Business as normal!

Due to the horrific weather that the Cumbria has had recently, you would think that the town of Keswick would just hand up there coats and give up on the tourist business for a while, but the news we have received from the local Mayor and the local authorities is that 'Business as usual in Keswick'.

Fell Tops was luckier than most as with it been a 2 nd floor apartment it was not affected, however the Lonsdale apartment block did get flooded, the 2 ground floor apartment were hit quite badly. There will be some repair works going on in the ground floor apartments this should be kept to a minimum and should not spoil holidays.

We are very much supporting the flood victims by showing our support to the Cumbrian Community Foundation who are fund raising for flood victims. Please click here to show your support.

Grasmere Gingerbread.

What a discovery this place was, in the hussle and bussle of Grasmere one bank holiday weekend we were forced to go further into Grasmere village than normal. We saw this cute little house with queues out of the door and a gorgeous aroma. Obviously we had to investigate further!

To our surprise they were selling gingerbread, but not your average ginger bread shape, it is a secret recipe. For want of a better word it is a biscuit base with a crunchy crumble on top. You cannot eat a great deal at once but the gorgeous taste lingers for hours.


If your ever in Grasmere go check it out, but for those of you who do not venture to the Lake District try out there website

Favourite shop!

Whenever we visit Keswick as well as the Booths supermarket, the Keswickian chip shop and the Banks Tavern, The Orchid House is also visited.

The Orchid House has the most gorgeous gifts and homeware, from Cath Kidston, Greengate and Rice and so much more. They also have the most gorgeous selection of vintage style toys.

They now have a website which is not the true reflection of how gorgeous this shop is, check it out. www.theorchidhouse.net