Dale Head Hall, Keswick

Dale Head Hall is now a luxury three star sits alone on the shores of Thirlmere, with superb views of the lake to the front and of Helvellyn to the rear, perhaps the most well known mountain in the Lake District. You can wander down through mature gardens to the lake shore. Look at the splendour of the fells across the lake, turn around and view the majestic slopes of Helvellyn. From the hotel travel north towards to the bustling popular market town of Keswick or meander south towards Grasmere, popular with artists and home to the Wordsworth Trust. This Lake District Hotel is ideally situated for walking, cycling or touring the Lake District and is close to all the major Lake District attractions. Choose from standard double and twin rooms which are suitated in the Elizabethan & Victorian part of the property and have beams and period features. Or superior rooms which are furnished with King size or twin beds and have views accross the lakes.

The oldest part of the main house dates back to the early 16th Century. In 1577 Adam Leathes bought Dale Head Hall for £477 and brought his bride to live here. Successive generations of the Leathes family lived at Dale Head. During this period various extensions were added to the original building, the most important of which was the part that is now the entrance to the hotel, with lounge and bar overlooking the lake. In June 1990 the hotel transferred into private ownership and the long process was started to restore the property to its former glory. In September 1999 the old drying room and boiler house were demolished, to make way for the next stage in the development. On 1st July 2000 a new extension was opened adding 4 Superior Lakeside hotel rooms and 2 Lakeside Suites. Full English breakfast is included in the price and is serviced in the restaurant. The hotel's restaurant has attained an AA Red Rosette for excellence of cuisine. Complimentary wireless broadband internet access is available both in the hotel common areas as well as guest bedrooms. The hotel was recently granted a licence to hold civil ceremonies and the first ever wedding to take place at the Hall was held in March 2010.

Facilities

• 16th century buildings
• Breakfast Included
• Parking (free)
• No smoking
• Historic Property
• Free broadband access (wired)
• Shared gardens
• Self-catering facilities
• Woodland walks
• Restaurant
• Self-catering facilities
• Cooked breakfast (included)
• Dinner available (at additional cost)
• Bar
• Recommended walks
• Pub (walking distance)
• Museums (a short drive)
• Historic houses
• Gardens
• Golf course (a short drive)
• Tennis courts (a short drive)
• Recommended restaurants (walking distance)
• Recommended restaurants (a short drive)
• Theatre (a short drive)

Arrival information

Directions: From the South: Leave M6 at Junction 36 (Kendal/South lakes) onto A590. At the big roundabout take A591 (Windermere). Follow A591 through Windermere and Ambleside. After Grasmere keep on A591 for another 5 miles (Keswick). Turn left onto local road at Hotel sign From the North: Leave M6 at Junction 40 (Keswick/North Lakes) onto A66. Turn left at Threlkeld onto B5322 (St. John's in the Vale). Turn left onto A591 (Thirlmere/Windermere). Turn right onto local road at Hotel sign.