The four-star AA Rosette Lodore Falls Hotel welcomed the three winners of the Keswick School heat of the Rotary Young Chef competition, for lunch and a guided tour of the hotel and kitchen on Friday 30th January. Becky Askew, aged 14 from Keswick, winner of the competition was kindly offered the opportunity to work in the hotel kitchen alongside Shane Hamilton, Sous Chef, to produce a 3 course menu of her choice for the 2 runners up and their GCSE catering teacher, Mrs Mather.
Supporting students at the Lodore Falls Hotel
Name our NEW HOTEL & WIN a 2 night break
Our brand new hotel will open in Spring 2015 after a complete refurbishment and needs a
new name. The modern look brings laid-back luxury combined with urban-cool to the centre of Keswick – a unique eating, sleeping and dining experience. Features include designer furniture and lighting from Sweden, Denmark and Italy, references to our woolly friends the Herdwick sheep and a delicious restaurant called ‘Brossen Steakhouse’.
Sealy beds for even greater comfort!
A good night’s sleep is essential in any hotel and at Lake District Hotels we make ever effort to make sure you have everything that you need and nothing that you don’t, ensuring you get the perfect night’s sleep.
Burns Night Supper at the Borrowdale Hotel
Burns Night is the time to don the kilt, dust off the bottle of whisky and sample a little haggis… and with the help of over 50 visitors and guests, the Borrowdale Hotel has once again hosted a fabulous Burns Supper in honour of the Scottish poet Robert Burns.
A wonderfully romantic hotel for a special Valentine’s break!
Few hotels can boast a waterfall in their grounds and a lake at the end of the garden… the Lodore Falls can! The 4* Lodore Falls hotel is nestled in the pretty Borrowdale Valley, overlooking Derwentwater and the Catbell mountains. Situated in 40 acres of grounds, with a stunning waterfall, river that runs under a pack horse bridge and grounds leading down to Derwentwater… It’s the perfect romantic setting for a Valentine’s break!
Top Tips to prepare for A New Year, A New You…
Christmas tipples, turkey with all the trimmings and that extra serving of pudding can all start to add up over the festive season, and we are all guilty of ditching our New Year’s resolution before we’ve even started…
January Recipe of the Month
January’s ‘Recipe of the Month’ comes from the Inn on the Lake and is an ideal starter for a cold winter’s day… soups are a great way to stay warm during the cold season, and this soup is smooth and delicious.
Landscape Photographer of the Year 2014 returns to the Inn on the Lake
Award-winning photographer Mark Littlejohn scooped top prizes at a prestigious national landscape competition in 2014. The Landscape Photographer of the Year competition is run by Take a View, who worked in association with Visit Britain. Mark, from Penrith, beat thousands of photographers at the competition, walking away with the winning title and £10,000 for his image “A Beginning and an End”. The image was taken in Glencoe and described by the judges as “a fleeting moment of beauty” in the Scottish Highlands. Mark also had two images, “Wall Holm Island” and “Deepdale” highly commended by the judges and one commended.
A smashing New Year’s Day tradition…
The smashing of the Lodore Falls gingerbread house has become a tradition firmly embedded in the Lodore Falls Hotel New Year celebrations. Each year guests enjoying a delicious New Year’s Day gala buffet, can join in the fun and watch as the children smash the gingerbread house to pieces. Sous Chef, Shane Hamilton, produces the towering gingerbread hotel each Christmas, which is a replica of the Lodore Falls Hotel.
‘Meet the Team’ at Lake District Hotels
Welcome to ‘Meet the Team’, the time of month when we like to give our readers a sneak preview into our dedicated team of staff. At Lake District Hotels we are recognised for the warmth of our welcome, unrivalled personal attention and excellent service… and we’d like to give you an insight into some of our staff members at Lake District Hotels.
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