The Grasmere Hotel
Grasmere, Cumbria
Good Hotel Guide Review
‘Kevin and Nicki Winsland, with their daughters Charlotte and Bex, have created a hotel of great charm and warmth.’ Readers enthuse over a stay at this small Victorian country house with gardens running down to the River Rothay, in a village for ever associated with Wordsworth. ‘From the moment we were greeted by Charlotte, we felt we were welcomed into their home as guests.’ The bedrooms, each named after a Lake poet, are smart-contemporary, with bath or shower. ‘Ruskin overlooks the car park at the front with glorious views to Helm Crag and the hills beyond.’ It has ‘a well-equipped bathroom’, plenty of hot water for a soak after a hike. Log fires burn in a ‘comfortable lounge’ where drinks and canapés are served before a four-course dinner cooked by Kevin, with local, seasonal ingredients. ‘We particularly enjoyed oak-smoked wild Lakeland venison, celeriac, apple slaw, dressed with chocolate vinaigrette. Roast breast of corn-fed guineafowl, black garlic, salsify, kale and wild mushrooms were cooked to perfection.’ Breakfast ‘is the same high standard’. Now, ‘One question: why is the hotel on the Shortlist?’ Answer: it no longer is. (Bob and Jean Henry)
Hotel details
Address
Broadgate
Grasmere
Cumbria
LA22 9TA
England
Telephone
015394 35277
Bedrooms
11. Some on ground floor.
Open
all year except 31 Dec–26 Jan.
Facilities
two lounges, restaurant, free Wi-Fi, in-room TV (Freeview), ½-acre garden, unsuitable for disabled.
Background music
in lounge and restaurant during mealtimes.
Children
over-10s welcomed.
Dogs
allowed, by arrangement, in some ground-floor bedrooms, not in public rooms.
Credit cards
MC, Visa.
Prices
per room B&B single £69–£74, double £126–£158. Set dinner £35 (£29 for residents). 2-night min. stay normally required (check for 1-night availability), Sat and bank holiday Sun night reservations must include dinner.
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