8 Award Winning Chefs = 8 Fabulous Courses at Gilpin on 5 March

We've got a fabulous charity event at Gilpin on 5th March – an eight course extravaganza with matched wines, each course cooked by one of eight great chefs, including of course our own Phil Cubin. It will...

Gilpin's 25th Anniversary

Win a very special celebration for you, your friends and family. Unbelievably, it's 25 years since John and Christine opened the doors of Gilpin to the public for the very first time! So to mark this...

We won 2 TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Hotel Awards!

A humoungous thank you to all of you that have reviewed us on TripAdvisor – we are very very chuffed indeed to announce that Gilpin Hotel & Lake House has won 2012 Travellers' Choice Awards in the following...

Why we’re proud to be a family business

As a family and as a business, long-term relationships are what we ‘do’ – and that’s something we’re celebrating this year (2012). Over the years, Gilpin has been home to 5 generations of the Cunliffe...

Barney & the Blonde

While Barney was drinking Champagne with a beautiful blonde lady in September, I lay on my sick bed, grumpily quarantined at home with pretty severe chicken pox (I looked particularly delicious – I have...

Refurb, Refurb, Refurb!

As always we are refurbishing as much as possible. Christine has been working with Sarah Jane Neilson on Wetherlam and Troutbeck - we hope you like them! Wetherlam  Wetherlam is a cosy, bright and airy...

Sarah's back in action!

Many of you may have noticed that Sarah was absent for much of 2011 – from March to September, to be exact. She has been completely out of action and had a (thankfully successful) major op, but has been...

Classic Jaguar Gift Package

We have a suggestion for the ultimate, shamelessly indulgent gift – two nights at Gilpin with a 1962 Jaguar E-Type at your disposal (3.8 Series 1). It doesn’t have to be date specific, and can include...

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8 Award Winning Chefs = 8 Fabulous...
We've got a fabulous charity event at Gilpin on 5th March – an eight course extravaganza with matched wines, each course...
Gilpin's 25th Anniversary
Win a very special celebration for you, your friends and family. Unbelievably, it's 25 years since John and Christine...
Leap Into Romance this February
Leap Into Romance all February with a fab romantic package – 2 nights with Champagne, chocolate, flowers, massages &...



We won 2 TripAdvisor Travellers’...
A humoungous thank you to all of you that have reviewed us on TripAdvisor – we are very very chuffed indeed to announce...
Why we’re proud to be a family...
As a family and as a business, long-term relationships are what we ‘do’ – and that’s something we’re celebrating...
Happy Valentine's Day!
In this romantic month Valentine's Day is upon us - and don't forget ladies, it's a leap year so proposal time on the 29th! For...



Barney & the Blonde
While Barney was drinking Champagne with a beautiful blonde lady in September, I lay on my sick bed, grumpily quarantined...
Refurb, Refurb, Refurb!
As always we are refurbishing as much as possible. Christine has been working with Sarah Jane Neilson on Wetherlam and Troutbeck...
Sarah's back in action!
Many of you may have noticed that Sarah was absent for much of 2011 – from March to September, to be exact. She has been...



Music Week at Gilpin
All Inclusive Music Week 16–19 January! Book dinner, bed and breakfast from 16-19 January, and apéritifs, wine, liqueur,...
Complimentary Wine Tastings
From Monday 23 to Thursday 26 January, our sommelier Ziggy will be hosting a week of complimentary wine tasting, food matching...
Festive Fun at Gilpin
The festive fun is over for this now, so we're busy having meetings to plan for the festive season 2012, going over the details...