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Ambleside Road, Windermere, Cumbria
LA23 1LR


Samling

Lake District, United Kingdom [view map]

Style
A very English retreat
Setting
Lakeside wilderness

You couldn’t ask for a more ideal location for a boutique hotel – right on the shores of Lake Windermere, but still secluded amid magnificent scenery.

Need to know

Lake District hotels: Samling, need to know
Rooms
11.
Rates
£200–£430, including breakfast.
Check-out
11am.
Facilities
Pool table, communal hot tub, 67 acres of grounds.
Children
Kids are welcome, but there are no babysitting facilities.
Also
No smoking in the restaurant. Minimum two-night stay at weekends.

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.

Food & drink

Lake District hotels: Samling, food and 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.

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Samling

Ambleside Road, Windermere, Cumbria

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Samling

Lake District, United Kingdom [view map]

Local restaurants

L’Enclume in Cartmel (+44 (0)1539 536362) for fine dining.

Local bars

The Drunken Duck (+44 (0)1539 436347) on the opposite side of the lake is great for lunch or dinner. The Mortal Man (+44 (0)1539 433193) in Troutbeck serves good pub food and real ales.

Worth getting out of bed for

Croquet on the lawn; horse-riding, fishing, sailing and ballooning can all be arranged by the hotel. If you fancy organising water sports yourself, visit www.lakedistrictletsgo.co.uk for a list of companies in the area. Contact Patrick Arnold at Esthwaite Water (+44 (0)1539 436541) for tuition in fly-fishing.

Diary

August Grasmere Sports and Show for Cumberland Wrestling and fell-running; the Vale of Rydal Sheepdog Trials (+44 (0)1539 432582, including show-jumping for Jack Russells, which has to be seen to be believed.

For a full list of bars and restaurants in Lake District, click here



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