Cumbria

Exclusive guide to the best holiday destinations in Cumbria, independent reviews from award-winning travel writers

Gilpin Hotel and Lake House. The Ultimate British Hotel in The Lake District

08/02/2024 by .
.Helen Warwick reviews the Gilpin Hotel and Lake House in Windermere surrounded by peaks and terns.

Helen Warwick reviews the Gilpin Hotel and Lake House in Windermere surrounded by peaks and terns.

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Burn How Garden House Hotel

23/06/2023 by .
Burn How Garden House Hotel

Anthea Gerrie Discovers A Secret Garden By A Famous Lake District Designer At Burn How Garden House Hotel

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The Impressive Forest Side Hotel, Cumbria

14/06/2023 by .

Rothay Manor Hotel, Ambleside, Cumbria

27/11/2022 by .
Rothay Manor Hotel

Terry Marsh visits the lovely Rothay Manor Hotel following the opening of its new Pavilion extension.

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Reviewed: The Green, Cumbria, UK 

17/10/2022 by .
The Green

Michael Edwards escapes to the Green, a luxurious rural retreat in the Cumbria/Yorkshire borders 

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Absoluxe Suites, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria

11/07/2021This entry was posted in Cumbria, England, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, Newsletter, United Kingdom and tagged on by .
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Andy Mossack samples a new type of luxury B&B, the type that has thought of everything before you get there.

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The Black Bull, Sedbergh, Cumbria

06/06/2021This entry was posted in Cumbria, England, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, Newsletter, United Kingdom and tagged , on by .
The Black Bull

Michael Edwards samples the legendary delights of the Black Bull Hotel and Restaurant in Sedbergh.

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The Swan Hotel, The Lake District

20/07/2020 by .
The Swan

Location, location, location. A mere fifteen minutes from the M6, The Swan Hotel is one of the Lake District’s easier charms to access.

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Waterhead Hotel, Cumbria

24/11/2019 by .
Opened in the early part of the 20th century, the Waterhead Hotel, south of Ambleside, was one of a new ‘breed’ of hotels purpose-built to accommodate the rising tide of affluent tourists to the Lake District.

Opened in the early part of the 20th century, the Waterhead Hotel, south of Ambleside, was one of a new ‘breed’ of hotels purpose-built to accommodate the rising tide of affluent tourists to the Lake District.

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The Salutation Hotel, Ambleside

12/03/2018 by .
Salutation exterior

Having occupied one corner of the centre of Ambleside for more than 360 years, it is not surprising that the Salutation Hotel has acquired both a history and a reputation.

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