The National Trust is looking for local catering businesses to run cafes at four of their visitor attractions in the Lake District. The cafes are at Acorn Bank in Penrith, Beatrix Potter’s Hill Top in Near Sawrey, Claife Viewing Station on Windermere’s western shore and Wray Castle in Ambleside. Gareth Fuke, area manager for food and beverage in the Lake District, believes this offers a fantastic chance for catering firms and is eager to welcome the new providers at the visitors centres. He said: “This is a great opportunity for a local food operator to grow their business within an already thriving visitor attraction, in a beautiful location.
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When I was aged eight, my parents took me on holiday to Windermere. Minutes after arriving at our lakeside campsite, I scrambled on to my lilo and set sail.
Unfortunately, a gusty breeze immediately buffeted me towards a row of fishermen. I remember crashing backwards through their fishing lines, staring up at angry anglers wondering how they’d hooked a rainbow-coloured lilo instead of a trout.
Nonetheless, I fell in love with Windermere, and decades later it’s another boat – albeit a more seaworthy one – that has lured me back.
The new MV Swift takes passengers from Bowness-on-Windermere to Ambleside, halfway along England’s largest lake
New £5 million project to save woodlands
Natural England’s LIFE in the Ravines project is launched today with £5 million of funding.
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The project will tackle ash dieback in the ravines
The future of the beautiful ravine woodlands in the Peak District is looking brighter thanks to £5 million in funding.
The LIFE in the Ravines partnership project, led by Natural England, will tackle the threat that ash dieback poses to the forested river valleys of the Peak District. The project has received £3.6m in funding from the EU LIFE programme, with the remainder coming from project partners.