LUXURY HOTELS WHERE TO STAY

Brimstone Hotel

Modern romantics will fall in love with this cool, classy hotel. Rooms and suites are huge, many with bedside baths and fireplaces. The lavish spa includes seven thermal experiences and an indoor/outdoor pool. It's a walk to the restaurant, but 24 hour complimentary snacks and drinks are available in the onsite lounge.

 brimstonehotel.co.uk

Another Place

I stayed here years ago, when it was the stuffiest hotel. Now it's transformed into a trendy haven for families. Activities include wild lake swimming, cycling, kayaking and horse riding. Rooms have views over Ullswater and there's a spa with stunning pool and two restaurants.

 another.place

Gilpin Hotel & Lake House

A contemporary country house hotel near Windermere. Stay in the main house, in a garden suite with cedarwood hot tub or in a detached spa lodge with ensuite treatment area, steam room, outdoor sauna and hydrotherapy tub. The separate Lake House has just six rooms, sharing an indoor pool, outdoor whirlpools and saunas and grounds around a private lake.

 thegilpin.co.uk