Brimstone, Cumbria - hotel review
I have never been as underprepared for a trip to the Lake District as I am today. Stepping off the train at Oxenholme in ballet pumps and a flimsy jumper, I’m more fit for London, which I left behind less than three hours ago, than the great outdoors. As the rain begins, I wonder whether I should have at least packed a waterproof jacket. Happily, I’m bound for the Brimstone Hotel , which recently partnered with Berghaus to lend city-slickers wet-weather gear, so they can make the most of the location minus the luggage. Set in the 35- acre Langdale Estate at the entrance to one of the most beautiful Lake District valleys , the hotel is surrounded by fantastic fell walks . Billing itself as “beyond boutique”, it opened in 2013 next door to sister hotel the Langdale, which has 56 traditional rooms and a spa that Brimstone guests can use. Within 45 minutes of being collected from the station in a gleaming black Land Rover (a free service available to guests) I’m outside the slick buildin...
