Celebrating the world’s premiere preserving festival we have created the ultimate orange cocktail – the marmalade martini, in honour of the Dalemain Marmalade Awards. Here’s our recipe.
New Year at Another Place
From festive Kids' Zone sessions and live music in The Living Space, to ice-skating, fireworks to ring in 2025 and a New Year’s Day festive swim in the lake. Our three-day New Year house party will be a great round off the year. Here’s the full itinerary
New Year Itinerary
From midday
Leave your luggage with our front desk team and it will be in your room waiting for you.
Mulled wine and mulled apple juice, mince pies and festive brownies in the library.
Afternoon ice-skating sessions from 2pm-4pm
Kids' Zone session - 2pm-4pm
Check in from 3pm
Evening ice-skating sessions from 5pm-7pm
Science Booth from 6.30pm in Kids' Zone
Experiments in Kids' Zone
Stargazing swim at 7.30pm
Meet in the sheep shed for a stargazing swim, pre-booking is essential, £40 a session.
Live music in The Living Space from 8pm
With Emily Richardson
Restaurants
Midday - 3pm Lunch in the Living Space
4.45pm - 5.30pm - Kids' early supper in The Living Space
6pm - 8.30pm - Dinner in The Living Space
6pm - 8.30pm - Dinner in Rampsbeck restaurant
Little Chefs Pizza School from 11am-1pm
Children can make their own lunch in the Glasshouse. Parents can join them from 1pm.
Afternoon and evening ice-skating sessions from 12pm-6pm
Kids' Zone disco from 6.30pm - 9pm
New year's eve disco in Kids' Zone
The Living Space
Dancing and DJ from 8pm until 12.30am
11.45pm - Festive drinks on The Living Space terrace (pre-order your drinks ahead of the countdown)
Fireworks at midnight
Restaurants
Midday - 3pm - Lunch in The Living Space
4.45pm - 5.30pm - Kids' early supper in The Living Space
6pm - 8.30pm - Dinner in The Living Space or Rampsbeck restaurant
Pool opening hours are 8am until 8pm
Happy New Year!
7.30am to 10am – Breakfast in Rampsbeck Restaurant
New Year’s Day dip in the lake - 8.30am
with Colin Hill
Afternoon and evening ice-skating sessions from 12pm-6pm
Kids' Zone Games night - 6.30pm - 9.30pm
Music in The Living Space
Fiona in the lakes - 8pm - 10.30pm
Food & drink
Midday to 3pm - The Living Space lunch menu
Dinner from 6pm in Rampsbeck restaurant or The Living Space
Pool opening hours are 8am until 8pm
Breakfast from 7.30am
Kids' Zone session - 9am - 11am
Check out - 11am
Ice skating sessions from 10am-8pm
From the blog
Beef shin is a perfect cut of meat for this inexpensive, delicious winter stew. It cooks slowly and is so tender that it falls apart as you eat it.
Easy to make chocolate cake for the run up to Christmas, a warming cosy recipe from Helen Rebanks' new book The Farmer's Wife.