The Hairy Bikers at Sawmill Cottage
13th January 2023
In October 2021, the BBC first aired the Hairy Bikers series, ‘The Hairy Bikers Go North’.
Whilst filming episode 3, Dave Myers and his best mate Si King stayed at Sawmill Cottage, our gorgeous riverside cottage near Coniston Water. They were filmed by the BBC enjoying their stay, cooking in the kitchen and also having a BBQ in the patio area. with their friends
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Later in the program, the ‘Hairy Bikers’ Si and Dave are joined by some of Dave’s Thai friends where they enjoyed dinner on the table by the river.
During episode 3, Si and Dave had a go at fishing from the bottom of the garden and Dave Myers joked that he didn’t think anyone had ever caught a fish from the garden of Sawmill Cottage. This may have been true at the time, but during the spring and summer of 2022, we had reports from a few of our guests that a couple of brown trout had indeed been caught. Tight lines as they say 🎣
When the Hairy Bikers film crew were filming at Sawmill Cottage, there had been quite a lot of rain that week. Consequently, the river was quite high and flowing much faster than normal. During dry spells, the river is very gentle and many of our guests have enjoyed a swim in the river and some have also canoed or kayaked to Coniston Water.
The episode featuring Sawmill Cottage isn’t available on the BBC iPlayer any longer but you can see it by clicking here>>>
Click here to see Sawmill Cottage
