Lakeside Hotel
A conservatory looking out across landscaped gardens to Lake Windermere beyond makes a charming setting for afternoon tea. This impressive hotel, richly decorated and sumptuously furnished, has moved a long way from its origins as a 17th-century coaching inn offering hospitality to passing traffic. Nowadays a menu of open sandwiches (Coronation chicken, grilled vegetables and mozzarella), hot dishes like pan-fried salmon, and three cheese tortellini, plus such desserts as Eton Mess and sticky toffee pudding, greet visitors looking for a light repast for lunch and throughout the afternoon. A full afternoon tea – expect a feast of sandwiches, cakes, toasted fruit bread, strawberries, scones and fresh cream – will satisfy hearty appetites, while a more modest choice of scones, crumpets or cakes with tea is also appealing. Speciality teas join a popular selection of coffees, hot chocolate and fresh orange juice, and there is also a short wine list. A luxury spa will help to work off the calories afterwards!
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