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“A small luxury hotel boasting both chic interiors and fabulous views of Lake Windermere. Individually styled rooms are light and airy with bold colours, antiques and softly patterned fabrics. Offering exemplary cuisine and a choice selection of wines, this is a rural escape designed for indulging.”

“A small luxury hotel boasting both chic interiors and fabulous views of Lake Windermere. Individually styled rooms are light and airy with bold colours, antiques and softly patterned fabrics. Offering exemplary cuisine and a choice selection of wines, this is a rural escape designed for indulging.”

Hotel Review

In an enviable position above Lake Windermere, and surrounded by acres of gardens, fields and woodland, the hotel has views as luxurious as its interiors. The Georgian Gothic-Revival house has been re-created as a light-filled modern country house that oozes elegance and calm from its silky-soft carpets and subtly textured wallpapers to its velvet sofas and shimmering curtains. Everything is in soft shades of milky-white, dove-grey and powder blue with occasional shots of pink and lilac in flowers and expensive objets. Huge bedrooms (the largest in the separate cottages) are similarly sleek, spare and light-filled with marbled bathrooms, and most with lake or garden views. Contemporary and abstract art fills the walls throughout the hotel. Prepare yourself for dinner, a tasting menu of thoughtful and creative food with dishes designed to intrigue and charm rather than knock you out with theatrics - that’s if you can tear your eyes away from the views through the wrap-around glass windows. Not cheap but everything feels a treat here, from the expensive candle-scent and discreet but friendly service to the private hot tub and sumptuous afternoon teas…
 

Written by Helen Pickles

Recommended For

  • Country Escape
  • A smart base offering access to arguably some of the UK's finest countryside.
  • Foodies
  • Don't miss the tasting menu in the Samling's Michelin starred restaurant
  • Active Holiday
  • Sailing
  • Cruise across Lake Windermere and enjoy spectacular views.
  • Great walks
  • Embark on long walks through the picturesque countryside.
  • Wine tasting
  • Take a wine tasting masterclass in the hotel bar.
  • Croquet
  • Views
  • Wedding license
  • Quiet
  • Gourmet
  • Conference facilities
  • Remote
  • Romantic
  • Child friendly
  • Chic
  • Restaurant
  • Lakeside

Facilities

  • Views
  • Parking
  • Wedding license
  • In room DVD
  • Meeting Room
  • Cots available
  • Massage
  • Billiard/pool table
  • Conference facilities
  • Wifi
  • Satellite / Cable TV
  • Private villas
  • Suites
  • Child friendly
  • Garden
  • Restaurant

Activities

  • Sailing
  • Cruise across Lake Windermere and enjoy spectacular views.
  • Great walks
  • Embark on long walks through the picturesque countryside.
  • Wine tasting
  • Take a wine tasting masterclass in the hotel bar.
  • Croquet

Map & Location

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