Events & Festivals

Thai street food, serving chicken and cashew nut at The Snug, Carnforth

The Snug April and it will be Easter next weekend, great, time for some spicy treats.

Chillied Hot Cross Buns? Perhaps just chocolate eggs would be best. Pad Krapow rabbit?

The long, dark, winter days are now a distant memory, things are warming up. April sunshine? I hope so.

Whatever the weather the food will be satisfying, even some specials, and Greggs beer will be pouring out of the pumps once again.

Our next confirmed date at The Snug is on 9th May,  more to follow.

On the 10th & 11th April, the Easter weekend we make our return to The Barrel House for 2020, bringing you our Thai Tapas and Thai Wrap.

A Thai Wrap, our new Thai street food dish. Chicken Satay wrapped with salad, satay sauce and sprinkled with Thai fries and dressing.

Again there will be live music and a great selection of beers from Bowness Bay Brewing.

The Barrel House opened in July 2019 and has already become a favourite among locals. It is part of Bowness Bay Brewing, famous for their Swan Blonde and Swan Black beers.

This is what the media say about the pub:

“Exciting new venture for Bowness Bay Brewing housed in an imaginatively re-designed industrial unit beside the brewery. The range of recycled materials is inspired and the self-referencing use of copper is a visual joy! The bar is made from a 209-year-old piece of oak felled in Bowness Bay, Windermere, and oak from eight whisky casks. Fantastic opportunity to sample up to 12 Bowness beers – all under one roof – plus draught Prosecco and local cider on craft keg. Brewery tours and tutored tastings are on the cards alongside special events early week.
‘From a local favourite such as Swan Blonde to the award winning Steamer IPA. We have a range to suit everyone’s tastes.’ Richard Husbands. Owner. (Westmorland Camra)

“A Cumbrian brewery is continuing to expand by launching its own bar.Bowness Bay Brewing will officially open its new bar named The Barrel House on Friday. Based at Bowness Bay’s Castle Mills brewery in Kendal, it is part of the company’s wider plans to establish the brewery as a tourist destination and entertainment venue.
Owner Richard Husbands said: “From the outset we’ve always wanted the brewery to be something more than just a production site for good quality beers.
“We wanted it to be an experience where people can see the ingredients coming in, learning how the beer is made from our team and then sampling them in our own bar.
“The Barrel House boasts unique features created by specialist Cumbrian carpenter, Ffion Harris of To the Root. The bar is made from a 209-year-old piece of oak felled in Bowness Bay, Windermere, and oak from eight whisky casks. Ffion has also created a decorative wooden tap wall and artisan flooring from reclaimed wood. The tables were made by Ellie Barden of Grace Forge, who is also Bowness Bay’s part-time delivery driver. (The Westmorland Gazette)

The Snug May will be a ‘foodie’ event as Gregg and Julie organise a weekend to commemorative the 75th anniversary of VE day.

The early May bank holiday in 2020 moves from Monday 4 May to Friday 8 May to mark this event. This is only the second time ever that the early May bank holiday has been moved – the first was in 1995 to mark the 50th anniversary of VE Day

The occasion will remember the contribution of British, Commonwealth and Allied armed forces personnel; those who contributed to the war effort and safeguarded the Home Front. As well as marking the Allies’ victory in 1945, the bank holiday will serve as an opportunity to pay tribute to those who have served and continue to serve in the UK Armed Forces and their families.

We will be serving Thai food on the Saturday, there will be other food stalls on Friday and Sunday to cover the weekend with a feast of delicious dishes from around the world.

We are excited to be catering for three days at the Keswick Mountain Festival this year. This event, originally founded by the Keswick Tourism Association, has been running since 2007.

Keswick Mountain Festival is a unique event offering a fantastic mix of outdoor activities and live music in the Lake District. There is a varied choice of sports (trail runs, triathlon, swimming and hiking), activities and entertainment aimed to inspire all ages and abilities. Set in one of the most beautiful parts of the Lake District; it’s a family friendly outdoors festival for everyone to enjoy.

With a huge programme of activities, world class speakers, sporting events, camping and live music in the evening, there is something for every adventurer.

For Thai @ The Tap, our popular ‘pub event’ dish: ‘Box to Go’ is a box of assorted starters, including chicken satay, spring rolls, sesame toast and wonton

A Thai Wrap, our new Thai street food dish. Chicken Satay wrapped with salad, satay sauce and sprinkled with Thai fries and dressing.

It’s all about the food and we aim to bring you amazing restaurant-quality food.

Bookmark this page, we will update it nearer the event with our menus for each day.

Just to say that Green Curry, Pad Thai and Pad Krapow will be on the menus, along with our festival favourites: Thai Wrap and ‘Box to Go’.

We also be catering with vegetarian and vegan dishes.

We are excited to be catering again at ‘The Fox Tap‘ in Keswick. This new bar, part of Keswick Brewery opened in October 2019.

Thai @ The Tap will be a regular event for 2020, this is our second date, our first was on Saturday 28th March 2020. Our next date is on the 29th August on the bank holiday weekend.

The Fox Tap which opened at the end of October last year is already receiving great reviews. The Tap is part of the building that houses the Keswick Brewing Company, so there should be a great range of beers to taste along with our Thai food; spicy for the brave and mellow for those that enjoy less milder flavours.

For Thai @ The Tap, our popular ‘pub event’ dish: ‘Box to Go’ is a box of assorted starters, including chicken satay, spring rolls, sesame toast and wonton

Our new dishes that we created last year will be at Thai @ The Tap: Thai Wrap, which is a great favourite, followed by the ultimate in pub food, our ‘Box To Go’.
Of course, the usual suspects will be on the menu, such as Green Curry, Pad Thai, Pad Krapow and possibly Jungle Curry for those who like a challenge! Vegetarian and Vegan options will be available.

How Keswick Brewery began

The Keswick Brewery is a small craft brewery set up with quality and environmental issues at its heart. The brewery was set up in the Spring of 2006 by a group of enthusiastic and passionate brewers with great pride in the beers they produce.”After years of searching for premises a suitable building was found. In December 2005 building work began. Since finding the premises we have found out that this site is believed to be the oldest brewery known to have been in Keswick – ‘The Keswick Brewery Company’.

“Our first trial brew was exhibited at the Cumbria Life Food and Drink Festival in Spring 2006 and at the Dog and Gun in Keswick. The first production beers were launched at the Dog and Gun and the Keswick Beer Festival in June 2006. The first beer we made was Thirst Run, a Golden Pale Ale – 4.2%, this has now become one of our best sellers. The use of ‘Thirst’ for our beer range came from this first beer. Thirst Run was originally called ‘First Run’, but due to a misunderstanding on the phone the graphic designer came up with ‘Thirst Run’.”

Opening times: The Fox Tap – Tuesday to Saturday 12 – 5pm.

We are excited to be catering again at ‘The Fox Tap‘ in Keswick. This new bar, part of Keswick Brewery opened in October 2019.

Thai @ The Tap will be a regular event for 2020, this is our third date, our first was on Saturday 28th March 2020, our second was in May.

The Fox Tap which opened at the end of October last year is already receiving great reviews. The Tap is part of the building that houses the Keswick Brewing Company, so there should be a great range of beers to taste along with our Thai food; spicy for the brave and mellow for those that enjoy less milder flavours.

Cooking Thai street food on an open wok at our streetfood stall in Cumbria

Our new dishes that we created last year will be at Thai @ The Tap: Thai Wrap, which is a great favourite, followed by the ultimate in pub food, our ‘Box To Go’.
Of course, the usual suspects will be on the menu, such as Green Curry, Pad Thai, Pad Krapow and possibly Jungle Curry for those who like a challenge! Vegetarian and Vegan options will be available.

How Keswick Brewery began

The Keswick Brewery is a small craft brewery set up with quality and environmental issues at its heart. The brewery was set up in the Spring of 2006 by a group of enthusiastic and passionate brewers with great pride in the beers they produce.”After years of searching for premises a suitable building was found. In December 2005 building work began. Since finding the premises we have found out that this site is believed to be the oldest brewery known to have been in Keswick – ‘The Keswick Brewery Company’.

“Our first trial brew was exhibited at the Cumbria Life Food and Drink Festival in Spring 2006 and at the Dog and Gun in Keswick. The first production beers were launched at the Dog and Gun and the Keswick Beer Festival in June 2006. The first beer we made was Thirst Run, a Golden Pale Ale – 4.2%, this has now become one of our best sellers. The use of ‘Thirst’ for our beer range came from this first beer. Thirst Run was originally called ‘First Run’, but due to a misunderstanding on the phone the graphic designer came up with ‘Thirst Run’.”

Opening times: The Fox Tap – Tuesday to Saturday 12 – 5pm.