About Us
THE Blacksmith’s restaurant, that little gem of a restaurant sitting in the most unexpected of places, at the end of a row of terraced houses in the village of Bigrigg on the A595 between Whitehaven and Egremont, has become quite famous among diners for its unique cuisine, locally sourced game and fish dishes.
But this story isn’t so much about the restaurant; it’s about the two people, Raymond Watson and his partner Angie Dean, who developed an idea they had – a hobby, really – and brought it to fruition.
The fact that this hobby succeeded is all the more amazing because of the busy and completely different lives the couple lead, and the transition they go through from their day jobs to when they are greeting customers in the restaurant four evenings a week.
Raymond is a steel fabricator, welder, blacksmith and farrier by trade, working full-time in the smithy business he owns in the village.
It’s a business he has been involved with in one way or another since he was 12, learning his early skills under the watchful eye of his father Derek. “I learned to weld and forge things on the anvil, and generally fiddle about around the smithy while the men worked,” Raymond remembers.
Taken from a feature on the Blacksmith's in The Whitehaven News, February 2011.
If you have any questions or would like to speak to us about anything at all please ring us on 01946 815800, or complete our enquiry/booking form here.