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Hotels for Christmas in Lake District
Featured Hotels with Special Offers
Cuckoo Brow Inn
Ambleside, Cumbria
Two Night 15% Discount Special Offer
From sumptuous breakfasts to five course Christmas Day lunches, the festive season at Cuckoo Brow inn is a treat.
Storrs Hall
Bowness-On-Windermere, Cumbria
Four Nights for the Price of Three Summer Special Offer
With an enviable position on Windermere, this Georgian hall has a relaxed country house feel, with formal and casual dining options, and bedrooms ranging from family friendly to seriously swanky.
More Hotels for Christmas in Lake District
The Punch Bowl Inn
Cumbria
A chocolate box perfect inn, Christmas is all about award-winning food and traditional values during the holiday season.
George and Dragon
Clifton, Cumbria
With smartly refurbished interiors and imaginative, locally sourced, restaurant-quality food, this dog-friendly country inn on the Lowther Estate is a happy mix of pub informality and country-house comforts.
Augill Castle
Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria
A fairytale retreat if ever there was one, Augill Castle in Cumbria is a Victorian-folly castle complete with towers and battlements. Decorated in sumptuous style, it is also relaxing and welcoming, complete with a level of whimsy and warmth that makes it a favourite for families as well as couples over Christmas. It's so tempting you could imagine Santa himself turning up.
Another Place
Ullswater, Cumbria
Occupying a Georgian house and new annexe wings with private shorefront on Ullswater, this is an entirely child-friendly, dog-friendly 'lifestyle' hotel for those who love the great outdoors.
The Yan at Broadrayne
Grasmere, Cumbria
Refreshingly different from some more traditional Lake District offerings, this contemporary hotel is in a beautiful setting overlooking Grasmere.
Rothay Manor
Ambleside, Cumbria
The streets of Ambleside are illuminated with Christmas Lights and the aroma of coal fires fill the air as you arrive at this blissful hotel.
The Sun Inn
Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria
This is the place for seasonal fare, foodies delight, especially after a day of strolling through the churchyard to the river and woodlands.
Gilpin Hotel and Lake House
Windermere, Cumbria
A glamorous country house hotel with modern spa lodges in the grounds, each complete with an outdoor hot tub and views of the Lake District moors
Victorian House
Grasmere, Cumbria
Outside Grasmere's village centre, this period property boasts original Victorian features alongside boutique features in the bedrooms.
Forest Side
Grasmere
Ten minutes from Wordsworth's Grasmere, a Victorian mansion has been completely made over to create this super-luxury hotel with Michelin-starred dining and superb accommodation.
Farlam Hall
Brampton, Cumbria
In a peaceful Cumbrian village, Farlam Hall is surrounded by natural beauty and looks out onto large lawns and a charming ornamental lake.
Lyzzick Hall
Keswick, Cumbria
Against a backdrop of Lyzzick Wood, from its vantage on the lower slopes of Skiddaw, this Victorian gentleman's residence, once home to naturalist and cartographer Joseph Flintoft, has simply glorious fell views.
Christmas is an increasingly popular time for hotel breaks, so whether you're planning to celebrate Christmas in Lake District quietly or with a bang, here are our recommended hotels for the festive period.
