#theplacetobe visitlakedistrict.com FOOD & DRINK GUIDE THE LAKE DISTRICT, CUMBRIA KINDLY SUPPORTED BY #theplacetobe visitlakedistrict.com CONTENTS WELCOME Welcome .............................................3 Welcome to the brand new edition of Cumbria Tourism’s Food & Drink Unwrapped ..................5 Food & Drink Guide – your Cumbria on a Plate ............................7 essential companion to what Farmers Markets ...............................9 we like to consider a foodie’s paradise. With the most Michelin Foodie Events ....................................9 stars north of London, the Lake The Taste of the Lake District, District, Cumbria, really is the Cumbria ............................................10 UK’s eating out capital. This guide has been designed to help Advert Key ........................................11 you discover what makes our Cumbria Tourism Award Winners ...11 region just as famous for its food and drink as it is for stunning Pubs, Inns & Breweries ....................13 views, relaxation and adventure. Prize Draw ........................................17 The area has an incredible reputation for its variety of food and Restaurants & Fine Dining ...............19 drink producers, whether it’s Grasmere Gingerbread©, Hawkshead Relish or the world-famous Cumberland sausage. Alongside our Cafes & Tearooms ............................27 locally made produce you will find restaurants, cafes, bars and Retailers & Producers ......................33 breweries all serving the best in Cumbrian fayre, from afternoon Visitor Information ............................38 tea with a view to a hearty meal in a country pub or a pint of craft ale produced only a few feet from where you are standing. Map of Cumbria ...............................39 With so much more to tantalise the taste buds in this wonderful area, we’re sure you’ll agree that by the time you reach the final PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS: Unless otherwise page of this guide, not only will your mouth be watering but stated, photography is courtesy of Cumbria you’ll also know that for great food and drink, Cumbria is most Tourism and its partners. definitely #theplacetobe. Cover and pages 2-3: Lindeth Howe, © Ollie Gyte Photography, Page 3: © Phil Rigby Gill Haigh, Managing Director of Cumbria Tourism Photography, Pages 13-14: © National Trust Images, Paul Harris. LINDETH HOWE 2 3 #theplacetobe visitlakedistrict.com FOOD & DRINK UNWRAPPED Cumbria has an incredible minced. It’s so treasured reputation for our exceptional around these parts that a food and drink and to prove butcher’s reputation is made it, we proudly boast eight on the quality of their stock. Michelin stars. You simply must try one of these amazing Let's not forget our sweet dining experiences on your treats. Sticky Toffee Pudding, visit, however you don’t Kendal Mint Cake and need to eat in a Michelin- Grasmere Gingerbread® starred restaurant to have a will delight anyone with a memorable meal. sweet tooth. Our local produce enriches Alongside our world-class virtually every menu – from food are outstanding freshly made Morecambe Bay breweries, which make the potted shrimp overlooking Lake District, Cumbria, the sea in West Cumbria a haven for real ale lovers to a plate of slowly roasted alongside handcrafted Herdwick Hogget and roast whiskies, gins and vodkas. potatoes in a country pub at With locally brewed ales and the foot of a fell – the perfect locally produced food galore, winter warmer. Cumbria has a wealth of Served at any time of the year delights to make any foodie is the undisputed king of all happy. Take your taste buds on English sausage – the long, holiday, go on they deserve it! curled Cumberland sausage that is chopped rather than FYR, NORTH LAKES HOTEL 4 5 #theplacetobe visitlakedistrict.com CUMBRIA ON A PLATE The Lake District, Cumbria, better to indulge, though, boasts a huge range of pubs, than in the place they were inns, breweries, restaurants, created? cafés and tearooms – all set in and around this stunning, As well as being the home internationally renowned of two UNESCO World landscape. Put simply, the Heritage sites - The Lake wonder of the Lake District, District and Hadrian’s Wall, Cumbria’s food offering stems Cumbria is home to countless far beyond the edge of your award-winning restaurants plate thanks to the seemingly and is famous for its fine endless variety of stunning dining experiences, proudly locations to let the sights, offering some of the warmest smells – and of course the welcomes our visitors will find tastes of Cumbria’s dishes anywhere in Britain. really sink in. It’s not only about the food of The Lake District, Cumbria, course, but also what’s in our isn’t following the trend; It guests’ glasses. With so many sets the trend. Many of the locally produced ales, gins, UK’s favourite dishes originate wines, whiskies and spirits from our towns and villages. on offer, the Lake District, Hawkshead Relish, Grasmere Cumbria is fast becoming Gingerbread® and Cartmel #theplacetobe for a cool drink Sticky Toffee Pudding are just by award-winning producers. three examples of the very Why not devise your very own best of our local produce, ale-trail? made available across hundreds of fine food retailers. Indeed, many products are exported worldwide. Where ALLIUM AT ASKHAM HALL 6 7 #theplacetobe visitlakedistrict.com FARMERS MARKETS Brampton Farmers Market Milnthorpe Market last Saturday of the month second Friday of each month Brough Farmers Market Orton Farmers Market third Saturday of the month second Saturday of the month Carlisle City Centre Penrith Farmers Market first Saturday of the month third Tuesday of each month Egremont Farmers, Crafts Sedbergh Artisan Market & Fairtrade Market 25 April, 23 May, third Friday of each month 27 June, 25 July, 22 August, 19 September, 12 December. Kendal Farmers Market last Friday of the month FOODIE EVENTS World's Original Marmalade Awards & Festival - 14 & 15 March Holker Spring Market - 2 & 3 May Muncaster Victorious Food Fest - 8, 9 & 10 May Holker Chilli Fest - 5 & 6 September Westmorland County Show - 10 September Taste Cumbria Festival, Cockermouth - 25, 26 & 27 September Holker Winter Market - 7 & 8 November Kirkby Lonsdale Christmas Market - 4, 5 & 6 December Taste Christmas, Cockermouth - 5 & 6 December Windermere Christmas Celebration - 12 & 13 December FOR MORE ON EVENTS IN CUMBRIA, GO TO VISITLAKEDISTRICT.COM SEDBERGH MARKET 8 9 ADVERTISER INFORMATION THE TASTE OF THE SYMBOLS KEY r Booking advisable p Off street parking available LAKE DISTRICT, CUMBRIA v Vegetarian menu choices w Wheelchair access k Children’s menu available W WC for disabled The Lake District, Cumbria, is perfect for food lovers. When you a Dishes for allergy sufferers m Food markets visit you simply must try some of our famous delicious delicacies: d Dog friendly Michelin Star STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING A British classic, the most famous version l Licensed AA Rosettes can be bought from the Cartmel Village Shop. b On a bus route Great Taste Award Winner 2019 EASTER LEDGE PUDDING Served with lamb, the ingredients of this medieval recipe are foraged locally. WINDERMERE ARCTIC CHAR CUMBRIA TOURISM AWARD WINNERS The char is a freshwater fish which is almost exclusively found in Lake Windermere. Victorian chef Bronwen Nixon The very best of the Cumbria Tourism industry, came together for a night of Windermere made it a local speciality. of honour and celebration at the annual Cumbria Tourism Awards. DAMSON CHEESE Held in the fabulous grounds of Cartmel Racecourse, it was a chance for businesses to celebrate their achievements and the dedicated people The beautiful Lyth Valley is famed for producing Damsons. behind them. Their slightly tart flavour produce a delicious cheese. To view the full list of winners from the Cumbria Tourism Awards 2019 HERDWICK HOGGET go to visitlakedistrict.com The Herdwick is Cumbria's native sheep. Often, they are left to mature to a point that they can no longer be classed as lamb and known as hogget. SPICY FOOD In the 1700s, Whitehaven was one of the country’s busiest harbours and traded sugars and spices with the Caribbean and Americas which brought about Cumberland sausage. CUMBERLAND SAUSAGE A spicy coiled sausage, which is best served with mash and onion gravy. GRASMERE GINGERBREAD® Victorian cook Sarah Nelson created Grasmere Gingerbread® and sold it from her cottage and that is exactly where you can find it now, still made to the same secret recipe. MORECAMBE BAY SHRIMPS The sands yield these sweet and succulent tiny brown shrimps. CUMBERLAND RUM NICKY Caribbean rum used to arrive in the West Cumbrian ports allowing Grasmere Gingerbread® 1863 Ullswater Rum Nicky to become a popular local dessert. WINNER OF THE WINNER OF THE Makers & Producers Award Taste of Cumbria Award 10 11 #theplacetobe visitlakedistrict.com PUBS, INNS & BREWERIES Whether you’d like to spend Let’s not forget the snacks! a summer’s day conquering Food is never far away, with a mountain or rowing across tasty bar meals on offer to a lake, or on a winter’s day ensure that every craving if you’ve flirted with the idea following a hard day’s of hibernating in front of a adventuring or an easy day’s roaring fire with a fine wine relaxing is fully satisfied. You or a hearty beer – toast your will never go hungry in the memorable day here in the Lake District, Cumbria, with Lake District, Cumbria, by our pub-sized portions. Many raising a celebratory glass. of our traditional inns offer From down-to-earth dining to delicious home cooked meals venues with a touch of luxury, lovingly prepared using the the area’s famous roster of finest local ingredients such pubs and inns serve up a as Cumbrian reared meat, massive range of food and poultry and game alongside drinks to suit all tastes. artisan cheeses, Cumberland Sausage and sticky toffee Several high-profile food and pudding – the list is endless. drink festivals are held across Cumbria every year, allowing you to sample our incredible range of local produce.