We’re thrilled to announce the launch of Ernest Editions – a special edition of the journal made exclusively for our publishing partner, Another Place, The Lake.
Photo: Ryan Lomas
We’re proud to be partnering with Another Place, The Lake. A relaxed hotel on the shores of Ullswater, this home-from-home is all about having fun, eating well and letting go – whether that’s sharing food with your kin, unwinding by the pool, curling up with a book in the library or paddling out straight from the hotel’s private jetty. It’s all about coming back in after being out in the elements – connecting with wild landscapes, then giving yourself permission to indulge in simple, hearty pleasures.
A stay at the hotel is also your chance to discover the North Lakes, a wild corner of Cumbria that’s been shaped as much by human hands as by the glaciers that carved its lofty peaks, rocky corries and hidden valleys. We can’t think of a place that better encapsulates our love of slow adventure and we’re proud to be partnering with a like-minded brand that shares our values. So please read on to find out more about Another Place, The Lake – or book your stay so you can pick up a copy of Ernest Editions in your room.
Swim Club
The thrill and chill of open water swimming is one of the special joys of Another Place, The Lake, but warm water swimming has its perks too – especially at Swim Club, where the end of the heated pool in its airy glasshouse seems to fall straight into the breathtaking mountain view.
Kith & kin
You may have heard those words that perfectly sum up the snugly feeling of holing up indoors after being out in the elements. In Scandinavia, it’s ‘hygge’. In Wales, it’s captured in the word ‘cwtch’. In Scotland, it’s ‘coorie’. We’re not sure if there’s a special term for the feeling Another Place, The Lake gives you, but safe to say it’s there in abundance. It’s woven into the comfy sofas and homely sheepskins, the roaring fires, book-laden shelves and strategically placed jars of Tunnock’s tea cakes. Every little detail is here to remind you that it’s perfectly fine to curl up with a glass of wine. Rest assured there are wellies in your size by the front door and wetsuits hung up in the Sheep Shed, both ready for you to borrow once you’re inclined to re-emerge.
Open water adventures
While there’s always time to ‘stand and stare’ at Another Place, The Lake, there’s also plenty of time for taking to the water, whether you’re kayaking to secluded bays, paddle boarding to remote islands or leaping off boulders into the mirror-still water. Ask at reception about guided trips or call into the sheep shed for a wetsuit.
Time to reconnect
When the nights draw in, but you’re still feeling the pull of the great outdoors, what better way to answer that call than to gather your kinfolk and light a campfire on Another Place, The Lake’s private shore? Guests are welcome to use the hotel’s fire pits; you just need to bring your own firewood (and marshmallows). Sound like too much trouble? Then simply fill your flask with hot chocolate (you’ll find a thermos and sachets in your room) and while away an evening skimming stones, watching the comings and goings of paddle boarders by the jetty. For those who prefer their lakeside chill-time a little more horizontal, there are hammocks in the garden and on the beach. Borrow a book from the library and recline!
Photos: Colin Nicholls. Words: Abi Whyte, Joly Braime.