Lake District

Regional coverage of foodservice and hospitality activity across the Lake District, with updates from Keswick, Windermere, Ambleside, Bowness-on-Windermere, and Grasmere. This section highlights seasonal trading patterns, tourism-driven demand, local produce sourcing, and F&B innovation within hotels, pubs, restaurants, and cafés operating in a high-footfall national park setting. Built for chefs, operators, and hospitality professionals, it offers insight into navigating guest expectations, logistics, and sustainability in one of the UK’s most scenic destinations.

  • Jun- 2025 -
    3 June
    RestaurantsBeresford’s Restaurant and Bar on the market for £1.25m

    Beresford’s Restaurant and Bar on the market for £1.25m

    Beresford’s Restaurant and Bar in Windermere has been put up for sale off a guide price of £1.25m for the freehold. Positioned on the corner of Lake Road and Beresford Road, the restaurant is a well-established business in a prime location. The current owner, Graham Bowness, is looking to retire…

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  • Sep- 2024 -
    12 September
    NewsToday’s news in brief – 12/09/24

    Today’s news in brief – 12/09/24

    Adnams chairman Jonathan Adnams has stepped down due to health reasons. The news comes after he initially informed members of his possible retirement at the company’s last Annual General Meeting. As a result, the board “unanimously” agreed that Simon Townsend will step in on an interim basis as non-executive chairman. …

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  • 12 September
    RestaurantsUberEats partners with Michelin starred chef Simon Rogan

    UberEats partners with Michelin starred chef Simon Rogan

    UberEats, in the latest iteration of its Hosts series, has partnered with Michelin starred chef Simon Rogan to launch one of its “most sustainable” menus in the UK.   The menu has been developed solely using ingredients grown on Rogan’s farm, ‘Our Farm’, in the Cartmel Valley in the Lake District…

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  • Apr- 2024 -
    23 April
    Pubs and BarsAnother Place opens Brackenrigg Inn

    Another Place opens Brackenrigg Inn

    Another Place, The Lake has announced the opening of the refurbished Brackenrigg Inn, in Ullswater in the Lake District. The pub is a short walk from the existing hotel and includes a bar, seven ensuite bedrooms, a sun-trap terrace and six acres of meadows. Guests staying at The Brackenrigg will…

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  • 22 April
    Pubs and BarsQueens Head Hawkshead re-opens after refurb

    Queens Head Hawkshead re-opens after refurb

    The Queens Head, a pub with rooms in Hawkshead, has reopened following its new pub and guest bedrooms refurbishment. The listed pub, one of Robinsons’ Individual Inns pub collection, offers “premium pub accommodation” alongside food and drinks. The sixth-generation family brewers have invested significant capital into the improvements of the…

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  • Nov- 2023 -
    1 November
    Catering CompaniesSearcys appoints new executive chef for restaurants

    Searcys appoints new executive chef for restaurants

    Searcys, Britain’s “oldest” catering company, has appointed Thomas Piat as executive chef for its restaurants. Searcys said that with a “wealth of experience” working in kitchens across the world, Piat brings his “classical and international culinary expertise to the company’s growing portfolio of brasseries and Champagne Bars”. Having graduated with…

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  • Oct- 2023 -
    9 October
    RestaurantsThe Pem to reopen following kitchen refurbishment

    The Pem to reopen following kitchen refurbishment

    Chef Sally Abé will reopen her award-winning restaurant, The Pem, at Conrad London St. James, on 26 October with brand-new menus to create one of London’s “most spectacular” dining experiences. This comes after The Pem closed for three months to undergo an extensive kitchen refurbishment, installing state-of-the-art appliances so that…

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  • Aug- 2023 -
    31 August
    Pubs and Bars400-year-old Cumbria pub brought to market for £350k

    400-year-old Cumbria pub brought to market for £350k

    The Kings Arms, a 400-year-old pub with letting rooms in Cumbria, has been brought to market for the first in 15 years for offers in excess of £350k.  Located in the village of Temple Sowerby, The Kings Arms offers a base for those looking to explore the nearby Lake District…

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  • 18 August
    FeaturesIn conversation with the founder of the Cornish Bakery

    In conversation with the founder of the Cornish Bakery

    Can you tell us a little bit about your career leading up to the Cornish Bakery? I really didn’t have a big career, because from my early 20s I backpacked all over the world. I funded that travelling by buying and selling pub properties. I would do between two and…

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  • 11 August
    RestaurantsNow or Never opens in Lancaster

    Now or Never opens in Lancaster

    Now Or Never, the debut fine dining restaurant by chef Jeff Marshall and his wife, restaurant manager and co-founder Nichola Marshall, has now opened its doors in Lancaster. The “intimate” dining space catering for up to 20 guests sits in a restored Georgian Grade II listed building, located on Sun…

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