Welcome to Dalemain
A historic mansion with a beautiful garden within a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visit the home of The Dalemain World Marmalade Awards, stop for a morning coffee, light lunch or afternoon tea. Shop, explore and experience our Lake District paradise.
The Gardens, Tearoom & Shop are closed for the Winter. We open again on 2nd February.
The Mansion is closed for the Winter and will open on 31st March. You can hand deliver your Marmalade entry to the office every day until 5pm & receive a two for one entry ticket to the festival.
The Home of the Dalemain World Marmalade Awards
A celebration of marmalade from around the world. Competition opens 1st January. Entry closes first Monday in February and The Marmalade Festival is on the last Saturday in April.
A UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Romantic parkland and gardens at Dalemain sit within the rugged splendour of this sublime landscape with the high fells of the Lake District or the far Pennines around. Here, it is easy to enjoy the splendour of this World Heritage Site.
Delicious Marmalade
Taste some of the finest marmalade in the world.
A Magical Place
A nationally important collection of furniture, ceramics and art along with everyday objects from the past and an award winning, RHS, plantsman’s garden.