TO celebrate World Cucumber Day, Lake District Hotels will be offering guests a free Hendricks Gin and Tonic in exchange for a cucumber at their three Keswick hotels. 

The exclusive ‘happy hour’ will run from 4pm-5pm and the participating bars include the Front Bar and Back Bar at the Inn on the Square, the bar and conservatory at the Skiddaw Hotel and the newly refurbished Kings Arms bar which are all in Keswick’s Market Square.

The cucumber plays a special role in the distillation of Hendrick's Gin with the clear drops having distinct flavour notes of it. According to Lake District Hotels, Hendrick's cocktail should always be completed with a slice of cucumber, which adds a rounded flavour to the gin. It is for this reason that no other vegetable can be used as a form of currency to mark the occasion.

The group is running a competition asking for recipe suggestions on what the hotels can do with all the vegetables. Suggestions can be emailed to marketing@lakedistricthotels.net and the best idea will be selected as the winner. The winning entry will be rewarded with a bottle of Hendricks Gin.

For customers to acquire their free G&T, cucumbers must be fresh and only one drink is permitted per person. Cucumbers can only be exchanged for a gin & tonic between the hours of 4pm-5pm on Friday 16 June. Drink substitutions are not permitted.

Gin & tonics can be exchanged for a cucumber at the following Keswick locations:

  • The Front Bar at Inn on the Square
  • Skiddaw Hotel
  • Kings Arms Hotel
  • The Back Bar