Three Top Places for Snow Sledging in the Lake District
16 Nov 2018
Throughout winter the Lake District hotel guests are always treated marvellous picture post card views of snow-capped peaks, some guests even come to the area just for the snow sports! If it snows on your Lake District Holiday, sledging can be great fun for the whole family… Hotel Guests First Created Recreational Sledging The practical use of sledges, or sleds, is […]
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Low Wood Bay Hosts National Geographic Adventurer of the Year at WOWSA Awards
16 Nov 2018
On 5th February 2016 we are delighted to be welcoming to Low Wood Bay, Lewis Gordon Pugh, environmental adventurer, and guest speaker at the World Open Water Swimming Awards hosted by ChillSwim. Lewis Gordon Pugh, ‘The Human Polar Bear’ These awards honour individuals, events and contributions to the world of open water swimming. Pugh has been dubbed ‘The […]
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English Lakes: A Peak inside the Family Wedding Album
16 Nov 2018
English Lakes is a family run business. Chairman and Managing Director, Simon Berry married Diana on 21st May 1983 and had their wedding breakfast at The Wild Boar, their evening reception at Waterhead and spent the first night of their honeymoon at Low Wood Bay. With lots of involvement from both sides of the family including high jinks from brother, Tim, […]
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Real Wedding: Simple Rustic Wedding Delight The Wild Boar
15 Nov 2018
Stu and Sam were high school sweethearts. Their first weekend away was in The Lake District and they knew that was where they would one day tie the knot. Here they share some of the romantic steps that led them to that special day in May at The Wild Boar and why food had more than a […]
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Low Wood Bay Welcomes Back Regular Festive Guests
29 Oct 2018
Mike and Jill Stocking have become very much part of the Low Wood Bay family throughout the year, but at no time more than at Christmas. We asked them to share a little bit about themselves and what draws them back to Low Wood Bay time after time. Mike and Jill ready for the Low Wood […]
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Real Wedding: Memories of The Wild Boar
25 Oct 2018
Being an integral part of a bride and groom’s wedding day is not something the team at The Wild Boar take for granted. Usually many months of planning have brought them to the ‘I do’ moment. After all the hard work and the joy and emotion of the day, our wedding co-ordinator, Emma, and the team are […]
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Weddings at Lancaster House – That All-Important Wedding Dress
25 Oct 2018
Lauren, our Lancaster House Wedding Co-ordinator, is looking forward to meeting lots of bridal parties at Lancaster House Wedding Showcase on Sunday, 28th February. Every wedding guest waits in anticipation to get their first glimpse of the bride and that all-important Dress! We’ve followed up our Weird and Wonderful Wedding Traditions blog with a look at some interesting facts about wedding attire from years gone by. In the […]
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Five Reasons to Get Married at The Wild Boar
25 Oct 2018
Obviously there are many more than just five reasons to get married at The Wild Boar – but we are a little biased! Anyhow, here’s your starter for five… 1. Perfect Woodland Wedding Setting 72 acres of beautiful semi ancient woodland – and we provide the wellies! An idyllic place for your wedding shoot – overlooking the picturesque tarn, amidst the wild […]
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Four Generations of Family Business at English Lakes
24 Oct 2018
English Lakes has its roots in the hard work and dedication of Robert Buckley, an orphan who was determined that his family would have opportunities in life that he did not have. Robert’s son, Norman, purchased Low Wood in 1952 and eventually persuaded Michael Berry, his nephew, to manage the hotel. Michael was instrumental in shaping not […]
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The Wild Boar & Anniversaries Through the Years
17 Oct 2018
It is believed that wedding anniversaries were celebrated as early as Medieval times. A husband would make a crown of silver for his wife of twenty-five years, or a gold crown for fifty years. It was probably the Victorians who went on to catalogue and classify a prescribed list of gifts for each wedding anniversary. […]
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