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Holbeck Ghyll

Windermere, Cumbria, LA23

Guide Price

£8,500,000

Ref: LON260023

  • 24 bedrooms
  • 5 reception rooms
  • 13,817 square feet
  • 8 acres
  • Freehold

Features at a glance

  • Enchanting Lake District location overlooking Lake Windermere
  • 24 bedroom suites
  • Five annexes, cottages and lodges
  • 8 acres

Overview

Holbeck Ghyll is an exceptional and highly acclaimed country house hotel, set in a beautiful Lake District position with breathtaking views across Lake Windemere. Offering 23 beautifully appointed bedrooms and suites in its magnificent, characterful main house, the hotel also includes five further annexes, cottages and lodges, providing additional flexible accommodation to meet the requirements of guests and staff members.

The main house features a sprawling layout with a welcoming reception area, a bar and various handsomely appointed reception and dining rooms from which guests can take in the sweeping views and sample food from the award-winning restaurant. These include The Oak Room and two formal reception rooms, all with tall bay windows taking in Windemere views, and the peaceful Terrace Room, which opens to the sunny patio area. Facilities also include a gym and a spa, office space and world-class kitchen facilities, which have helped to make the hotel a renowned dining destination.

Arranged across the first and second floors are beautifully appointed guest bedrooms and suites, all with en suite facilities and thoughtfully designed for comfort and relaxation. Among them is the outstanding Lord Lonsdale Suite, featuring elegant, panelled walls, a spacious bedroom, a luxurious contemporary bathroom and a private decked balcony enjoying magnificent lake views.

Additional accommodation includes Applegarth, Ghyllside Cottage, Mere Suites, Overbeck and The Lodges, which also includes the Seagrave Conference Facility, making an ideal destination for business meetings and formal events.

The hotel and outbuildings are set within enchanting gardens and grounds, with exceptional views across the Lake District landscape, taking in Windemere and the surrounding fells and forests. There are terraces for al fresco dining and expertly landscaped gardens, including rolling lawns and a wealth of well-tended trees, shrubs and hedgerows, all providing the perfect backdrop to the house and memorable views for guests to take in.

This property has 8 acres of land.

About the area

Transport

Windermere

2.6 miles

Staveley

5.4 miles

Burneside (Cumbria)

8.0 miles

Kendal

9.7 miles

Schools

Windermere School 0.5 miles

No rating

The Lakes School 1.5 miles

Good

Ambleside CofE Primary School 1.8 miles

Requires improvement

St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere 3.0 miles

Requires improvement

Food stores

Lakeside Picnic 1.1 miles

Convenience store

Troutbeck Bridge Filling Station 1.3 miles

Convenience store

Limefitt Park 1.5 miles

Convenience store

Secret Gelato 1.6 miles

Convenience store
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