Archive walk: Appleby and Great Ormside

by | Nov 13, 2024 | Latest, Walks

Appleby and Great Ormside By Andrew Gallon. First published in Cumbria magazine, June 2016 Start/Finish: The Cloisters, Boroughgate, Appleby (GR: NY683204) Distance: 7.75 miles/12.5 km Time: 3–3.5 hours Terrain: Field and riverbank paths, green lanes, tracks and quiet...

Archive recipe: Old Westmorland Sweetbake

by | Apr 23, 2024 | Recipes

Old Westmorland Sweetbake First published: June 2018 Delicious pastries filled with dried fruit and spices, mostly, but not always, with rum included, are an old favourite in the Lake District. Here’s a version of a recipe originally from the Kirkby Stephen area: it’s...

Archive recipe: Westmorland Lovage Soup

by | Mar 19, 2024 | Latest, Recipes

Westmorland Lovage Soup First published: August 2018 You never know which way the weather’s going to turn in September, as we approach the ‘back end’ of the year. This lovely old fashioned recipe, based on a Westmorland original, is fantastic hot or chilled, however...