Featured Lodge

Mountain View

Mountain View

Mountain View is a spacious, modern 2 bedroom pine lodge on Fellside with stunning views over both sides of the valley

Featured Holiday Partners

Our featured partners all currently offer a discount to guests booking direct with owners on this site.*

Better Photos

Better Photos - Learn how to get more from your camera in the stunning surroundings of the Lakes

The Quirky Traveller

The Quirky Traveller - Accompanied luxury tours with little known facts and quirky anecdotes along the way

Lakeland Segway

Lakeland Segway Tours - Graythwaite Estate (West of Windermere) - As featured in "The Lakes" TV Series

Country Lanes

Country Lanes Cycle Hire - Windermere & Lakeside

Country Lanes

providing relaxing and energising treatments to enhance your holiday

Walking Ways

Walking Ways - Guided Walks in the Lake District

Diane Gainey

Diane Gainey - Local Artist

Predator Experience

Predator Experience

Sail'n'Dine

Sail'n'Dine - Gourmet Cruises on Windermere

Surf The Turf

Surf The Turf - Mountain Boarding Adrenaline Adventure Park

Cookhouse and Cedar Galleries

All 4 Cookhouse & Cedar galleries in Amblside, Keswick, Windermere & Bowness

Swish Travel

Chauffeur driven tours of the Lake District and dog-friendly taxi service

Lakeland Quads

Quad Bike Treks near Windermere

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* Offers subject to change and can not be guaranteed

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If you would like to become one of our featured partners, please contact John

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Holiday insurance

Insure and Go

Single & Multi-Trip

Awards won by Limefitt Park

Limefitt Park - David Bellamy Gold Award Limefitt Park - Responsible Tourism Award

Awards won by The Lake District

The Lakes District - British Travel Awards

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Easy Holiday Recipes

When you're on holiday you don't want to spend all your time cooking, but you do want to eat well. You may be looking for some ideas for simple recipes that you can easily prepare and enjoy in a lodge kitchen at Limefitt Park.

Over the next few months we're going to be adding some recipes here to help you out

Soups

Main Courses


Here's the first one - it's a real local Winter Warmer


Windermere Beef in Cumberland Ale

- submitted by John from Windermere Lodge

Windermere Lodge

Ingredients

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 160C (Gas mark 3)

Heat 1 tbs of the oil in a frying pan and brown the meat. Remove the meat when it's brown and put it into a casserole dish

Now heat the remaining oil and fry the onion on a low heat until it turns soft and golden

Add the flour and ginger and cook for 1 minute

Gradually stir in in the beer, the crumbled stock cube and the tomatoes and cook until the suce starts to thicken.

Add the bouquet garni, the green pepper, the carrots and a few strips of the orange zest

Pour all of the ingredients over the meat and stir

Cover the casserole and cook in the oven for 90 minutes

Remove the bouquet garni and stir in the orange juice

Serve with mashed potato (or celeriac and potato if you are feeling posh) and some fine green beans

This goes well with beer (obviously enough) or you could try a bottle of Valpolicella or Cotes de Roussillon. Don't try anything too robust with this though - it won't go well. If you prefer white a Frascati would go nicely. Return to the top of this page


Julie and Karen suggest spicing up your holiday with


Chilli Mountain View

- submitted by Julie from Mountain View Lodge

Mountain View Lodge

Ingredients

Instructions

Use wok or frying pan and add approx ½-1 table spoon extra virgin olive oil

Heat slowly gently and add mince until coloured

Add finely chopped onion and garlic and sweat slowly stirring as you go until softened

Optional add mushrooms/ green pepper/chilis

Add chilli powder and cayenne and a good amount of ground black pepper /salt to taste

Add tomato puree/tomatoes/red wine/oxo in ½ tea cup boiling water stir to boil

Simmer for 1 hour with lid on or transfer to slow cooker on medium heat and go for an appetising walk

On return, add cornflour mixture and stir to thicken

Prepare some long grain or basmati rice and serve chilli on top with a dollop of sour crème, sprinkle onto crème some chopped chives , some garlic bread and a glass of red wine or a cold beer.

Mountain View essential.

Heaven!

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Try this easy risotto for a special romantic meal in that won't break the bank


Kingfisher Prawn Risotto Gratin

- submitted by Linda from Kingfisher Lodge

Kingfisher Lodge

Ingredients

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 150C (Gas mark 2)

Preheat a baking dish or flattish casserole in the oven

Whilst it is warming melt the butter and gently fry the onion for 5 minutes until it is soft and golden

Stir the rice into the butter and onions making sure that it gets well coated

Now add the lobster bisque and the sherry

Stir well and bring to a simmer.

Pour the mixture into the baking dish and place in the oven

After 35 minutes remove the casserole and turn the grill to a high setting

Taste the mixture to check the seasoning and add the king prawns

Mix in and cover the surface with the grated cheese

Drizzle the cream over the top

Place under the hot grill for 2- 3 minutes until the cheese browns

Serve with a green salad and a bottle of white Bordeaux or a Frascati. A not too oaky Australian Chardonnay would work here as well

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Here's a lovely slow cooked casserole


Mountain View Saucy Bistro Chicken!

- submitted by Karen from Mountain View Lodge

Mountain View Lodge

Ingredients

Instructions

Heat oil in frying pan

Add chicken fillets until brown

Add shallots and garlic

Remove chicken to side plate

Add brandy and flambé

Add wine/tomatoes

Stir in mustard

Return chicken to pan

Add salt and lots of black pepper to taste

Tear off and rip some fresh basil and add to taste (4 leaves)

Cover and simmer 1 hour or transfer to slow cooker for longer (3 hours)

Just before serving, stir in cornflour mixture to thicken sauce and 3 table spoons of cream

Serve with Tagliatelle and broccoli

Add a few small leaves of basil to garnish on top

Optional (parmesan and lots of ground black pepper)

Wash down with a bottle or two of your favourite wine, ice cold Chardonnay or Californian red Zinfandel and some wonderful conversation!

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This recipe is from a French friend - they have lots of nettles in Normandy too! Don't worry about getting your lips stung - the nettles lose their sting once they have been cooked...


Troutbeck View's Nettle Soup

- submitted by John from Troutbeck View

Troutbeck View

Ingredients

Instructions

Put on some protective gloves, go for one of the walks described on this site and pick a large bagful of nettles.

Wearing rubber gloves, wash the nettles in water.

Remove the leaves from the stalks.

Melt the butter in a large saucepan, then add the prepared leeks and potatoes.

Sweat the vegetables for a few minutes. Add the nettle leaves and a pinch of salt

Cover the pan with a lid, and continue to sweat the mixture for about 20 minutes, giving an occasional stir.

Add the stock and simmer for another 10-15 minutes until the vegetables are tender.

Remove from heat, and allow to cool just a little. If there is a liquidiser or a sieve at the lodge then liquidise the soup, otherwise leave it chunky.

Serve in bowls with a swirl of cream.

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This recipe is for a quick and easy soup - It's lovely and sweet due to the potato and carrots but subtly spicy too. Perfect to come back to after a morning walk!


The Otter' Ginger, Sweet Potato and Carrot Soup

- submitted by John from Troutbeck View Lodge

Otter Lodge

Ingredients

Instructions

Melt the butter at the bottom of a large pan.

Fry the onions gently until soft

Add the garlic, cumin and ginger and fry for a further minute or so

Add the remaining ingredients and sweat them for a few minutes.

Add the stock and simmer for another 20 minutes until the vegetables are tender.

Remove from heat, and allow to cool just a little. If there is a liquidiser or a sieve at the lodge then liquidise the soup, otherwise leave it chunky.

Serve in bowls with crusty brown bread and butter

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Here's a really simple, quick and easy dish


Mountain View Corned Beef Hash

- submitted by Julie from Mountain View Lodge

Mountain View Lodge

Ingredients

Instructions

Peel 4 large white potatoes

Peel and cut 1 or 2 large carrots

add to pan and cover with cold lightly salted water

Bring to boil, add oxos/onions/tin corned beef roughly diced

Add salt and pepper to taste

Cover and cook for about 1 hour in pan or transfer to slow cooker for 3 hours and take a walk

Serve with fresh wholemeal bread, peas and red cabbage or HP brown sauce, yummy!

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This chicken pie will keep the family fuelled after those invigorating walks


Philadelphia Chicken and Leek Pie

- submitted by Tess from Loughrigg Lodge

Loughrigg Lodge

Ingredients

Instructions

Fry Chicken and put to one side

Fry leeks in oil or butter for 5mins sprinkle over the flour

Cook for 2 mins.

Stir in the wine and chicken stock cook until lightly thickened

Add the Philadephia ,return chicken to pan add parsley

Add salt and pepper to taste

Allow to cool then put mixture into oven proof dish

Dab olive oil onto pastry sheets and scrunch up to cover dish sprinkle with sesame seeds

Bake the pie in preheated oven at gas 200c for about 30-35mins until golden

Serve with green veg and new potatoes

It is also good with any combination of fish using fish stock e.g fresh prawns, salmon, smoked cod,or scallops

Cook fish last putting it into the mixture to cook for 10-12 mins stirring slowly.

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A curry to spice up your holiday!


Mountain View Curry

- submitted by Julie from Mountain View

Mountain View Lodge

Ingredients

Instructions

Heat oil in wok and lightly brown the chicken

Blend together ginger, garlic, onion to a paste and add to chicken - chop finely or grate if you don't have a blender

Add all spices and stir gently

Add juice of ½ lemon and a dash of white wine vinegar if you have it (desert spoon)

Add tin tomatoes /dessert spoon of puree and stir

Add carton coconut milk (reserving 1 tablespon for thickening later) and stir

Add a couple of fresh chopped tomatoes and whatever else you fancy, ie green pepper, chick peas...

Add some chopped coriander

Put lid on and simmer gently for 1 hour, or transfer to casserole dish in oven, or transfer to slow cooker

Thicken with a tea spoon of cornflour mixed with table spoon milk/coconut milk

Serve with some basmati boiled rice garnished with coriander and a wedge of lemon, a garlic nan and a cold glass (or 2!) of kingfisher/cobra beer

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More recipes will appear here shortly - do come back to look!


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