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Linthwaite House
Windermere, Cumbria, United Kingdom · Independent · Core Luxury
Linthwaite House overlooks Windermere from its hillside estate, a Lake District country-house hotel with gardens, boathouse, and views across England's largest lake.
- 32 rooms
- Opened 1969
- Neighborhood: Bowness-on-Windermere
- Interiors: Beverley Boswell
About Linthwaite House
- Built in 1900 as a private summer home called Burns House, it became a guesthouse in 1969 and grew into a country hotel under Mike and Jean Bevans, who ran it for roughly 25 years from 1990.
- In April 2016 it became Indian entrepreneur Analjit Singh's Leeu Collection's first hotel outside South Africa, its first UK property; 'Singh' means lion in Sanskrit and 'leeu' means lion in Afrikaans.
- A roughly 10 million pound renovation added six new Woodland and Lake Suites before the hotel reopened in March 2018.
History
Linthwaite House was built in 1900 by the Pattinson family as a private summer home on a hilltop above Bowness-on-Windermere in the Lake District, originally named Burns House and set in seven acres. It became a guesthouse in 1969, and through successive owners — most notably Mike and Jean Bevans from 1990 — grew into a well-regarded country house hotel and earned four AA Red Stars.
In April 2016 the property was acquired by Indian entrepreneur Analjit Singh's Leeu Collection, its first hotel outside South Africa. Following a roughly £10 million renovation, Linthwaite House reopened in March 2018 with contemporary interiors by Beverley Boswell and new suites, and today offers around 30-36 rooms across 14 acres, with sweeping views over Lake Windermere.
Restaurants and bars
- Henrock — Restaurant · British · Chef Simon Rogan
Awards
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
- AA Four Red Stars (2025)
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