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Cumbria
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The Grasmere Hotel
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Broadgate, Grasmere, Cumbria LA22 9TY
Tel: 015394
35277
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The Grasmere Hotel is a delightful country house hotel and restaurant on
the edge of Grasmere village in the heart of the Lake District. Built as a
private residence in 1871, it first became a hotel (The Ravenswood) in the 1930s,
changing its name to The Grasmere in 1984. An acre of informal gardens and
grounds, with the River Rothay running through, provides a lovely quiet setting
that is complemented by the warm, friendly atmosphere within _ a quality that
brings guests back year after year to the hotel and the village that Thomas
Gray described as "a little unsuspected paradise" and Wordsworth
called "the loveliest spot that man hath ever found".
The
bedrooms combine period charm and character with all the expected modern standards
of comfort and amenity. Each is named after one of the writers and poets who
drew inspiration from this glorious part of the world; like each of these
writers, each of the bedrooms is individual, with its own style, size,
décor and furnishings. All have en suite facilities, individually
controlled central heating, direct-dial telephone, tea/coffee tray, magazines
and a selection of toiletries. Two rooms located on the ground floor are ideal
if stairs are a problem. In the lovely bar, kept snug by a roaring fire in the
cooler months, guests and non-residents can enjoy a fine variety of beers,
wines, single malts and liqueurs, and there's a good supply of cards, games,
puzzles and magazines in the residents' drawing room.
Owners Jan
and Stuart Cardwell are perfectionists and the cooking at The Grasmere, which
has earned them an AA Red Rosette for Culinary Excellence, is of the same high
standard as the accommodation. A daily changing four-course menu is served each
evening in the elegant restaurant, which features a fabulous chandalier
suspended from its vaulted ceiling. The cooking is skilled and the food
plentiful, and a 50-strong wine list from the Old and New Worlds provides a
perfect match for any dish. Typical choices include cheese soufflé and smoked
salmon mousseline among the starters, and main courses such as roast Cumbrian
ham, Barbary duck with a honey, orange and Cointreau sauce, and pork fillet
wrapped in bacon, served with an apple, cider and thyme pan gravy.
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