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A Cumbrian bakery has been named among the best in Britain.

An Indian whisky experience will be held at a Lake District restaurant in the new year. India Unbound will be held at Ivy House in Braithwaite, near Keswick, on January 23. Curated by Single Malt Amateur Club India — one of India’s most respected whisky collectives — the showcase is an opportunity to explore the…

A Cumbrian restaurant has been named the best in the UK and among the second best in the world. Simon Rogan’s three Michelin star L’Enclume in Cartmel was handed the accolades by La Liste, which rates the top 1,000 restaurants globally. It is the second time L’Enclume has been rated as top in the UK…

A Lake District chef has won a prestigious national award. Jack Bond, co-owner of the Michelin-starred The Cottage in the Wood at Whinlatter, near Keswick, has been named Hotel Restaurant Chef of the Year at the 2025 Hotel Catey Awards. More than 750 of the hotel industry’s leading figures gathered at the Park Plaza Westminster…

Owners of Sedbergh’s Black Bull are celebrating after winning a prestigious award. The Black Bull was handed the Good Hotel Guide Editor’s Choice Award for Best Hotels for Foodies 2026. First published in 1978, the Good Hotel Guide has grown to become the leading independent guide to hotels in Great Britain, Ireland, continental Europe and the…

A South Cumbrian brewery is continuing to expand. Fell Brewery will open the doors of its latest bar, Fell Stockport, next Friday, November 28. It has taken over the premises of a former cafe, bar and record shop that closed last week. Fell said the new venue would have a rotating line-up of Fell beers,…

Two apprentice chefs have joined a Cumbrian hotel group’s specialist training academy. Alice Metcalfe, of Kendal, and Natasha Bull, who has moved up to the Lake District from Derbyshire to work,are the latest recruits to train under the English Lakes Hotels Culinary Academy. In partnership with Kendal College, the training academy offers an apprenticeship for…

The hunt is on for the county’s hospitality heroes as the 2026 Cumbria Food Awards open for entries. Restaurateurs, chefs, café owners, producers, pub landlords, takeaway owners, service stars and speciality shop owners are invited to put themselves forward for the much-anticipated awards. Members of the public can nominate their favourite place or food hero…

A Lake District restaurant manager has been named among the best in the UK. Joel Pennington, who is the manager at The Cottage in the Wood in Whinlatter, near Keswick, is one of 48 hospitality professionals from across the UK to reach the semi-finals of the prestigious Gold Service Scholarship. The scholarship, now in its…