A Georgian gem in Wordsworth country

Set in two acres of landscaped gardens and with sweeping views over the Duddon Estuary, Broadgate House is a grand family mansion in the heart of the Lake District. The common areas are positively baronial, with a Baroque drawing room with a black marble fireplace, and a dining room seating 14 with ease. If that’s too formal there’s also a charming breakfast room and a cosy guest sitting room with a wood-burning stove. It can be grand or intimate to suit your taste.

The guest bedrooms are full of character, with period wall-coverings and antique furnishings. Broadgate House has three guest bedrooms, two doubles and a single, beautifully decked out with crisp linens and comfortable mattresses. As befitting such a traditional mansion the bathrooms are not en-suite but are private, palatial spaces with free-standing baths and glorious views.

The grounds at Broadgate House are an integral part of this magnificent lodge’s appeal.  The two acres are divided into a series of ‘garden rooms‘, including an expansive walled garden, a croquet lawn and several terraces, all with sweeping views of the mountainous landscape and the sea below.

Broadgate House suggests

Come in summer, when the gardens are at their best. Or in winter, when the crowds have gone and the landscape broods the change of season. There’ll always be a log fire to keep winter at bay.