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The Lakes Distillery

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The Lakes Distillery, Setmurthy, Nr Bassenthwaite Lake, Cumbria, CA13 9SJ

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Get a glimpse behind the scenes of a working distillery and discover how the Lakes whisky, gin and vodka are produced. You will enjoy spectacular helicopter footage of the journey from the source of the River Derwent to the distillery, housed in a beautifully renovated 1850s cattle parlour. Explore the stillroom with expert tour guides and discover the cask warehouse where the Lakes malt rests, maturing to perfection for release in 2018. Afterwards, you’ll finish off the tour in the tasting room, where you’ll have the opportunity to sample three of the Lakes spirits. You may wish to accompany your tour with lunch in the award-winning Bistro or take a short stroll nearby to the stunning Bassenthwaite Lake.

What’s included?
-Detailed guided tour around the Distillery
-Spectacular video footage following the journey of the River Derwent
-Discover the Stillroom and the Warehouse
-Guided tasting of 3 spirits
-£5 off any 70cl purchase in-store



Retail shop

For all of your shopping needs, look no further than The Lakes Distillery's beautifully appointed retail shop.

Guide Prices

Adult (18+): £12.50
Teen (13-17): £5
Child (6-12): free
Groups of 12 adults: £9pp

Opening Times

* Open all year Monday to Sunday - 10:00 to 17:00

Children are more than welcome on the distillery tour – quizzes and fruit shoots available! Please note we are a working distillery so little ones under 6 unfortunately are not allowed on the tour.

Dogs are allowed in the courtyard, garden and shop. Guide dogs are welcome throughout the year.

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  • Disabled access
  • Disabled toilets

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  • Credit cards accepted (no fee)

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  • On-site catering

Children

  • Baby changing facilities
  • Children welcome

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  • Facilities for groups
  • Guided tours for groups

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  • Facilities for corporate hospitality

Parking

  • Free Parking

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  • Dogs Accepted
  • Gift shop
  • Public toilets
  • Smoking not allowed

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  • Accepts groups

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Road Directions

Turn off A66 by Bassenthwaite Lake on to B5291. Continue on this road for 1 mile. At Ouse Bridge carry straight on (do not cross bridge). Distillery is on the right after 400m.

Accessible by Public Transport.

Awards

  • Other AwardsSelf-assessed Accessibility Information Self-assessed Accessibility Information 2020
  • Visit EnglandVisitEngland Award For Excellence Gold VisitEngland Award For Excellence Gold 2016
  • Cumbria AwardsCumbria Tourism Awards Winner Cumbria Tourism Awards Winner 2016
  • Cumbria AwardsMember of Cumbria Tourism Member of Cumbria Tourism 2016
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Bistro, CockermouthThe Bistro at the Distillery aims to embrace the spirit of the Lake District, which is achieved by using regional ingredients where possible and having a key focus on freshness, flavour and simplicity.

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