Linthwaite's Latest News

New Head chef at Linthwaite

Australian born Paul Peters has joined Linthwaite House Hotel as its new Head Chef. Paul has excellent credentials, having previously worked in many fine establishments including Lygon Arms, Broadway and Raffles Browns Hotel in London. Importantly he has excellent experience achieving 3 AA Rosettes not only as Executive Chef at Mju, Millenium Hotel in Knightsbrige but also at JAAN, Swissotel Howard, London.

Environment awards for Linthwaite

An important issue for hoteliers is how to protect the beautiful environment that we live and work in, and 2007 has seen many adjustments in the green credentials of Linthwaite. We now recycle bottles, paper and cardboard (no more bonfires!) and plans are underway for a new composting shed. Food miles are also on the agenda with chef sourcing more and more local produce with plans under way for a 50 mile radius menu – watch this space. In recognition of this we have been awarded a CBN Bronze Environmental award and the Cumbria Biodiversity Award 2007.

Linthwaite Included in HIP Hotels Guide 2007

We are delighted to be included in the latest HIP Hotel guide 2007 – this is a collection of Herbert Ypma’s highly individual hotels and it’s a real honour to be included in this prestigious guide.

Linthwaite Included in Alistair Sawdays Special Places to Stay

We’re also incredibly excited by the news we have been included in Alistair Sawdays Special Places the Stay guide starting this Autumn (2007).

Update on the Floyd Cookery Theatres

The Cookery Theatres held so far in March, April, May and June have been a resounding success prompting us to release new dates in November and December. We had a fair amount of national interest in the story – here’s what the press had to say about the Cookery Theatres:

“Like the old pro that he is, he knows exactly how to entertain, flambéing a pan of liver with generous amounts of brandy in a flurry of showmanship, while a seemingly unconscious stream of words flows forth.” The Scotsman April 07

“What has been on offer today has been a mix of Floyd the man and Floyd the phenomenon and we agree it’s worth coming to the Lake District for.” Metro, 10th April 07

“The emphasis is placed firmly on having fun!” Yours mag, April 07

“Keith Floyd makes cooking fun. He shows you how it’s possible to produce some quite stunning stuff, without being a slave to your stove… or your dinner guests….Keith Floyd is the one and only”- The Westmorland Gazette March 07

And, more importantly, here’s what our guests had to say:

“Delightful! When can I come again?” Mrs G, April 07
“Even better than expected” Mrs H, April 07
“I’m a huge fan of Floyd – to be able to sample his cooking and watch him in action was something I never thought I would ever do – he is a legend”. Mrs D, June 07

Book now for the last remaining places in November and December! For more details click here.

3 AA Rosettes achieved January 2007

It's been a great start to 2007 with the news that Simon Bolsover, headchef at Linthwaite, has been awarded 3 Rosettes by the AA. This prestigious award places Linthwaite's restaurant on a par with the likes of Gordon Ramsay's at Claridges, Angela Harnett at The Connaught, The Savoy Grill and Nobu to name drop just a few! Obviously we're all incredibly pleased and feel that Simon has now received recognition of the amazing food he is creating using the best local and seasonal produce. Simon said: "We're extremely proud to be recognised for our fine dining and consistently great service. Our menu has evolved to include a number of signature dishes that reflect the wealth of ingredients on offer in the Lakes, and this has been crucial in us securing our third rosette." For the full press release please click here (PDF, 39kb, will open in a new browser window).

Keith Floyd Lauches Cookery Theatre at Linthwaite House

We are delighted to announce that legendary chef Keith Floyd will be holding "Floyd's ookery Theatre" at Linthwaite starting this March and running over a period of weeks into early summer. For all the details click here.

Heaven's Kitchen Food Festival Returns!

After the success of 2006, Heaven's Kitchen Food festival will return in March 2007. This year featuring Marcus Wareing, Stephen Doherty and our own Simon Bolsover. For more details click here.

Linthwaite House Hotel awarded condé nast johansens Most Excellent Country House award 2007

We are highly delighted to announce that Linthwaite House has been awarded Condé Nast Johansens Most Excellent Country House award for 2007. Johansens Recommended Hotels are part of a collection of annually inspected hotels which have to fulfil exacting criteria to be part of the well known and respected Johansens guides. This reward reflects our quest to provide our guests with great service and high quality accommodation

Is there life after the World Cup?

As some of you may have heard we created a “World Cup Free Zone” at Linthwaite over the last month and were offering complimentary glasses of champagne if a member of staff even mentioned the “f-word” fottball that is! – We were completely amazed when the world’s press picked up on the story and Linthwaite went global! Mike appeared on TV in France, Russia, Brazil, Japan and on Sky News, BBC Northwest tonight and ITV Granada and national news as well as being interviewed on over 25 international radio stations from Croatia to Australia also including here at home BBC Radio 5 Live, Talksport, BBC Scotland and many regional radio stations too. Members of staff were interviewed live on German national radio, New Zealand radio (5 am for poor Mary!), and Irish radio to name a few, and articles about Linthwaite were published in newspapers all over the world from Australia, India, Japan across to Canada and the United States including the New York Times. We’ve never known anything like it!

Click here to see the press release that started it all.

Linthwaite offers Wi-Fi in all bedrooms

For those who need to keep in touch with the outside world while on a quiet relaxing break, we now offer Wi-Fi internet connection in all the bedrooms.

Linthwaite included in Condé Nast Traveller's Gold List 2006

We are delighted to report we have been included in Condé Nast Traveller's Gold List 2006 in the 'Best Location' section. It's a great selection of around 100 of the world's best hotels - we're one of only 18 hotels in Britain to be included in the list, which also featured Babbington House, Cowley Manor, Gleneagles and Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons.

Click here to read Condé Nast's report in full.