The Bottom Line
- Comfortable, family-run hotel with lots of well-trained and helpful staff
- Great location about 1.5 miles outside pretty and popular town of Keswick
- Well-prepared food, attractively presented
- Whiff of pool chemicals in some bedroom corridors
- Only one annex bedroom suitable for some disabled guests
Description
- Address Lyzzick Hall Country House Hotel, Underskiddaw, Keswick, Cumbria CA12 4PY, England
- Tel: +44 (0)17687 72277
- Email:info@lyzzickhall.co.uk
- Visit their website
- Price Band: $$ for bed and breakfast. Slightly higher with 4-course dinner.
Guide Review - Lake District Hotel Review - Lyzzick Hall, Keswick in the Lake District
The atmosphere in this slightly rambling 19th century former gentleman’s residence is relaxed, but with lots of attentive staff. No scrambling for a buffet breakfast here! Guests are served at their tables, and with a pleasant smile. You may also hear a little Spanish or Portuguese spoken. The hotel's Spanish owner is very much in evidence – both in person and through the restaurant's excellent list of mostly Spanish wines.
There is an on-going program of refurbishment. It's worth asking for a room with a new bathroom, as well as a view. Situated below the 3,000 foot Skiddaw mountain, Lyzzick Hall offers some great views across the Derwent valley.
Those views, of course, are only available on a clear day. The notorious Lake District weather could tempt you to take your exercise in the indoor heated swimming pool. But if the day is dry, try a gentle walk along the River Derwent towards the charming town of Keswick, less than two miles away. But do get back in time for supper.
