Foxborough Smokehouse

Cumbria & the Lakes


Low and slow; pig, chicken and cow. That pretty much sums up this cellar smokehouse, where everything is spiced, full-on-flavoured and unashamedly meaty. The house special is the Jacob's Ladder – dry-aged beef short rib cooked for aeons in a 'green egg' cooker. Veggies have options – salads, chilli – but this is one for meat eaters, really.


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