If you visit the Salutation Inn, in Threlkeld, near Keswick, Cumbria (that's in England you know), they may be able to provide information 'from the ground'. There is a picture on the side of the pub of John Peel (I'm pretty sure, but wise to check before travelling) on foot, leading the Blencathra foxhounds. Wonderful picture, good beer, good food at sensible prices...in fact a proper pub without plastic. They do occassionally have piped music, but it's often traditional English.

John