We have a selection of beautiful cottages available for a romantic holiday. If you’re looking for a short break, a longer getaway, or your honeymoon, then take a look at our Lake District Cottages. The Lake District offers so much, if all you like to do is relax and watch the world go by, [...]
Cumbria & The Lake District may be best known for it’s dramatic scenery and fantastic views, but over the past decade we’ve become quite the haven for great flavors too. Mention Cumbrian food and the predominant reply will be ‘Cumberland sausage’ which in 2011 achieved protected geographical status by the EU. To put it [...]
It’s almost a year now since I posted about our fondness for Starly’s Spice mixes which make a fantastic Indian meal but are produced in Cumbria. I think it’s time we revealed the perfect accompaniment to go with them, and guess what they’re also made right here in Cumbria. Mr Vikkis produce the [...]
Being a keen baker I’ve recently started to expand my repertoire into adaptations of other peoples recipes. As baking is more science & precision than other cookery forms you can’t deviate too much without drastic changes in results. I’m a great fan of The Hairy Bikers cookbooks, as after extensive usage for all sorts of [...]
Heather & I got a rare night off on Saturday when my mum offered to look after the kids overnight. A quick scan of the cinema listings and we chose to see ‘The Descendants‘ at Zefferellis in Ambleside but had time for a meal beforehand. Rather than do our usual ‘meal deal’ at Zeffs we [...]
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