Castlerigg Hall Caravan and Camping Park has won the Holiday Park of the year accolade at the 2009 England’s Northwest tourism award ceremony in Blackpool. The ceremony, organised by the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA), was held at Blackpool’s Tower Ballroom on Monday evening, the awards aiming to drive up standards by rewarding excellence in [...]
Views from the Rigg
Castlerigg Hall wins Holiday Park of the Year!
Friday, May 22nd, 2009“CUMBRIA TOURISM AWARDS 2009 At the annual Cumbria Tourism Awards, which recognise and reward the best of Cumbria’s tourism industry, the Holiday Park of the Year category was won by Castlerigg Hall Caravan and Camping Park, Keswick, which was shortlisted at last year’s awards. The awards were presented at a special ceremony at the Castle Green [...]
Roman Fort Discovered at Castlerigg
Friday, April 3rd, 2009Many Years ago I attended a meeting at Keswick Methodist Church where the Lake District National Park archaeologist was giving a lecture entitled “Roman influence in Keswick and the Lake District.” This, I thought, sounded very interesting. Locals have always felt that the Romans once occupied the Keswick area and my Farther used to tell [...]
Food @ Jiggers
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009We are in the process of creating a restaurant/tearoom in what used to be the Campers sitting room. Serving mainly locally sourced produce, diners will be able to enjoy a pasta or pizza dish whilst enjoying the views of the fells from the large windows or on the opren terrace. Breakfasts will be served seven [...]
Lakelands lawnmowers
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008Very few images of the Lake District are more poignant than of a sole, lone, animal, standing sure footed on slither of grass, half way up an exposed rocky crag, on a grey, cold, winter day. This remarkable animal is of course the humble Herdwick Sheep. Some believe that the Herdwick originated in the [...]
