Top 10 vegan and vegetarian spots in the Lake District
This month marks Veganuary: a global charity launched in 2014 aiming to inspire and support people to try vegan diets for the new year and beyond.
Over 580,000 people signed up to the campaign last year with over 825 vegan products and menus launched for Veganuary from companies across the world.
Here in the lakes, we spoke to passionate blogger Matt Helm who runs ‘Vegan Lake District’ with partner Nicky Meyer. Since 2015, the vegan pair have discovered almost every vegan and vegetarian eatery there is in the lakes and review them for their website.
“In terms of variety, the Lake District is much better than it was six years ago,” said Matt. “But it can still be tricky to find places to eat outside of the main towns. That’s why we set up Vegan Lake District! The options now available in Keswick and Ambleside are excellent.”
Matt understands changing your diet can be tricky and frustrating at first, but he urges people to give it a go and try and stick with it.
“It gets easier after the first couple of weeks,” said Matt. “It takes ages to figure out what you can and can’t buy at a supermarket and you have to come up with new meal ideas and learn new recipes. It can be frustrating but as you get used to the vegan options available and find meals you enjoy it all becomes much easier!”
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