How to create demand

Now if we ran our own retreats and had a fully booked diary we could tell you how to create demand. Full disclosure – we don’t! What we do know however, is that we constantly watch how groups do book their holidays, how music artists sell out their tours...

Private Dining in Sedbergh

We are lucky to have a private dining chef here in Sedbergh, so let me introduce you to Laura Marschall. Laura is an international private chef who has worked in Hong Kong, China, Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam, India, Israel, Germany, Canada and the UK. So it is no...

Where art meets the mountains

I first met artist and mountain leader, Jessica Emsley, when a request went out for her to chat to people about their experiences of outdoor landscapes in Cumbria, as part of a creative project she was working on. I loved what she was exploring as part of her PhD and...

Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge

We have had two groups staying with us recently that have completed the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge and as we have yet to do this ourselves (don’t worry we will tick it off the list at some point) we have been getting all their tips and advice for those...

A Diver’s Hangout

We knew we wanted our studio and St Marks to be used for all kinds of activities, but little did we know that it would turn out to be perfect for a diver’s hangout. This is just what we were told when a group of scuba diving instructors and students arrived to...