A restaurant with rooms in our historic family home
Welcome to Askham Hall in the Lake District
Askham Hall has been in our family since 1724 and is now home to Allium, our Michelin-starred restaurant. It holds many happy memories for us, is very special to us and we’d like to share it with you. We invite you to make it your own, whether it’s for your time dining with us, for a night, for your wedding or while you take it over exclusively for your own celebration or event.
Everything here, as with all our places at CIEL HOTELS, centres around food and pleasure and we’re extremely proud of Allium which is meticulously led by our Head Chef Richard Swale and our ‘Maitre de Maison’ Nico Chieze. At Allium you’ll taste the best of the seasons and of our surrounding landscape and you can choose from one of the most diverse and interesting wine lists in the UK.
Enjoy our own home-grown, home-reared produce, wander our kitchen gardens, explore Ullswater and the Lake District on our doorstep, read the dedications in our family books, curl up in our library in front of the fire, take an aperitif in our Drawing room, lay your head for the night in one of our bedrooms. It’s all here, for you.
Askham Hall seems grand, and it’s certainly a beautiful building, but at its heart it’s a family home and so it’s lived-in, loved and relaxed – with well-worn flag floors, big squashy sofas, stacks of books, jugs of flowers from the garden and art and antiques that we’ve grown up with. We love to welcome families and dogs.
We’re excited to welcome you and look after you.
”"I take huge pride in the quality of produce on my family estate and our gardens at Askham Hall and being able to offer people the opportunity to experience and enjoy all it has to offer is wonderful. It’s important for people to know where their food comes from and we can give them not only all the answers but also a place to experience the heritage of the area."
Charles LowtherOwner
Marry at Askham Hall
Askham Hall offers a magical setting for the dream country wedding in the Lake District. Once a beloved family home, our exclusive venue includes a majestic medieval hall, rustic wedding barn and picturesque gardens and grounds, all timeless, elegant and exclusively yours.
Bespoke by nature, each Askham Hall wedding is tailored to your wishes. Gather your loved ones (including the dog), settle in and make our home your own. The Lake District is one of the UK’s most sought-after destination wedding locations, so why not make it yours?
