Windermere, Cumbria
A family-run Lake District hotel with garden suites that have their own hot tubs, which is a very good way to look at a fell in the rain. The Cunliffe family have run it with charm for decades.
Dining is excellent and the service sincerely warm. Dogs are welcome in several of the rooms and the walking is, of course, magnificent.
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