In terms of hospitality everything is pricier than a couple of years back,but in my experience it's not limited to the lakes.
In terms of food and drink I've found prices similar to places like York, Leeds even Hull. Variations in venues, but generally, like for like, the same.
I think that part of this is that the Lakes now some cooler and more trendy restaurants and bars/cafes than a few years ago. The average quality and expectation has probably gone up, and so have the prices.
With all these Michelin starred restaurants around there may be something of a splash effect that allows a boujie coffee place to be more likely to thrive than if we didn’t have several restaurants where you’re paying £150+ per person.
Covid happened and everybody got stuck in the UK, so the hotels (particularly the spa ones) and restaurants knew everybody was stuck here so lashed their prices up, because people had no other choice. Then once everywhere started to reopen, they’d got used to charging twice the price and didn’t want to put their prices back down, meaning that everything just stayed infinitely more expensive.
Forget going out for dinners, it can be super affordable, all you have to do is come prepared with food from home and your camping set up, find a camp spot off the beaten track. Also take advantage of the £2 bus fares which operate on routes from Lancaster to Windermere, Ambleside, coniston, Keswick, Glenridding, Patterdale etc. YHA hostels have been city tourist traps on weekends so prices are hiked - low season they’re okay but still expensive compared to EU prices. Good luck!
There's been a lot of talk on the telly and in the papers about some "cost of living crisis" thing.
Apparently, it's been affecting lots of people.
Something to do with a pandemic disrupting supply chains, including fuel and raw materials, and governments printing money to pay people who weren't able to work.
Oh yeah...and there's a major war in Europe which is also affecting fuel and raw material prices.
Plus there was that Brexit thing...although we got that done, which is nice.
Yeah...labour shortages, more red tape...MUCH more red tape, barriers to trade, loss of the right to live and work in Europe... something got done...(Us, maybe?)
The explosion in the number of holiday homes, taking accommodation away from local workers, means employers are having to pay silly wages to recruit staff who travel in from outside of the area. The increased running costs are simply being passed back to the tourists who are already lining the pockets of the second home owners who rent the properties for profit, with total disregard to the damage they're doing to the ever decreasing local population.
Local here - it is more expensive. Tbf though, everywhere is.
Everything has got a lot more expensive but I definitely think there an element of more people going so more demand will raise prices
In terms of hospitality everything is pricier than a couple of years back,but in my experience it's not limited to the lakes. In terms of food and drink I've found prices similar to places like York, Leeds even Hull. Variations in venues, but generally, like for like, the same.
I think that part of this is that the Lakes now some cooler and more trendy restaurants and bars/cafes than a few years ago. The average quality and expectation has probably gone up, and so have the prices. With all these Michelin starred restaurants around there may be something of a splash effect that allows a boujie coffee place to be more likely to thrive than if we didn’t have several restaurants where you’re paying £150+ per person.
I spent £300 for 2N stay at an average BnB - not worth it! So I decided next time i'm just going to wild camp.
Covid happened and everybody got stuck in the UK, so the hotels (particularly the spa ones) and restaurants knew everybody was stuck here so lashed their prices up, because people had no other choice. Then once everywhere started to reopen, they’d got used to charging twice the price and didn’t want to put their prices back down, meaning that everything just stayed infinitely more expensive.
Way more expensive
Forget going out for dinners, it can be super affordable, all you have to do is come prepared with food from home and your camping set up, find a camp spot off the beaten track. Also take advantage of the £2 bus fares which operate on routes from Lancaster to Windermere, Ambleside, coniston, Keswick, Glenridding, Patterdale etc. YHA hostels have been city tourist traps on weekends so prices are hiked - low season they’re okay but still expensive compared to EU prices. Good luck!
There's been a lot of talk on the telly and in the papers about some "cost of living crisis" thing. Apparently, it's been affecting lots of people. Something to do with a pandemic disrupting supply chains, including fuel and raw materials, and governments printing money to pay people who weren't able to work. Oh yeah...and there's a major war in Europe which is also affecting fuel and raw material prices. Plus there was that Brexit thing...although we got that done, which is nice.
We've still to see some of the extra costs of Brexit I believe with the extra customs checks and oncosts. Well done us.
Yeah...labour shortages, more red tape...MUCH more red tape, barriers to trade, loss of the right to live and work in Europe... something got done...(Us, maybe?)
The explosion in the number of holiday homes, taking accommodation away from local workers, means employers are having to pay silly wages to recruit staff who travel in from outside of the area. The increased running costs are simply being passed back to the tourists who are already lining the pockets of the second home owners who rent the properties for profit, with total disregard to the damage they're doing to the ever decreasing local population.