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Gilpin Lodge Show Garden awarded a Silver Medal at RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park

Ben Cunliffe's show garden design This year we entered our first ever garden show at Tatton Park, and are extremely proud to have been awarded a Silver Medal for our first attempt. Inspired by the new Garden Suites' gardens, and of course complete with cedarwood hot tub, our show garden seemed very popular with judges and Tatton regulars alike.

Designed by Ben Cunliffe and co-sponsored by Gilpin Gardens, the garden survived both the extreme heat of show week and the thousands of feet that tramped round it during the six days of the show. Those of us that manned the stand, however, despite being nearly overcome with heat exhaustion, returned to Gilpin to find that our tans were so deep that everyone assumed we'd been holidaying and not working. Any support from our dear guests who saw us on the stand would therefore be much appreciated!

Gilpin Gazette 'A Cumbrian Quiz' competition results

Ashness Bridge In our latest issue of the Gilpin Gazette we had a Cumbrian themed competition, which we hope that everyone who entered found enjoyable. A lot of effort was put in by all entrants, and so we are posting the questions and answers here - see how much you know!

The overall winner is P Davies, and as K&H Johnson, E Harper and D Emmerson were beaten by the winner by just 1/2 a point, we are awarding 'runners-up' prizes of either lunch or afternoon tea for two to these entrants. All winners have been contacted.

Gilpin Lodge awarded Michelin Star January 2006

Chef Chris Meredith with his dog We are delighted to announce that our Head Chef Chris Meredith has just been awarded a prestigious Michelin Star.

Chris, who was also awarded a Michelin Star at his previous restaurant just as he joined us, is thrilled to have received this award after only a year at with us - "Obviously I'm absolutely delighted. This couldn't have been done without the encouragement of the Cunliffe family, my sous chef Mike Shaw, and the rest of the team."

This adds to other awards proudly held by Gilpin Lodge, most recently 2 stars in the prestigious 2006 Egon Ronay RAC Restaurant Guide, the Good Food Guide (Rating 6) and Lancashire Life Restaurant of the Year 2006.

Gilpin Lodge joins Relais & Châteaux November 2005

We are a Relais & Châteaux hotel

We are proud to announce our admission to Relais & Châteaux. We actually knew as early as June but had to contain the news until the annual Congress in November. Christine and John were honoured to attend this in Geneva and on 13th November we were welcomed into this prestigious consortium.

Relais & Châteaux was established in 1954, when eight hotels between Paris and Nice joined forces to found Relais de Campagne - which would become Relais & Châteaux in 1975. They shared the same values, the same road (national highway 7), and used the slogan “La Route du Bonheur” (“The Road to Happiness”) in their advertising campaign.

Relais & Châteaux is now a consortium of some of the best independent hotels and restaurants in the world. With a philosophy that reflects the expectations of its guests, Relais & Châteaux members (453 hotels and restaurants in fifty countries) proudly uphold the "5 Cs" of its Quality Charter: Courtesy, Charm, Character, Calm, Cuisine.

The selection process is understandably rigorous, with much anonymous scrutiny. Our heartfelt thanks to our wonderful staff who - as always - deserve this wonderful recognition for their hard work, now and over the last 18 years. Also our sincere thanks to all of our guests, we hope that we continue to win smiles and happiness from yourselves as well as industry recognition.