By Paul Johnson on May 17, 2023 in Accommodation, Europe, Featured, Going Out, Hotels, Regions, Restaurants, Spas & Pampering, Speciality Travel, United Kingdom, Western Europe

William Wordsworth’s ‘Daffodils’ is synonymous with Ullswater, but perhaps less known is that the Romantic writer also helped to popularise Windermere through his poem “There was a boy”. And anyone looking to experience the beauty of England‘s longest lake for themselves nowadays might like to add the Beech Hill Hotel and Spa to their wishlist. Perched on the shores of Windermere since the early 1900s, the hotel now hosts a total of 55 bedrooms.

The welcome

On arrival, we were fortunate enough to park immediately outside the hotel entrance, close to some dedicated EV charging points, but there is ample parking around the corner if you are not quite so lucky. Check-in was swift and we were directed towards our room down a series of staircases, past the hotel’s newly-refurbished spa and to the other side of the building that looks out over Windermere. With the clocks having only recently moved forward, we still had enough time to squeeze in a spa treatment before watching the sun set just before dinner.

The room

We stayed in the Windermere Suite – Beech Hill Hotel’s finest suite, with a large double bed that looks directly out towards the lake, two indoor loungers that look out to the same view, and a table that can be used as a desk or dressing table.

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