The Rampsbeck Country House Hotel
Penrith, Cumbria

An elegant 18th century country house with a wonderful lakeland setting on the shores of Lake Ullswater, listed as one of the most beautifully situated hotels in Great Britain. With spectacular views of the lake and fells, it stands in 18 acres of parkland and gardens including nearly quarter mile of lake frontage. Privately owned and managed, it offers peace, pleasure and privacy. The hotel is an AA Inspectors’ Choice Hotel in Britain & Ireland 2006 to 2007

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Penrith is a market town in the county of Cumbria (historically Cumberland), England. It is sited in the Eden Valley just north of the River Eamont, and lies less than 5km outside the boundaries of the Lake District National Park. Other local rivers bounding the town are the River Lowther, and the River Petteril. The Rivers Petteril and Eamont are connected by a partially man-made watercourse flowing through the centre of the town known as Thacka Beck which, for many centuries, provided the town with its main water supply.