Awards

AWARD WINNING AFTERNOON TEA

Rothay Manor was awarded 1st prize in the 1979 ‘Make Teatime Special’ competition run by the English Tourist Board and a London tea firm. Described by judges as ‘an almost flawless teatime experience’, the hotel was selected from over 100 tearooms, hotels and restaurants. At that time, the cost was £1 per head so you can appreciate that the price has not gone up in line with inflation!  In 1982 it won ‘Best Afternoon Tea in Britain’ Award and its reputation has continued to grow, most recently being highlighted in the Times Saturday Supplement ‘The Knowledge —The Big Eat’  (21/10/06) as one of the best places to have Afternoon Tea.

‘Best Loo in the North West’ 1989

Good Hotel Guide Cesar Award 1992

Consistently featured in the Good Hotel Guide since it began

Listed in the Good Food Guide for 38 years

Egon Ronay listed for many years

Cumbria Tourist Board Cumbria for Excellence Awards:

July 2003 - Highly Commended Small Hotel of the Year

Reviews

The Times, Travel Section           Saturday, 19th April

Scrabble Weekend in Cumbria - Night on the Tiles

Aidoi? Za?   Hate Gray learns all sorts of new words as she joins fellow Scrabble addicts on a Lake District challenge

BBC Radio Cumbria           Monday, 3rd March 2008

Gordon Swindlehurst, presenter of Radio Cumbria's Breakfast programme, interviews Anne-Marie O'Neill (our Marketing Coordinator) about the hotel's Scrabble Holidays.

Radio 5 Live                               Saturday, 1st March

Scrabble Tutor, Kathy Rush, discusses the popularity of Scrabble with Radio 5 Live 'Weekend News' presenters Leslie Ashmall and John Pienaar.

BBC Radio Newcastle              Friday, 8th February 2008

Marketing Coordinator, Anne-Marie O'Neill, was interviewed on the 'Drivetime' show by Martin Emerson about the forthcoming Scrabble Holiday

The Westmorland Gazette          Friday, 8th February 2008

Word's out about Scrabble breaks in the Lakes     by Caroline Barber

Dictionaries are at the ready at an Ambleside hotel in preparation for a Scrabble holiday launched in the wake of a national resurgence of interest in the game.

North West Evening Mail              Tuesday, 5th February 2008

Night on the Tiles    by Richard Morris

STUNNING walks, breathtaking views and luxury hotels and restaurants are often what bring visitors back to the Lake District time and time again.Board games don’t immediately spring to mind when you think of one of the most picturesque locations in Britain. But that’s about to change.

BBC Radio Solent        Wednesday, 23rd January 2008   11.40am

Marketing Coordinator, Anne-Marie O'Neill, was interviewed on the mid-morning show by Jon Cuthill in relation to the Scrabble Holiday

Yorkshire Post             Saturday, 19th January 2008

Far From an Uphill Struggle    by Paul Whitehouse

Suspicious of its reputation for rain, wind and big hills, Paul Whitehouse was won over by the Lake District during a luxury break at Rothay Manor.

The Guardian                Thursday, 17th January 2008

 Bed & Scrabble Board       by Josh Spero

News that Facebook's Scrabulous may be shut down is being met with dismay by one Lakeland hotel - the online game has brought a surge of interest in its Scrabble holiday.       

Daily Mail                       Saturday, 12th January 2008

Souvenirs to Last a Lifetime  - Self-Improvement Holidays

Lake District Gardening Holidays

A seashell, a bottle of local liquor and a suntan were once essential holiday souvenirs. Today, you can have all these - plus a new skill. So if sitting with a novel in one hand and a cocktail in the other no longer hits the spot, its time to try a self-improvement holiday. Here is a selection of the best.