"Ambleside, on the north end of Lake Windermere, is the setting for Rothay Manor, a Regency-era country house that’s been tastefully updated for the boutique-hotel era, retaining the period character that makes it distinctive while modernizing its facilities and comforts. Of particular note is the restaurant, which offers refined British dishes underpinned by classic techniques. The diversions, naturally, are focused on the outdoors, and include hands-on mushroom foraging tours and professionally guided walks." - Tablet Hotels