What's in a name?

[Windy]

We are about to do lodge #3 and have to select a name. I have this feeling that the name is a very important marketing item.

We are wondering which way to go.

For our first lodge we called it Windermere Lodge (the nearest lake). As the second lodge was on the beck we called it Kingfisher Lodge.

The new lodge is also on the beck and we are not sure which way to go

"Riverside", "Beckside", "Waterside" have all been used by other people

We thought about "Catbells Lodge" (catbells is a lake district fell) and "Lazy Otter Lodge" (they have just found evidence of otters under nearby bridges on the beck)

Any thoughts?

[Margaret]

Any reason not to have 'Otter Lodge'?

We had ours numbered until we got to 5, then switched to names - previous owners, mountain, river, Czech forest, forest, sun, bird and otter! (Anton, Maria, Arber, Regen, Sumava, Wald, Sonne, Vogel, Otter).

[Sue Dyer]

Catbells for me! I'd book it

[Windy]

Thanks Margaret - that's a thought

and Thanks Sue

I new I'd get multiple points of view

[pete]

like them all but if your going to buy the domain then go short, and pick a good seo so a lake name if you can,

I would have done it differently now,

pete

[Big Sis..]

We are about to do lodge #3 and have to select a name

Congrats for that Windy but im not surprised ,your places and your websites are great........

Otter Lodge for me lazy or otherwise

I dont think you think of the Lakes and cats, or any sorta water, sorry Sue

[Maurmc]

Otter Lodge for me too.

[Big Sis..]

Ive even got an advertising strategy lined up for yer...are you ready.[you can put the chq in the post........]

Its Gotter be Otter !!

[Moliere]

Its Gotter be Otter !!

You bin listening to the Met office again, Ros?

Mols

[Big Sis..]

You bin listening to the Met office again, Ros?

Nah thats what you do Molsy according to Mrs M.......

BTW Did you see them reshowing the Michael Fish debacle on Breakfast news this morning how embarrassing..have they ever got it right??

[lorca]

Otter Lodge definately....whatever you choose I would think very carefully before opting for "Beckside"

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[Windy]

Its Gotter be Otter !!

Love it Big Sis !!! That will get used, believe me!!!

Thanks for the feedback guys - Otter Lodge is looking good - I just heard that one of our neighbours saw 2 otteres 25 yards away from the new lodge last week!

[Normandie]

Otter Lodge for me too. Quick - before some other owner nicks it!

[Moliere]

BTW Did you see them reshowing the Michael Fish debacle on Breakfast news this morning how embarrassing..have they ever got it right??

BS - some of us go to work in the morning - I have never seen breakfast tv.

BTW, Windy, I think "Otter Lodge" is an absolutely brill name too.

I'd stay there on the name alone (assuming I was insane enough to want to holiday in this country - but then, I spent most of my childhood exploring the Lake District, and maybe it was better then - my memories are good!).

Moliere

[la vache!]

Definitely Otter cottage, I'd stay there too based on the name. Ring of Bright Water with Mij the otter was the second film (after Bambi, bien sûr) that made me cry. I'm so pleased that otters have made a come back in the UK.