Location
The English Lake District is a wonderful place to take your holiday or short break. Not only does the area boast some of the most beautiful scenery in England but it also has a remarkable heritage; The poet William Wordsworth and the childrens author Beatrix Potter both lived and wrote here. To find out more information on the area you could visit the Cumbria tourist board website.
The Eltermere Inn lies nestled in the beautiful Langdale Valley in the stunning village of Elterwater. We are surrounded by the majestic Langdale Pikes and have uninterupted views over the lake at Eltermere.
We are approximately five miles from Ambleside and two and a half miles from Grasmere. Within a half hours drive you can be anywhere in the Lake District from Windermere in the south to Keswick in the north and Ullswater in the east. We are also only two miles away from the amazing Hard Knott and Wrynose passes which offer splendid views to the western Lakes and coast.
The Langdales offer some of the best walks and scenery in the Lake District and from the hotel you can choose several walks without even getting into your car at all. The walks here are of various levels so there is something for everyone. It could be a gentle stroll around the Loughrigg terraces a gradual walk over Lingmoor Fell or for the seriously challenged Bow Fell or the Old Man of Coniston.
Please take a look at our Gallery & Guest Comments page to view photos from around the local area.
History
The original part of the Hotel started life as a farmhouse with a collection of surrounding barns and this dates back as far as the late 1500's.
However in 1756 William Robinson remodelled the property into a more refined country residence from which it now gets its gentrified look without loosing any of the original character.
It remained a private home until the 1950's when it was turned into a country house hotel. It was purchased in September 2008 by Mark and Ruth Jones who are now running it as a family run business.
We have re-named it the Eltermere Inn which we think is more fitting with its original origins and gives guests the oportunity to let the Hotel become something for everyone.
Directions
- Exit at junction 36 of the M6 Motorway. Take A590 signposted Kendal. Continue on A591 signposted Windermere/Ambleside.
- At Ambleside lake take A593 Coniston/Langdales.
- After 2 miles turn right at Skelwith Bridge on the B5343 for another 2 miles, cross over the cattle grid, slow down and marvel at the Langdale Pikes, turn left into Elterwater village.
- Continue through the village and at the Brittannia Inn turn left continue for a few hundred yards and the Eltermere is on the left approached through iron gates and a gravel drive.