Whether you’re visiting the Lake District to hike the fells, splash about on the water or enjoy the museums and shops, there’s nothing like a pampering spa treatment to round off the day. Lake District spa hotels range from those with large leisure complexes (which keep the kids happy too) to the more intimate, often with couples’ treatment rooms. Many offer spa facilities with beautiful views – imagine sitting in a hot tub or sauna and looking out at woodland or fells! Choosing one of the best spa hotels in the Lake District also makes a good option for the inevitable rainy day. So why not browse through our collection to start planning your next indulgent rural getaway?
For luxury
- Langdale Hotel & Spa is a luxury hotel set across a series of low-lying, traditional-slate buildings dotted around a forested estate. Expect all the luxury trimmings here with attentive service, a restaurant, a tennis court, and a wide range of activities. The spa really steals the show though, with its stunning indoor/outdoor space complete with numerous pools, saunas and treatments.
- Brimstone is a bold slate-and-glass chalet-style hotel with modern suites (complete with personal butlers), designed for indulgence. Set amongst fine walking country in Cumbria and with a swish on-site spa, you can be as lazy or active as you like.
For a hotel with a view
- At the Lodore Falls Hotel & Spa, in Borrowdale, you not only get lake views over Derwentwater but from an outdoor heated vitality pool. Plus, there’s a thermal suite, a rasul room, five treatment rooms and a Champagne bar.
- From the HydroSpa pool, with its jets and bubbles, you can overlook both the fells and the glorious gardens at the Rothay Garden Hotel. In addition, there’s a sauna, aromatherapy room and heated loungers. Private treatments can be arranged in your room.
For families
- At The Swan at Newby Bridge, there’s an indulgent ESPA Spa plus a sauna and indoor pool. It’s easy to keep an eye on the little ones as they splash about as there’s a café next to the pool.
- The contemporary-style Daffodil Hotel & Spa outside Grasmere not only has the area’s best views of Grasmere lake but a swish spa including a vitality pool, mud rasul, sauna and steam room and offers treatments using luxurious Germaine de Capuccini products. But kids are more than welcome to stay here too, in fact, there are several suites which can easily accommodate families of four.
- For genuine warmth and welcome, have a look at The Grange Hotel at Grange-over-Sands, where the charmingly traditional ‘leisure suite’ includes a small pool, sauna, basic gym and beauty treatment room (by-appointment-only). What it lacks in swishness it makes up for with smiley staff who exude friendliness. Ideal for a low key getaway and plenty to keep all ages happy.
