Cragwood Country House Hotel

Cragwood was our first stop on a two week road trip, and we stayed three nights. It proved to be a great choice. Really well located with garden views across Windermere, the hotel was comfortable, friendly and a great spot to tour from. Our room was well-appointed though perhaps not as stylish as the beautiful hotel exterior might suggest. All of the staff were helpful and friendly, though we must give special mention to Daniel who looked after us in the bar (say no more) and the restaurant. If you do stay here, be sure to book the restaurant as it gets justifiably busy at peak times. The menu is limited, but quality and presentation is high, and the wine list works well with the food. Great value fine dining. Of course, you can also get food served in the extensive lounge area if the relatively small restaurant is busy. If you are looking for a good value spot in the Lake District, where often prices move ahead of the quality, then we can thoroughly recommend Cragwood.

Beautiful building in a fantastic location.

The hotel is set in a stunning location with benches ideally situated for beautiful views. I was pleasantly surprised to be upgraded to a double room. The room and bathroom were beautifully appointed and spotless with a super comfy bed and generous toiletries. The added touches of the bottled water and jar of sweets lent a real air of pampering. The purpose of the visit was for complete rest and relaxation and the hotel with its amenities and grounds more than enabled that goal. The weather was unusually hot but there were plenty of shady areas. The proximity of the hotel to Brockholes was also very useful for taking the ferry and lovely walks. Staff were very helpful, providing a voucher for the Ferry and timetable. I needed to get a taxi to Windermere train station at a busy time they went the extra mile to secure a car. It was lovely chatting to the friendly head gardener. She's doing a great job at Cragwood! Can't wait to come back!

Lovely warm welcome on arrival. Facilities and location of dining room explained to us. We had a ground floor room which had double doors leading to the garden and a small patio with 2 chairs. Spacious and warm bedroom, comfortable bed and pillows. Everywhere was spotlessly clean. Nice drink in the bar before dinner sat by a log fire - lovely. We had dinner in the restaurant which was delicious and the presentation and service was faultless. I was very impressed with the attention paid to my allergies. Delicious breakfast of smoked salmon and scrambled eggs and also haddock and poached eggs. We will definitely return.

Our stay was only one night but it was a perfect end to a family weekend. Everything that we had requested; a crib and one of the rooms to be on the ground floor because of one of our party struggling with stairs , was done without any additional conversation or hesitation. We were greeted by friendly and helpful staff. We were informed on arrival that it was busy so to book dinner or to get bar food but to be conscious of the time; all of which helped us plan our evening. If you want old school English country charm and beautiful views and gardens then I would highly recommend it.