Lake District

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

Solange Berchemin reviews the Armathwaite Hall Hotel & Spa in Keswick in the Lake District.

Armathwaite Hall Hotel & Spa. Beautiful lakeside lodging.

The oak-panelled reception with its magnificent bouquets is truly beautiful. It leads to a grand staircase, lounges with open fireplaces, oil paintings, and hunting trophies hanging from the walls.

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Cedar Manor exterior

Cedar Manor. Experience one of the best awarded hotels in the Lake District.

Cedar Manor, within an easy walk of Lake Windermere, is winning a constant slew of awards since Caroline and Jonathan Kaye picked up the keys 10 years ago.

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Janette Griffiths reviews the Lakeside Hotel on Lake Windemere, and says the name is on the tin!

The Lakeside Hotel.  Discover this beautiful propery on Lake Windemere.

It seems The Lakeside Hotel can cure all ills. Just lately I’ve noticed myself growing a little grumpy about hotels. Twenty years on the road as a travel writer have turned the old excitement of walking into a new and different foyer and sleeping in cool clean sheets into a grouchy wariness.

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