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Restaurant with Rooms
Number 24 in the UK’s Top 100 Restaurants List, 2021
Restaurant with Rooms
Number 24 in the UK’s Top 100 Restaurants List, 2021
Restaurant with Rooms
Number 24 in the UK’s Top 100 Restaurants List, 2021
Restaurant with Rooms
Number 24 in the UK’s Top 100 Restaurants List, 2021
Restaurant with Rooms
Number 24 in the UK’s Top 100 Restaurants List, 2021
Restaurant with Rooms
Number 24 in the UK’s Top 100 Restaurants List, 2021
Welcome to the Lake District’s natural choice
Perched 1,000ft up in the Whinlatter Forest above Keswick in the northern Lake District, The Cottage in the Wood is a unique Michelin-starred Restaurant with Rooms combining Ben Wilkinson’s sophisticated cooking, boutique-style rooms, friendly service and a warm welcome in a stunning natural setting.
We are proud to be ranked number 24 in the Top 100 Restaurants in the UK. More on the award here.
Covid-19 latest
We have moved forward cautiously, maintaining many of our Covid safety measures. Demand has been high and we are fully booked for accommodation until December, when there is limited availability. Any room cancellations will be posted via social media and our website. A huge thank you to everyone who has supported us throughout the pandemic!
Kath, Liam, Monika, Ben & Team at The Cottage in the Wood
Give the perfect gift this Christmas
Looking for a long awaited treat?! Why not give the gift of award-winning food or a getaway to the Lake District. Treat your loved one to a magical evening of fine dining and wake up to the sound of a babbling beck and birdsong. Our gift vouchers are flexible, starting from £25 and are lovingly packaged in dried forest flora so you can experience the scent and feel of our special surroundings.
Restaurant With Rooms
Fall asleep to the babbling of our beck and awaken to the songs of the many bird species found within Whinlatter forest. The Cottage in the Wood’s boutique accommodation offers a peaceful and tranquil Lake District location with a vast array of wildlife.
Award Winning Dining
The area provides a rich larder for our Michelin Star Restaurant; Herdwick Hogget from the surrounding fells, freshly landed fish and shellfish from West coast harbours and a host of wild foods.
Make a Booking
For Room, Dinner & Breakfast bookings (Tuesday to Saturday) click Book a Room.
For Lunch only (Thursday to Saturday) or Dinner only (Tuesday to Saturday), click Book a Table.
As a Lake District ‘Restaurant with Rooms’ we are sorry we do not offer room-only bookings.
How to Find Us
The Cottage in the Wood,
Magic Hill,
Whinlatter Forest,
Braithwaite, Near Keswick,
Cumbria,
CA12 5TW
017687 78409