hotel, b and b lake district.. getaway!

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me and dh are leaving the kids with grandparents and scooting off to the Lakes for just one night away , early dec.. so we need somewhere lovely to stay... we can push the boat out a little so pricey and nicey please!
but then again not too pricey... somewhere which has great food too but not to posh!!!

getting very excited at the thought about it already!

tia

bump...

where are all you experienced romantic couples who get away????.....

{http://www.elh.co.uk/hotels/lowwood/index.php\this one} is lovely

try again!

The Swan at Newby Bridge is nice so is the Whitewater just along the road - me and GDG had a half hour massage (back neck and shoulders) there this weekend for £18 - well worth it.

thanks compo... have you stayed there???

ooo! it seems like sunday evening is the time to post...

keep 'em coming!

yes have stayed there. We once went here if you fancy selfcatering. It was a lovely cottage

has anyone stayed at the drunken duck?

and if so what was it like??? it looks just about right for us...

Langstrath Hotel at far end of Borrowdale. Quite remote. Great for walks. Cosy and cheerful. Not too posh. Great pub meals and fire. Big breakfast. Ask for the bedroom with the big bathroom (surely one of the best 'sitting on the loo' views anywhere). None of the room s are huge but it's a great winter hotel - Cosy.

Oh I'm so excited, when are we going?

drunken duck is v nice, quite pricey. Haven't stayed but my parents have a static caravan nearby so we often go for a drink. They serve cherry beer to die for. Gets v good reviews all the time.

oooo! glad someone is as excited as i am... we're thinking of going sometime in december/end of nov... how far away is it from little tea shops and gifty shops??? (i will be in seasonal mood by then!!!)

Langstrath is 20 mins drive from lovely Keswick - GREAT for gift shopping. Tiny tea shops at nearby Grange and Rosthwaite although may not be open in offseason.

Drunken Duck is close to Hawkshead which is nice for a browse, then there's ambleside and windermere (Bowness) nearby. Closest - and totally fab - coffee shop to duck is the old Slate Factory at Skelwith Bridge. Can't rememeber the name of the shop but the cafe is called Chesters. They do the biggest cakes you've ever seen. The walk to Chesters and back from Drunken Duck would justify one of these cakes. (But I stll prefer the Langstrath)

I want to go...

Agree with Nappybaglady - either Drunken Duck (have eaten but not stayed) or the lovely Langstrath. AW Wainwright considered the Jaws of Borrowdale, very close to Langstrath, to be the loveliest square mile in the lovely Lake District. Apart from Keswick, Cockermouth has some nice shops (including a conscience-easing smashing toy shop, and a well-stocked National Trust shop) and is not that far away.
IMO a lot of the really pricey hotels in the Lakes are a bit corporate and impersonal, but it does depend if what you want is plush anonymity
Have a lovely time. After more than 20 years, my parents are moving back from the Lakes to London on Wednesday and I know it's now going to be much harder for us to get to our favourite haunts any more but we will have grandpa and grandma close by

oh no!!!! drunken duck is booked... i think i've narrowed down what i am looking for....

£150 - £170 a night... king size bed!!! contemporary feel??? restaurant/inn type place, food very good, place where dh may get drunk... very very comfy... super duper rooms and super clean bathrooms... not too far from gifty/tea shops.????? not tooo dressy!

anyone!!!

thanks for all sugegstions so far will check them out as i really should be cooking tea....

We stayed at the Wild Boar hotel - can't get link to work. We booked through laterooms.com and got a pretty good deal. The restaurant is fab and the breakfast delicious!!

Snooty Fox, Kirby Lonsdale is good.

You may get a room at The Samling for that price. Very exclusive. Possibly Michelin starred

Do try the Samling, they get odd nights free and am told its GREAT!

ooooh, think I will bookmark this one, my birthday is at the end of November and we desparately need a night away from the drudge of family life at the mo.

I want a small and boutiquey sort of place, not huge, with big beds and nice food.

Will watch this thread with interest.

x

OrribleOliveOil - i suppose that seems to be the in thing to call a hotel at the moment... Boutiquey (i keep coming across it on my many trawls on the internet!

Yes!!! I want a Boutique style accomodation!

ANteater and Nappybaglady - The Samling looks gorgeous! but it looks quite pricey too... i think i could stretch to £170 for both of us... but 200 is just a little too much!!!!

The Pheasant Inn looks hopeful... anyone been there?

The Pheasant at Bassenthwaite, eaten their a few times but not stayed. Food is lovely, as is the building, but its sort of between a fell and the A66.
They filmed the Melvyn Bragg, Time for a shagg (dance) bar scenes here.

I rang the Samling a few months to enquire about availability and they did offer me a fair bit off the normal rate for odd unfilled nights, so its worth a go. Sharrow Bay will not dissapoint..

The Leeming House, Ullswater, is set in very romantic grounds, its now part of the McDonald chain so you should be able to deal a bit on late availability.