The Marmalade Awards return in 2021! Organisers at Dalemain Mansion, Cumbria, are delighted to confirm that the world-famous Marmalade Awards will take place next year. Receiving over 3000 entries from more than 40 countries each year, the Awards represent the very best in homemade marmalade. Founder Jane Hasell McCosh has been determined to continue with [...]
Festive Takeaway Afternoon Teas are here! Here at Dalemain our wonderful tearoom staff have been working hard to bring Christmas to you following a very strange year. As it is not possible to welcome guests to Dalemain for our usual Christmas lunches, we are delighted to instead offer a takeaway Festive Afternoon Tea for Two. [...]
Dalemain hampers are now available on our website, and are the perfect festive gift for marmalade lovers! Choose our pre-wrapped gift hamper, for our classic, ready-made selection. Our marmalade lover’s hamper contains a jar of our famous Christmas marmalade, lovingly made in the Dalemain tearooms with added port and cranberries for that festive kick! It [...]
. We are delighted to confirm that we will be holding the Marmalade Competition in 2021. The team have been working very hard to ensure that we can run the competition safely and are very pleased to announce that we will be launching the 2021 Awards THIS DECEMBER. We know that 2020 has been an [...]
Australia’s winners were revealed at the fifth annual Australian Festival of Marmalade at Beaumont House on Sunday 1st November, in partnership with the World's Original Marmalade Awards. 220 entries were received from across Australia and as far as France, with separate competitions for home-made and artisan marmalades. “Once again, the response from Australia’s marmalade makers [...]
We've got a special children's competition for the younger ones this half term - can they come up with a tale or image that tells the story of the Dragon and Sleeping Giantess down in the Dalemain Low Garden? We would love to know what you think their story is - are they fierce or [...]
Welcome to the Dalemain Plant Sale: This is a lovely way of buying plants – decent sized ‘clumps’ straight from the garden which will immediately fill a space. Whether shade loving, sun loving or happy anywhere, they are well grown and needing a new home. There are many old favourites on the list and some [...]
We are proud to announce that our Bishop's Marmalade has received 2 Stars in the 2020 Great Taste Awards. Made with Lemon and Quince, this has always been one of our favourite marmalades, and we are so pleased that the Great Taste judges agree with us about how special the flavour is. They described it [...]
We are delighted to announce that the Australian Marmalade Awards ‘Dalemain Down Under’ are back for 2020! It’s been quite the year, but we have some excellent orange news – the Australian Marmalade Awards will once more be held in partnership with the National Trust of South Australia. This marks the 5th Anniversary of this [...]
We are delighted to announce that we have been working on a series of outdoor tours for people who would like to know more about Dalemain and the family who have lived here since the 1670s. Our expert guides will bring history to life as they take you around the courtyard and the outside of [...]
