A rare three Michelin star restaurant, bag a booking at Simon Rogan’s L’Enclume and you will win the heart of any foodie. To make a break of it, stay in L’Enclume’s rooms around Cartmel and book a prelim lunch or dinner at the spin-off Rogan & Co () – this is where you’ll have breakfast the following morning, too: devilled eggs, bacon and brioche. L’Enclume is a benchmark in seasonality and creativity, with dishes such as Boltardy beetroot, rose and lobster tart; West Country duck, Kalibos cabbage, pickled walnut with sweet woodruff, and the signature ‘anvil’ dessert (caramel mousse with miso, apple and spruce), painstakingly refined over weeks and months in neighbouring development kitchen, Aulis.
