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We are pleased to be allowed to re-open on 2nd December as from Wednesday Cumbria will be in Tier 2. If you would like to book a break away please just get in touch or have a look at our prices and availability to see if we have something that suits you. We will of...

Given the announcement from the Prime Minister yesterday evening (Saturday 31st October) we assume that we will be instructed to close later this week. We will stay open for as long as we are permitted. We will no longer be taking any bookings for November. If you...

We are delighted to be open and to be welcoming guests again. Things are not quite the same here at Manesty as they were at the beginning of the year and we have had to make changes to adhere to relevant rules and to minimise the risks to our guests, to those who...

Today (23rd June) the Prime Minister announced in the House of Commons that 'From 4th July, provided that no more than two households stay together, people will be free to stay overnight in self-contained accommodation'. Therefore, we will be re-opening and...

Dear All We finally feel like we have turned a corner and are looking ahead to reopening and welcoming guests again with more clarity than before. You can sign up to our mailing list if you would like to be the first to hear when we know our actual reopening date....

Dear all As the Government's 'Stay at Home' instruction has been renewed for another three weeks from Thursday 16th April, we will remained closed as instructed until at least Thursday 7th May. We had already re-organised all holidays which had been booked within...

Dear all In these extraordinary times, as instructed by the Government, we are currently closed. We have been given no indication how long we should remain closed, so in the absence of further information we are assuming initially that the closure will last as long...

Our first task of 2020 was a TV upgrade. All our cottages and our studio now have a Full HD Smart TV, so you can keep on top of your favourite programmes while enjoying time on the fells. The TVs are set up for BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, All4 and My5. If you have a...

We've had a lovely end to 2019, with sunny weather and clear skies. This photo was taken from the garden today and catches some of the first sunshine of the year up on the fells across the valley from Manesty. All the best for 2020 to all of our guests, past,...

This week has been marked by the annual 'stripping' of the holly berries by our local and visiting birds. We have a number of hollies at Manesty, with red berries, yellow berries and also the berry-less variegated tree with green and yellow leaves. This photo is of...

The autumn colours are particularly lovely this week. These photos are of Manesty today, basking the midday autumn sunshine. This morning the red squirrel was out and about in our back garden, busy burying nuts for the winter. We often see them at this time of...

Well for once the weather was on side for the August Bank Holiday! We were out and about and here's how we fared 'tourist-ing' on our home turf... Can't recommend enough our lunch at Littletown Farm which we walked to over Catbells Hause. They were very welcoming,...