Knoll Country House

This beautiful late Victorian country house is set in its own grounds amidst beautiful wooded countryside, in the picturesque location of Newby Bridge, on the shore of Lake Windermere.

Knoll Country House has many original period features including an ornate staircase, stained glass windows, fireplaces, cornices and picture rails. It has been sympathetically decorated and refurbished to enhance these beautiful characteristics. The hotel features in the Which? Guide to Good B&Bs and was chosen for the Editors Top 20 list in the 2004 guide. It has also been included in the Michelin Guide for 2007. This means that you can be assured of an excellent stay with superb food in comfortable and welcoming surroundings.

You can also enjoy free use of the facilities at Cascades, the White Water Hotel’s leisure club, featuring gym, swimming pool, steam room, sauna and jacuzzi. Cascades also offer a variety of beauty treatments.

Rooms: 8

Hotel Chain: Recommended Hotels

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Hotel Facilities

General

Restaurant – Garden – Terrace – Non-Smoking Rooms – Heating – Luggage Storage – All Public and Private spaces non-smoking

Services

Room Service – Laundry – Shoe Shine – Packed Lunches – Fax/Photocopying

Internet

Wireless internet is available in public areas and is free of charge.

Guest Parking

Free public parking is possible on site.

Hotel information

You can also make the most of the free use of leisure facilities at Cascades, the nearby White Water Hotel’s leisure club which means you have free use of the gymnasium, swimming pool, steam room, sauna and jacuzzi. Cascades also offers various beauty treatments.

Food & beverage

Food is a key feature at the Knoll, with a 3-course dinner available at a reasonable price. Staff are passionate about using quality, local produce and creating imaginative and flavoursome dishes. This has been recognised with an AA breakfast and dinner award and a recent inclusion in the Michelin Guide. A superb dinner service is offered at the Knoll, with a wide range of meals catering for vegetarians and special diets.

Area information

There are many things to do in Cumbria: you can visit the gallery in Grizedale Forest and explore the forest sculpture trail, or take in a show at the Theatre in the Forest. In the village of Lakeside, just 5 minutes’ walk from the front door, is the Lakeside Pier where steamers offer cruises on Lake Windermere. Next to this is the Haverthwaite to Lakeside steam railway, giving the chance for you to experience the nostalgic charm of this exciting but graceful form of transport. In Lakeside is the Aquarium of the lakes, where you can see the UK’s largest collection of freshwater fish, and experience cascading waterfalls, the riverbank at night, an underwater tunnel, and walk along a recreated lake bed.

For those wishing to take advantage of the glorious landscape, a well-marked footpath behind the Knoll leads you to rolling green farmland and the village of Finsthwaite. This charming village with its well-preserved traditional buildings is slightly off the main tourist trail and so offers a glimpse of the real Lakeland. For those wishing to explore some Lakeland villages, Windermere, Ambleside and Hawkshead are just half an hour’s drive away or less. The Lake District has many literary connections too, with related sites to visit. Wordsworth is a Lakeland character, as is the children’s writer Beatrix Potter.

Travel information

By Car (from London and the South):
- Take the M1 or M40 to Birmingham and the M6.
- Leave the M6 motorway at junction 36 and follow the A591 to its 1st turn off leading to the A590.
- Keep on the A590 until Newby Bridge.
- As you pass through Newby Bridge there is a roundabout, go straight on at the roundabout and take the 1st right to Hawkshead.
- Follow this road until you reach Lakeside about one mile and then drive through Lakeside passing the Lakeside Hotel on your right and a group of houses on you left.
- The hotel is about 200 meters further on from the last group of houses, on the left-hand side.

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