| full cooked breakfast and dinner are included and served in a restaurant with high ceilings. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. set in the lake district national park, this genteel hotel occupies an edwardian country house on 3 acres of grounds. there's also a classy bar, a fireside lounge, a conservatory with scenic views, and gardens. it's a 20-minute walk from the southern tip of derwentwater lake, and 4. the warm rooms are individually furnished and include en suite bathrooms, egyptian cotton bedding, flat-screen tvs and free wifi. upgraded rooms add designer wallpaper, chandeliers, ipod docks and whirlpool tubs. 3 miles from keswick
Newcastle International Airport 1 hr 57
Wordsworth Grasmere (33 min)
Former home of poet William Wordsworth, with a museum, guided tours, gardens & a tea room. Derwentwater (5 min)
Bordered by fells & ancient woodlands, this 5-km.-long lake offers a network of footpaths & boating. Great Gable (1 hr 30)
2,949-ft. mountain with hiking paths & a commemorative plaque at the summit for WWI victims. Bassenthwaite Lake (23 min)
Scenic hills surround this large lake featuring waterside paths, sailing & osprey viewing areas. Wast Water (1 hr 20)
Set in a valley surrounded by mountains, this glacial lake features nature trails & stunning views. Scafell Pike (1 hr 30)
Reaching a height of 978m, this peak was donated to the National Trust as a war memorial in 1919. Lake District National Park (27 min)
Information on local travel and walking/cycling routes, with books/guides for sale and exhibitions. Honister Slate Mine (14 min)
England's last working slate mine, offering underground tours & several different climbing routes. Blencathra (26 min)
This 868-m. hill features numerous scrambling routes to the summit & sweeping views. Great Langdale (58 min)
Lake, climbing, camping, and mountain Ullswater (37 min)
9-mi. glacial lake in the mountains with sailing & steamboats & a 20-mi. surrounding hiking trail. Buttermere (24 min)
Verdant mountain ridges with hiking trails & sweeping vistas ring this expansive, deep water lake. Honister Pass (16 min)
Paved route passing scenic mountain terrain, with a hostel & a historic slate mine at the summit. Helvellyn (26 min)
This 950m-high mountain features hiking, climbing & scrambling routes, plus a cross-shaped shelter. Catbells (9 min)
Steep 1,480-foot-high fell summit accessed via a 3.5-mile path with panoramic lakeland views. | 
