Nice hotel, all the staff were really pleasant and the food and accommodation is good. Great base for exploring the Lake District but sadly due to the heavy rain on every day of our stay, we didn’t do as much walking as we would have liked. However, there is a nice gym in the hotel and a small pool (pool is only open to guests a couple of times a day). We ate in the hotel every night and the food is lovely, bar staff very friendly especially the tall slim long haired dude (sorry I didn’t get his name) who always had a chat. Breakfast was great, if like me you like porridge, I can highly recommend it here but the full English or smoked salmon options are equally recommended by my husband who sampled pretty much everything. The only downside (hence 4 stars) is that the couple in the room next door were a bit noisy and their TV was loud (not the hotels fault) but something to be aware of. All in all a great stay.