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The 7 Best Spa Hotels in the Lake District

The 7 Best Spa Hotels in the Lake District

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.

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- Lodore Falls Hotel & Spa Cumbria 87 rooms from $167
  
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  Country Escape  -  A country house set in an outstanding location. Take long walks, have a drink by the open fire and feast on regional cuisine.
  Spa breaks  -  The Falls Spa is an extensive, luxury adults on facility that will pamper even the pickiest of guests!
  Swimming Pool  -  16m outdoor pool with neck jets, underwater loungers and overflow hot tub.
  Great walks  -  The Lake District boasts stunning walking routes.
  
  Landmark hotel with lake and fell views, spa and hydrotherapy pool, plus choice of dining options, and a smart and friendly service. Set within 40 acres of picturesque countryside it's the perfect spot for a rural escape. See More
  
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- Rothay Garden Hotel Grasmere 30 rooms from $231
  
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  Country Escape  -  A country house set in pretty gardens just outside Grasmere. Close enough to the sights but away from the crowds.
  Sailing  -  Hire a boat and take a relaxing sail across Grasmere Lake or enjoy a cruise around Lake Windermere.
  Sights nearby  -  William Wordsworth’s homes at Dove Cottage, Grasmere, & Rydal Mount, Rydal
  Great walks  -  Find lovely walks through the fells starting straight from the property
  
  A charming riverside country house hotel set in picturesque gardens just outside Grasmere. Luxurious rooms are bright and contemporary, the best-featuring balconies with river views. The purpose-built spa is an indulgent extra and dinners are an extravagant four-course affair. See More
  
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- The Swan Hotel & Spa Cumbria 58 rooms from $227
  
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  Country Escape  -  Surrounded by Cumbria's rolling hills with all the trimmings of a proper country stay
  Great walks  -  Several easy walks from the hotel, or nearby Gummer’s How is an easy climb with fantastic views
  Sights nearby  -  Holker Hall and Levens Hall both boast beautiful gardens
  Sailing  -  Sailing on Lake Windermere
  Recommended by  -  Mr & Mrs Smith, Sawdays
  
  Overlooking the River Leven on the South shore of Lake Windemere. Traditional, whitewashed Lakeland coaching inn with smart and colourful, contemporary interiors and a great, family-friendly ethos. Boasting views, walks and airy interiors plus indoor pool and spa, brasserie and bar. A great stay. See More
  
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- The Daffodil Hotel Grasmere 78 rooms from $202
  
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  Families  -  With family-suites available and plenty of space for little-ones to run around in. Ideal for those travelling with children
  Country Escape  -  A grand country house complete with manicured grounds, a spa, and fine-dining restaurant; a relaxing rural escape
  Views  -  Most of the rooms have stunning views over Grasmere Lake and those that don't look over the Grasmere Valley to Helm Cragg
  Great walks  -  Take a hike up one of the famous local fells
  
  An imposing Victorian house set in expansive grounds right beside Grasmere lake. Interiors are chic and contemporary with not a whiff of the building's austere origins. Rooms are bright, with bold colours and lovely indulgent bathrooms. Complete with a spa and excellent restaurant. A luxury escape. See More
  
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- Grange Hotel Grange-over-Sands 50 rooms from $205
  
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  Local exploring  -  Set on four acres of landscaped parklands boardering the Lake District, yet within the town and convenient for exploring.
  Great walks  -  Endless walks in the fells, tarns and lakes of the National Park, plus the hotel will pack you a lunch.
  Sights nearby  -  Entertain children at the Beatrix Potter Experience, a wonderful family outing.
  Swimming Pool  -  Indoor Spa Swimming Pool
  
  One of a kind and full of character: old fashioned, genteel Victorian hotel. Ornate rooms with heavily draped beds and antique style furniture. Beautifully manicured gardens. Blissful indoor pool, hot tub and extensive spa. Fabulous restaurant. Wonderfully romantic. See More
  
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- Langdale Hotel & Spa Ambleside, Cumbria 50 rooms from $256
  
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  Spa breaks  -  The Brimstone Spa is a stunning indoor/outdoor space exclusively for adults, with numerous pools, saunas and treatments.
  Families  -  Langdale welcomes families and has great on site facilities including playground, tennis court, and swimming pool.
  Total relaxation  -  Kick back and relax with comfy suites, great food, hearty ales, heated indoor pool, sauna, and spa therapies.
  Back to Nature  -  Step away from the hustle bustle of a city and enjoy nature at its best with 35 acres of stunning grounds.
  
  With a series of low-lying, traditional-slate buildings dotted around a forested estate, this hotel feels a world away from the Lake District’s tourist honeypots. Tucked in the Langdale Valley, it’s close to some great walking yet both Ambleside and Coniston are within a 15-minute drive. See More
  
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- Brimstone Cumbria 16 rooms from $628
  
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  Back to Nature  -  The Lake District provides the ideal playground for outdoor enthusiasts.
  Spa breaks  -  Unwind in the state of the art spa.
  Great walks  -  Find plenty of nearby fells including Langdale Pikes, Coniston Old Man and Wetherlam.
  Sailing  -  Take a relaxing cruise on Lake Windermere.
  
  Bold slate-and-glass chalet-style hotel with modern suites, and modern-style butlers, designed for indulgence. Brimstone is set amongst fine walking country in Cumbria and with a swish on-site spa, you can be as lazy or active as you like. See More
  
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