Jo Tinsley, author of The Slow Traveller, explores four ways of exploring Ullswater by water.
THE BLOG
Curated by the Another Place collective, here you’ll find a digital companion of inspirational stories, happenings and everything exciting at each of our hotels. We’re a group of foodies, musicians, skiers, surfers, bookworms, outdoor enthusiasts, creators and friends. We’re the people you chat to on Facebook; the ones taking photos and putting together recipes and playlists for when you need inspiration from a new place.
10 non-essential items to help you to slow down and notice more during your stay in the Lake District.
We asked photographer Karl Mackie to share his image-making wisdom, with five techniques for creating pictures that have a captivating narrative at their heart, ahead of his photography and hiking break this May.
Our resident cold water swimming specialist Colin Hill brought home three medals from the recent Winter Swimming World Championships held in Tallinn, Estonia.
Co-Director of Wild Intrigue CIC, Heather Devey talks all about wildlife we can expect to see as winter turns to spring in Northern England.
We checked in with James to chat about the ‘no dig’ method, ingenious ways to combat pests without pesticides, and why coming to this outdoor ‘office’ is really no chore at all
Landscape architect, Laurel Truscott, has created the vision for ‘Outside’ our new spaces in our grounds. Find out more about how she is blurring the boundaries between outdoors and in with her seaonal planting.
Introducing our new waterfall wild swim experience with expert Colin Hill, discover more on what to expect.
The Lake District’s skies makes them a portal to the universe, and the natural home of Cumbria’s annual Dark Skies Festival this autumn. We share a taste of what’s in store…
Nicola Merrett – who runs Hiking Highs – now takes visitors to see the famous Martindale deer join in the rut each autumn.
Playwrite and swimmer, Liz Richardson, is touring her theatre show SWIM. We talk to her about the benefits of cold water swimming, how it can help to manage grief, wellbeing, to de-stress and for enjoyment. Each swim is individual.
Meet Adrian Bacon our resident paddle sports instructor. Find out how he went from a Team UK windsurfer to stand-up paddleboarding and wing foiling.