Stuff yer bake

I’ve been away in Cumbria for Easter week and rather than feeling like spring it has felt more like winter. The day after we arrived we were wading ankle deep in the snow and the lambs in the neighbouring fields were wearing their little plastic macs to ward off the cold.

We stayed in an old barn conversion (The Heights) near Appleby-in-Westmorland, which was beautifully furnished and really cosy with absolutely gorgeous views. It was quite secluded but only about a five minute drive from the village center and only thirty minutes from the larger town of Penrith.

Penrith is a large town thirty minutes south of the Scottish border, with lots of nice foodie havens like the James and John Graham Ltd delicatessen in a large wonderful old building and The Narrow Bar cafe where I had the most delicious lemon cake I’ve ever tasted. I will make an attempt at replicating the cake but only after a long drawn out detox as I ate and drank enough over the week to sustain a family of four (although I did go running twice, so I can justify the cake, almost!)

We also went to Windermere and Bowness which were absolutely beautiful but heaving with people. We ate in a lovely little place called Francine’s Coffee House where I had crab cakes with smoked salmon and caper berries followed by carrot cake and that was followed by a nice gentle walk round the lake on a gorgeous sunny day. For a nice relaxing Easter break it’s just the ticket.

Tags: Easter, holiday, delicatessen, food, cake, beautiful, lake, Cumbria, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Penrith, Bowness-on-Windermere, Lake Windermere, The Lake District

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