Hartside cafe

[PM999]

Best of luck to Ms Dixon

https://www.cwherald.com/a/stories/new-owner-s-grand-plans-for-iconic-cafe-destroyed-by-fire.503798.html

[eileithyia]

yes indeed, Best of Luck and look forward to visiting in the future.....

[Paulatic]

Signs for sale going to a good cause
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hartside-Caf ... 3772471328

[PM999]

Sign sold, demolition underway and some expansion plans in the offing.

https://www.cwherald.com/a/stories/landmark-hartside-cafe-sign-goes-under-auction-hammer.508623.html

[pete75]

Sign sold, demolition underway and some expansion plans in the offing.

https://www.cwherald.com/a/stories/landmark-hartside-cafe-sign-goes-under-auction-hammer.508623.html

What they're planning to build looks like a motorway service area.



""We are very excited and want the cafe to be a Mecca for petrol-heads once more"

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-49297511

[Cyril Haearn]

Surely there are restrictions on building in such high remote areas, is it in an AONB?

[gbnz]

The area itself isn't particularly outstanding, other than the scarp slope to the West and view over towards the Lakes. I'd have thought a distinctive building of any genre would be a positive outcome (NB. Definitely better than the pebble dashed, flat roofed, hardcore car park that was there previously)

And as to motorway services; I'd always make a point of stocking up for lunhc at Aldi's in Penrith/Hexham prior to heading over the Pennines

[pete75]

The area itself isn't particularly outstanding, other than the scarp slope to the West and view over towards the Lakes. I'd have thought a distinctive building of any genre would be a positive outcome (NB. Definitely better than the pebble dashed, flat roofed, hardcore car park that was there previously)

And as to motorway services; I'd always make a point of stocking up for lunhc at Aldi's in Penrith/Hexham prior to heading over the Pennines

Cheapskate! There's a Booths in Penrith - finest supermarket chain in the land..

[100%JR]

Sign sold, demolition underway and some expansion plans in the offing.

https://www.cwherald.com/a/stories/landmark-hartside-cafe-sign-goes-under-auction-hammer.508623.html

What they're planning to build looks like a motorway service area.



""We are very excited and want the cafe to be a Mecca for petrol-heads once more"

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-49297511

Oh dear...that it not a good look at all.
I'm all for "moving with the times" but I'm sure they could rebuild something "modern" but using the original stone?

There was an old twee Tea shop by the Lake in Keswick with terraced outside seating and a couple of years ago it was replaced by this:-

Not to everyone's taste but it still gets busy!

[Cyril Haearn]

Right again 100%, Hartside would be a great place for a Hobbit-House built into the hill

[100%JR]

Right again 100%, Hartside would be a great place for a Hobbit-House built into the hill

Something like the Ponderosa on Horse Shoe Pass North Wales would look better than that "artists" impression!

[gbnz]

Right again 100%, Hartside would be a great place for a Hobbit-House built into the hill

True, but anything will be better than the thing that was there previously . Can't say I support arson, but they've done a service this time