Some excerpts from the website of Oak Bank that might be useful
When you visit the Oak
Bank Hotel you have a definite advantage over certain other places in the Lakes. Grasmere village, being the central location that it is, means that you have everything in the Lake District within easy reach. Keswick is a leisurely twenty-minute drive away through spectacular countryside - Ambleside lies to the south and is an ideal pause in your journey down to Windermere, through similarly impressive scenery. Grasmere enjoys a certain tranquility compared to the busy towns surrounding it and the word busy in Grasmere does not mean the same kind of busy you might find in Keswick. On venturing out of the hotel, a short walk finds you at the historically significant site of William Wordsworth's grave and you can also visit. We also have arguably the best known gingerbread
shop in the country just a few minutes stroll from the hotel - if you would like to visit their web site. The village also boasts several outdoors equipment
shops, art galleries, a
garden centre,
coffee shops for those essential top-up breaks and the open-topped Lakeland
Tour Bus stops by every 20 minutes... A little further afield and you have Hadrian's Wall, Carlisle, Brougham and Muncaster castles (with its World Owl
Centre and Himalayan
Gardens), Furness Abbey, Lannercost Priory and Grizedale Forest. You can also go boating, fishing, hiking, golfing, bird watching and, well, you get the idea... To find out more about the Oak
Bank Hotel, where we are, how to find us, and how to make a booking, just use the links to your left.
All prices below are per person, per night, (unless stated otherwise,) based on two people sharing, inclusive of Four Course
Dinner,
Coffee and Chocolate, Bed,
Breakfast and VAT. This tariff supersedes all previous tariffs and may change at any time. 25th January until 7th February from 17th until 28th February. 3 or 4 Nights Midweek. 5 Night Megasaver Sunday - Thursday. Four poster/Superior Plus. 8th February until 16th February 29th February until 20th March. 24th March until 01st May. 2nd May until 30 August and Easter Weekend 21/22/23 March-1 or 2 Night Rate. 31st August until 08th November. 09th November until 23rd December. Prices for our Christmas break are per person for three nights. The package includes
dinner, bed and
breakfast, Champagne reception on Christmas day. Full itinerary available on request. Prices for our New Years break are per person for three nights. Package includes
dinner, bed and
breakfast, afternoon
tea on arrival, Champagne reception New Years Eve, Fireworks,Quizzes and more!
We are justifiably proud of our
cuisine here at the Oak
Bank Hotel.
Dinner is a four-course meal and this example of a recent menu should help to give you an idea of the kind of dishes you can expect. Platter of Smoked Salmon with Crisp Green Salad with Lemon dressing Deep Fried Brie clothe in Golden Crumb with Redcurrant Sauce Tower of Fresh Fruit infused with Vanilla floated on Warm Ginger Syrup. Cream of Asparagus Soup with Crisp Croutons or Refreshing Lakeland Sorbet. Pot Roast Leg of Lamb served with Butter Roast Vegetables with Rosemary Gravy Crispy Duck Confit served on Ginger Roast Apple with Traditional Orange Sauce Baked Monkfish Tail wrapped in Crisp Bacon on glazed Spinach with Rich Port Butter Cutlets of Roast Root Vegetables floated on Roast Tomato Veloute with Caramelised Onion (V) 8oz Sirloin Steak with Sauteed Mushrooms Onions (£3.50 Supplement). Hot Apple Raspberry Crumble with Home made Custard Chilled Strawberry Souffle with Glazed Woodland Berries Chocolate Orange Trifle with Fresh Cream Selection of Cheese Biscuits Assorted Ice Creams. Please help yourself to
Coffee Chunks of Chocolate In the
Lounge. We also have a superb selection of wines to accompany your meal.
The Oak
Bank Hotel, looking over the back
garden to the conservatory. You may sit out in the
garden and enjoy
drinks or have your meal served to you outside when the weather is kind.
You may fill in and submit the form below with your enquiries about visiting us. Please be sure to give us your reply e-mail address, select the date of the first night of your intended visit to the Oak
Bank Hotel,s and tell us how many nights you would like to stay. This will allow us to check availability, calculate costs and process your enquiry as quickly as possible. If you prefer, you may click this link to. Write to us at: Oak
Bank Hotel Broadgate Grasmere Village LA22 9TA. Call us on: 015394 35217.
Fax us on: 015394 35685
Welcome to the Oak
Bank Hotel, Grasmere. Nestled in Grasmere village in the very heart of the English Lake District, the Oak
Bank Hotel is the perfect place from which to explore one of the most beautiful areas in the country. Offering year-round, award-winning accommodation and superb
cuisine, we are ideally situated to provide you with everything you need for a relaxing holiday, short break or romantic escape.
The reception area of the Oak
Bank Hotel. This is where we first greet you for you stay and where you may enjoy
coffee and chocolate in the evening after
dinner.
The hotel is a one hundred and twenty five year old Victorian house and has fifteen
bedrooms, all en-
suite of course. We offer two special 'feature'
rooms for that extra splash of luxury. is the perfect romantic hideaway with its four-poster bed while the provides a
Jacuzzi bath. All
rooms are tastefully decorated and we have tried to maintain the natural charm of the building throughout. Ranging from Standard through to
Superior rooms we can offer you a range of accommodation to suit your requirements. Whether you want to stay for a single night or a week or two, we can assure you that your visit will be memorable.
One of our feature
rooms, the Acorn
Suite has a
Jacuzzi bath. While all of our
rooms are comfortably appointed, we like to keep one or two very special
rooms for that memorable occasion
Another picture of the conservatory dining area, looking from the back
garden of the hotel. There is a river running along the bottom of the
garden where you may feed the ducks.
North on the M6: leave at Exit 36 onto the A591 via Windermere and Ambleside to Grasmere. South on the M6: leave at Exit 40 onto the A66 to Keswick then turn left at Keswick onto the A591 Grasmere road. There is a regular mainline Rail service to Oxenholme Station (2 miles outside Kendal) where the local trains connect for Windermere. Grasmere is a short bus or
taxi ride away. You can also reach us by Coach using the London to Whitehaven service. Many other local and national coach services stop in the village and there is an hourly link bus between Windermere, Ambleside, Grasmere and Keswick.
Our conservatory, where we serve your meals, is light and airy and enjoys a lovely view over the back
gardens of the hotel to the riverbank.
One of our feature
rooms here at the Oak
Bank Hotel, the Iris
Room is perfect for that extra bit of luxury or special romantic break.
A typical main course example: Baked Salmon Steak, Char
grilled Vegetables with Antiboise Sauce.
How about a romantic break in one of our feature
rooms here at the Oak
Bank Hotel ?
Offering a range of well-appointed accommodation and superb
cuisine.