Link House Bassenthwaite

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Address: Rowan & Judith Atkins Link House Bassenthwaite Lake Cockermouth Cumbria Postcode: CA13 9YD Email: click here to make an enquiry Telephone: 017687 76291 Website: http://www.link-house.co.uk Google map Click here Multimap.co.uk satellite map Click here

Description 4 Star Licensed Guest House by Bassenthwaite Lake Link House is a late Victorian Country Guest House, situated close to Bassenthwaite Lake with stunning views of both forests and fells. Traditionally built in the late Victorian age, this country house enjoys stunning views of the forest and surrounding fells including the 3046 feet Skiddaw. The sunny aspect gives a warm and comfortable atmosphere in which to relax and feel at home. We are situated just off the A66 at the northern tip of Bassenthwaite Lake; approx 8 miles from the popular tourist town of Keswick and 5 miles from the old market town of Cockermouth, birthplace of William Wordsworth and the oldest town in Cumbria. Link House is in the quieter part of the Lake District National Park, yet with access to many interesting places to visit such as the Whinlatter Visitor Centre and Dodd Wood where the Ospreys who nest nearby each year, can be viewed. It makes an ideal base for walkers, cyclists, sailors (500 metres to Bassenthwaite Sailing Club), wedding guests ( just 1.5/2 miles from Armathwaite Hall and the Castle Inn), or anyone attending courses at Higham Hall. Link House can sleep up to 13 adults in a combination of Double, Twin and Single rooms; House parties for walking, weddings etc. can be catered for and preferential rates are available for booking the entire house. A peaceful location for the serious walker or cyclist or for touring by car: everyone claims that, but here it’s true! Bedroom Details All our bedrooms are warm, cosy and comfortably furnished. They all have flat screen TVs some with built in DVDs. All have tea/coffee making facilities, hair dryers, clock radios and shoe cleaning kits. All the beds have warm feather/down duvets and crisp white sheets. We provide one feather and one fibre pillow as standard but this can be changed on request. CHECK AVAILABILITY AND BOOK ONLINE HERE Dining At Link House we know how important food is to making a good holiday great or just getting your working day off on the right note so we take great care with our selections. We try to source our produce as locally as possible and use the best quality we can find. Our eggs are all free range and come from Scales Farm just down the road. Drive down the A66 and you can see the hens in the fields. You can buy the eggs and other produce direct from Shelia and Thomas at their farm shop. All our bacon, sausage and black pudding comes from Fell Top Farm at Hesket Newmarket. Alan and Ian make sure only the best quality is sold and their sausages are the best we have ever tasted. The pies and chops come from Harrison's in Cockermouth. Tony is very particular about the meat he provides and is happy to talk about where his meat comes from. Of course some items we have to buy come from further afield but we do try to avoid air freighted fruit and veg etc. out of season. We also have a policy of using Fair Trade products where we can. All our beverages and biscuits in the room are accredited. If you are going walking or cycling for the day and don't want the bother of stopping to buy sandwiches then we can provide you with a packed lunch. We can also fill flasks with tea or coffee for you. You can help yourself from the buffet where you will find fruit juice, cereals, home made granola (recipe available if you really like it), creamy greek yoghurt, fresh fruit, grapefruit and prunes. The full Cumbrian breakfast or a vegetarian alternative is always available and we have a number of specials to tempt you including Kedgeree, Mumbles Eggs or a Spicy Bean Cake with a Potato Patti. You could even treat youself to smoked salmon with scrambled eggs. View a sample evening menu HERE Tariff Single Rooms £30-45 per night Doubles/Twins £75-85 per night How to find us By Road: From the M6, juction 40, take the A66 west towards Keswick. Continue on the A66 towards Cockermouth, with Bassenthwate Lake on your right. At the far end of the lake is a short stretch of dual carriageway. Take the first right after the dual carriageway (signed to Castle Inn) and follow this road as it bears round to the left.You will see Link house on the right hand side. By Bus: The X5/X50 bus from either Penrith station via Keswick or from Workington via Cockermouth stops right outside Link House. The X4 bus stops at Brathay Hill which is approx 600 metres from Link House.

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