In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- We liked the Bothy. Also Manmire, a split-level room away from the main house, with spectacular views. Only one room doesn’t have a view of Lake Windermere.
- Packing tips
- Walking shoes, wet-weather gear, CDs; there is a VHS classic-film library.
Current offers
- Smith card offer
- A bottle of champagne on arrival
Samling
Lake District, United Kingdom[view map]
- Style
- A very English retreat
- Setting
- Lakeside wilderness
Nestled in soft undulating hills and perfect woods rolling down to Lake Windermere is the Samling. You couldn’t ask for a more ideal location – right on the water, but still secluded. The beauty of the woodland location is that you can step outside your room and start walking – we soon found ourselves in forest as lush and dense as a Malaysian jungle.
Need to know
- Rooms
- 11.
- Rates
- £200–£430, including breakfast.
- Check-out
- 11am.
- Facilities
- Pool table, communal hot tub, 67 acres of grounds.
- Also
- No smoking in the restaurant. Minimum two-night stay at weekends.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- Fine dining, with a fantastic wine cellar. Relax over breakfast from 7.30am to 10am.
- Dress code
- Country casuals.
- Top table
- By the window, for a view over the lake.
- Last orders
- 9.30pm for food, but the bar stays open all night for guests.
- Room service
- Until 11pm.
Other facilities
- Children
- Kids are welcome, but there are no babysitting facilities.
Smith card offer
A bottle of champagne on arrival
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Samling
Ambleside Road
Windermere
Cumbria