It’s hard to believe that you are just 5 minutes from the M6 as you sit back, relax and take in the peace and calm of the new dining room […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Happy Easter – and International Tea Day!
This is a special Easter Sunday for those who enjoy a good cuppa – it’s also Internatonal Tea Day, which is why we are launching our new series – Teapot […]
Teapots & Tails – a guide to dog friendly cafes in Cumbria
Welcome to our new weekly series that features our favourite dog-friendly cafes in Cumbria. Granny Dowbekin’s, Pooley Bridge Anyone who follows our Instagram account LakesAndMore, or that of our ‘Blog […]
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 […]
Everything you wanted to know about the Romans answered at Birdoswald Roman Fort
Everything you wanted to know about the Romans answered in Cumbria The Great Border City, Carlisle was one of the last outposts of the Roman Empire, and the county retains […]
Running up that hill – new route & Parkrun opens in Cumbria
I started running after we were flooded out of our home by Storm Desmond in 2015, says Karen Morley-Chesworth. It was something I could do which I had control over. […]
Support for tourism sector during times of uncertainty over Brexit
Cumbria Tourism is working with its partners to support the county’s tourism businesses as Brexit concerns grow. The county’s official Destination Management Organisation says that anxiety caused by the ongoing […]
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 […]
All aboard the Lake District’s new museum – the Windermere Jetty
When you tell people, you live in Cumbria, the first thing they usually mention is the Lakes – followed quickly by the Pencil Museum which has gained iconic status as […]
#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 […]
Creditors – World premiere at Theatre by the Lake Studio
Passion, manipulation and revenge are at the heart of the brilliant opening to the spring season at Theatre by the Lake, with the World premiere production of Howard Brenton’s version […]
Top 5 Reasons You Should go to Words by the Water
The Lake District’s 10-day literary festival opened yesterday at Theatre by the Lake in Keswick, and despite delayed trains, gales and monsoon weather the place was buzzing. So why should […]