Levens Kitchen, the coffee shop and dining venue at Levens Hall and Gardens near Kendal, has created a novel way of working within the new Covid-19 tier arrangement for Cumbria, whilst providing locals with special culinary treats each day to Christmas Day.

The eatery launched its own advent calendar of offers beginning from December 1, including two-for-one on pizzas, 20 per cent off main lunch items, kids eat free offers and many more.

The ‘reveal’ for each day will happen the evening before, on Levens Hall’s Instagram and Facebook pages, giving followers time to plan a trip out, to take advantage of the tasty offer the following day. Some treats can be enjoyed whilst dining inside Levens Kitchen, under social distancing and Tier 2 regulations, whilst others can be taken away.

The culmination of the advent calendar initiative will come on December 24, when a special prize will be on offer.

Levens Kitchen’s owner, Richard Bagot, says: “The announcement of Tier 2 was not ideal for us, as we still had to cancel our planned festive lunches and dinners, made impossible as many were to be enjoyed by families from different households or by people travelling from Lancashire, now in Tier 3, once again. Our Advent Calendar comprises an exciting way of us doing what we can, to lift spirits, provide something to look forward to and share the option to enjoy a few treats around our local resident community.

“We hope people will continue to support us, in the fantastic way they have done so far during this difficult year, and that they will follow our social media pages, to make sure they do not miss out on any of our daily Advent Calendar ‘reveals’. Every window represents an opportunity to enjoy something special and get to know Levens Kitchen.”

To see what the window temptations are each day, go to https://www.instagram.com/levenskitchen/ or the Levens Kitchen Facebook page.