29th April 2014
George and Dragon – winners of the ‘Dining Pub of the Year’ category at the 2014 Cumbria Life Food & Drink Awards
Cumbria's food has undergone a remarkable transformation, writer and Great British menu judge Matthew Fort said after hosting the third Cumbria Life Food & Drink Awards. More than 190 of Cumbria's producers, hoteliers, restaurateurs and chefs gathered at Kendal College…
16th January 2014
George and Dragon review in the Daily Mail
An Inspector Calls At... The George and Dragon, in Clifton, Cumbria PUBLISHED: 17:33, 27 December 2013 Friends who live near Penrith have been going on about the George & Dragon for yonks. 'It’s the only place like it,' said Nicky, who…
18th November 2013
New lease of life for historic family seat
ASKHAM Hall, near Penrith, once the seat of the Earls of Lonsdale, has taken on a new lease of life as a hotel and wedding venue. An event is to be held later this month toshowcase the newly-converted Grade II…
18th November 2013
Askham Hall and George and Dragon in the Guardian
Sunday 29 September 2013 Take me there: the Eden Valley, Cumbria Why go? Skirting the eastern edge of the Lake District National Park and meandering northwards to Carlisle, this beautiful river valley offers a less touristy alternative to the honeypots of Windermere and…
