Hawkshead, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 0NS
Telephone: 015394 36271
Warm Welcome... An open fire and an open-arms welcome greet you as you enter the flag-floored, oak-beamed Queen's Head Hotel, in the English Lake District. New face or old flame, we offer you the same cosy reception. You'll feel instantly at ease amongst our real ales, genuine hospitality and food so local, so fresh and so full of flavour it's a revelation. Our hotel has been part of picturesque Hawkshead since the sixteenth century. It was around when William Wordsworth attended the local grammar school. You can still see the desk where he carved his name - he was nifty with a penknife rather than a pen in his early days. We were serving when Beatrix Potter, who lived just up the road, wrote, painted and reared her beloved Herdwick sheep. Her husband, William Heelis, was the local solicitor in the village and his old offices, now The Beatrix Potter Gallery, are full of her wonderful illustrations. Surrounded by fells and forests, a stone's throw from Esthwaite Water, close to Lake Windermere, and centrally positioned to explore the whole of the Lakes, our hotel offers every element of the perfect break.
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Rooms...We all need an escape from the everyday, somewhere we can rest and recharge run-down batteries. At the Queen's Head, time itself unwinds. You'll swear the clock tick-tocks more slowly. All our bedrooms have private bathrooms; we have colourful, contemporary rooms and luxurious four-posters and double beds for incurable romantics. Who wants to be cured anyway. These are private retreats where you can put your feet up after walking the hills, enjoying a bit of Lakeland culture, a spot of fishing, sailing, horse riding or that most exhausting of activities - doing nothing whatsoever.    
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Food... The Lake District is our larder - Graythwaite estate pheasant reared in the wild; Hawkshead organic 'Lake Trout' from Esthwaite Water; the Woodall family's traditionally-cured hams and Cumberland Sausage from Waberthwaite; slow maturing Herdwick lamb, naturally grown on the fell farms of Langdale, Wasdale, Borrowdale and Buttermere; cheeses fresh as the dairy and plump, deep crimson damsons from the Lyth Valley. Our menu ideas are as fresh as the ingredients. To the pick of local produce, raised in clear Cumbrian air, we add a dash of imagination and create dishes to tempt every tastebud - Cumbrian and cosmopolitan. That's why our visitor's book is filled with compliments on the quality of our food. You can eat in the lounge by the fire or in the dining room. Either way, the atmosphere is relaxed and informal. There is no better way to end the day, after exploring the delights of the Lake District landscape, than to sample its delectable fruits.
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