Cumbria

The dramatic beauty of the Lake District has long been a source of inspiration for poets and painters, a magnet for outdoor-lovers and one of the most popular national parks in the UK. Rugged hills, mountain tarns and glittering lakes – Coniston, Windermere, Ullswater and more – wait to be explored before you cosy up in a country pub with a warming hotpot. But there’s more to Cumbria than lakes, from our hand-picked collection of special places to stay you can also visit the county’s handsome capital, Carlisle, and pretty market towns like Keswick, Cartmel, Grasmere and Kendal which are all alive with events and culture, intriguing history and independent shops.

Gowbarrow Old Hall Gallery

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Gowbarrow Old Hall
Watermillock, Cumbria
From £400 p/n

Self-catering

1 place for 9
Gather family or friends and fall in love with this gorgeous house, beautiful garden, glimmering Ullswater and stunning countryside

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Jean's Cottage Gallery

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Jean's Cottage
Ulpha, Cumbria
From £93 p/n

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1 place for 5
Nature lovers will be tempted to this gem of a village cottage in the Duddon Valley – a truly peaceful slice of the Lakes

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The Old Dairy Gallery

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The Old Dairy
Ambleside, Cumbria
From £69 p/n

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1 place for 4
Restored 18th-century farm building surrounded by countryside, with a good pub a short walk away and Lake Windermere a ten-minute drive

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The Room at Rawsons Gallery

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The Room at Rawsons
Levens, Cumbria
From £100 p/n

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1 room for 2
Tucked at the bottom of a long track and surrounded by a gorgeous natural landscape, is this generous end-slice of a 17th-century stone farm

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Crookwath Cottage Gallery

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Crookwath Cottage
Keswick, Cumbria
From £140 p/n

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1 place for 6
Deep in the Lake District, a well-loved family home with open fires and heavenly views, a private woodland and a short walk to a good pub

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Shepherd's Cottage Gallery

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Shepherd's Cottage
Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria
From £117 p/n

Self-catering

1 place for 2
Your very own love nest: frolic in the outdoor rolltop, hunker by the wood-burner, bask in the gardens... near Lakes and Dales

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The Brackenrigg Inn Gallery

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The Brackenrigg Inn
Penrith, Cumbria
From £120 p/n

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8 rooms for 1 - 3
Completely refurbished 18th-century roadside inn with special views, good food, restful bedrooms and all the benefits of Another Place

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