Dip your toe into wild swimming with a guided session on Ullswater – by sunlight or starlight, led by Colin Hill. Warm up in the Fellside Sauna, then wind down with dinner in Rampsbeck or The Living Space, all included in your stay.
Breaks and offers
Explore our inspiring active breaks, two and three-night stays with dinner in our restaurants and our Christmas and New Year house-parties.
Take the plunge on our three-day wild swim camp, led by open water swim coach Colin Hill. Develop your cold swimming techniques, explore the bays and islands of the Ullswater Valley.
Unplug and reconnect with time together in nature. Children stay free when sharing an adult double room or one of our family shepherd huts.
Stay for four nights or longer at anytime during the week with 15% off, on bed and breakfast and dinner inclusive.
Stay the night any day of the week with dinner included.
Two nights by Ullswater with a Cumbrian three-course menu in Rampsbeck Restaurant included, followed by a laid back graze in The Living Space on the second night.
Stay on a Sunday night at the hotel with a full Cumbrian Sunday roast at The Brackenrigg Inn included. Choose from local beef, turkey or pork, lamb shank as well as fish, vegetarian and vegan dishes.
Stay on a Sunday at The Brackenrigg Inn with a full Cumbrian Sunday roast included. Choose from local beef, turkey or pork, lamb shank as well as fish, vegetarian and vegan dishes.
Morning swims and downward dogs at dawn, slowly unfolding practices and restorative sensory sessions to recharge and relax. Breathe deep and let it flow on our two-night yoga break with instructor Julia Poole.
*FULLY BOOKED* Reconnect body and mind under the gentle guidance of Pilates instructor Christy Karpanen from Boundless Body. Focus on meditation and movement as you take in panoramic Ullswater views from the Glasshouse and lawn.
Spend as many nights as you like with us in December and take to the ice - with skating sessions at our first ever ice rink on the shores of Ullswater included in your stay.
Book now for Christmas 2025. Ice-skating, champagne tasting, lake dips, stories around the tree. Feast and watch the starry night sky for Father Christmas.
Seasonal feasting, floating in the pool, fireside moments, taking to the ice rink. Countdown on the Living Space deck as the champagne flows and fireworks light the sky, all rounded off with a New Year's Day paddle, swim, stomp or skate to start 2026 off right.