I was brought up on a farm in Shropshire, I enjoyed working on the farm, owned my own horses and loved riding. After studying for 2 years at Catering College, I spent my first year working in Switzerland in a large hotel in Berne gaining valuable experience. Back in the UK I headed for The Lake District, which I called my mini Switzerland! Here I worked alongside a very good chef/proprietor of a country house hotel, being left to run the kitchen a few months later with a colleague. I started a family in 1984, and in 1986 we bought Hill Crest, we extended to enable me to set up my own business and in 1993 Hill crest opened its doors as a luxury Bed and Breakfast. I still run Hill Crest with as much passion and commitment as the day I started! I really enjoy meeting people and making sure their stay is perfect in every way. The feedback I receive makes me confident I do. Hill Crest is an interesting house, often called a 'Tardis' as it looks small from the outside and is big within. The cosy guests lounge and conservatory are prefect recreational areas for you to enjoy.

Set in picturesque countryside with super views and award winning accommodation and hospitality with Cumbria Tourism. Exellent breakfasts, cooked by Jane a trained chef. Hill Crest is the perfect place to enjoy a relaxing holiday and special occasion. All rooms are en-suite and beautifully decorated with well stocked tea tray and homemade biscuits, shower room toiletries, dressing gowns and slippers. Comfy beds, fluffy towels, TV, radio and hair dryer. All rooms enjoy the lovely views. We have a cosy guest’s lounge with TV and DVD or a quiet place to read. The conservatory looks out on to a woodland garden where you can bird watch and see the occasional wildlife, this is used for breakfast and is also available to use at other times as well as a terrace for sitting out. We have plenty of walking literature and information. I am always on hand to help anyone who is new to the area with advise or write out an itinerary so your days are enjoyed to the full. Advise on the attractions to visit, lovely walks to do and beauty spots in the area. We have lovely walks from the house and in the surrounding area, many attractions close by. Walking distance to the Lakeside and Haverth...

Hill Crest is set in a rural village setting with picturesque rambling countryside all around us, beautiful sun sets on the