A Destination.

Nestling in the centre of The Lake District National Park, Ambleside is a destination for all sorts of folks. Along with a vibrant local community, Ambleside attracts outdoor enthusiasts from cyclists to runners, photographers to walkers (and many more). The beauty of the park draws people in from all over the world, who enjoy the Park in many different ways.

Here at Rattle Ghyll Fine Food & Deli, we provide hearty, home cooked goodness, all to takeaway, along with a shop bursting at the seams with locally sourced and ethically sourced foods. We have a refill section, helping to cut down on plastic consumption, just pop along and fill your own containers from our selection of foods and cleaning products. Whether it's for one of our local regulars, day trippers, holidaymakers, folks out for lunch, runners just back from the famous Fairfield Horseshoe or cyclists out to bag some of the notorious Lakeland passes. We provide that honest feed that folk crave, no matter what they've been up to.

on the go.

With our in-house kitchen running 7 days a week, we provide a full takeaway menu containing freshly made sandwiches, burritos, soups and salads. Or choose form our range of pies and rolls, all freshly baked.

shop.

Our fully stocked shop is bursting at the seams with beautiful hand picked stock, chosen with care based on ethics, packaging and locality. We also offer many products you won’t find easily elsewhere.

refill.

Bring your empty jars and containers to fill up on items such as pasta, nuts, pulses, muesli, or cleaning products such as shampoo, conditioner or soap. Our refill section means you can fill up and reduce plastic waste.

The Rattle Ghyll concept begun in 2013, when Alec and Claire took over Rattle Ghyll cafe in Ambleside, Cumbria.

Alec and Claire always dreamed about owning and running a café. They found out they both had this shared dream whilst on a 7 day bush walk in the blue mountains of Australia.  The long slog up the 'Strong Leg ridge' gave them a chance to work out how, where and when they would do this.

They would go into cafes around the world, quietly critiquing them, discussing which ideas they would steal or commenting on what they wouldn’t do, until one day they walked into the Rattle Ghyll Café in Ambleside.

In 2019, after the birth of their 1st child Adelaide, the opportunity arose to take over the well known Stockghyll Fine Food, on the high street, and the Rattle Ghyll Deli was born.

The hard decision to move the cafe on to new owners was taken in 2020, and now Alec and Claire are ploughing all their time and energy into Rattle Fine Food and Deli.

Prior to buying the café Alec and Claire had careers working in the outdoor education industry. This has seen them work with inner city youth, guiding in the mountains, living on an island in New Zealand and many other adventures along the way.

They love sourcing new quality suppliers, local if possible, and providing fine foods, drinks and treats to the local population, whether living here, passing through or holidaying.

Living in the centre of the Lake District gives them the opportunity to get out and explore the many fells and beautiful locations across the park.