Historic bridges · North West England
Sharrow Bay Country House
Sharrow Bay Country House was a hotel and restaurant located on the eastern shore of Ullswater near Pooley Bridge, Cumbria, England. The hotel is associated with the creation of the sticky toffee pudd
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Sharrow Bay Country House was a hotel and restaurant located on the eastern shore of Ullswater near Pooley Bridge, Cumbria, England. The hotel is associated with the creation of the sticky toffee pudding. On 23 September 2020 Sharrow Bay officially announced it had gone into administration. It closed in March 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic, and has not since reopened.
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Sharrow Bay Country House was a hotel and restaurant located on the eastern shore of Ullswater near Pooley Bridge, Cumbria, England. The hotel is associated with the creation of the sticky toffee pudding. On 23 September 2020 Sharrow Bay officially announced it had gone into administration. It closed in March 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic, and has not since reopened.
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Background
History
In 1948, the Manchester Guardian newspaper carried an advertisement for a mansion on the edge of Ullswater with 12 acre of grounds and formal gardens dating back to 1840. It was leased by Francis Coulson. With the help of friends he opened in the spring of 1948 with four bedrooms, and coined the phrase ‘country house hotel’ for the first time. In 1952 Coulson was joined by Brian Sack, and the two of them ran the hotel for the rest of their lives. It is reputedly the place where Sticky toffee pudding was invented in the 1970s. but it lost the star in 2012. The hotel business closed at the start of the COVID pandemic lockdown in 2020 and has not reopened. The business went into administration…
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- Coordinates
- 54.5900, -2.8440
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Barton and Pooley Bridge
- Postcode
- CA10 2NB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Established
- 1948
- Official site
- www.sharrowbay.co.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Sharrow Bay Country House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sharrow Bay Country House?
- Sharrow Bay Country House is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode CA10 2NB), in the parish of Barton and Pooley Bridge.
- When was Sharrow Bay Country House built?
- Built or established in 1948.
- Is Sharrow Bay Country House free to visit?
- Yes, Sharrow Bay Country House is free to enter.
- How do I get to Sharrow Bay Country House?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CA10 2NB. It sits within the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency.