Bridge House tea rooms
Local Attractions and Facilities
Our aim is to support local businesses and help build the local economy.
Places to eat out
Bridge End Tearooms & evening Bistro 10 mins walk -this has a children's play area and willow labyrinth and garden centre. They can provide takeaway buffet food for you when you want time out from cooking!
George and Dragon pub serving meals 15min walk.
Lunesdale Arms Tunstall 15 mins drive excellent local food .
The Highwayman Burrow.
The Traddock Organic hotel and restaurant. You need to book well in advance (20 mins drive).
Platos' Kirkby Lonsdale and there are many other pubs in the town.
The Redwell Smokery Borwick.
Fenwick Arms Claughton.
Gillams Tea Rooms in Ulverston --all organic, well worth the journey.
Taxi Bentham Taxis 015242 62462
Local shops
Growing with Grace Clapham for local grown organic vegetables and produce (20 mins drive).
Co-op Caton and High Bentham
Wray Post Office/shop
Booths Supermarket Kirkby Lonsdale and Carnforth
Single Step Penny Street Lancaster whole food shop with restaurant above (25 mins drive).
Hornby Post Office, shop,butcher, Institute for photocopying/internet, Spirit of The Andes clothing (10 mins drive).
Sedbergh is a book town.
Barwise Bakery High Bentham provides fresh bread , cakes ,quiches, pies etc, 015242 61302
Evening Entertainment
For events in Lancaster see virtual Lancaster
The Dukes playhouse and cinema, Lancaster, theatre and film 25 mins drive.
The Grand Theatre Lancaster 25 mins drive.
The Brewery Arts Centre Kendal, great music films and theatre, 35 mins drive.
The Nuffield Theatre University of Lancaster, music, dance and theatre 30 mins drive.
Victoria Hall Settle 30 mins drive.
Music around Ingleton.
Wray Local events see www.wrayvllage.co.uk.
Hornby Village Community Centre Jazz and plays.
Specific Local Events
Balloon Flights are available from Bridge House tea Rooms. See this beautiful valley from above.
Middle Wood Environmental Centre which is on the farm runs regular courses and volunteer days.
Wray Fair and Scarecrow week leading up to May bank holiday.
Kirkby Lonsdale Victorian Fair.
Bentham Bonfire.
Bowland Festival.
Skipton Puppet festival. 27-29 September 2013
The Lunesdale Arts Trail.
Aughton Pudding Festival 26 August 2013 In 1992 they had a 3.28 ton pudding!!
Many excellent local gardens open with the open gardens scheme.
Riding stables
Greenhall Tatham
Local Golf clubs
Bentham, Kirkby Lonsdale, Casterton, Lancaster.
Local fishing
Fishing is available on River Roeburn that we own - beautiful surroundings, 3 miles. £20 for week.
Scarce fish. Season Sea Trout 1 April-30 Sept, Brown trout 15 March - 30 Sept
You will need a National Rod Licence available from Post Office, www.environment-agency.gov.uk, or phone 08701662662.
Other fishing available at Stocks Reservoir,(open 1March-30 Sept) and Bank house (open all year) for trout and Redwell fisheries and Borwick fishing.for coarse fish
see www.gp-fish.co.uk/lancashire for full list
Swimming pools
Wild swimming in the River
Heated pools in Hornby and Lancaster.
Outdoor heated pool in Ingleton.
Capenwray swimming pool 01524738030
Bird Watching
Great birdwatching on the farm and local access areas. Woodland, river and moorland habitats.
Or just sit on the verandah and watch the passing wildlife.
Leighton Moss RSPB reserve - 20 mins drive
Our aim is to support local businesses and help build the local economy.
Places to eat out
Bridge End Tearooms & evening Bistro 10 mins walk -this has a children's play area and willow labyrinth and garden centre. They can provide takeaway buffet food for you when you want time out from cooking!
George and Dragon pub serving meals 15min walk.
Lunesdale Arms Tunstall 15 mins drive excellent local food .
The Highwayman Burrow.
The Traddock Organic hotel and restaurant. You need to book well in advance (20 mins drive).
Platos' Kirkby Lonsdale and there are many other pubs in the town.
The Redwell Smokery Borwick.
Fenwick Arms Claughton.
Gillams Tea Rooms in Ulverston --all organic, well worth the journey.
Taxi Bentham Taxis 015242 62462
Local shops
Growing with Grace Clapham for local grown organic vegetables and produce (20 mins drive).
Co-op Caton and High Bentham
Wray Post Office/shop
Booths Supermarket Kirkby Lonsdale and Carnforth
Single Step Penny Street Lancaster whole food shop with restaurant above (25 mins drive).
Hornby Post Office, shop,butcher, Institute for photocopying/internet, Spirit of The Andes clothing (10 mins drive).
Sedbergh is a book town.
Barwise Bakery High Bentham provides fresh bread , cakes ,quiches, pies etc, 015242 61302
Evening Entertainment
For events in Lancaster see virtual Lancaster
The Dukes playhouse and cinema, Lancaster, theatre and film 25 mins drive.
The Grand Theatre Lancaster 25 mins drive.
The Brewery Arts Centre Kendal, great music films and theatre, 35 mins drive.
The Nuffield Theatre University of Lancaster, music, dance and theatre 30 mins drive.
Victoria Hall Settle 30 mins drive.
Music around Ingleton.
Wray Local events see www.wrayvllage.co.uk.
Hornby Village Community Centre Jazz and plays.
Specific Local Events
Balloon Flights are available from Bridge House tea Rooms. See this beautiful valley from above.
Middle Wood Environmental Centre which is on the farm runs regular courses and volunteer days.
Wray Fair and Scarecrow week leading up to May bank holiday.
Kirkby Lonsdale Victorian Fair.
Bentham Bonfire.
Bowland Festival.
Skipton Puppet festival. 27-29 September 2013
The Lunesdale Arts Trail.
Aughton Pudding Festival 26 August 2013 In 1992 they had a 3.28 ton pudding!!
Many excellent local gardens open with the open gardens scheme.
Riding stables
Greenhall Tatham
Local Golf clubs
Bentham, Kirkby Lonsdale, Casterton, Lancaster.
Local fishing
Fishing is available on River Roeburn that we own - beautiful surroundings, 3 miles. £20 for week.
Scarce fish. Season Sea Trout 1 April-30 Sept, Brown trout 15 March - 30 Sept
You will need a National Rod Licence available from Post Office, www.environment-agency.gov.uk, or phone 08701662662.
Other fishing available at Stocks Reservoir,(open 1March-30 Sept) and Bank house (open all year) for trout and Redwell fisheries and Borwick fishing.for coarse fish
see www.gp-fish.co.uk/lancashire for full list
Swimming pools
Wild swimming in the River
Heated pools in Hornby and Lancaster.
Outdoor heated pool in Ingleton.
Capenwray swimming pool 01524738030
Bird Watching
Great birdwatching on the farm and local access areas. Woodland, river and moorland habitats.
Or just sit on the verandah and watch the passing wildlife.
Leighton Moss RSPB reserve - 20 mins drive
Wray Village
