Since the airing of the BBC's Great Pottery Throw Down, interest in Lee's (one of the cottage owners) pottery courses at Bentham Pottery has gone a bit wild with website hits quadrupling on the day after the 1st episode! If…
Congratulations to Ingleton's very own bakery - Seasons - which won four of the six classes at the Craftsmen Bakers competition held at Harrogate this week. We had some of the winning Cheese, Herb & Chilli sourdough and can confirm…
An example of the fine mountain biking to be had in the Ingleton area - this was Lee & friends up Ingleborough last night enjoying our Indian summer. (With thanks to Guy Downing for the photo.) Lee is always happy…
We did the first of the three new "Westhouse Walks" today. Two of them begin next to the Waterfalls Walk and the other at the Thornton-in-Lonsdale church just a 12 minute walk away. We really enjoyed it, it had useful…
Following Ingleton being upgraded to high speed fibre optic broadband, we are pleased to announce it is now available throughout Acorn Cottage. It is normally available between 7am and 10pm daily. (But if switch-offable if you prefer.)
I took 3 children to the new Sizergh Castle (National Trust) Wild Play Trail near Kendal the other day. It was fantastic - beams to walk along, obstacles, clues to find, beautiful trees and a rope swing at the end.…
Lee & I went to the new tapas bar, La Cascada last night. The surroundings were gorgeous, the atmosphere was cosmopolitan (for Ingleton!) and the food was lip-smackingly tasty, especially the prawns and the meatballs. A very welcome addition to…
Just put in 2 new single luxury mattresses from John Lewis to help ensure a good night's sleep. (We bought a lovely double from there last year and it was so comfortable & sleep inducing, we thought we better do…