As the autumn rain takes hold don’t let the weather put off ideas of a UK holiday for half-term.  The Castle Inn Hotel near Bassenthwaite in the Lake District offers the perfect combination of indoor and outdoor activity.

Set in a picturesque valley and surrounded by Lakeland fells the hotel is a peaceful and tranquil setting with plenty of facilities to keep everyone entertained come rain or shine.

Family friendly facilities range from the modern and high tech to some classic traditional games including:

• Table tennis
• Wii sports on a large projected screen
• Floor chess
• Hop scotch
• Floor knots and crosses
• Ten pin bowling skittles
• Bean bags for relaxing
• Lawn tennis court
• 9 hole putting area
• Heated indoor swimming pool
• Wide choice of board games
• Gym

All toys and equipment is provided free of charge with families encouraged to play and enjoy the extensive grounds offered by the hotel.

For dining, the Castle Inn offers family friendly meal times with dinner in Ritson’s Restaurant starting from 6.30pm, or alternatively for even earlier options families can choose to dine in the bar area where meals, including children’s dinners, are served from 12 noon until 9.30pm.

Rooms at the Castle Inn Hotel start from as little as £52.50 per person, per night with children under 2 staying for free and children under 16 who share with parents only paying for the breakfasts and meals as taken.  Rooms are exceptionally large at the hotel so there is plenty of space for families to spread out with ample room for cots – which can be booked free of charge.

Away from the hotel the local area offers all types of family friendly attractions and activities including:

• Lake District Wildlife Park
• Derwentwater Lake Cruises
• Keswick Adventure Centre
• Cumberland Pencil Museum
• Castlerigg Stone Circle
• Eskdale to Ravensglass Miniature Steam Railway

For more information and reservations visit www.castleinncumbria.co.uk or call 017687 76401

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