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Armathwaite Hall Hotel & Spa vs L'Enclume
Both Armathwaite Hall Hotel & Spa and L'Enclume are rated very highly by travel writers. Overall, L'Enclume ranks slightly higher than Armathwaite Hall Hotel & Spa. L'Enclume has a TripExpert Score of 86 with accolades from 3 reviews such as Michelin Guide, Travel + Leisure and The Telegraph.
Armathwaite Hall Hotel & Spa
Oyster
The Telegraph
Independent
Independent
Independent
Bassenthwaite Lake, Bassenthwaite CA12 4RE
From $350 /night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Oyster
Luxury
"This stunning four-and-a-half pearl Lake District hotel built into a stately English country home looks like a fairy-tale castle."
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The Telegraph
8.0
"This luxurious waterside retreat — with views to Bassenthwaite Lake, Skiddaw and the Lakeland fells — offers an award-winning spa, gym, luxurious outdoor infinity pool and fine dining."
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Independent
"With views stretching across to Bassenthwaite Lake, Skiddaw and the spellbinding Lakeland Fells, Armathwaite – which has stood on its site in one form or another since the 11th century – has all the trappings of a historic country house"
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Independent
"There’s archery, clay pigeon shooting, tennis courts and even photography courses on offer here, as well as the usual gorgeous Lake District walks right on your doorstep. The dog can join you."
Independent
"Set in 400 acres of private woodland, the hotel’s interiors, particularly in the main hall, are original and grand: sweeping staircases, open fireplaces...rooms themselves are neat and unfussy."
L'Enclume
Michelin Guide
Travel + Leisure
The Telegraph
Independent
Cavendish St, Cartmel LA11 6PZ
From $0 /night
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Restaurant
- Accessible
- Bathrobes
- Flatscreen TV
Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"Inventive, modern cooking uses top quality produce to create dishes with a pleasing lightness and a superb balance of flavours. Home-grown and foraged ingredients feature highly."
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Travel + Leisure
"Since the opening of this great value hotel in 2002, chef-owner Simon Rogan’s inventive cooking has quietly grown in acclaim, culminating in a Michelin star for the restaurant in 2005."
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The Telegraph
9.0
"Simon Rogan's two-Michelin-starred restaurant plus handful of rooms stay true both to the simple village location and rich surrounding land."
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Independent
"This is a wonderfully higgledy-piggledy sort of place, actually a restaurant with a smattering of cottage rooms dotted around the village of Cartmel"
