The Lake District has a diverse history, and many accommodation venues reflect this diversity, with a range of historic buildings including large Victorian Romantic Getaway hotels to intimate charming stone cottages and guesthouses. In Cumbria you'll discover an array of Graded Listed buildings, lovingly converted into stone holiday cottages, Victorian Guesthouses, Georgian Hotels and Edwardian B&Bs. Each part of the Lake District has a different flavour. Around Whitehaven and on the Cumbria Coast you'll find a fascinating selection of Georgian architecture, so expect a selection of accommodations with real romantic charm and atmosphere. If you're looking for a hotel with historic elegance and individuality, particularly for a wedding or conference venue, you'll find many in the Lake District.
Many historic properties have links to particular industrialist families and proprietors are usually well versed in the history of their historic hotel or historic home and will enthusiastically share their knowledge.
Historic hotels and holiday cottages with character and period charm in Cumbria may include converted barns and out buildings, thatched cottages, grade 2 and grade 1 listed buildings or simply attractive or historic buildings. Many cottages to rent or hotels to stay in will have original features such as timber beams, wooden floors and doors but will have modern facilities for the comfort of guests.Find romantic accommodation in the Lake District
If the poetry is 'romantic' or 'romanticism', then you can bet ya bottom dollar the accommodation is as well!!! Luxury bed and breakfast guesthouses and luxury hotels are so numerous in the Lake District you'll struggle to choose. You'll find many historic Victorian Hotels overlooking Lake Windermere, Coniston Water or Ullswater. Or choose a hotel with views of idyllic Lake District Fells from every window.
Expect plenty of Four poster bedrooms, luxury exquisite guest suites, superb leisure facilities including swimming pools to die for, some which have large window surrounds overlooking Cumbrian Fells. There are many hotels in the Lakes with AA Rossette award winning restaurants such as the Rothay Garden Hotel in Grasmere, and again some have lake views or idyllic landscaped garden surrounds. Food of the highest quality is always on the menu, in settings such as large Georgian Halls like Storrs Hall in Windermere, or the luxury Grange Hotel in Grange Over Sands with it's own luxury leisure suite.
For cosiness and intimacy choose from a selection of historic luxury B&B guesthouses with antique decor and luxury touches in rooms or luxury lodges or self-catering apartments set out in the Lake District countryside with touches like home cinemas/dvd, sound systems and jacuzzis.
In the Lake District listed historic stone cottages and farmhouses abound, almost always carefully renovated retaining many original features such as roaring stone fireplaces and oak beamed ceilings. A self-catering option with a difference! Most historic property conversions have internal decoration and furniture pertaining to their period, enhancing the magic further. Many superb historic hotels make excellent wedding venues, usually set in acres of surrounding grounds which offer the perfect background for those wedding photographs!!
If you're looking for a conference venue with a difference, combining British Heritage with cutting edge conference and leisure facilities there are many such historic hotels offering this in the Lake District.
Expect a choice of luxury historic hotels, with elegant internal decor. You'll also find a selection of historic inns, usually once old coaching houses. Romantic inns, some previously visited by the likes of Wordsworth and Southey, make perfect romantic weekend breaks for two! Romantic Accommodation in Devon Romantic Accommodation in the Northwest Romantic Accommodation in Yorkshire