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Distillery Tour at The Lakes Distillery
Distillery Tour at The Lakes Distillery
Indoor Tours, £12.50
Details
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
Opening details
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.
Prices
Adult (18+): £12.50
Teen (13-17): £5
Child (6-12): free
Groups of 12 adults: £9pp
Facilities
Baby changing facilities
Credit cards accepted (no fee)
Disabled toilets
Facilities for groups
Gift shop
On-site catering
Public toilets
Accepts groups
Facilities for corporate hospitality
Baby changing facilities
Credit cards accepted (no fee)
Disabled toilets
Facilities for groups
Gift shop
On-site catering
Public toilets
Accepts groups
Facilities for corporate hospitality
Children welcome
Disabled access
Dogs accepted
Guided tours for groups
Smoking not allowed
Children welcome
Disabled access
Dogs accepted
Guided tours for groups
Smoking not allowed
Bistro
Retail shop
Surroundings
Twizy elelctric car charge pointContact
The Lakes Distillery
017687 88850
info@lakesdistillery.com
www.lakesdistillery.com
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Address
Setmurthy,
Nr Bassenthwaite Lake,
Cumbria,
CA13 9SJ
Directions
Plan route using Google mapsMap reference: NY 196319 Lat: 54.67573 Long: -3.24833
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.
Parking: free
Accessible by Public Transport
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Camping & caravanningSelf-Assessed Accessibility Details
Parking
Designated parking for shoppers with disabilities- Drop-off point for shoppers outside entrance
Designated parking for shoppers with disabilitiesAccess
- Access to other levels by lift
- Lift equipped with raised floor numbers or braille numbers or letters
- Access to a specially adapted public toilet suitable for wheelchair users
- good contrast between the floor and walls
- Public toilet suitable for wheelchair users
- Baby changing facilities
- Low counter at the till for wheelchair users
General
- Seating available throughout the facility at appropriate intervals for shoppers with limited mobility
- Routes / aisles throughout the facility suitable for wheelchair users or visitors with limited mobility
- Staff have had disability awareness training
Entrance
- Ramp to entrance
- Handrail by ramp
- Automatic door at the main entrance
Food
- Level access (no steps/thresholds) or access by ramp or lift to restaurant / cafe
- Good contrast between the floor and walls
- Restaurant / cafe provide meals for visitors with special dietary requirements:
- Sugar free (diabetic)
- Gluten free (coeliacs)
- Lactose free (dairy free)
- Low potassium
- Low sodium
- Nut free
- Additive free
- Organic
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Seating suitable for wheelchair users, ie moveable and good height for person sitting in a wheelchair
- High chairs for children
