English Lakes Bag Two Visit England Tourism Awards
12 May 2015
Last night English Lakes picked up a national silver award for excellence in VisitEngland’s hospitality, catering and tourism Awards. The Wild Boar secured a place at the top table at the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2015, coming in second position in the Tourism Pub of the Year award category.
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Lancaster House, New Manager Inspires a Green Future
22 Apr 2015
Lancaster House welcomes Andy Lemm as General Manager. Andy has bags of vision for the future of the hotel, but he is also returning to a place that is a significant part of his past. Lancaster House has always been a special place for me. It was my home for nearly two years and I […]
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10 Top Tips for Exciting Lake District Walks with Children
16 Apr 2015
In theory, walking with children in The Lake District should be a delight and a family bonding activity. However, the reality can sometimes fall a little short. If memory serves me correctly (and it is a few years ago now), getting my young children out on a family walk in the Lake District could be […]
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Blencathra – An Emotional Ownership
10 Mar 2015
Lancaster House General Manager and keen fell walker, Tim Bell, tells us why this mountain is deserving of a special place in his heart. Growing up in the North Cumbrian town of Penrith, the view directly west from my home was the distinctive and unique shape of “Saddleback”, or better known as “Blencathra”. It rises […]
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Innovative Made-in-Flowers at The Wild Boar
18 Feb 2015
Everything to do with weddings at The Wild Boar is woven around the individual needs of the bride and groom to create a truly unique day and happy memories to share with family, friends and future generations. We love to work with individuals and companies who have the same ethos and impeccable standards and who […]
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Open Water Swimming – It’s good for you!
22 Jan 2015
Low Wood Bay is hosting the Big Chill Swim Windermere which will take place over the weekend of 30th January – 1st February. It would seem that open water swimming is the new hot (or should I say cold!) trend. The Outdoor Swimming Society reports a 77% increase in membership since 2006 and growing by around 9 members daily. […]
Continue ReadingLake District – Chinese Destination of Choice part 3
06 Jan 2015
In November 2014 Colin Fox, Marketing Manager at English Lakes, attended Destination Britain in Guangzhou, China with the clear intention of putting the Lake District firmly on the Chinese traveller’s map. Here he expresses his informed belief that we could become the Chinese destination of choice.
Continue ReadingSpreading Some Christmas Joy at Low Wood Bay
23 Dec 2014
On Thursday the 11th of December Low Wood hosted a very special Spirit of Christmas Afternoon Tea Event. Martha Wood, the Reception Shift Leader from Low Wood Bay had an idea to do something fantastic for some of the older members of our local community to spread some Christmas Joy! What started as a small […]
Continue ReadingLake District – Chinese Destination of Choice, part 2
11 Dec 2014
Whilst planning his recent visit to China, Colin Fox, Marketing Manager for English Lakes met other professionals linked to China and tourism. In the second blog in this short series, Colin talks to Helen Moriarty, Senior Development Officer for Groundwork North East & Cumbria.
Continue ReadingThe Lake District – Chinese Destination of Choice
21 Nov 2014
Colin Fox, Marketing manager here at English Lakes Hotels will fly out to Hong Kong and also visit Guangzhou at the end of this month to join a group of UK tourism professionals promoting their businesses at Destination Britain China. This is my third promotional visit to the country having been on previous trips to Beijing, […]
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