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The Cottage in the Wood vs L'Enclume
Both properties are recommended by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, L'Enclume ranks marginally better than The Cottage in the Wood. L'Enclume ranks #6 in Lake District with positive reviews from 3 reviews such as Travel + Leisure, Michelin Guide and The Telegraph.
The Cottage in the Wood
Insight Guides
The Telegraph
The Guardian
Lonely Planet
Magic Hill, Whinlatter Forest, Braithwaite, Keswick CA12 5TW
From $154 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Restaurant
- Free Parking
- Breakfast included
Insight Guides
"Tucked away in a beautiful mountainous location, this former 17th-century coaching inn has delightful, modern rooms and a fine restaurant that supports quality local suppliers."
The Telegraph
9.0
"Wrapped in woodland with tree-top views to Skiddaw and a 10-minute drive from Keswick, this restaurant-with-rooms offers inventive cooking, contemporary-style rooms and a warm, unstuffy atmosphere."
Full review
The Guardian
"A one-stop-shop for an indulgent foodie weekend with plenty of hearty outdoor appeal, this restaurant with nine bedrooms feels delightfully off-grid, tucked away 1,000ft above Keswick in the Whinlatter Forest"
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Lonely Planet
Top choice
"For a secluded spoil, head for this out-of-the-way bolthole, on the road to Whinlatter Forest, in a completely modernised coaching inn."
Full review
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."
Full review
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."
Full review
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."
Full review
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"
