Milk from heritage cows and historic Grasmere Gingerbread® is combined to create a tasty treat for tourists. Using milk from pedigree Jersey cows that may be traced back to the […]
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Cumbrian bakery named amongst the UK’s best
The team from Cumbrian bakers Lovingly Artisan, based at Plumgarths, near Kendal, have just found out that they had been named Cumbria’s best bakery. They were named alongside 66 other […]
New lease of life for historical Cumbrian lifeboat
Lake District boat builders, Patterson Boatworks, will complete important conservation work on the longest serving lifeboat at Barrow station, Herbert Leigh. Following a grant being awarded, planning is underway to move […]
Irish country music coming to Threlkeld
Country music has quite a following in Cumbria, especially Irish Country music, so Threlkeld Village Hall is pleased to be able to welcome Irish country singer Lisa Stanley and her […]
Record-breaking number of entries celebrate Cumbria’s £2.9 billion tourism industry
The judges of Cumbria Tourism’s annual awards celebration have a difficult task ahead of them after almost 150 entries highlighting the county’s world-class accommodation, attractions, customer service and more! This year’s awards […]
Gintastic cruises for all seasons in Ullswater
Ullswater ‘Steamers’ launches new for 2019 gin tasting cruises in partnership with The Lakes Distillery that reflect the changing seasons in the dramatic Lake District National Park and celebrate the Cumbrian provenance of the botanicals. […]
Global push for Cumbria’s food and craft businesses
Cumbria Chamber of Commerce is spearheading a campaign to help the county’s craft and food and drink businesses reach a global audience. The Chamber has relaunched its Made in Cumbria […]
New Joules store in Keswick: two Cumbrian businesses team up to open in time for Easter
New Joules store in Keswick: two Cumbrian businesses team up to open in time for Easter A brand new Joules store on Keswick’s Main Street is set to open for […]
Launch of contactless Lake District donation points signifies “pioneering approach to fundraising”
A mission to embrace new technology to make it easier for visitors to donate money to projects which help care for the Lake District is being described as a “pioneering […]
Cumbrian pub, The Flying Pig named amongst the best in the UK
Pubs and bars across the UK are celebrating this Easter after 94 individual locations were named the best venues in their respective counties. Among them is The Flying Pig, in […]
Taking root: Lakeland park, Skelwith Fold's new recruits in red squirrel crusade
An army of Scots pine trees is being raised at an Ambleside holiday park to help defend Cumbria’s threatened red squirrel population. The battle lines are being drawn in the […]
Lake District parks honour six customer service superstars
Customer service champions from four top-ranked holiday parks in Cumbria have been put in the spotlight by their bosses at Lake District Estates. The six have each been presented with […]
20th year in business marked with Royal visit to Hawkshead Relish Company
HRH The Prince of Wales visited The Hawkshead Relish Company, at Esthwaite Old Hall Barn to mark their 20th year in business. His Royal Highness arrived at Hawkshead Relish’s production facility […]
Ambleside B&B crowned best in England at international travel awards
A Lake District B&B has been awarded the prestigious title of England’s “Bed and Breakfast of the Year 2019” by an international industry awards body. Under the management of Matthew […]
Samaritans gets a helping hand in April – the cruellest month from Grasmere Gingerbread
Poet TS Eliot’s masterpiece The Wasteland evokes the misery of human depression. Highest suicide & depression rates in spring Its opening line ‘April is the cruellest month’ is a literary […]
Courses aim to turn older buildings from cold to cosy
Two subsidised courses coming up in Kendal aim to help overcome the problems of cold and damp faced by many households living in older homes. A high proportion of Cumbrians […]
Campaign brings kids and their teddy's to two top Cumbrian attractions
If you go into the Lakes today you’ll be in for a bit of a surprise, for every bear that ever there was will be gathered together for the annual […]
#CumbrianTable – The Estuary Bistro, stylish dining in Grange-over-Sands
The elegance of the Victorian seaside resort of Grange-over-Sands in the South Lake District is captured in the new bistro, The Estuary which has opened, over-looking the stunning views of […]