Tasty Treats

Explore the mouth-watering, Cumbrian delights that the historic houses have to offer.

Foodie Festivals

Sample the local cuisine at food filled events like the Marmalade festival at Dalemain, the Plant and Food Fair at Hutton-in-the-Forest, unique cookery demonstrations at Mirehouse, Chillifest at Levens Hall and the regular Local Producers Market at Holker Hall.

Treat Yourself

Relax in Blackwell's light and spacious Tea Room and select from the menu of locally produced meals and snacks. On sunny days enjoy your meal on the glorious garden terraces overlooking the lake.

Soak up the feeling of days gone by. Enjoy a pleasant meal beside a roaring log fire burning in the Jacobean hearth in Dalemain's Mediaeval Hall Tearoom. Take a taste of Cumbria home with the Dalemain Country House Produce range. Take afternoon tea with a selection of freshly baked cakes, scones and locally produced jam in the 17th century cloisters Tearoom at Hutton-in-the-Forest.

Dig into some homemade Cumbrian cooking surrounded by mementoes of a woodman's life at The Old Sawmill Tearoom at Mirehouse or sip tea in a corner of Wordsworth's famous romantic garden, or a converted saddlery at Rydal Mount

Gourmet delights

Take your taste-buds on a tour of Holker's Food Hall- a showcase of the best produce from the Holker Estate and beyond. Try the award-winning Ewes Milk Cheese made by Martin Gott or some Salt Marsh Lamb. Then settle down for a bite in the courtyard Café.

Take home some venison or pheasant from the Levens Estate or sample some of Levens Hall's own Morocco Ale, brewed to an original 18th century secret recipe. The Bellingham Buttery Café also uses seasonal fruit and vegetables from the garden.