Dalemain Mansion & Gardens, Penrith
Cumbria in Historic Houses UK

Family home to the Hasells since 1679, Dalemain is a beautiful mixture of Medieval, Tudor & Georgian architecture situated in a landscape of rolling parkland, lakes and rugged Cumbrian hills.

The Hasells have tended the award winning gardens for generations, with interesting plantings including the meconopsis blue poppies, Tudor Knot Garden, old fashioned roses and sleeping Giantess.

Guests who visit find Dalemain to be a place of peace and tranquillity, and with Gardening Which? putting it in the Top Ten gardens of northern Britain, it’s a garden to be savoured.

Tours of the Mansion provide fascinating insight into the history of Dalemain, which is home to the World’s Original Marmalade Awards and sells a range of Award winning marmalade. The Mediaeval hall Tearoom, one of the oldest parts of the Mansion, sells a variety of delicious homemade cakes and opens onto the courtyard, with a glorious 16th-century Elizabethan barn.