Success for the Ladies!

Last night Dale Lodge hosted its very own Ladies Evening and
a great time was had by all!

If you weren’t there last night and upset you missed out
then don’t panic too much we’re already planning our next ladies only event! We’ve
not finalised the theme just yet so if you have any ideas or anything you’d
like us to include then why not let us know.

From the staff at Dale Lodge we’d like to thank everyone who
got involved and for making the first ladies night so much fun!

New Year's Eve Party

Tickets are onsale now for New Year's Eve in Tweedies Bar!

Enjoy live music from Room Full of Mirrors and a firework display at midnight! The celebration can continue with a late bar.

Tickets only £5 and available from Dale Lodge Hotel and Tweedies bar.

An Award Winning Year for Dale Lodge

Following its recent inspections Dale Lodge has once again retained its Three Star Status
within the Small Hotels Category and was awarded Silver in the category for
service and standards.
Following these awards Gillian Roberts Hotel Director stated “We are all very happy to see how our continued hard work within the tourism industry is paying off and it is good to be realised by the ‘Visit England’ group.”

As well as these Dale Lodge and Tweedies have also been awarded with the “Bob Long Trophy”
and “Parish in Bloom” for its well kept and stunning surroundings.

In the formal gardens class Dale Lodge received Third Prize for Hotel Landscapes.

It really has been an award winning year!

Save the Date to Guzzle in 2012

Friday 31st August 2012 to Sunday 2nd September

Make sure you save the date for an even bigger and better Guzzler!
This event promises to have more live musicians and even more
varieties of real ale than ever before!
Make sure nothing gets in the way of you and your pint-

so add this event to your calendar and keep an eye out for more information.

Ladies Evening- 4th December

Bored of Sunday nights in front of the telly? Fancy a night out with the girls? Why not come to Dale Lodge's Fantastic Ladies Evening!

A two course meal and an excellent choice of beers, wines spirits and soft drinks on offer as well as a special one night only cocktail menu!!...

Tickets only £15 and this includes free access to The Lodges very own Ann Summers Party from 7.30pm after dinner!

All tickets will be entered into a raffle to win a mystery prize!

So come on Ladies we can't wait to see you there!

************Ladies Evening Menu************

Local Cartmel Cumberland Sausage served on a bed of creamy mashed potato with a caramelised red onion jus.

Cornfed Chicken stuffed with smoked applewood and sun blush tomatoes wrapped in parma ham served with crushed new potatoes and a red wine jus.

(V) Caramelised red onion and goats cheese tart served with rocket salad and a balsamic dressing.

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Warm Chocolate Brownie served with vanilla ice cream and a rich chocolate sauce.

Warm Sticky Toffee Pudding served with vanilla ice cream and a butterscotch sauce.

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Don't want to leave afterwards? Discount room rates of £95 (including 1 ticket to the Ladies Evening!)

Booking is essential so call Jasmine on 015394 35300 or 07707082655 to reserve your place and avoid disappointment.

Tables for New Year running low

All tables in Tweedies bar are now sold out for New Years Eve. We do still have a few left in the Lodge restaurant so book now to avoid disappointment. with complimentary entrance to Tweedies bar after dinner for Room full of mirrors. What better way to start 2012.

All Guzzled Out....

This years Grasmere guzzler festival was a massive success, even despite the horrendous weather and ensuing mud! Friday started off well with an array of local musicians including the acclaimed "Weird String Trio." The rain started in earnest on Saturday but didn't put off the army of guzzlers who had come to partake in some fine ales and local food. The wild boar burgers were sold out by the end of lunchtime and a second pig had been ordered for the Sunday Hog Roast. Taffy Thomas, the legendary story-teller made himself heard above all the noise of the rain on the marquee roof with great success and was followed by music from Kirk McElhinney, The Righteous Bees and Room Full of Mirrors. The night was rounded off with a good natured mud fight from a few of the locals and staff and some mud face painting. On Sunday we awoke to a complete quagmire and had to come up with a plan B as the area inside the marquees were completely full of mud we moved the stage and barbeque out into the sunshine which fortunately had come out for the day! Pete Lashley played a marathon set in the afternoon sunshine while everyone relaxed, enjoyed some more beer and hog-roast. The final night was rounded off with an excellent set from The Indian Postal Service and the beer of the festival was announced as Yates- Grasmere Guzzler- as voted for by the customers. By this time the beer was all gone, the pig was finished and everyone was ready for bed with just a thought to spare for the excellent staff and all the cleaning up they would have to do for tomorrow!

We'll see you all next year for an even bigger and better Guzzler!!

Guzzler bands confirmed

Tweedies bar 5th Grasmere Guzzler festival

All bands have now been confirmed!

The festival kicks off at 12 noon on Friday 2nd September in the marquee bar, where ther will be a huge range of local and some not so liocal real ales and ciders. Join us i the evening for live music from local folk band "Weird strings trio"

Saturday offers a full day of fabulous food & gallons of ale! Entertainmentstarts at 4.30pm with local legend Taffy the storyteller! The barbeque and hog roast is available all day and night until the food runs out! Kirk McElhinney and the Righteous Bees feature throughout the evening, with room full of Mirrors fininshing the night offwith a lively set from 9.30pm!

Sunday chill out with a roast dinner sserved from 12-15.30 ( subject to availability) accompanied by the soothing tones of Pete Lashley from 2.30! More barbeques and hog roast will be served in the afternoon and The Indian Postal service will finish off this amazing weekend with a set from 9.30! See you there!

Grasmere News

There is lots going on in Grasmere at the moment, giving you even more reason to come and stay at Dale Lodge. Tomorrow we are proud to be sponsoring the cycle race at Ambleside Sports which will be a fabulous day with fun for all the family. Traditional Lakeland Sports including Cumberland wrestling, fell running and guides races, beer tent, barbeque and lots of stalls full of local products.

At the Wordsworth Trust the new exhibition - Shelley's Ghost, has opened and is running to the end of October. It features an array of letters and works by the famous literary family including the first draft of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and poetry by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Last week we welcomed Simon Armitage to Grasmere for his reading at St Oswald's Church, which was fantastic as ever and next week we have Clare Pollard and Susan Wicks reading from their latest collections.

It is now only 6 weeks to the annual Grasmer Guzzler Festival. The frivolities begin on September 2nd and continue until the evening ofSunday 4th. There will be over 40 real ales available, live music throughout the weekend as well as a barbeque and hog roast featuring the best of local produce. The rooms at Dale Lodge are nearly full already with keen festival goers, but we do hope you will still be able to come and join in the fun for hopefully a sunny weekend.

Now taking bookings for Christmas & New Year

Christmas Day Lunch tables are now available in the Lodge restaurant and Tweedies bar.

£42.50 (Children under 12 £22.50)

Served from 12-1.30pm in Tweedies bar and 1.30pm -3pm in the Lodge.

New Years Eve tables are now available in the Lodge restaurant and Tweedies bar

£59.95

Both include free admission to Tweedies bar for live entertainment.

Please contact staff for menus and availability

Accomodation is still available within the hotel starting at £180 per room per night on a bed & breakfast basis. ( 2 night minimum)

To make a reservation calll

015394 35300

Hospitality Employers Awards

Dale Lodge has been listed as the 17th best hospitality employer in England and Wales at the Caterer.com Hospitality Employers awards. We are very proud of this achievement as we strive to be a considerate employer as our view is that happy staff make happy customers.

Grasmere Guzzler beer festival 2011

The Grasmere Guzzler Festival celebrates its 5th year this September and with more beer, music, food and other entertainment than ever before it promises to be the best one yet.

In the main bar there is always a great selection of real ales from the seven pumps, but in the festival bar outside, there will be at least a further 10 hand pumps, offering a huge range of local and national beers, ciders and perry. It is a showcase of the best of Lakeland ales from the local micro-breweries, but they also go for the cream of award winning ales rom across the UK.

On the food front the local speciality barbeque is a must for an afternoon snack. Venison and pheasant burgers both go down a treatand the Cumberland sausage is not to be missed. The Hog roast goes on all day or at least until the food runs out and is served with roast apple and fresh bread.

The full entertainment line-up for this year is yet to be announced, but the acts to follow from last year include the renowned Bag of Spanners , The Indian Postal service, Pete OLashley, The Slabs, Taffy Thomas story telling and many more besides.

This year promises to be bigger and better than ever, so watch out for news on the www.tweediesbargrasmere.co.uk or www.dalelodgehotel.blogspot.com

Live Music at Tweedies Bar

Live music at Tweedies Bar every Saturday night from 9.30pm.


11th June - Kirk McElhinney




A contemporary musician with a style of his own, great modern twists on old classics.
As well as a stunning set of his own material , Kirk delivers some great cover versions with real passion and a new twist. A highly original musician with some very interesting and exciting numbers. See http://www.myspace.com/kirkmcelhinney










18th June - Phil Saunders

One of cumbria's best blues preformers live at tweedies and a firm crowd pleaser.

25th June - Room Full of Mirrors




Formed early in 2010, and then again an hour and a half after that, Room Full of Mirrors are a fusion of Shooglenifty-esque tune-smithery and catchy song-writing. We're all about the groove! We try to leave no rootsy genre out of the equation: from celtic melodies to reggae to eastern-European sounds to Americana to English folk music- we leave no musical stone unturned! Like musical magpies, we steal all the shiny bits to add to our sound....

9th July - Paddy Rogan

A very cool jazz/blues guitarist with influences of Nick Drake, John Martyn and Jose Gonzalez.

Paddy Rogan plays a selection of covers with a bluesy feel as well as an impressive repertoire of originals. http://www.myspace.com/paddyrogan

Grasmere Guzzler Festival At Tweedies Bar


An annual celebration of real ale, with live music and family orientated entertainment. The fourth Annual Grasmere Guzzler Festival is set to be biggest and best yet. Over three days the Dale Lodge Hotel and Tweedies Bar will provide a host of music and entertainment, with a grand Bar-B-Que and a plethora of Real Ales. The food will be prepared by Dale Lodge's renowned Chef James Goodall and his team. It promises to be a culinary delight beyond the standard Bar-B-Que.
















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