Cottagetroutbeck

17/07/2026

So glad we are finally connected with the stunning Ullswater valley again and all the gorgeous walks that go with it

28/04/2023

So lovely to discover this today in South Stonethwaite Cottage - great reviews of and

21/01/2023

Some beautiful late afternoons this week, up Troutbeck

21/05/2021

Thank you to our guests over the last 3 weeks, for your wonderful comments - glad you had a relaxing holiday in Troutbeck

15/04/2021

Really exciting to see The Queens Head, Troutbeck, Cumbria open again. Only 5 minutes walk from the door of South Stonethwaite Cottage - there is nowhere better to rest your legs after a day in the fells, in the sunshine with your favourite tipple

Exciting times ahead, we are ready for you to come and enjoy a beer from 11am today and food from 12. No rooms just yet but you can look on out website www.queensheadtroutbeck.pub and book for the very near future.

03/04/2021

Happy Easter from Troutbeck. Looking forward to welcoming our visitors safely from Monday 12th

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13/03/2021

Exciting to see a new local craft beer venue opening in Ambleside, this May. Near the little house on the bridge, local business man Colin Monk will create 20 new jobs. The food offers also sounds great, stretched pizzas and gourmet burgers, and the central feature will be six x 1000 pint copper tanks displayed above the bar.

A new food and drinks venue is opening in Ambleside.

08/03/2021

Here’s to strong women like .

Beatrix fought for what she cared about - traditional farming, a strong sense of community, conservation and Herdwick sheep. Never intimidated in a male dominated world, Beatrix confidently spoke out on what she believed in

Beatrix’s creative talent combined with her determination, ambition from an early age and impressive business acumen, meant she gifted 4000 acres and 14 Lakeland farms to the National Trust, when she died.

One such farm was nearby Troutbeck Park. Under threat of being split up and developed, Beatrix bought this farm in 1923. Beatrix decided to run the farm herself with the help of shepherd George Walker. Beatrix used the farm as a setting for the Fairy Caravan stories and some of her writing was done in a little study at the farm.

03/03/2021

With the chatter around book inspired costumes, culinary delights and craft activities ready for tomorrow’s , it’s seems a good to time to pick out some good reads from the bookcase at South Stonethwaite Cottage.

Today it’s The Lake District in 101 maps and infographics by - a totally refreshing way to reveal what makes this beautiful place unique from wainwrights to weather, ghosts to great food, birds and beer.

07/11/2020

- a 20 minute drive from the cottage, a rewarding 4 hour walk with the bonus of being not too steep and one of the most central for a

Park at Dob Gill, Thirlmere. Take the ancient pass signed to Harrop Tarn and then Watendlath and when you hit the ridge, bear left to Standing Crag and follow the path until you meet random iron fence posts which lead you to the summit