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Hassness Country House - the best of the Lake District
Walking in the footsteps of the great Alfred Wainwright.
OverviewHassness Country House is beautifully located in its own extensive grounds on Lake Buttermere, you can find sheep grazing and red squirrels scurrying aroud just outside the door. It is one of the remotest parts of the Lake District, has been recognised as offering some of Britain's best views and is a perfect starting point for some truly remarkable days in the hills.
Accommodation is in eight twins and three singles - sleeping 19 people in total. Please note two of the twin rooms can be made into a double. All bedroom have been recently refurbished and are very comfortable, and all have a hand basin. There are five high powered, recently refurbished modern shower rooms available just across the hall from each room.
A delicious cooked breakfast, picnic lunch, freshly baked cakes and a three course evening meal is provided every day by our resident chef (except Tuesday when there is a buffet breakfast and you can choose any one of the local pubs or restaurants to visit).
The English Lake District must be one of the most beautiful and dramatic walking areas in this country. A compact area of rugged mountainsides, high summits and open ridges, lakes and lakeside paths, it provides a great variety of wonderful walks for everyone, from the gentle ambler to high peak hiker.
We’ll visit some of the more famous mountains and others just as beautiful but less well known. Peaks with intriguing names can be reached from the house and can literally be the high points of the walking programme. We won’t run out of possible walks, magnificent views or panoramic skylines.
On some dates we organise leisurely walks at the easiest end of our holiday grade, on others some of the toughest in our programme.
Please note that since the publication of our Autumn/Spring 2012/2013 brochure:
Late Availability at Hassness House
Just call us to check the availability within three weeks of departure and we can book you in for just £35 per person per night. Also you can elect to stay on at the house if there is room and pay locally.
Private Groups at Hassness House
Located on the shores of Buttermere in the Lake District, with our own resident chef to prepare cooked breakfast, afternoon cakes and a three course sumptuous evening meal, the house is ideal for groups of up to 19 people. Spacious lounge with plenty of room for everone and fantastic views from every room. Groups can have exclusive use of the house at promotional rates, based on 19 people. We will do all the hard work for you in collecting deposits and payments from your group
Late Availability at Hassness House 2013
3 nights from just £139 per person full board* on the 25th September including leader
Advance Booking Offer Hassness House 2014
7 nights full board* from £342 per person on selected dates (not including leader).
Secure your 2014 date by the end of June 2013
For an additional £150 you can book a walk leader for 6 days guided walking.
*Please note on Tuesdays there is no evening meal and a buffet rather than a cooked breakfast. Prices based on 19 people.
Special Interest holidays at Hassness Country House
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Lakeland Landscapes (D+/C):
Holidays on: 29 June, 3 July 2013 (7, 4 or 3 nights).
70027 Reach for the Sky - Ridges of Lakeland (C/C+):
Holidays on 13 July (7 nights)
79404 Nordic Walking in the Lake District:
21 September & 19 October 2013 (4 nights)
70033 Navigation & Hill Skills Course
23 October (3 nights)
70067 Ale & Amble in the Lake District NEW
28 September(7 nights)
Continuous Walk holidays at Hassness Country House
76207 The Wainwright Memorial Walk (C/C+):
7 September 2013 (7 nights)
76107 Cumbria Way (D+):
25 May 15 June 2013 (7 nights)
76007 Cumberland Way (D):
22 June & 10 August 2013 (7 nights)
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Al and Jane Sarjeant
