There was great excitement at the Inn on the Lake on Sunday 29th November, when pupils from Patterdale School and children from Glenridding came to help Santa switch-on of the Christmas lights.
Lake District Hotels Christmas Tree Tour
For Tricia Irving, our Interior Floral Designer Christmas starts in February, with all the preparations of selecting new decorations and planning new colour schemes for the Lake District Hotel group. Each year Tricia and her assistants decorate all six of the hotels, with 2015 being a record year after the hotel group added their newest hotel, Inn on the Square to the decorating list, increasing the number of hotels to decorate to seven.
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24 days of light and magic in Keswick during December
What an absolute delight is in store for everyone at this year’s Keswick Live Advent Calendar! 24 days filled with live pop-up concerts, magical story telling; drama; talks, Christmas food and drink demonstrations, not to mention crafty workshops. As well as 24 beautifully illuminated windows which stay lit until 4th January 2016 to form a festive window trail to follow.
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Borrowdale School lights up the Lodore Falls Hotel
The annual Christmas light switch on at the Lodore Falls Hotel officially marks the start of the festive season, with Christmas lunches, dinners and festive afternoon tea’s on the menu. The light switch on took place at the hotel on Thursday 19th November, where teachers and pupils from the local Borrowdale School came to attend the event.
A Glowing Children In Need
Every year our seven family owned and run hotels, illuminate Keswick, Glenridding and Penrith, with our glowing contribution to the Christmas lights. This year we continued to exceed people’s expectations as our newest hotel, Inn on the Square in Keswick added to the town’s light display, with its spectacular festive lights.
November Recipe of the Month
Whether you’re looking for a hearty meal or a dish to really wow your dinner guests, you’ll find a new delicious recipe posted on our blog every month! For November, Kyle Bowman, Head Chef at the Inn on the Square wanted to share one of his favourite festive desserts with our readers.
Winter Wonderland Wedding Fayre at the Inn on the Lake
It was a wet and wild day for our Winter Wonderland Wedding Fayre yesterday but that didn’t stop us… Our friendly team greeted guests with hot punch and winter treats, as our wedding co-ordinators and local wedding exhibitors were on hand to give guidance and advice amongst the festive lights.
Lake District Hotels are calling for people to nominate a Cumbrian charity of the year
Lake District Hotels Ltd, a group of seven family owned and run hotels are calling for the general public to nominate their favourite Cumbrian charity, community project or initiative to become Lake District Hotels Ltd’s Charity of the Year 2016. Act now to ensure your charity is in the running!
The Starkey School of Theatre Dance herald the start of the Lodore Falls Christmas events
Back by popular demand, the Starkey School of Theatre Dance will once again herald the start of the Christmas events at the Lodore Falls Hotel, with their performance of the classic comic ballet Coppélia on Sunday 22nd November. This will be the 6th year that the school has performed at the Lodore Falls Hotel, with the first three year’s performance, the ‘Nutcracker’ and the following two years ‘Swan Lake’. The shortened version of the ballet will be performed by over 30 talented young dancers, aged between 9 – 24, followed by a themed afternoon tea, where guests can relax and enjoy the Winter Wonderland decorations and the stunning views across Derwentwater.
The spooks were out in force this Halloween!
Was 2015 the year Britain went as crazy as the Americans over Halloween? It certainly seemed that way in Keswick, as spooks, vampires, witches and zombies were out in force, at our 3 Halloween parties. Halloween has been a major event in America since the 19th century and seems to be growing in popularity across the UK, as huge amounts of money is being spent on crazy costumes, decorations, nights out, parties and trick-or-treat gifts.
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