Description
The Boundary - Luxury, stylish, contemporary boutique accommodation in Windermere the Lake District.
We offer boutique accommodation in Windermere, within an easy walk of the village of Bowness. If you can drag yourself out of our welcoming, relaxing surroundings, you’ll find the Boundary guest house is extremely convenient for both the lake and pubs and restaurants in Bowness, and the transport links and shops of Windermere. If it’s contemporary accommodation in the Lake District you are looking for, we think you’ve found it.
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The aim of the Boundary is to be the perfect place to relax and enjoy the many pleasures of the English Lakes.
The Boundary is owned and run by Steve Thomas and Helen Sowerby.
We are always looking to enhance your stay in the Lake District, and to use and promote quality, local products and services wherever we can.
The Boundary is a member of the Spa at the Macdonald Old England Hotel in Bowness, a short walk away, and all bookings include complementary use of the Spa for our guests.
When we designed our boutique Windermere accommodation, we were determined that without being 'greener than thou' about it, we would try to be as eco-friendly as possible, and we have fitted solar panels to assist hot water heating, natural sheep's wool insulation and re-claimed oak floorboards.
We get our power from Ecotricity, which means almost half the electricity we use is from renewable sources, and 40 pence in every pound we pay them is also reinvested in renewable energy sources.
At our luxury accommodation in Windermere, toiletries include organic soap and bath salts from Mother Earth of Grasmere.
Our bacon and gluten-free sausage come from Woodall's of Waberthwaite, whose pork is antibiotic-free; our free-range eggs are from Bannerigg Farm, Windermere. Fair Trade tea, coffee and hot chocolate are served throughout our contemporary accommodation in Windermere.
There are a select but growing number of people providing contemporary accommodation in the Lake District, and a still more select bunch offering contemporary accommodation in Windermere, and we hope you will notice the difference.
We provide comprehensive room information, including recommendations for local eateries near to our contemporary accommodation in Windermere.
We also offer maps/books to help you plan your activities. If we can be of any further help at any time please ask.
We hope you will love your bedroom, whichever you choose; but sometimes it's good to get out and about and so The Boundary has two attractive public rooms on the ground floor - a large breakfast room with lounging area and wood-burning stove, and a cosy snug, which has been fitted with a stylish flueless gas fire for the chillier months.
Downstairs at the Boundary is the place to have a drink, or a read, or plan your next day, or marvel at our strange cricket obsession, manifested by the old books you'll find lying around.
We offer free wireless internet connection throughout the building.
Rooms
Fry
Second floor, at the back of the houseDefinitely worth climbing the stairs for, with something of the raffish feel appropriate to a room named for C.B. Fry,
the legendary Edwardian cricketer and all-round renaissance man.
A lofty, spacious room with windows facing south and east, and luxurious furnishings including a hand-carved
French-style mahogany bed and venetian glass dressing table.Bathroom has double basins, large-head shower, separate bath and underfloor heating.
Ranji
Second floor front, with free-standing bath in room.Named for C B Fry's great friend, the romantic Indian prince Sir K.S. Ranjitsinhji, known universally as "Ranji".
An elegant batsman for both Sussex and England, Ranji more or less invented the leg glance and India's domestic one-day cricket tournament is named after him. A lovely, romantic, room at the front of the house, which looks north-west.
Our most requested room so far, with flamingo-strewn wallpaper, panelling behind the bed, slightly rococo furniture and double-ended bath in the room.
There is a separate shower room for traditionalists, complete with walk-in shower and views toward Claife Heights.
Hobbs
First floor frontThe original master bedroom of the house,
named for the master batsman Jack Hobbs, who made a still-unequalled 197 first-class centuries in his 40-year career. Spacious room, complete with original big bay window and cornices.
Views towards Claife Heights and just a glimpse of Windermere in winter.
The furniture is hand-painted, including the king-sized four-poster bed.
MacLaren
First floor room at back of house
Spacious room with wooden shutters to bedroom and bathroom windows - perfect for late risers.
Named for A. C. MacLaren, England captain and still the holder of the record individual total for Lancashire (a monumental 424 against Somerset in 1895).
MacLaren features an elegant colour scheme, in shades of grey and blue,
with venetian glass dressing table and full-length mirror and five foot divan.
The bathroom has underfloor heating, double washbasins and a digital remote control for the shower , so you can get the temperature just right before you even get out of bed.
The lordly bathroom boasts a two-person walk-in grohe rainshower,
lovely Victoria & Albert free-standing bath and underfloor heating.
Barnes
ground floor room
Named for S.F. Barnes, the great Staffordshire bowler; the only minor counties cricketer ever to play for England, who also made Richie Benaud's all-time greatest XI.
A ground floor room with easy access to the dining room and snug. A light, airy room with funky bathroom including large Kudos/aqualisa digital walk-in shower, separate bath, double basins and underfloor heating.
Food at The Boundary
At the Boundary we make as much fuss over the the breakfast as the bed. We want you to push away your plate and not be able to remember when you had a better start to the day. It all starts with cereals, yoghurt, fruit, fresh croissants and juices from the buffet, plus freshly hand-squeezed orange juice to order, plus leaf tea, (breakfast or Earl Grey) cafetière coffee or hot chocolate, white or wholemeal toast.
Full English breakfast of
Cumberland sausage, grilled bacon, mushrooms, tomatoes and black pudding, with eggs fried, scrambled or poached as preferred
or
Full Vegetarian breakfast of
veggie sausage & potato rosti, mushrooms and tomatoes, with eggs fried, scrambled or poached as preferred or
Scrambled eggs with organic smoked salmon on a buttered English muffin
or
Home-made American-style pancakes with organic maple syrup, with Cumbrian Pancetta on the side
or
Manx kippers with wholemeal bread and butter
TARIFF 2010
All rates include full English breakfast
Standard rate:
This ranges from £95 to £150 per room per night depending what room you choose and what time of year you visit.
Prices are based on two people sharing.
A single occupancy rate is available midweek and at most weekends (not bank holidays).
The single occupancy rate will be lower than double occupancy rate at all times but is less heavily discounted at weekends.
Location Details
How To Find Us By Road - We are 17 miles from the M6. Leave by exit 36 and take the A590/A591 following signs to Windermere. Turn left into Windermere town centre and stay on the main road for about half a mile. We are on the left just after you pass a modern church, also on the left.
By Train - Change at Oxenholme (The Lake District) for Windermere. From the station we are a 2 minute taxi ride or a 10 minute downhill walk.
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