Conservation
in the Lake District is important to the Bridge House Hotel in Grasmere.
We raise funds for various conservation projects in Grasmere and elsewhere in the
Lake District as we believe that it is...
"Not
Ours, But Ours to Look After" Brian Redhead
Bridge House Hotel
Grasmere also participates in the Cumbria
Business Environment Network
where we currently hold a Bronze Award in recognition of our
environmental methods & practices. We aim to achieve a
Silver Award by the end of the year.

The
Lake District National Park
is a landscape of stunning contrasts, where majestic fells tumble into
serene lakes and softly wooded valleys. But the ravages of nature, the
Lakeland weather and the countless boots are all taking their toll on this
fragile environment. Caring for this landscape is very costly and so, in
1993, the Invest in the Lakes Fund was created by the Lake
District Tourism and Conservation Partnership to provide much-needed
funding for conservation projects.
The members of the Partnership
include The Lake
District National Park Authority, The
National Trust, and Cumbria
Tourist Board.
The Bridge
House Hotel in Grasmere is proud to be a full fundraising member of the Partnership.
We at the Bridge House Hotel add an extra voluntary donation of £1 per person
to each guest's account in order to fund footpath
restoration and similar projects.


We first introduced this scheme
in the year 2000 and, between our Hotel Guests and ourselves, have donated over £28,000 so
far, which is considerably more than all the other businesses in Grasmere put together!
Guests may opt out of this donation by letting us know at hotel reception.
All pictures below were supplied by
Dave Almond - Grasmere's National Trust Warden.
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