Rockliffe Hall Luxury Hotel Blog

What really goes on behind the scenes of fine dining restaurants? How much time is put into creating the beautiful dishes that make you say, “Wow” when brought to your table? And are all kitchens really like an episode of Hell’s Kitchen? In my next few blog posts I hope to answer all those questions and more! I'm Bex, demi-chef de partie in The Orangery at Rockliffe Hall. I'm obsessed not only with cooking food, but eating and writing about it. So when I was given the chance to write a blog about all things food, I couldn't say no!

It has been over 3 months since I last spoke to you and there has been lots going on here at The Clubhouse. Firstly I must let you know that our Bollywood inspired evening that we held on Friday 20th January was a great success! A cultural evening with background music and visuals playing throughout the evening, the highlight were the fantastic dancers, who were our staff beautifully dressed in original Saris, loaned to us by a lovely lady called Vaishali, who teaches at the local Art Centre.

Rockliffe Hall's Triathlon team are participating in Darlington Rotary Club's annual triathlon to raise money for the Great North Air Ambulance Service. With less than a week to go until the Triathlon, fundraising is underway and we are excited to raise lots of money for the GNAAS throughout the year.

Due to our continued learning and development of creeping bent grass which is the grass species which is being developed on our greens here at Rockliffe Hall, Davy Cuthbertson and I were invited across to Ireland by Everris, our main supplier of fertilizer and chemicals, to visit courses and talk with other course managers who manage creeping bent grass and share ideas and skills to improve our playing surfaces.

Our fabulous Woodland Mews holiday homes offer you the space and seclusion to enjoy a break away from the stresses of day to day life, with Rockliffe Hall's fabulous facilities right on your doorstep. Each property features 4 bedrooms (comprising 1 double with en suite, 2 twins and 1 single bedroom), a spacious family bathroom with bath and separate shower, living room with satellite TV, a spacious kitchen/dining room and a small garden to the rear.

Rockliffe Hall is giving amateur golfers all over the North East and North Yorkshire the chance to be crowned the best in the region. Rockliffe Hall's Tour Professional, Graeme Storm, officially launched the Northern Golf Masters Tournament at Rockliffe Hall Golf Club on Tuesday (April 3rd) giving the best club golfers across Teesside, County Durham, North Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and Cumbria the chance represent their club and be named the number one amateur golfer in the North of England.

A Winter Wedding at Rockliffe Hall provides couples with the opportunity to fulfil their dreams of a magnificent wedding and leave with amazing lifelong memories.