award winning lake district hotel

Our passion is to create a comfortable, stylish and efficiently run hotel – we want to be the best we can! Over the years this has meant we have received a number of awards in recognition of our quest for high standards. These awards place us in the top rated and best hotels in the Lake District. Listed here are some of these awards:

Johansen’s Most Excellent Country House Hotel 2007 All Johansen’s Recommended Hotels are inspected yearly and have to meet exacting standards – we were delighted to scoop the top Country House award.

AA 3 Red Stars - held every year since 2001 – the AA selects the best hotels in each category and awards red stars for excellence. This is now called “Inspector’s Choice” (formerly AA’s Top 200 Hotels)

Alastair Sawday's Special places to stay - We’re incredibly excited by the news we have been included in Alistair Sawdays Special Places the Stay guide starting Autumn 2007.

Ypma's Hip Hotels Guide - We are delighted to be included in the latest HIP Hotel guide 2007 – this is a collection of Herbert Ypma’s highly individual hotels and it’s a real honour to be included in this prestigious guide.

Condé Nast Traveller Gold List 2006 – Best Location Section. The magazine viewed as a traveller’s bible selects a handful of hotels each year from around the world that have the best rooms, leisure facilities, food, ambience/design, service and location. The ultimate guide to the finest establishments in the world: hotels that set the Condé Nast Traveller Gold Standard. We were thrilled to be included in the prestigious group in 2006.

Michelin Guide 2007 - Recommended hotel & restaurant

English Tourism Council – 3 Star Gold Award held continuously since 2000.

We have also been previous winners of these other awards:

• Cumbria Tourist Board: Hotel of the Year
• England for Excellence Award: Hotel of the Year
• Lancashire Life: Lake District Hotel of the Year
• Ashley Courtney “Vista of the Year”
• Egon Ronay Cheeseboard of the Year
• Lady Inglewood Training Award
• AA Romantic Hotel Britain & Ireland Award
• Cumbria Tourist Board Award for Excellence: Training Hotel of the Year
• British Cheeseboard of the Year Award (British Cheese Council)
• AA Courtesy & Care (the only hotel in England in 2000)
• Lancashire Life Lake District Hotel of the Year.
• Cumbria Tourist Board Website of the Year award

Related links:

• Read what the press have to say about us
• Read what our guests have been telling us