We are delighted to announce that previous MasterChef: The Professionals finalist, Darren Comish, has joined the Hazel Bank culinary team. Our appointed head chef was one of six finalists on the BBC’s hit series in 2014, before going on to be named Cumbria Life Chef of the Year in 2015. Since joining us, Darren has …
2018 has been and gone… and what a year it was for us! It’s hard to believe that the end of the year also marked the end of our 5th season at Hazel Bank and was also our 28th year of business in Borrowdale. We thought that it would be impossible to improve on such …
Wow, what an achievement! On the 6th November, the Hazel Bank team were honoured to spend an evening at a prestigious Condé Nast Johansens / Taittinger international hospitality awards ceremony in Mayfair, London. Not only did this event happen to be the highly respected Condé Nast Johansens Awards for Excellence 2018, but on behalf of …
On the 21st June, myself and the Hazel Bank team spent a magnificent evening at Cartmel Racecourse, celebrating a triumphant win at the Cumbria Tourism Awards 2017! Securing yet another award to add to our ever-growing trophy cabinet- that’s a total of 9 regional and national awards in three years and we can’t thank you …
Hazel Bank Country House stands in a slightly elevated position overlooking the Borrowdale valley basin with dramatic views of the surrounding fells and countryside. The house was the fictional home in which acclaimed writer, Hugh Walpole set his captivating collection of novels, Rogue Herries in. Francis ‘The Rogue’ Herries led a depraved lifestyle of violence, …
Having spent my life raising 4 beautiful children and running my own business the age of 50 has been and gone and i find myself watching friends ,family and acquaintances being struck by this awful disease. I`ve always wanted to do something ,anything to help make a difference. And when Jan ,one of my oldest …
The Lake District in Winter is the quietest time to explore. You don’t get the crowds of tourists which summer months bring to the area. It’s quite the luxury to feel like you have the whole Lake District to yourself. The solitary nature of winter in the Lakes make it magical with blue skies and …
We are spoilt at Hazel Bank for local walks. We believe our hotel is situated in one of the loveliest areas in the British Isles. When we’re not hard at work welcoming guests to our Borrowdale hotel we are trying our very best to take advantage of the area and the fantastic Borrowdale walks accessible directly …
We have just been awarded a good hotel guide “Cesar” awarded to the top 10 hotels in Britain. We are “Walking hotel of the year 2016”.
Hazel Bank has netted a hat-trick of awards following its recent AA inspection, included being nominated in the top 25 Friendliest Guest Houses in Britain. Hazel Bank has also been awarded its first AA Rosette for Culinary excellence thanks to the good work of Renown local chef David Jackson and of course, owner Donna MacRae. …
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