What a great place. How lucky we are to have young, go-ahead people like Charles and Juno Lowther to take a rather dog-eared old village watering hole, long past its sell by date, and turn it into something characterful and brimming with life. I wish I could tell you that the George and Dragon is situated Read more…
In the picturesque village of Askham, the beautiful gardens and a new café at Askham Hall have opened their doors to the public. Just a couple of miles from Penrith, visitors are now able to enjoy Askham Hall’s twelve-acres of gardens, visit their animals and relax in the Kitchen Garden Café. This is a new Read more…
We were peering through the glass-panelled front door of Whitbysteads farmhouse in the village of Askham, wondering if anyone was home, when Victoria Lowther appeared from a barn in the yard, with her daughter, two horses, two lurchers almost as big as the horses and a pug called George. Tall and elegant (the Lowthers, not Read more…
The George and Dragon inClifton, near Penrith, has won a Silver Award in the Taste of England category at the prestigious VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2012 Ceremony. The Silver Award is one of the highest accolades for Excellence in Tourism inEnglandwhich VisitEngland can bestow. The George and Dragon was presented with their Silver Award at Read more…
Have you noticed how pubs have changed? Recently I was asked to write about modern travel trends for a glossy magazine and I called one of those trends, ‘Pubs for Girls’ (the whole article is in April’s Red, out Wednesday 7th March). I have a theory that one reason why coffee chains such as Starbucks Read more…
