The Lake District
Nothing groundbreaking here; just a pleasant, reasonably priced midrange hotel with flashes of the lake visible from several rooms. Superior ones have…
Must-see hotels in Cumbria & the Lakes
Keswick
Pleasantly removed from the Keswick crush, about a mile from town in Portinscale, this smart detached house has six great-value bedrooms. Ask for room 3…
The Lake District
Set on a bumpy riverside site, Syke Farm is back-to-basics camping, but you'll wake up to views of Red Pike, High Stile and Haystacks. Check in at the…
The Lake District
Nothing too swish at this B&B in a Kendal-typical grey-stone terraced house, but it's cosy enough with feminine rooms, floral wallpapers and nice little…
The Lake District
This plush B&B in the centre of the village offers six super-feminine rooms full of frilly cushions and Cath Kidston–style patterns. They're quite small…
Cumbria & the Lakes
This Grade I–listed house is straight out of an Evelyn Waugh novel: orderly lawns, antique-filled rooms, enormous staircase and a wonderfully ornate 17th…
The Lake District
Prim, plush rooms in a country house in Nether Wasdale, a few miles' drive from Wasdale Head. The six superior rooms are in the main house and have the…
Cumbria & the Lakes
Whitehaven's best B&B, with a carefully designed interior evoking the town's seafaring past: nautical knick-knacks, wooden shutters and rooms named after…
The Lake District
A country hotel par excellence, this place is surrounded by hectares of grounds and reached across its own humpback bridge. Minimal it isn't: expect…
The Lake District
Georgian and Grade II–listed, this elegant B&B has a hint of grandeur, from the handsome double front door through to the wood-panelled hall and period…
The Lake District
A lovely, tucked-away site on a 500-year-old farm near Seatoller with a choice of riverside or woodland pitches. B&B rooms (double £75 to £90) are offered…
The Lake District
Pitch beside the trees of Grizedale Forest, either in your own tent, a luxury yurt or a timber eco pod. There's also a bunk-barn for hikers and a farm…
The Lake District
Once a much-loved hikers' YHA hostel, this ancient farmhouse off Easedale Rd has been renovated bit by bit since becoming independently run. All the cosy…
The Lake District
An ex-YHA, this basic hostel has 14 rooms variously sleeping two to 14 people in mixed and single-sex dorms. Spread over four floors, it's a friendly…
The Lake District
Renovation has smartened up the rooms at this long-standing B&B in the middle of Ambleside, owned by expat New Yorkers. All the rooms are named after US…
Cumbria & the Lakes
The decor at this waterfront hotel at the end of the Ulverston Canal seems to be stuck sometime in the mid '70s, but it's about the best bet in Ulverston…
Keswick
Views over the green sweep of Crow Park are the main draw here, along with the larger-than-usual rooms – but its prices are accordingly on the high side…
The Lake District
Formerly owned by the YHA, this indie hostel is in a lovely spot just a short walk from Elterwater's grassy green. It was once a farmhouse but now has 40…
The Lake District
Up a steep rock road 1.5km from the village, this rustic hostel once provided accommodation for local copper miners. It's now a walkers' favourite …
The Lake District
This impressive YHA is lodged in a Grade II–listed Regency house overlooking Esthwaite Water, a mile from Hawkshead along the Newby Bridge road. It's a…
The Lake District
This back-to-basics National Trust–owned campsite is on the A5394 between Coniston and Torver. There's a toilet block, water taps and not much else – but…
Lake District Backpackers Lodge
The Lake District
In a small, old-style house down a little lane near the train station, this basic hostel lacks pizzazz, but it's pretty much the only option in town for…
The Lake District
Along the valley from the Old Dungeon Ghyll, the second of Langdale's large hotels has a glorious setting, but the rooms are serviceable rather than…
The Lake District
Riverside by name and nature, this midsized hotel is about the best option in town if you want something other than a B&B. The decor is unavoidably…
The Lake District
This back-of-beyond hostel is a favourite of hikers looking to get an early start on Helvellyn. It's in an old miner's cottage about a 900m hike up from…
The Lake District
Reasonable rates are the main reason to plump for this solidly Victorian house (the location a mile north of the town centre isn't ideal). Still, the…
Keswick
Bright and cheery, this attractive B&B has five rooms in sea blues, stripes and beiges – although some are crammed in under the eaves, so tall guests will…
The Lake District
An older-style YHA that favours colour schemes that went out in the mid-70s (lime greens and puces, anyone?). Still, the facilities are good – well…
The Lake District
This 1970s hostel lacks the heritage of some of the Lakeland YHAs, but it has a great location by the lake and all the usual YHA trappings (kitchen, cafe,…
Cumbria & the Lakes
A corner red-brick Victorian terraced house, characteristic of so many in Carlisle – and, in this case, Grade II listed. Rooms are quite basic – chocolate…
Cumbria & the Lakes
This antediluvian B&B looks like it was decorated sometime around the end of the 19th century – brass bedsteads, grandfather clocks, stone fireplaces –…
The Lake District
Family-friendly camping in idyllic Eskdale, handy for the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway. It gets very busy in summer, so it's better reserved for the…
The Lake District
A modern house offering traditional B&B rooms with wood-framed beds and mini-fridges near Glenridding village. The sauna is good for soaking those post…
Cumbria & the Lakes
A budget but friendly B&B with flouncy furnishings and a generous breakfast.
