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32427 GRL Broch New Style Best Western GRASMERE RED LION HOTEL A taste of luxury in the glorious heart of Lakeland A TASTE OF LAKELAND LUXURY A taste of luxury in the glorious heart of Lakeland Set deep in the heart of Wordsworth country, our privately owned Lake District Hotel, traditionally an historic Inn, playing host to travellers for centuries, offers you a warm, genuinely hospitable welcome that makes you feel instantly at ease and at home as soon as you step through the door. Idyllically situated right in the centre of Grasmere, with magnificent views of the hills all around, you can enjoy being part of village life one minute and the next, be miles away, with just the fresh Lakeland air and glorious open countryside for company. Here, life is beautiful. As you would expect from the long traditions, our service is friendly and attentive, the atmosphere relaxed and easy where you can enjoy a board game or two in the air-conditioned lounge area or browse the papers, while from the conservatory you can gaze at the ever-changing Lake District landscape. REST IN COMFORT & STYLE & COMFORT IN REST At our luxury Lakeland Hotel we provide you with all you could wish for, richly furnished, beautifully appointed bedrooms, an excellent choice of food, a gorgeous indoor heated pool with spa bath, steam room, sauna and fitness room. For centuries the Hotel has been a haven for travellers, with tasty fare, great ale and warm hospitality. Today we pride ourselves in offering traditional food in harmony with modern cooking. Dine in splendour in our Courtyard Restaurant with our table d’hote dinner menu offered every evening, where the menu is depicted by the seasons and the fresh produce available. Our Chef will cater for any dietary requirements and is always happy to cook your favourite dishes (with a little notice of course). The Easedale Bar, Four Seasons Conservatory and Helvellyn Lounge offer a comfortable spot to watch the world go by, enjoy a scrumptious snack at lunchtime or a spot of afternoon tea. FABULOUS DINING CHOICE DINING FABULOUS Alternatively pop next door to the Lamb Inn, our traditional village pub. Enjoy a cosy and relaxing atmosphere in the snug Lamb Inn with a pint of hand-pulled traditional beer and a tasty bar meal to satisfy even the heartiest of appetites. We provide you with all you could wish for... richly furnished, beautifully appointed rooms in which to unwind... most with sparkling spa baths to ease tired limbs after a wonderful days walk... and friendly service to bring you a refreshment, while you drink in the Lakeland panorama. Our Club rooms feature separate comfy seating areas with television, bathrobes, slippers, complimentary bottled water and daily newspaper. The view from these rooms is of the village and the lush green fields beyond. Some of our rooms enjoy small balconies where you can sit and enjoy a relaxing drink, read a good book or simply take in the view. SUMPTUOUS BEDROOMS SUMPTUOUS All rooms have en-suite facilities, television with satellite channels, wi-fi, cd player, ipod docking station, a welcome refreshment tray, direct dial telephone, hairdryer and trouser press. To make your stay even more special why not indulge in one of our Celebration Packages, fresh flowers, handmade chocolates or Champagne - the choice is yours! Boasting a gorgeous indoor heated pool enjoy a morning dip before breakfast or a gentle early evening swim, between hiking the great outdoors and sitting down to dinner. A fitness room where you can work out, plus a sauna, steam room and spa bath where you can wind down, are all for the exclusive use of our guests. Here at the Hotel we also have an in-house hairdressing salon. If its outdoor exercise you’re looking for, then we can book you onto one of two picturesque 18-hole golf courses, each within 10 miles. ENJOY LIFE AT YOUR LEISURE... YOUR AT LIFE ENJOY For those who are keen on fishing we hold a permit allowing people to fish the local Angling Association waters. These may be borrowed on a daily basis but you’ll need a rod licence, which can be purchased locally. Should your visit to the hotel be of a business nature then our dedicated meeting and syndicate rooms accommodating up to 60 delegates offer you the space and time to think in a completely fresh setting. At our hotel you can get away from the everyday routine and enjoy a different view of conferencing. For full details on our conference facilities please request our Conference brochure. If, on the other hand your visit to the Lake District is to take advantage of the many natural attractions for which the Lake District is famed, the hotel is perfectly positioned to do so. BUSINESS OR PLEASURE... Leave the car and take one of the many spectacular walks from our doorstep, alternatively let someone else do the driving and enjoy one of the many day and half day tours to various places of beauty and interest as well as trips on the steamers and launches on Windermere. Wordsworth’s homes at Dove Cottage and Rydal Mount near Ambleside, Beatrix Potter’s Hill Top house at Sawrey and watercolour collection at the Armitt Museum in Ambleside are well worth a visit, not forgetting beautiful Brantwood by Coniston Water, where John Ruskin thought and wrote. Set in beautiful mature gardens with views overlooking Lake Windermere, yet only 300 metres from the steamer piers and bustling village centre of Bowness on Windermere the Burnside Hotel offers you one of the finest holiday locations. With a wide choice of en-suite bedrooms and lake view suites, all guests have full use of Parklands Country Club, our all weather leisure environment. The Hotel offers full conference facilities for up to 120 delegates and is licensed for Civil Wedding Ceremonies. OUR SISTER HOTEL GOLD CLUB MEMBERSHIP Join the Gold Club and make yourself a V.I.P every time you stay. As a valued guest we’d like to welcome you to the growing number who have taken membership of our Gold Club. A one-time payment of only £10.00 per adult gives you membership of our exclusive Club and guarantees you the choice of our very best offers all year round. In fact, whenever you stay with us as a Gold Club Member at our Hotel’s you’ll receive a 10% discount off our normal published tariff. (This does not apply to rates that have already been reduced). Plus, once your application is complete and we’ve sent you your personal Gold Club and Loyalty Membership Card, we’ll also send you your Gold Club Dinner Voucher, each voucher will entitle one person to take table d’hote dinner with us in the Courtyard Restaurant on a future visit. For full details on the exclusive offers available to Gold Club Members at our Hotel’s and to join the Club, please request our Gold Club Membership Application form, alternatively download the form at www.grasmereredlionhotel.co.uk We look forward to welcoming you to our Gold Club. From Keswick A591 HOW TO FIND US... B5287 Best Western From the south, take the M6 to GRASMERE RED LION junction 36 and follow the A591 HOTEL through Windermere and Ambleside, Easedale Broadgate to Grasmere, take the first turning Road off the mini-roundabout into the Heaton Cooper Studio village. College St From the north, take the M6 to GRASMERE St. Oswald’s Church junction 40, head west on the A66 ✝ and turn onto the A591, signposted Garden Stock Lane Centre B5287 Dove St John’s in the Vale, continue south River Rothay Cottage and take the first turning into A591 Grasmere village. GRASMERE From Windermere Best Western Grasmere Red Lion Hotel Red Lion Square, Grasmere, Cumbria LA22 9SS. Tel: 015394 35456 Fax: 015394 35579 AA ### E-mail: [email protected] www.grasmereredlionhotel.co.uk Designed and printed by Badger Press Ltd, Bowness on Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3AS.
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