The original name of the property is not known but records show it as New House Farm as early as 1832. Period features now discovered include oak beams and rafters, flagged floors and stone open fireplaces. On the ground floor there are two separate sitting rooms, one with an open log fire on colder days and a cosy dining room. The cooking is a particular attraction and Hazel produces a fine range of traditional five course English dinners, with local ingredients wherever possible. Starters may be Liver Pate with Port Jelly or Cream of Fennel Soup.
Main courses are usually roasts - pheasant, lamb, duckling, or possibly locally caught salmon.
Puddings are a speciality and are traditional - Spotted Dick with Custard, Ginger Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce or something lighter such as Syllabub, Creme Brulee etc. Local and traditional cheeses round off the meal. Outside there are 15 acres of open fields, woods, streams and ponds which guests may wander around with any dogs which may be staying. There are spectacular views all around, particularly of Swinside and Dodd glowing red on a late summers evening, or that of Melbreak rising up at the end of the valley. The quiet beauty of the Lakes is all around and walks are plentiful and handy, particularly to Loweswater, Crummock Water and Buttermere and the fells.