Armathwaite Hall

Armathwaite Hall is a luxury hotel and spa adjacent to Bassenthwaite Lake, in Cumbria.

History

The present hall dates back to circa 1500; it was acquired by the Highmore family in 1540, by James Spedding in 1748 and then by Sir Frederick Fletcher-Vane in 1796. Ownership then passed to John Boustead in 1850. It then passed to Thomas Hartley in 1880, to the Wivell family in 1926.
When under the control of the Wivell family, especially Joseph Banks Wivell's widow, Mary Johnson Wivell, it received attention and praise in Florence White's Where Shall We Eat or Put Up? In England, Wales, and Scotland. "Armathwaite Hall is an old country mansion, carried on as a country house furnished with every comfort and luxury" for travellers. The Wivell family also owned the Keswick Station Hotel in nearby Keswick.
It was acquired by the Graves family in 1976. It is now a hotel.