Best country house hotels in Lake District

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Cedar Manor - Complimentary Bottle of Prosecco/50% Discount on Third Night Special Offer

Windermere

Cedar Manor is a five-minute walk from the lake shore, and a stroll from town. It is known as an eco-friendly hotel that respects the Lake District landscape.

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Askham Hall - Autumn Three Night Special Offer

Penrith

In Penrith, Askham Hall is surrounded by beautiful gardens and landscapes. In spring you will be showered with blossoms, adding an extra touch of magic to the views.

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Farlam Hall, Brampton

In a quiet corner of Cumbria, close to Hadrian’s Wall, this long-established hotel exudes the traditional comforts of a country house but with a modern elegance.

Aynsome Manor, Grange-over-Sands

Step back in time to an age of quiet elegance at this 400-year-old manor house with views over farmland to pretty Cartmel village and its Norman priory church.

Hazel Bank, Keswick

For many guests, Hazel Bank is the epitome of a small country house hotel with the bonus of a picturesque valley setting, captivating fell views and walks from the doorstep.

Howtown Hotel, Penrith

If you want a hotel with hi-tech wizardry and hot tubs, this place is not for you, but ‘if you are happy with traditional hospitality’ and ‘like to be cosseted, Howtown Hotel will do nicely’.

Ees Wyke Country House, Ambleside

With views over Esthwaite Water, a friendly welcome and high-quality home-cooked food, this hotel ticks all the boxes for ‘a warm, comfortable, traditional, country house hotel’.

Gilpin Hotel and Lake House, Windermere

With its indulgent bedrooms, Michelin-starred dining, attentive staff and guaranteed privacy, many look to Gilpin as the ultimate in Lakeland luxury.

Leathes Head Hotel, Keswick

Many regard Borrowdale as the Lake District’s most picturesque valley, and this comfortable Edwardian country house has one of its finest locations.

Storrs Hall, Bowness-on-Windermere

With an enviable position on Windermere, this Georgian hall has a relaxed country house style, a choice of dining and bedrooms ranging from family-friendly to seriously swanky.

Augill Castle, Kirkby Stephen

With its towers and battlements this Victorian-folly castle, in 15 acres of grounds, looks imposing yet is ‘a wonderful place to relax, kick back and take it easy’.

Rothay Manor, Ambleside

In landscaped grounds, Jamie and Jenna Shail’s Grade II listed manor house pleases, inside and out.

Clare House, Grange-over-Sands

In a Victorian house with sweeping views over Morecambe Bay, this comfortable hotel, run by two generations of the Read family, retains the loyal affection of its many returning guests.

Lyzzick Hall, Keswick

Unparalleled fell views are found at this family-friendly spot on the lower slopes of Skiddaw.

The Grasmere Hotel, Grasmere

In postcard-pretty Grasmere, this family-run Victorian country house hotel 'ticks all the boxes on accommodation, hospitality, food and reasonable prices'.

The House at  Temple Sowerby, Penrith

Between the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales national parks, in the quiet Eden valley, this country house B&B offers an elegant retreat against a background of fell views.

Lindeth Fell, Bowness-on-Windermere

With rolling gardens, lakeside views, and elegant, spacious interiors, this Edwardian home above Windermere is more country house hotel than B&B.

Forest Side, Grasmere

‘This hotel ranks amongst the very best that we have stayed in,’ says a reader about this Victorian Gothic mansion with its cool, relaxed style, vast kitchen garden and inspired culinary creations.

Borrowdale Gates, Keswick

With views down one of the Lake District’s most picturesque valleys, and walks from the doorstep, this former private country house is now a charmingly traditional hotel with 21st Century comforts.

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