Sheila’s Cottage – Ambleside, Cumbria

Our last Lake District café visit was to Sheila’s Cottage in Ambleside. It was warm and cosy and they had a delicious looking array of cakes on the counter to choose from. However, we had just spent over two hours on a boat in the cold so decided to go for hot puddings to warm ourselves up a bit!

I went for sticky toffee pudding and a hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows, both of which were lovely (and I was really pleased that everywhere we visited in the lake district offered marshmallows with their hot chocolate, something that I wish more places down my way would do). My husband had a cafetiere of coffee and a hot chocolate pudding which he enjoyed.

The Potting Shed – Grasmere, Cumbria.

Whilst out and about exploring we decided to pop into the Potting Shed in Grasmere for coffee and cake. It was a nice cosy place with a selection of cakes on the counter. I went for a hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows and a chocolate brownie. My husband had a cafetiere of coffee and a slice of carrot cake.

My hot chocolate was really nice and I was pleased that marshmallows were available. The brownie was lovely, nice and crispy on top and gooey in the middle. My husband enjoyed his coffee and cake.

Alpine – Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria

A few lake district reviews coming up as we visited for a short break during November.

Our first stop for coffee and cake was in the town of Bowness-on-Windermere in the Alpine café.

I had a hot chocolate with wipped cream, a flake and marshmallows along with a hot chocolate pudding and my husband had a coffee and a slice of carrot cake.

My hot chocolate was delicious and It was nice to have the full works with it. The chocolate pudding was alright but the bottom half was somewhat hard so I left that part of it. It was a big portion though and I was mostly full by then anyway. My husband enjoyed his coffee and cake.