Buy Local & Love it!

 

One thing that has been really important to me for a while is seeing local, small, artisan businesses triumph. When we lived in Kent in a seaside town it was a struggle for smaller businesses to keep going when the larger brands were muscling in.

Moving to Keswick, a bustling little Lakes town with tourists bringing the trade most of the year it is great to see many small business owners doing well. However this is contributed to by everyone working together in the area to boost each other.

In opening our B&B I looked at many suppliers for many things, but one stood out from the early planning days as someone I wanted to work with. Their products stand for themselves, being ethically sound, paraben free, UK made, never ever ever animal tested, not only do you feel good buying them but when you use them their fragrances send you to heaven they smell so delicious!

As if this wasn’t enough to get you looking them up in droves they support people with disabilities and disadvantages. Over 70% of their workforce are locally based disabled or disadvantaged people, with The Soap Co. as their springboard to success.

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That my friend is why at Underhill Guest House is stocking The Soap Co. toiletries and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Vanessa

 

Taking bookings, Scary stuff!!

Underhill Guest House is now on Tripadvisor, scary stuff!

People can now book dates after mid June, we’ll be open before then but we can change the availability closer to the time.  We are putting the finishing touches on some of the rooms this weekend.IMG_20170415_193957

Hopefully by offering clean, comfortable accommodation, excellent breakfasts and low rates we can find a market amongst the walkers, cyclists, bikers and sightseers that come to Keswick every weekend.

We’ve thought long and hard about what people want and appreciate, and we’ve been lucky enough to have lots of suggestions via facebook and instagram.  Including:

  • Longer then usual breakfast timings
  • Self service tea, coffee and cake in the dining room during the day
  • A guest lounge with guide books, local authors and maps
  • Proper hair dryers with long leads
  • Full length mirrors and smaller ones at dressing tables
  • Lots of choice at breakfast
  • Locally produced and supplied food, ingredients and toiletries
  • Use of a guest fridge in the dining room
  • Cycle storage, washdown and maintenance facilities
  • Flexible check in and out

All of which we have adopted/purchased.  Vanessa and I both finish work full time this month and we’re as excited as we are panic stricken, but above all we are looking forward to welcoming people to our new home in our favourite place in the world.

Maybe see you soon,

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