Below are some recent national press comments (please click on the titles to see the articles):

The Lake District's 10 best places to stay, Sunday Times, February 2009
Whinlatter Forest Park is England’s only true mountain forest, and is home to the Bassenthwaite ospreys, a particularly scenic mountain-bike trail, an army of red squirrels and the prosaically named Cottage in the Wood. Back in the 17th century, the cottage was a drovers’ inn; between the wars, it was an isolation hospital for contagious diseases. Now, though, it’s been turned into an award-winning restaurant with nine rooms, including the rather grand Spruce attic suite, which takes up the whole of the top floor.

The restaurant, in the new conservatory, is light and airy, with views of the forest, so you can watch the squirrels - though perhaps not the ospreys - as you tuck into locally sourced beef and ham.

Fifty of Britain's cosiest hotels, Telegraph, December 2008
Games of Scrabble are often played in front of the snug sitting room fire at this 17th-century inn. It’s in England’s only mountain forest and looks out to Skiddaw.

Hotels with fabulous views, The Observer, June 2006
On Whinlatter Pass in the Lake District national park, and within Britain's only mountain forest, this 17th-century coaching inn looks down the valley to the Skiddaw mountain range. There are walking and cycle trails from the door. Rooms are decorated in cottage style, and the welcome from Liam and Kath Berney is warm.