Photo: Askham Hall by mauldy, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
About this place
Askham Hall sits in the village of Askham, near Penrith in Cumbria, within the Lake District National Park.
A historic country house operating as a restaurant with rooms, it incorporates a medieval hall within its structure.
The Lowther family have a long association with the property, and Charles Lowther runs it today.
He draws on the estate's working kitchen gardens to supply Allium, the Michelin-starred restaurant on site, giving the operation an unusually direct farm-to-table character.
Read more on WikipediaHistory
The Lowther family have a long association with Askham Hall, and the property has remained in family ownership. The building incorporates a medieval hall, indicating origins that predate the family's tenure by several centuries. Charles Lowther is the current owner.
Architecture
The hall includes a medieval great hall as part of its structure, pointing to origins well before the eighteenth century. The wider building presents as a traditional Cumbrian country house.
Worth knowing
The estate's kitchen gardens and home-reared produce directly supply the Michelin-starred Allium restaurant on site, an uncommon degree of farm-to-table integration for a property of this scale.
Gardens & grounds
The kitchen gardens are a working feature of the estate, producing ingredients used directly in the Allium restaurant.
Facilities
Plan your visit
Nearest station: Penrith North Lakes Rail Station (3.7 miles)
Open year-round as a restaurant with rooms; check official website for seasonal details and availability.
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