L'EnclumevsHolbeck Ghyll Country House
Both properties are praised by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, L'Enclume is preferred by most reviewers compared to Holbeck Ghyll Country House. L'Enclume comes in at 86 with endorsements from 3 reviewers such as The Telegraph, Michelin Guide and Travel + Leisure.
L'Enclume
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"
Holbeck Ghyll Country House
Holbeck Lane, Windermere LA23 1LU
From $229/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
Travel + Leisure
"Overlooking Lake Windermere and the hills, this cozy 19th-century hunting lodge is full of traditional English touches: oak paneling, wing chairs, a croquet lawn, and two black Labradors." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"Surely the most magnificently sited of all Lake Windermere’s hotels, Holbeck Ghyll combines traditional hospitality and good food in breathtaking surroundings." Full review
Independent
"Fires blaze in the cosy panelled sitting room while the restaurant serves up satisfying British grub...the spa here is small but perfectly formed, offering Swedish massages"