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Hotels for Christmas in North West
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.
The Black Swan
Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria
Midweek Stay Special Offer
Holding court in the centre of Ravenstonedale, 'twixt the Lakes and the Dales, The Black Swan has the hallmarks of a much-loved village inn: home-cooked food, cheery atmosphere and comforting bedrooms.
More Hotels for Christmas in North West
Storrs Hall
Bowness-On-Windermere, Cumbria
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.
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.
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.
The Punch Bowl Inn
Cumbria
A chocolate box perfect inn, Christmas is all about award-winning food and traditional values during the holiday season.
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.
Pentonbridge Inn
Penton, Cumbria
The humble setting of this former coaching inn, half a mile from the Scottish border, belies its chic bedrooms and creative cooking.
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.
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.
Farlam Hall
Brampton, Cumbria
With the arrival of Michelin-starred chef Hrishikesh Desai, this smart country house hotel in beautiful, leafy grounds has become a top foodie destination.
Gilpin Hotel and Lake House
Windermere, Cumbria
Lakeland luxury at its finest comes courtesy of Gilpin, with its Michelin-starred dining, private hot tubs in the majority of its indulgent rooms and attentive staff. Its flagship rooms are extravagantly large glass-cube spa suites that extend over a pond and offer private garden, spa room and circular bath.
The Coach & Horses
Lymm, Lancashire
Away from the crowds but close to good walking in the Ribble valley, this traditional coaching inn, refurbished in style, is both friendly village local and foodie hotspot, with impressive and glamorous bedrooms, onsite microbrewery, fine-dining and tasting-menus in the restaurant, pub classics and light bites at lunch.
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.
The Swan Hotel & Spa
Newby Bridge, Cumbria
A 'sprawling, traditional building in a beautiful setting' at the tip of Windermere, this family and dog-friendly hotel has easy access to lake-based activities as well as a spa.
Hope Street Hotel
Liverpool, Merseyside
In the buzzy Georgian quarter, a Victorian carriage works has been reimagined as a hotel, with industrial-chic style, spa, minimalist bedrooms and modern British menus.
The Chester Grosvenor
Chester, Cheshire
Beyond its imposing colonnade and Tudor revival upper storeys, this grand Victorian hotel balances superb service with friendliness, traditionally styled with more contemporary rooms, brasserie fare with refined dining.
Christmas is an increasingly popular time for hotel breaks, so whether you're planning to celebrate Christmas in North West quietly or with a bang, here are our recommended hotels for the festive period.
