Crow How Country House

Crow How Country House,
Rydal Road,
Ambleside,
Cumbria,
LA22 9PN

Tel: 015394 32193

Prop : John Duano

Welcome to Crow How Country House Hotel in Ambleside. Experience the timeless charm of Crow How in the heart of the Lake District, England. Our aim is to provide peaceful, informal and comfortable Ambleside accommodation.
A retreat from the day-to-day worries of life.

Nestling in a stunning rural setting in the historic Rydal Valley amidst the fells, this grand Victorian building was built as a farm house in 1848 from the stones of ancient Rydal Hall, before being converted into a Country House Hotel in the early 1930's. Today it has been sympathetically renovated to provide you with a perfect base to explore the beautiful Lake Distict, providing Bed & Breakfast and evening meals by arrangement.

There are few better sited country houses in the area, located in two and a half acres of private woodland gardens we are surrounded by the magnificent Fairfield Horseshoe and Loughrigg Fell, with splendid views out towards the green fields of Rydal Valley to the front of the house. Set peacefully away from the road we are half a mile from Ambleside and ten minutes drive from Grasmere.

Please note that due to the nature of the house we unfortunately do not accept
children under 12 years of age.

Crow How is a family run, fully licensed, Country House, run by Mr & Mrs Doano
(John & Eddy) and their family. We have over 20 years experience in hospitality and catering, both in the Lake District. We take pride in our house and look upon it as a home, rather than a hotel in Ambleside. We have a very relaxed style and are happy to give any advice and/or help where needed.

Be aware that at times we too like to enjoy our gardens, so do not be surprised to see a sign on reception indicating where to find us in the garden. Please have no hesitation in finding us for whatever reason, we will be happy to assist you. You may find that you are escorted by one or perhaps both of our inherited cats, Chilli and Beany, who are extremely friendly and enjoy walking with guests throughout the garden.

Having moved into Crow How Hotel in January 2005 we have undergone a large renovation programme over the past 2 years. This has seen a new central heating system installed, providing all the house with warmth in the coldest of weather. The house has been re-carpetted and re-painted throughout, with new furniture in the lounge and snug area. A new Premier King Size Four Poster Bedroom has been added, complete with luxury bathroom, along with the replacement and re-furbishment of two more standard en-suites. Further bedrooms have been re-decorated and re-carpetted, with new bedroom and bathroom fittings added.

By the end of 2006 we opened up the North Wing of the house, restoring the layout as it used to be 100 years ago. This provided us with two new bedrooms (9 in total) which were decorated and re-furbished to a very high standard.

In 2008 we have already re-furbished another three bedrooms, with another two planned for December (Rooms 4 & 7). One of which will be a Premier Room. The dining room will also be re-decorated at the end of the year with new tables & chairs.

We hope you enjoy Crow How as much as we do.

Bedrooms

All of our bedrooms are individually & tastefully furnished, each room complete with colour televisions, hospitality trays, hairdryers and alarm clocks. Every room is en-suite, with most providing both shower and bath facilities. All have great views of the surrounding countyside and hills, are all non-smoking and are fully centrally heated to ensure that you will be kept warm and cosy in even the coldest of weather!

Superior Rooms are more spacious with King Size or Super King Size beds and flat screen TV's with good seating areas.

Premier Rooms offer the same as our Superior Rooms but with luxurious bathrooms along with generious seating and large flat screen TV's.

Dining / Lounge

Providing Bed & Breakfast and evening meals by arrangement we pride ourselves on our food, our breakfasts and dinners are freshly prepared with the highest quality ingredients with our dinner menu changing daily.

For breakfast we offer choices of cereals and fruits for breakfast, along with our Cumbrian style breakfast which will set you up for the rest of the day!

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For evening meals we offer 2 to 3 choices for each of our three courses, with a choice of coffee, tea or speciality drinks to enjoy afterwards in the lounge or snug.

A fter a hard day's leisure, a pre-dinner drink in the Resident's Lounge and dinner in our candlelit dining room will help restore one's equilibrium, perhaps followed by a 'night cap' in our Crows Nest Snug.

We offer a wide variety of wines that will compliment your meal,including sparkling and Rose wines.

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