Finest of fine dining and accommodation in the heart of the Lake District
You have to hand it to those merchants of old Liverpool who came to the Lake District – they could spot a great place for a country retreat, somewhere to escape the stresses of nineteenth-century living. They also had the brass to build themselves something just that bit special.
And Rothay Manor Hotel in the heart of the Lake District is a perfect example.
A short walk from the centre of Ambleside, an attractive little town at the head of Lake Windermere, boutique hotel Rothay Manor is set in its own secluded grounds. It dates back to 1823, when it was built by a prosperous Liverpudlian with architectural input (a fine cast-iron balcony running the length of the house) from his French wife, and was converted to a hotel in the 1930s.