Macdonald Leeming House
Ullswater, Cumbria

Nestled amid 22 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds on the shores of Ullswater Lake, this elegant Regency house boasts an idyllic position in the magnificent Lake District National Park. Once a private residence, Macdonald Leeming House has been transformed into luxurious accommodation offering 41 comfortable bedrooms, an awarding-winning two AA Rosette restaurant and breathtaking views of the Cumbrian Fells. Despite its tranquil surroundings, Leeming House is only a 15-minute drive from the M6 motorway and features a private helipad.

Rating -

Ullswater is the second largest lake in the English Lake District, being approximately 9 miles (14.5 kilometres) long and 0.75 miles (1200 metres) wide with an average depth of around 200 feet (60 metres). Many people regard Ullswater as the most beautiful of the English lakes: it has been compared to the superb Lake Lucerne in Switzerland. It is a typical Lake District narrow "ribbon lake" formed after the last ice age when a glacier scooped out the valley floor, the deepened section filled with melt water when the glacier retreated, and it became a lake. The surrounding mountains give Ullswater the shape of an elongated "Z" giving it three separate segments (or "reaches") which wend their way through the surrounding hills.