The North(ish) Lass
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Read more: Cartmel Sticky Toffee PuddingOne of the things I wanted to do when I started The North(ish) Lass was to highlight and promote small and medium companies that produce food and goods specifically made in the North. So, in that spirit, I thought I would start with one of my favourite items produced locally: Cartmel Sticky Toffee Pudding. I’m…
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Read more: Things To Do In Lancaster (In A Day)A Morning in Lancaster Start off the morning by having breakfast in one of our many independent cafes, which you can read more about in my ‘Cafe Culture in Lancaster‘ series. Follow up the lovely breakfast by going for a tour of Lancaster Castle. This will need to be prebooked as the tour is guided,…
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Read more: Spring Fair @ Holker HallI’m heading to Holker Hall this weekend to go to their Spring Fair. I’ve been a couple of years in a row now and it’s always been great – it’s also the “dog show” weekend, which might have something to do with why it’s so awesome – I get to be around a load of…
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Read more: What’s On In May: Cultural Calendar
There’s so much to do in Lancaster and Morecambe in May! The table below is a collection of events that I have gathered together happening in the local area throughout May. Check out the list and then head along to some of the events – our town is thriving and there’s always something going on,…
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Read more: Café Culture in Lancaster: Part TwoFollowing on from last week’s post: Café Culture in Lancaster: Part One, this week it’s time for Part Two where I will look at four more independent (or smaller) coffee shops/cafés in Lancaster. The same pricing scale from last week still applies. Journey Social Features: Excellent Menu Price: £££ Journey Social is a lovely café/restaurant…
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Read more: Café Culture In Lancaster: Part OneOver the last decade or so, Lancaster has developed a wonderful independent coffeeshop scene, giving any punter a lot of options to choose from when seeking out an excellent cup of coffee, or a good ol’ brew. In this blog I’ll be exploring some of my favourite places to have a coffee, a spot of…
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Read more: The Quayside @ Glasson DockFeatures: Outside seating, dog friendly, excellent for breakfast. Price: ££ Address: Tithebarn Hill, Glasson Dock, Lancaster LA2 0BY The Quayside at Glasson Dock is a charming little café on the side of the marina and lock at Glasson Dock. The café stands next to a little village shop and the famous Port of Lancaster Smokehouse…
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Read more: Lunch @ The Inn at WhitewellHad a delightful lunch at the Inn at Whitewell for my mum’s 70th birthday earlier this month. The Inn is a sixteenth century coaching inn that sits in the middle of the gorgeous Trough of Bowland next to the River Hodder. As a family, we’d been to the Inn before and had a wonderful meal,…
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Read more: Frank Turner @ Lancaster Town Hall (Benefit Concert in aid of Citizen’s Advice Bureau North-West) – 01/03/2025No one was more surprised than me to see one of my favourite artists was going to playing in my hometown. Apparently, I’ve been living under rock, as he has played in Lancaster before, the last time in 2018, when I was most definitely here (so why didn’t know about it?). Anyway, I didn’t then,…