ewerk 26209 Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 You couldn't be more middle class if you had a stained glass window. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 3654 Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Sweeps on Gloom’s kids’ names. Rupert 3/1 Leopold 6/1 etc.. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19768 Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Tarquin tbh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12755 Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Burpee Jackson. I assume Jackson isn't your surname but it's funnier that way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 26720 Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Instead of Gloomy naming them in the country they were conceived, (which is so 2011), he named them after the meal he had the night they conceived. Quinoa is four and helps mummy in the kitchen and Kale is 2 and plays with daddy's segway. Rumours they'll be having a baby brother or sister to play with can't be confirmed but there's a new room being decorated for English-Tapas in 8-9 months time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19768 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 paging our resident lake district experts anyone got any good recommendations for restaurants around keswick? also decent takeaways? got my old dear's 70th birthday celebration up there comigj up so want to eat out at least once and maybe do a indian or thai or chinese takeaway the other night. she keeps banging on about bringing food and cooking for everyone but i want her to put her feet up and enjoy it. @Alex @Renton @Meenzer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30327 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 6 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: paging our resident lake district experts anyone got any good recommendations for restaurants around keswick? also decent takeaways? got my old dear's 70th birthday celebration up there comigj up so want to eat out at least once and maybe do a indian or thai or chinese takeaway the other night. she keeps banging on about bringing food and cooking for everyone but i want her to put her feet up and enjoy it. @Alex @Renton @Meenzer Not really been to Keswick for ages, mate. Sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19768 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 not even to the pencil museum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30327 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 10 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: not even to the pencil museum? Tooj has been. I shit thee not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14029 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Only place I've eaten in Keswick itself is the aforementioned tapas and craft beer haunt (Bar eS) which, while very decent, probably isn't the place for the occasion. There's plenty of nice-looking places in and around the market square but I haven't tried any to recommend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 3654 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 I’ve been to the pencil museum too. Hijacking a bit but Ive booked 3 nights in Windermere with our lass, we needed a little break after recent events. Any suggestions welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30327 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 2 minutes ago, strawb said: I’ve been to the pencil museum too. Hijacking a bit but Ive booked 3 nights in Windermere with our lass, we needed a little break after recent events. Any suggestions welcome Cafe Italia is nice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14029 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 If you've got three nights then Ambleside is nice for a change of scene one night, plenty good eats there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30327 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 14 minutes ago, Meenzer said: If you've got three nights then Ambleside is nice for a change of scene one night, plenty good eats there too. Aye, of the larger places in the lakes Ambleside is my favourite. Just a short drive / taxi / bus ride from Windermere too. Although the buses are ridiculously expensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 17697 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Dr Gloom said: paging our resident lake district experts anyone got any good recommendations for restaurants around keswick? also decent takeaways? got my old dear's 70th birthday celebration up there comigj up so want to eat out at least once and maybe do a indian or thai or chinese takeaway the other night. she keeps banging on about bringing food and cooking for everyone but i want her to put her feet up and enjoy it. @Alex @Renton @Meenzer I think there are at least one each of a thai, Chinese, Indian restaurant/takeaway in keswick and from memory all are pretty decent. Also Italian restaurants, pubs, and hotels. Nothing outstanding but nothing too poor either. Ambleside is a canny drive from keswick, via thrllmere and Grasmere. Grasmere is nicer imo. I'd recommend going to borrowdale though if you want accessible scenery possibly via a frequent bus or ferry. Try the lordor or borrowdale hotels, or cafe at Grange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14029 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Aye, Grange and Borrowdale as a whole are reliably lovely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30327 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 21 minutes ago, Renton said: I think there are at least one each of a thai, Chinese, Indian restaurant/takeaway in keswick and from memory all are pretty decent. Also Italian restaurants, pubs, and hotels. Nothing outstanding but nothing too poor either. Ambleside is a canny drive from keswick, via thrllmere and Grasmere. Grasmere is nicer imo. I'd recommend going to borrowdale though if you want accessible scenery possibly via a frequent bus or ferry. Try the lordor or borrowdale hotels, or cafe at Grange. The Ambleside recommendations were for Strawb (staying at Windermere) btw. As you say, it's a canny distance from Keswick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38654 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 There’s also the possibility that she might want to cook for everyone - Old Dears are weird like that As Renton says, the restaurants are perfectly passsble but nowt special- I’d have a look at some of the hotels, the two he mentions ( The Lodore and The Borrowdale), also try the Mary Mount. I spent my wedding night at the Borrowdale, and it was very good, classic Cordon Bleu cooking. Went back for our 10th anniversary and it was exactly the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 26720 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 I've heard all the restaurants around the lakes are shit and you'll all better off taking asdas frozen meals to heat up in the microwave. There is one 'pop-up' van that goes around that sells gourmet burgers in artisan buns called 'Genes protein' but unfortunately the only sauce he uses is his cum. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5899 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Bowness is nice, as is Grasmere. Get the chain ferry to Hawkshead too. The Indians upstairs in Bowness is alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 1 hour ago, Kid Dynamite said: Bowness is nice, as is Grasmere. Get the chain ferry to Hawkshead too. The Indians upstairs in Bowness is alright. Chain ferry caught fire and is out of action til October 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12755 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Is that a confession? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4198 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 On 21/08/2018 at 15:48, strawb said: I’ve been to the pencil museum too. Hijacking a bit but Ive booked 3 nights in Windermere with our lass, we needed a little break after recent events. Any suggestions welcome If you do go to Ambleside then “Lucy’s on a plate” is a really great little restaurant to go to. Can’t recommend it highly enough! Or the samling if youre feeling...rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4198 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Not so much a holiday but I’m sat in Manchester airport awaiting my flight to New Zealand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26209 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 This the start of the big move? Good luck with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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