A lakeside destination on the shoreline of Lake Windermere with panoramic views across the water and surrounding fells. Featuring an indoor pool, outdoor infinity pools, hot tubs, dry salt sauna and a water-sports and activity centre for water-based adventures and local walking trails…
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activities AT LOW WOOD
The resort's own Watersports Centre is a recognised training centre for both the Royal Yachting Association and British Water Ski and Wakeboard. Choose from stand-up paddle-boarding (SUP), kayaking and canoeing, sailing lessons and dinghy hire, wakeboarding or simply hire a self-drive motorboat and potter between bays. For a safe introduction to cold lake swimming, opt for a guided open-water swim with a qualified swim guide.
Off the water, the fells are on the doorstep: Wansfell Pike and the Fairfield Horseshoe are a short hop from Ambleside, and Brockhole visitor centre, with its adventure playground, is a few minutes up the road for younger kids.
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Recover at low wood bay spa
The spa is the reason many people come back. Outside there's an infinity-edge pool, hot tubs and a wood-fired sauna, all angled at the lake and fells, plus a Fell View Lounge. Inside you'll find steam, sauna and treatment rooms. Packages pair a lake session with a thermal journey such as a morning paddle followed by a three-hour spa slot.
The resort is family-run and big enough to suit everyone: standard house rooms, lake-view rooms, suites, and the adults-only Winander Club wing for couples. There are two main restaurants, including Blue Smoke on the Bay with its wood-fired cooking.
It's a rare Lakes hotel that works equally well for a family water-sports adventure and a couples' spa weekend.