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Here is our little poem about a place we love! There is a lovely hall called Overwater If you ain’t yet been there, you oughta, Angela, Adrian, Steve, Look at the magic they weave, Take your partner, your son and your daughter!

We first visited Overwater 13 years ago, before we had our son. In the intervening years life, and having a young child, got in the way. It was the acquiring of a mad cocker spaniel (more of him later) that made us remember this dog-friendly retreat, and we returned some 10 years later, with our son safely in the care of his Grandparents. Since that trip we have probably become just like those annoying relatives who just keep coming back despite you not really wanting them to. Sometimes just my husband and I, but increasingly with our 8-year old, and always with the dog…. I can’t really describe what makes this place so perfect, but I’ll try. In some ways it’s everything I would have previously professed not to like about a hotel. It’s small, personal, and traditionally decorated. It’s remote, and the wifi is hit and miss. But somehow, this all serves to add to its charm. You can switch off and relax when you arrive, you’re not scared of your son, dog or husband breaking something, and the staff remember you (and all of your quirks and eccentricities), and somehow end up feeling like family. Nothing is ever too much trouble, and it also holds the record of being the only place that ever remembers what you have asked for in the room and which replenishes the tea bags you have used without you having to ask. It also has proper coffee and cafetières in the room, along with delicious homemade shortbread. You can ask Kat how her son and husband are, and how the bread making is going, whilst Stephen is always happy to chat about the fortunes of his beloved Brentford FC, and share in the misfortunes of Leeds Utd and Huddersfield Town. Angela seems to glide around in the background making sure everything runs like clockwork, and where do you even start about the food that Adrian produces? It’s exemplary, and my son actually burst into tears when we arrived last time to find duck wasn’t on the menu (no-one cooks it like Adrian apparently). You also need to save enough room for Dawn’s deserts. The rice pudding is sheer perfection. They even tolerate our mad cocker spaniel, who is increasingly exuberant and bad-tempered. Although after his last rude refusal to take Adrian’s homemade dog biscuits off his palm, whilst emitting a slight growl, he has been booked in for behaviour training in the hope he is allowed back next time… It’s just really a slice of Lakeland perfection, set in beautiful grounds, with more than enough squirrels for the dog to bark at, and fail to catch. We’ll be back (if they’ll have us….)

The welcome when we arrived was great the staff really looked after us . The sitting room was very comfortable and welcoming the thing that really made the night was the food each course was full of taste and well presented and plenty of it if you on the hungry side. This is a gem of a place

The food is amazing! The owners are so very welcoming ! Nothing is a problem! Very calm and super relaxing ! It is a real treat! It is an oasis of calm with wonderful grounds . Deer grazing in the grounds and red squirrels running around! We have been going there a few times a year for 29 years . The welcome is always there as all three owners work very hard to maintain . It’s our go to place for best Cumbrian food by an amazing chef , Adrian , one of the owners . The service and welcoming is wonderful by Angela and Steven the 2 other owners . They work 100% to make everything perfect! The rooms are beautiful and the beds are so comfortable! You’re missing a treat if you haven’t been!

An amazing dinner in fabulous surroundings, really made it feel a special night out in preparation for Christmas. As u can see from the photographs exceptional plates of food at every course. A substantial choice and outstanding flavours and textures to excite the tastebuds. The hospitality and service is perfection personified. Do not miss any opportunity you have to visit this very special place.

We booked for my husband's birthday dinner. I can honestly say from the moment we were welcomed in the experience was excellent. The meal was absolutely outstandingly good. Each of the 3 courses was beautifully presented and the combination of flavours and the quality of the cooking was completely delicious. If I had been a Michelin star assessor, I would have awarded the highest accolade. We both thought it was possibly the very best meal esten in a restaurant in our whole lives. That was the quality of the food and service from rhe staff. Just perfect. Mighty congratulations to the truly excellent chef and staff at Overwater Hall hotel