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Extraordinary holidays, celebrations &adventures Enjoying your stay at Hallin Fell House Everything you need to get the most out ofyourstay kate & tom’s | 7 Imperial Square | Cheltenham | Gloucestershire | GL50 1QB | Telephone: 01242 235151 | Email: [email protected] Contents Arrival . 3 Where We Are 3 Check in and check out 3 Cooking & dining - chef services. .5 Cooking & dining - great places to eat & drink . 6 Cooking & Dining - Shopping for Food . 8 Things to do - activities and pampering . 9 Top things to do with children . .12 Top places to visit and shop nearby . 13 Useful information . 15 Guest Reviews . 17 Page 2 kate & tom’s kateandtoms.com Telephone: 01242 235151 | Email: [email protected] Arrival Where We Are Property Name: Hallin Fell Address: Hause Hall Farm Martindale Cumbria CA10 2NF County: Cumbria Postcode: CA10 2NF Check in and check out Check in time: 4pm Contact name for check in: Jilly Musgrave Contact number for check in: 07732 167444 Check out time for 2 night weekend booking: 4pm Sunday Check out time for 3 night weekend booking: 10am Monday Check out time for 7 night week bookings: 10am Friday Page 3 kate & tom’s kateandtoms.com Telephone: 01242 235151 | Email: [email protected] Getting to Us The best postcode to use with Satnav is: CA10 2NF Nearest Train station and distance: Penrith, 11 miles away, 30 minute drive The nearest airport is: Newcastle International Taxi service Abbey Taxis of Penrith Tel: 07789 023023 www.abbeytaxisofpenrith.co.uk A very reliable taxi service that can pick up and drop off all around the area. It is worth calling ahead to book as it can get busy. Directions: From the M6: At junction 40, take the A66 exit to Penrith/Workington/Brough. When you reach the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto the A66. After about a mile, you’ll reach another roundabout. Take the 2nd exit onto the A592. Continue down the A592 and after 3.6 miles you will need to take a sharp left onto the B5320. Stay on the B5320 for about half a mile, then, at the mini roundabout on the High Street, take the second exit, then take the first right. Continue down this road for around 4.5 miles, with Ullswater returning to the right of your car. Continue over the cattlegrid and up the mountain, where Hallin Fell will be on your right. Page 4 kate & tom’s kateandtoms.com Telephone: 01242 235151 | Email: [email protected] Cooking & dining - chef services You’ll find our top recommendations below. If you do discover any other gems please do let us know and we will share them with other guests visiting the property. Catering service Sarah Ecroyd Catering As a specialist events and wedding caterer in the Penrith and Eden Valley area, Sara Ecroyd believes that food should ‘speak’ of this place and as such her menus include many local and seasonal ingredients celebrating the Cumbrian countryside. 016974 72591 | [email protected] Local produce that the area is renowned for Cumbria is a region blessed with rich local produce. Its outstanding natural beauty combined with its passionate and proud folk has created, in terms of food, produce that is distinctly Cumbrian and always fresh. The county is perhaps most famous for its various meat products, such as the long, spiralling Cumberland sausage, Air Dried Cumbrian Ham, and the Penrith Pepper-pot sausage. However, the region is also home to such delicacies as rum butter; Grasmere gingerbread; the staple food found in all moutaineers’ backpacks, the Kendal mint cake; and wine, jams and chutnies made from damsons grown in the area. Find some time to visit Cranstons Butchers in Penrith (information is below) for a good selection of Cumbrian pleasures. Page 5 kate & tom’s kateandtoms.com Telephone: 01242 235151 | Email: [email protected] Cooking & dining - great places to eat &drink Nearest pubs Howtown Hotel, Ullswater, Nr Penrith, CA10 2ND 3 minute drive/20 minute walk Tel: 01768 486514 Nestled deep in the mountains that surround the hamlet of Howtown, this pub is extremely welcoming and wonderfully old-fashioned. Lots of drinks and great food to choose from. Queens Head Inn, Tirril, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2JF 8 miles/17 minute drive Tel: 01768 863219 Originally built in 1719, this inn has many original features, with strong wooden pews, original flagstones and an inglenook fireplace that rages all through the winter. The pub houses well-kept local ales and serves some fantastic homemade pies and smoked trout from Ullswater lake. Pubs Highland Drove, Great Salkeld, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 9NA 16.5 miles/35 minute drive Tel: 01768 898349 Awarded the ‘Cumbria Dining Pub of the Year’ numerous times by the Good Pub Guide, the Highland Drove is an excellent gastropub run by father and son team Donald and Paul Newton. Inside waiting for you are cushioned chairs, roaring fires and a splendid dining area; expect on the menu inventive repasts such as venison curry, olive mash, and pork rillettes with sage mayonnaise.Combine these elements with glorious views of the Eden Valley and the Penines, and you have the perfect pub. Yanwath Gate Inn, Yanwath, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2LF 9 miles/20 minute drive Tel: 01768 862386 A delightful 17th century inn which has a reputation for serving delicious food and providing first-rate service. As you walk inside you’d be forgiven for thinking you have stepped a few centuries back in time: an attractive stone inglenook hides in the corner, and thick, low-beamed ceilings, solid oak and pine furntiture and walls give an effortlessly traditional and cosy feel to the place, while an impressive array of local ales, wines, and malt whiskies has something for everyone. The menu changes regularly, but expect things like Wild Mallard Breast with dauphinoise potatoes with a roast garlic and herb jus or Pork Loin steak and cider cream sauce. George and Dragon, Clifton, Penrith CA10 2ER 11 miles/24 minute drive Tel: 01768 865381 A meticulously refurbished, 18th century coaching inn which has kept its Georgian flare, the George and Dragon is another fine gastropub within driving distance of The Long House & Cottages. Serving excellent seasonal food, much of the produce is sourced either from the owners’ gardens at Askham Hall, or local farmers which reside on the family’s estate. Page 6 kate & tom’s kateandtoms.com Telephone: 01242 235151 | Email: [email protected] Cooking & dining - great places to eat &drink The Drunken Duck Inn, Barngates, Ambleside, Cumbria LA22 0NG 30 miles/1hr 10 drive Tel: 015394 36347 Widely considered the one of the best pubs in the Lake District, The Drunken Duck is as close to fine dining a pub can get. Serving up delights like pork shoulder with truffle braised celery and stocking a superb selection of local ales, it is common for tables to be booked up weeks in advance, so we advise you act soon. Restaurants Our top recommendations for restaurants are below. We would advise you to ring up in advance to book tables as many of them can get very busy. Four & Twenty, 42 King Street, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 7AY 10.5 miles/26 minute drive Tel: 01768 210 231 This wonderful, newly-opened restaurant is already the talk of the town, and is a firm favourite for locals and visitors alike. Four & Twenty like to keep their menus fresh, and so regularly change them to accommodate new tastes and changing seasons. All the food is prepared and cooked on the day, and tastes exquisite. Accompanied with an excellent selection of wine or beers, you’d be hard done by to fault this place. Be sure to book a table in advance. The Restaurant and Bar, Ullswater Road, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 8QT 11 miles/25 minute drive Tel: 01768 868 111 A family-friendly restaurant, bedecked with timber beams and roaring fireplaces, The Restaurant and Bar serves up mouth-watering local cuisine, from the Penrith sausage to the more exotic dried Cumbrian ham. All the fruit and vegetables are from the local green grocers, as are the meats and dairy products. The Restaurant also offers a wide range of children’s meals that will keep even the fussiest of eaters happy. Holbeck Ghyll Country House Hotel Ltd, Holbeck Lane, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1LU 25 miles/56 minute drive Tel: 01539 432375 web: www.holbeckghyll.com Recognised as one the best restaurants in the North, Holbeck Ghyll is the epitome of fine dining. Head chef David McLaughlin has been awarded the coveted Michelin star for 13 consecutive years, and prides himself on delivering only the best dishes from the local produce which arrives daily. Holbeck Ghyll can also accommodate family celebrations and private parties; if desired, it is possible to book one of their lovely private dining rooms. Sharrow Bay, Lake Ullswater, Penrith, Cumbria CA10 2LZ 3.2 miles/8 minute drive Tel: 01768 486301 web: www.sharrowbay.co.uk If you fancy a splurge, then Sharrow Bay is worth a visit - like Holbeck Ghyll, it is widely regarded as one of the best restaurants in the Lake District. The Michelin-star Sharrow Bay is an opulent affair that offers stunning views of Ullswater and the surrounding mountains. Head chefs Colin Akrigg and Mark Teasdale develop their lunch time and evening menus with the freshest of local ingredients, and welcome those who just want a morning coffee, or those wishing to try a wine from their 700-strong list. Page 7 kate & tom’s kateandtoms.com Telephone: 01242 235151 | Email: [email protected] Cooking & dining - great places to eat &drink Woodstone Pizza & Flame Grill Restaurant, St.