Business News

Colleagues from The Cumberland volunteer with Cumbria Wildlife Trust.

Our Commercial sales team have continued to support hospitality businesses across the UK, lending approximately £20 million in recent weeks.

Luxury, boutique hotel, No.17 The Promenade, has reopened under its new owner, unveiling a grand renovation, following a six-figure investment from The Cumberland.

The Cumberland Building Society is looking to grow its lending to hospitality businesses by as much as 25 per cent this year.

The ‘Oscars’ of Cumbria’s tourism industry made an eagerly awaited comeback at this year’s awards, with the very best of the county’s vibrant visitor economy coming together to celebrate a host of trailblazing winners.


Cedar Manor in Windermere has been named the best luxury hotel in the UK, and 10th best throughout Europe in the 2022 Travellers’ Choice® Best of the Best Awards for Hotels.

The Cumberland is delighted to announce it has joined forces with the Scottish Tourism Alliance (STA), the largest member organisation for tourism businesses in Scotland.

When the Blower family decided to relocate to the wild and rugged west coast of Scotland, they turned to The Cumberland for help to fund their business renting luxury self-catering holiday lodges.