All prices are per person and include Private bathroom / shower Tea / coffee making facilities, colour TV. Dinner, Room and Breakfast: £92.00 - £95 per person per night Room and Breakfast: £60.00 - £62.00 per person per night. Sunday to Thursday - £83.00 per person per night (Two or more nights from 11th November to 21st May) Excluding Easter. Major debit and credit cards accepted. En-suite facilities, colour TV, hairdryer, tea and coffee facilities, ironing facilities, special diets catered for, children welcome over 12yrs, non-smoking. Signpost Premier Selected Hotel

Accommodation and food are recommended in both the Good Food and Good Hotel Guides. Comment and commendation may also be found in The Which? Hotel Guide and the Automobile Association where awards have been made for dinner and breakfast. Lakeland breakfasts and a daily five course dinner menu which offers a choice, featuring much local produce. T he proof of the pudding is in the eating - see for yourself our. The wine list offers a wide range of wines from the New World to French classics. Most mornings you will awake to the aroma of freshly baked bread ready for a good Lakeland breakfast with Cumberland sausage and bacon from our award winning local butcher. Many guests have commented that lunch will not be needed! In addition to the generous buffet table you may, of course, choose from the menu, ranging from boiled eggs to Loch Fyne kippers

View from the terrace across to the Langdale Pikes. Lounges are well furnished and have open fires in the winter. In summer sit out on the terrace and spot the fells, (with a drink!), which include some of the most well known fells of the Lake District, Coniston Old man, Wethlam, Crinkle Crags, Bow Fell, Scarfell Pike and the Langdale Pikes. There are many walks from the house from easy to slightly more challenging - Moss Eccles Tarn, Wray, Caiffe Heights and Latterbarrow to name a few. It is an ideal location from which to walk or tour the Lake District. Spacious, comfortable, accommodation is provided in eight rooms with all the facilities you would expect. Ees Wyke across Esthwaite Water. Ees Wyke is easily found on the B5285 between Hawkshead and the Windermere ferry. Ees Wyke featured in Cumbria Life magazine.

Wild mushrooms tossed in butter and served on a crouton with a creamy chervil sauce. Duck leg confit with marche leaves and vinaigrette A little gem salad with apple and almond black pudding topped with a poached egg and vinaigrette dressing. Courgette and Parmesan souffle. Noisettes of local lamb pan fried and served with wine jus and just a hint of garlic. Breast of chicken pot roasted with cherry tomatoes, potato, cannelini beans, fresh basil and little garlic and chilli. Grilled monkfish wrapped in pancetta and thyme. Pear poached in red wine and cassis served with the liquor and whipped double cream flavoured with Cointreau. Steamed lemon sponge and custard. Chocolate truffle tear with raspberry coulis. Tempted with a dessert wine? - Muscat Cuvee Jose Sala £3.00 (100ml) or Brown Brothers Orange Muscat Flora ½ Bottle £15.00. A selection of cheeses, Blue Garstang, Cobble Tasty, Tovey, (goat's cheese from Carlisle), Crofton (unpressed cows and goats milk cheese from Carlisle), Keldthwaite Gold (a Cumbrian Brie made from the milk from a Jersey herd) Cumberland Farmhouse Smoked Cheddar and Reine de Caprins. Freshly brewed coffee served with cream and chocolates (A selection of herbal and decaffeinated teas and coffee are available if preferred)

Above the still waters of Esthwaite, discover the delights of Ees Wyke and the Lake District. Ees Wyke is an elegant and comfortable Georgian country house set on high ground in Near Sawrey, a holiday home of Beatrix Potter, overlooking Esthwaite Water in the centre of the Lake District. Rooms have stunning views across the lake and the fells beyond including the Langdale Pikes, Coniston Old Man and the extensive woodland of Grizedale Forest. This is, and we are biased, the best side of Lake Windermere to base yourselves whilst visiting the Lake District! Ees Wyke Country House Near Sawrey, Ambleside Cumbria LA22 0JZ Tel: 015394 36393 Email: Web site hosting by Jenkin Hill Internet,

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A Walk to Windermere shoreline and Rawlinson Nab. This is a lovely Lake District walk that Margaret and I did the other day. Starting from the front door, down the drive and turn right and continue past the Tower Bank Arms. Take the footpath on the right which runs parallel to the road. At the path junction head straight on and follow this in the direction of St Peter's Church. At the road turn right and follows this to High Cunsey. A very minor road. I wish I hadn't said that as now you are walking down it and the traffic is a kin to the M6 on Friday night. At the T junction turn left and on the left hand bend in the road turn right over the stile and on to the footpath which is marked and by a driveway. Follow this path over and through various styles along the shore line ending at Rawlinson Nab. This view point offers great views of Windermere and Eastern Lake District Fells. The path rejoins the road at a style. Turn right and continue along the road At Low Cunsey Farm turn left along the bridle way At the Junction of paths turn left and follow Cunsey beck on you right. At the end of the path turn right and shortly right again at Eel House. Follow this road passed Dub How Farm and at the T junction turn right. Take the next left and follow the lane uphill. At the top you should find yourself at the top of our drive. (5 miles - 8km, about 2½ hours)

A brief history of Ees Wyke. Ees Wyke was built as a Lake District retreat for a Lancashire mill owner in 1742. The Norse name Ees Wyke was given to the house, meaning east area in relation to Esthwaite Water. Wykes can aslo be a slip of land. Close by there is also an inlet on the lake known as Ees Wyke. Thwaites are clearings in a wooded area. The children's author, Beatrix Potter, stayed at Ees Wyke several times when the house was rented as their Lake District holiday home. At that time Ees Wyke was known as Lakefield. Later she purchased nearby Hill Top Farm the setting for six of her books, the first being The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Ees Wyke was a private home up until 1976, when it was converted into a hotel. With comfort care and good food it has gone from strength to strength and receives commendations in the principle guides. Looking at the map you see that there is Near Sawrey and Far Sawrey. Near and Far refer to the village's location in relationship to Hawkshead the former administrative centre. Incidentally Hawkshead is referred to, by those living in the village, as the big city!

Ees Wyke is only 2½ miles from the Windermere Ferry but during peak traffic periods you may wish to avoid the possible delays. If approaching from the North via Ambleside take the B5286 to Hawkshead, then the B5285 to Near Sawrey. Ees Wyke is on the right. From the South take the Hawkshead road from Newby Bridge at the foot of Lake Windermere. Follow the signs to Near Sawrey and turn left when you reach the village. to view a Lake District road map around Ees Wyke.

 Dinner may be served in the room
 Hairdryer
 Ironing facilities
 Smoke-free guest rooms
 Pets are accepted
 Parking lot
 Private park, garden, courtyard
 Quiet surroundings
 Private/Ensuite bathroom
 Tea and coffee making facilities
 Phone at reception
 TV sets in rooms
 Patio, summer terrace