The famous gin wall at Chestnut House, Pooley Bridge has just added another specialty gin to its collection – one that has been lovingly crafted over a marmalade sandwich that Paddington would be proud of. The newly launched ‘Janes Marmalade Gin’ was inspired by the award winning marmalade collection at nearby Dalemain Mansion. Chestnut House [...]
Press Release-16/05/2022 The Dalemain Marmalade Festival is the culmination of the World’s Original Marmalade Awards, with winners of the hotly contested homemade marmalade categories announced and the ‘Best In Show’ awarded. The 2022 Best in Show was won by Mike Ranson from Newcastle, with his Seville Orange Marmalade with Cider and Calvados. Over 3,000 [...]
Press Release-28/03/2022 The Gold and Double Gold Winners of the Artisan, Hotel, B&B and Restaurant Awards were announced with great fanfare at Dalemain Mansion on Saturday 26th March. Marmalade makers, came from the UK and from around the world to meet Marmalade Patrons the High Sheriff of Cumbria and 2022 judges to celebrate the Award-winning [...]
Join us on Sunday 27th March from 10.30am-4.00pm as we celebrate and host Dalemain National Marmalade Day! In the morning, listen out for church bells across the country as they ring the 'Marmalade Delight Minor', a special peal in honour of the World's Original Marmalade Awards. There will be a variety of British and international [...]
Entries for The World’s Original Marmalade Awards 2022 have now closed as marmalade flooded in to the halls of Dalemain Mansion. We have received 3,000 entries from preserve lovers around the world including Japan, Brazil, Canada, Switzerland and Taiwan to name a few. Most of the whole world is gripped with marmalade fever encouraged by [...]
As the Competition Opens, Everyone is Talking About The ‘New for 2022’ Press Release-17/01/2022 The World’s Original Marmalade Awards is entering its seventeenth year in style by celebrating the best Britain has to offer. There are quirky categories and a step forward with the Next Generation led by last year’s youngest ever winner. Part [...]
We are delighted to announce that the 2022 Marmalade Awards are now open! This year the competition got off to an amazing start with bells ringing out for marmalade. A team of bell ringers rang a Quarter Peal and named it: Marmalade Delight Minor, in honour of the Awards. This musical melody was rung at [...]
Press Release-06/01/2022 A fundraising competition to find the Best Marmalade in the World is celebrating its seventeenth year. The World’s Original Marmalade Awards, held at Dalemain Mansion in Cumbria, is an annual marmalade extravaganza that raises money for Hospice at Home and Hospices all over the UK. The competition is now officially open and [...]
Press Release-03/12/2021 Despite snowstorms and lockdowns, the 2021 Marmalade Awards were still a great success and organisers of the event were today delighted to present Hospice at Home Carlisle & North Lakeland with a cheque for £22,670.00. Coronavirus meant that some parts of the event could not go ahead as they normally would however, [...]
Organisers at Dalemain Mansion, Cumbria are once again delighted to confirm that the world-famous Marmalade Awards will be taking place in 2022. Each year the Competition consistently receives thousands of entries, from the best marmalade makers around the globe. Given the tumultuous past two years it is a reminder of the rich seam of creativity [...]
