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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.
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Al Verey’s Lakeland library
Al Verey recently restocked the library with a curated selection of over 100 books. Find out about what has inspired his choices.
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Interior style guide: the treehouse
How do you style a shepherd hut? Here’s our interior design guide for our six shepherd huts designed by Matt Hulme of Dynargh Design.
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Meet head chef Shaun Dixon
Discover our most popular dishes on the Rampsbeck menu and meet head chef Shaun Dixon.
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Sarah Taylor: Outside Exhibition
Discover Sarah Taylor’s new art exhibition located on the Ullswater shore, gardens, meadows and trees this autumn.
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SWIM by Liz Richardson
Playwright and wild swimmer Liz Richardson, discusses her latest show SWIM, and shares a free audio version for a piece of watery escapism.
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How to style a Shepherd hut
How do you style a shepherd hut? Here’s our interior design guide for our six shepherd huts designed by Matt Hulme of Dynargh Design.
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Wildlife artist Sarah Taylor
Sarah Taylor is passionate about “painting animals for people who love animals”. Renowned for her larger-than-life portraits here are 10 things to know about Sarah’s art.
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Walking & Talking: David Felton
As part of our Art in the Wild series, we caught up with David Felton to chat about his innovative podcasting and publishing work and his lifelong love of walking in the Lake District.
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Designing Outside: Matt Hulme
Taking us ‘through the keyhole’ of each unique space, Matt Hulme of Dynargh Design, shares an insight into his design process – revealing the thinking behind the concepts, layouts, textures, colours and furniture.
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Exploring Grizedale Sculpture Forest
Keswick-based blogger and wild swim guide Ali Phillips took to Grizedale’s trails and woodland paths in search of artistic inspiration. Taking us on a guided tour, Ali explains why this art in the wild is accessible to all.
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In the water: Jo Whiley
After a recent stay we caught up with Jo Whiley around her love of open water swimming. From leaping off a waterfall at to a cross lake challenge, find out why she thinks everyone should give open water a chance.
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How Laurel Truscott made Outside sing
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.
