Our ancestral connections to the ancient stone circle on Askham Fell can be traced back to the Viking Age. Our roots have long been embedded in this landscape, this nature, this community. Our ancestors are buried here, we grow our food here, our connection to this place is ancient and deep.

Today our lives continue to revolve around this stone circle and CIEL HOTELS, our family of very special places to stay and eat in Cumbria, centres around it too. Each one of our places is nestled within ten miles of this precious place and this is where we grow and rear our produce.

Each one of our places is unique and offers a different experience. All offer pleasure through our passion for food, wine and the landscape. All have a story to tell.

We will take good care of you here.

Stay with us and we’ll share with you our unspoilt landscape, our own produce, our favourite walks, our history. Make our country home and inns your own for a night – or more. Each of our places is a home-from-home, so please – eat with us, relax by the fires, enjoy the breath-taking views on our doorsteps.

Every one of our bedrooms is full of character and history and each is different, with their own unique period features. Many have lovely views, and all have all the things you’d expect to make your stay comfortable – beautiful linens, generous toiletries, cosy bathrobes, good coffee, an excellent breakfast…

We work with the seasons to grow, source and preserve the produce from our gardens and surrounding farms and woodland. Our family has called this home for a very long time so we know the landscape and its cycle of life well and keenly anticipate each quarter of the year for the new ingredients it brings. The seasons provide the thought behind our food. The cycle of life in our gardens and fields dictates our menus. 

We put the same level of love and care into our wine and are proud to offer some of the most interesting and diverse wine lists in the UK.