The Hairy Bikers at Sawmill Cottage
8th October 2021
The BBC is currently showing a new Hairy Bikers series, ‘The Hairy Bikers Go North’.
We’ve had to keep it a secret for a while, but we can now report that the Hairy Bikers stayed at our gorgeous riverside … Read more »
The Lake District is open again
15th April 2021
This is such an exciting time as we come to the end of another lockdown.
2020 was a really tough year due to the global pandemic and 2021 started off in the same manner.
Now, as we are granted at … Read more »
The Lake District Coast
26th January 2021
Many people know how beautiful the Lake District scenery is, but do you know how beautiful the Lake District coast is?
The Lake District coast stretches all the way from the huge tidal expanse of Morecambe Bay and all … Read more »
L’Enclume ‘Dine at Home’ Meal Experience
30th June 2020
New Update
I’m so excited about 2 juicy bits of news from Simon Rogan & L’Enclume.
L’Enclume are offering a new ‘Dine at Home’ experience.
Our guests … Read more »
Cartmel Home Meals – New Service from Simon Rogan
8th June 2020
The ‘Cartmel Home Meals’ service below has now been replaced with 2 new exciting experiences:-
‘Meals at home’ and ‘Chef at home’
More information is available by clicking Here
24th March, 2020
Simon Rogan and his chefs at Rogan & Co … Read more »
Lake District Poetry
4th June 2020
It would be a surprise to find a person today who was unfamiliar with the famous opening lines William Wordsworth’s 1807 Lake District poetry;
‘I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o’er vales and hills,
When all at … Read more »
Cartmel Races 2020
12th April 2020
New Update
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has announced that it will delay the resumption of jump racing until the beginning of July.
Prior to the Corona Virus lockdown, the 2020 racing fixtures for Cartmel Racecourse were as follows. The … Read more »
Christmas & New Year in the South Lakes
1st November 2019
Christmas & New Year is a great time of year to visit the South Lakes and stay in 1 of our Lake District holiday cottages. There’s a great festive spirit in the air that helps provide that much … Read more »
10 Bucket List Must do’s in the Lake District
16th September 2019
I’m a Lake District local and here’s my current ‘must do’/’bucket’ list for Cumbria and the Lake District.
1. Take a cruise on Lake Windermere.
Stretching for more than 10 miles between Ambleside and Newby Bridge, Windermere is the largest … Read more »
Be active and inspire others!
12th February 2019
Cumbrian Girls Can link the amazing research, and inspiration from the national This Girl Can campaign to communities across Cumbria.
We are so lucky to have such an amazing county, for some to enjoy on an everyday basis and … Read more »