The Belsfield HotelvsL'Enclume
Both properties are rated highly by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, L'Enclume ranks significantly higher than Laura Ashley Hotel The Belsfield. L'Enclume is ranked #6 in Lake District with praise from 3 reviews such as The Telegraph, Michelin Guide and Travel + Leisure.
The Belsfield Hotel
Kendal Road, Bowness-on-Windermere LA23 3EL
From $212/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Jetsetter
"True period romance in a charming Laura Ashley hotel on Lake Windermere, with breakfast plus an optional three-course dinner." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"This landmark hotel, in an enviable position above Windermere lake, has been given a Laura Ashley makeover creating rooms that are light, soft and modern." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"This landmark hotel, in an eye-catching Victorian building with an enviable position above Windermere, has been cleverly designed with a style that is light, softly elegant and modern" Full review
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"