We’ve had three weeks of dry sunny weather, but today it is windy and rainy, so it seems as if Autumn has now arrived. The apples are being blown off the trees, and there are still some blackberries in the hedges, so it seems as if blackberry and apple crumble is on the menu for the next few days.

I have an excellent recipe for Grasmere Blackberry and Apple Crumble here. Grasmere is famous for its Gingerbread, and ginger is used in lots of traditional Lake District recipes, so our recipe uses a little ginger to spice up the traditional crumble. Try it – it’s good. This recipe was one of the favourites with guests back in the days when White Moss House was a top rated restaurant in the Good Food Guide, before we retired after 35 great years.

Already today we’ve taken two bookings for our Grasmere Cottage, one for November 2015, and one for April 2016. September 2016 is almost fully booked already, so it pays to look ahead to make sure you can book your weeks at our lovely cottage.

I like to add a photo to my posts, so here is a snap I took in October .

Autumn view of Rydal Water

This is from White Moss viewpoint, just a 10 minute walk from Brockstone, our Grasmere Cottage in the heart of the Lakes.