Stories Archives - Tebay Motorway Services Area

Blog Post

14th May 2021

Tastes of the plain

Cheesemaker Carolyn Fairbairn and her daughter Leonie Fairbairn produce unique Cumbrian cheeses at Thornby Moor Dairy on the Solway Plain.

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Blog Post

19th Apr 2021

How we’re keeping you safe

We have elevated our already high standards of hygiene, incorporating additional deep-cleaning, disinfection and social-distancing practices to keep you safe.

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Blog Post

19th Apr 2021

Counting on sheep

Our breeding flock and our fell-bred Herdwicks supply our Farmshop & Kitchen with home-reared lamb and mutton.

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Blog Post

19th Apr 2021

Herd community

We work with a careful selection of hardy northern breeds to supply our business with the best beef our land can produce.

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Blog Post

14th Apr 2021

Scents of place

The story behind our bespoke bath and body products, handmade in partnership with Pure Lakes in the Lake District.

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Blog Post

14th Apr 2021

Loaf and soul

Award-winning baker Patrick Moore has been supplying our Farmshop & Kitchen with sourdough loaves and other slow-fermented speciality breads since the earliest days of his business. The founder of More? The Artisan Bakery talks bacon butties, the gift of great toast and his latest starring roll.

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Blog Post

14th Apr 2021

Bottling biodiversity

We meet Robert Simpson, juice maker and grower at Eva’s Organics, the family-owned organic market garden and box scheme whose wildlife-friendly handmade organic juice is in a class of its own.

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Blog Post

14th Apr 2021

Who made all the pies?

A Tebay picnic wouldn’t be a Tebay picnic without one of Amanda Wilson’s handmade picnic pies. The co-founder of The Pie Mill tells us why the best things come wrapped in crunchy pastry.

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Farming

Producers & Recipes

People & Community

Place & Environment

Tastes of the plain

How we’re keeping you safe

Counting on sheep

Herd community

Scents of place

Loaf and soul

Bottling biodiversity

Who made all the pies?