Just a quick reminder to everyone that we're open every day during the Easter holiday break, 10.00-5.00, including Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday.
There are new ranges to see in the gift shop and a new collection of photographs in the Gallery by Steve Blake including some beautiful views of the River Gelt.
The weather looks good for walking and we've our outdoor terrace which is a great place to relax, quite a sun trap out of the fresh Spring breeze!
On Easter Sunday we're having the very best of Weekend cakes... a Triple Chocolate Truffle Torte Cake, and our buns with mini eggs for those young at heart.
Thursday, 14 April 2011
Thursday, 31 March 2011
Tango pictures
We recently mentioned that you can now take Tango lessons in the gallery on Sunday afternoons. Well we now have some pictures taken in the gallery and we hope that these will encourage you to come down and give this a go.
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You can see all the pictures on our flickr wall here.
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You can see all the pictures on our flickr wall here.
Our dog wall.
We now have our own Dog Wall on Flickr. Click here for a quick peek at the current inmates.
Just in case any of us ever forget just how much fun it can be on the beach here is one of our favourite pictures from Erika.
Just in case any of us ever forget just how much fun it can be on the beach here is one of our favourite pictures from Erika.
Walking from Brampton to Lanercost
We are delighted to post our first recommended walk from Barrie, one of our regular guests. Barrie has chosen the lovely walk from Brampton, up onto the ridge and then down to the valley of the Irthing.
The perfect half day walk – BRAMPTON – LANERCOST – BRAMPTON
If you’re looking for a walk ideal for a morning or afternoon try this
one. It’s a circular walk starting and ending in Brampton with an
excellent stopping place for refreshment half way. It's not too
strenuous but there is a little gentle rise and fall which shouldn't
tax most walkers.
STAGE 1 Brampton to Lanercost.
(Approx an hour and a half)
Park just out of Brampton where the Lannercost road branches left. Pick
up the public footpath on the left of the road. The path takes you up
through the woods at the back of the The Mote. The path then follows
the wonderful Brampton Ridge, lined with magnificent beech trees and
giving great views to the north. The path drops down off the ridge and
meets a lane. Turn right for about 100 metres where you’ll cross the
road to Lanercost through a gate into The Keep Wood. The path follows
the river through a stunning valley and gorge passing close to a stone
cutting works before emerging by the Lanercost Bridge. Lanercost Priory
and the new tea room/shop/gallery complex are half a mile down the road.
STAGE 2 Enjoy the delights of the Lanercost tea room, gift shop and
gallery.
STAGE 3 Reverse the walk back to Brampton.
TOTAL TIME – 4 HOURS.(approx.)
We plan to expand our photography gallery so that these walks can be well illustrated but for the moment we have used this picture of Lanercost taken from Boothby bank, courtesy of AlistairG.
The perfect half day walk – BRAMPTON – LANERCOST – BRAMPTON
If you’re looking for a walk ideal for a morning or afternoon try this
one. It’s a circular walk starting and ending in Brampton with an
excellent stopping place for refreshment half way. It's not too
strenuous but there is a little gentle rise and fall which shouldn't
tax most walkers.
STAGE 1 Brampton to Lanercost.
(Approx an hour and a half)
Park just out of Brampton where the Lannercost road branches left. Pick
up the public footpath on the left of the road. The path takes you up
through the woods at the back of the The Mote. The path then follows
the wonderful Brampton Ridge, lined with magnificent beech trees and
giving great views to the north. The path drops down off the ridge and
meets a lane. Turn right for about 100 metres where you’ll cross the
road to Lanercost through a gate into The Keep Wood. The path follows
the river through a stunning valley and gorge passing close to a stone
cutting works before emerging by the Lanercost Bridge. Lanercost Priory
and the new tea room/shop/gallery complex are half a mile down the road.
STAGE 2 Enjoy the delights of the Lanercost tea room, gift shop and
gallery.
STAGE 3 Reverse the walk back to Brampton.
TOTAL TIME – 4 HOURS.(approx.)
We plan to expand our photography gallery so that these walks can be well illustrated but for the moment we have used this picture of Lanercost taken from Boothby bank, courtesy of AlistairG.
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| Lanercost from Boothby bank |
Wednesday, 30 March 2011
Our newsletters and the blog
With our March newsletter nearly ready to be emailed we thought it would be a good idea to say a little about how we have changed it and how it fits into our thinking on this blog.
For the first newsletters which we sent I would use my own email account which wasn't really ideal. We wanted to find a way to manage our address book better, allow us to include pictures and to link to other websites like our blog. The website we use for this is an American one called Mailchimp. They offer a secure and professional service and we hope that you will find the new newletters better.
When you first open your newsletter you might not see the photo's we have included. If this happens you need to look for a message near the top of the email which will say something like "Show photographs from this sender?". Click this and you will then see any photographs.
We have started our blog for two really important reasons:
1. We wanted a way to quickly and conveniently let you know about what is going on at the Tea room
and
2. We wanted to give you the chance to talk back which you can by using the "comments" box on any of the posts.
We have also started to use Facebook as we know that there are some of our visitors who are already into this new way of keeping in touch. To be honest we don't yet fully understand Facebook but if you want to check us out then our page is here.
We are also looking at ways to show videos about Lanercost as well as pictures.
For the videos we have are on You tube here.
For pictures we are collecting them on Flickr
At the end of the day what is important is you, our readers and visitors are the people who help to make Lanercost special and we hope that these small changes will help us to talk and stay in touch.
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For the first newsletters which we sent I would use my own email account which wasn't really ideal. We wanted to find a way to manage our address book better, allow us to include pictures and to link to other websites like our blog. The website we use for this is an American one called Mailchimp. They offer a secure and professional service and we hope that you will find the new newletters better.
When you first open your newsletter you might not see the photo's we have included. If this happens you need to look for a message near the top of the email which will say something like "Show photographs from this sender?". Click this and you will then see any photographs.
We have started our blog for two really important reasons:
1. We wanted a way to quickly and conveniently let you know about what is going on at the Tea room
and
2. We wanted to give you the chance to talk back which you can by using the "comments" box on any of the posts.
We have also started to use Facebook as we know that there are some of our visitors who are already into this new way of keeping in touch. To be honest we don't yet fully understand Facebook but if you want to check us out then our page is here.
We are also looking at ways to show videos about Lanercost as well as pictures.
For the videos we have are on You tube here.
For pictures we are collecting them on Flickr
At the end of the day what is important is you, our readers and visitors are the people who help to make Lanercost special and we hope that these small changes will help us to talk and stay in touch.
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Tango at the Tearoom
We are delighted to introduce Tango Primero. You can see their website here , read a little about the Argentine Tango here and watch the you tube video at the bottom of this blog.
But for now let's see what Tanya and Howard have to say about this popular form of dance.
Argentine Tango – What exactly is it?
Tango is an elegant social dance that started on the streets of Buenos Aires. It involves moving in circles around your partner in different ways to suit your mood and the music. The music can be slow and sensuous hence tango’s reputation for passion. Or the beat can be more up-tempo expressing joy and frivolity.
Tanya Marsden and Howard Laing have danced and taught the tango together for over eight years. They focus specifically on technique during their classes so that students can learn at their own pace. They are committed to their method of tuition which they firmly believe gives dancers the skills to enjoy the music and the freedom to improvise. Tanya and Howard have trained in Edinburgh and Buenos Aires and studied under the tango masters Gloria and Rodolfo Dinzel.
Why not give it a try in our lovely location at Lanercost? What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than having a delicious lunch in our café before gliding round the floor to the romantic sound of tango. Or treat yourself to some tango, followed by afternoon tea.
Tango 2.00pm-3.30pm £8 per person or £15 per couple
And finally as promised a short video:
But for now let's see what Tanya and Howard have to say about this popular form of dance.
Argentine Tango – What exactly is it?
Tango is an elegant social dance that started on the streets of Buenos Aires. It involves moving in circles around your partner in different ways to suit your mood and the music. The music can be slow and sensuous hence tango’s reputation for passion. Or the beat can be more up-tempo expressing joy and frivolity.
Tanya Marsden and Howard Laing have danced and taught the tango together for over eight years. They focus specifically on technique during their classes so that students can learn at their own pace. They are committed to their method of tuition which they firmly believe gives dancers the skills to enjoy the music and the freedom to improvise. Tanya and Howard have trained in Edinburgh and Buenos Aires and studied under the tango masters Gloria and Rodolfo Dinzel.
Why not give it a try in our lovely location at Lanercost? What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than having a delicious lunch in our café before gliding round the floor to the romantic sound of tango. Or treat yourself to some tango, followed by afternoon tea.
Tango 2.00pm-3.30pm £8 per person or £15 per couple
And finally as promised a short video:
Tuesday, 29 March 2011
Christian Dymond at Lanercost
When Annette Gibbons came to Lanercost to talk about local produced spring food we were lucky enough to have Christian Dymond in the audience.
This is what he said about the presentation:
It was perfect timing. A few days after traditional Cumberland sausage received its coveted PGI status in March, Cumbria’s champion of local food, Annette Gibbons, was at Lanercost to talk about the riches residing in this beautiful county.
‘We’ve got so much great food here,’ she told her guests at Lanercost where Victoria and Mike Farley’s delightful farm shop stocks meat, jams, chutneys, chocolates and beers from numerous local producers.
Much of this produce was used by Annette as she showcased several dishes in Cumbria on a Plate - Taste of Spring, one of a number of lunchtime events that Lanercost is promoting through spring and summer.
Annette, herself, is well known for her Cumbria on a Plate food safaris where people can see food and drink producers at work. She also runs a dining club, taking members to hotels and restaurants north and south of the border.
Naturally, traditional Cumberland sausage was one of the foods that she talked about. The granting of Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status by the European Union means that from now on anything calling itself a traditional Cumberland sausage must be produced in Cumbria, must be in one continuous coil and contain at least 80%, coarsely chopped meat.
The sausage that Annette served for her lunchtime guests, along with fiery orange chutney, is made especially for Lanercost by nearby Hallsford Farm. The chutney was produced by Wild and Fruitful whose Jane Maggs was described by Annette as the ‘queen of preserves’. Jane’s award-winning hedgerow chilli jelly was also an accompaniment to savoury herb scones, the first dish on the menu.
Jane’s passion for making jams, jellies and chutneys is quite evidently shared by all the producers whose food Annette made use of at the talk and tasting: The Watermill at Little Salkeld which provided its 85% flour (organic) for the scones, for instance, Eva’s Organics whose salad leaves were the basis for the scrumptious Birdoswald salad that Annette prepared.
The salad came with chopped walnuts and small pieces of Birdoswald cheese, the cheese produced with milk from a herd of Ayrshire cows at Slack House Farm near Hadrian’s Wall. The salad dressing was made with vinegar, oil and Cumberland honey mustard and the latter also put in an appearance in the Cumberland mustard mash which followed the salad.
Two more producers that Lanercost stocks are Askerton Castle and Geltsdale Brewery and it was their beef and their beer respectively which were used in the appropriately named ‘Askerton Castle casseroled shin beef in Brampton Bitter’. Stir fried spring kale (Eva’s Organics) and leeks came next and the event was rounded off with a compote of spring rhubarb, served with Lanercost shortbread and Eden ice-cream.
What made this event so engaging was Annette’s enormous enthusiasm for the subject, the wonderful tastes that people experienced and the knowledge that here in Cumbria are food and drink producers whose passion and expertise is second to none. The best way to support them is to buy their produce at food and farm shops all over Cumbria. And that, of course, includes Lanercost.
You can read a little more about Christian's work here and see his guide to food and drink here.
This is what he said about the presentation:
It was perfect timing. A few days after traditional Cumberland sausage received its coveted PGI status in March, Cumbria’s champion of local food, Annette Gibbons, was at Lanercost to talk about the riches residing in this beautiful county.
‘We’ve got so much great food here,’ she told her guests at Lanercost where Victoria and Mike Farley’s delightful farm shop stocks meat, jams, chutneys, chocolates and beers from numerous local producers.
Much of this produce was used by Annette as she showcased several dishes in Cumbria on a Plate - Taste of Spring, one of a number of lunchtime events that Lanercost is promoting through spring and summer.
Annette, herself, is well known for her Cumbria on a Plate food safaris where people can see food and drink producers at work. She also runs a dining club, taking members to hotels and restaurants north and south of the border.
Naturally, traditional Cumberland sausage was one of the foods that she talked about. The granting of Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status by the European Union means that from now on anything calling itself a traditional Cumberland sausage must be produced in Cumbria, must be in one continuous coil and contain at least 80%, coarsely chopped meat.
The sausage that Annette served for her lunchtime guests, along with fiery orange chutney, is made especially for Lanercost by nearby Hallsford Farm. The chutney was produced by Wild and Fruitful whose Jane Maggs was described by Annette as the ‘queen of preserves’. Jane’s award-winning hedgerow chilli jelly was also an accompaniment to savoury herb scones, the first dish on the menu.
Jane’s passion for making jams, jellies and chutneys is quite evidently shared by all the producers whose food Annette made use of at the talk and tasting: The Watermill at Little Salkeld which provided its 85% flour (organic) for the scones, for instance, Eva’s Organics whose salad leaves were the basis for the scrumptious Birdoswald salad that Annette prepared.
The salad came with chopped walnuts and small pieces of Birdoswald cheese, the cheese produced with milk from a herd of Ayrshire cows at Slack House Farm near Hadrian’s Wall. The salad dressing was made with vinegar, oil and Cumberland honey mustard and the latter also put in an appearance in the Cumberland mustard mash which followed the salad.
Two more producers that Lanercost stocks are Askerton Castle and Geltsdale Brewery and it was their beef and their beer respectively which were used in the appropriately named ‘Askerton Castle casseroled shin beef in Brampton Bitter’. Stir fried spring kale (Eva’s Organics) and leeks came next and the event was rounded off with a compote of spring rhubarb, served with Lanercost shortbread and Eden ice-cream.
What made this event so engaging was Annette’s enormous enthusiasm for the subject, the wonderful tastes that people experienced and the knowledge that here in Cumbria are food and drink producers whose passion and expertise is second to none. The best way to support them is to buy their produce at food and farm shops all over Cumbria. And that, of course, includes Lanercost.
You can read a little more about Christian's work here and see his guide to food and drink here.
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