which the holding of the licence is ancillary; or
(a) He is in an area shown on the plan attached to the licence; (b) Meals and non-alcoholic beverages are available for sale for consumption in that area; (c) He is in the company of a person aged 18 years or over; or (d) He is there prior to 9 p.m. In this condition “bar” includes any place exclusively or mainly used for the sale and consumption of intoxicating liquor. But an area is not a bar when it is usual for it to be, and it is, set apart for the service of table meals and alcohol is only sold or supplied to persons as an ancillary to their table meals. Sections 145 to 154 Licensing Act 2003, relates to the presence of children in licensed premises. Private Entertainment The provision of regulated entertainment, that is, the provision of dancing, music or any other entertainment of the like kind, is prohibited (unless it is a licensable activity included in this licence) with the exception of pre-booked private events limited to pre-invited guests only. Recorded Music Provision may be made for the public entertainment in the premises by the reproduction of wireless (including television) broadcasts (or of programmes included in any programme service [within the meaning of the Broadcasting Act 1990] other than a sound or television broadcasting service), or of public entertainment by way of music and singing only which is provided solely by the reproduction of recorded sound.
CCTV 1.1 CCTV shall be installed and maintained at the premises providing coverage of areas to which the public have access (excluding toilet areas). 1.2 CCTV shall continually record whilst the premises are open to the public and recordings shall be kept for a minimum of 28 days. 1.3 A staff member who is able to operate the CCTV system shall be present at all times that they are open to the public. 1.4 CCTV footage shall be provided to the Police or an authorised Officer of the Licensing Authority in an easily downloadable format following the receipt of a request.
2.1 An incident log (whether in written or electronic form) shall be maintained and kept for not less than 6 months. 2.2 The following incidents shall be recorded (a) all alcohol related crimes reported to the management of the premises (b) any alcohol related incidents of disorder (c) any refusal of the sale of alcohol.
3.1 All relevant staff shall receive training in respect of their responsibilities under the Licensing Act 2003. 3.2 No relevant member of staff shall be permitted to sell alcohol until such time as they have successfully completed training. 3.3 Training records shall be kept for each relevant member of staff for a minimum of one year and shall be made available for inspection by the Police or an authorised Officer of the Licensing Authority. 3.4 Refresher training shall be given regularly and a record of such training kept.
4.1 The Premises Licence Holder shall operate a proof of age scheme, such as Challenge 25, whereby the only forms of acceptable identification shall either be a photographic driving licence, a passport, military identification or any other recognised form of photographic identification incorporating the PASS logo, or any other form of identification from time to time approved by the Secretary of State.
NOISE 5.1 No noise shall emanate from the premises nor vibration transmitted through the structure of the premises as a consequence of a licensable activity permitted by this licence which gives rise to a nuisance.
6.1 No time restriction shall apply to the sale or supply of alcohol to residents or their bona fide guests.

Licensed hours are the most a premises may open or trade under its licence, not its actual opening times.

Compiled from Cumberland Council's public licensing register. The council's register is the authoritative record. https://onlicence.uk/premises/the-pheasant-inn-ca13-d461d2e3ab