This lovely farmhouse in Matterdale is all about the good life. The globetrotting owners have filled the place with souvenirs, such as chunky wooden beds made in Tanzania that match the house's hefty wooden beams (the owners previously ran expeditions up Kilimanjaro). It's a couple of miles from the lake, off the A5091 to Dockray. Two-night minimum on weekends.
Lowthwaite B&B
The Lake District