The Wild Boar

The Wild Boar Inn, Grill & Smokehouse - A few minutes drive from the east side of Windermere is The Wild Boar, dating back to the 18th century but with numerous changes and additions since then. There’s an immediately welcoming feel to the place as you step into the flagstoned bar, which serves beer from the resident Wild Boar Brewhouse. The 33 rooms, which are divided into classic, feature and luxury, include three suites with their own log burning stoves and seven rooms with their own patio. Room names have a porcine theme as in Old Spot, Large White, Old Berkshire and Wild Boar. The latter is a suite with a round copper bath in the bedroom. The inn sits in 72 acres (29ha) of semi-ancient woodland (with tarn) through which there are a number of walking trails plus a ‘wild gym trail’. Archery and clay pigeon shooting are available too. The Wild Boar Inn, Grill & Smokehouse, Crook, Windermere LA23 3NF: 015394 45225, www.englishlakes.co.uk Prices from: £40 per person, based on two people sharing a double or twin room.

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