Conferences of up to 170 delegates, residential board meetings and weddings of around 100 guests can be organized at Lodore Falls Hotel & Spa, a lakeside hotel on the eastern shore of Derwentwater in Borrowdale, a few miles south of Keswick in the Lake District. It has six meeting rooms, 86 en-suite bedrooms and a spa.
Seminars and company events
The Derwent Suite is the main plenary room, set theater style for up to 170 or cabaret style for 80. Smaller groups split across the Maple and Beech rooms, both with a private bar, and an adjoining conservatory serves as a break-out room. There is also outdoor break-out space and six acres of land in front of the hotel. Team building takes to the water: the hotel has a lakeshore jetty, and the outdoor provider Adventure Hunter runs activities from Lodore Jetty. Four conference packages are offered, themed Adventure, Foodie, Classic and Spa. Superfast broadband and wifi run through the building.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel holds a civil ceremony license for three spaces: the Garden Gazebo, seating up to 100 with lawns and views of the lake and fells; the Derwent Suite, also up to 100; and the Cascade Suite, for up to 25. An indoor room is prepared as a fallback for outdoor ceremonies. The Derwent Suite then takes up to 100 for the wedding breakfast and 120 for the evening, with a wooden dance floor. Only one wedding is hosted per day. The Penthouse suite, sleeping four, can be booked the night before for getting ready.
Rooms and capacities
The Derwent Suite measures 19 by 14 meters: 170 theater, 80 cabaret, 80 classroom, 70 boardroom. The Maple Room, 14 by 6 meters, takes 100 theater, 60 classroom, 40 cabaret and 35 boardroom. The Beech Room, 9 by 9 meters, seats 80 theater, 50 cabaret, 30 classroom and 20 boardroom. The Cascade room holds 25 in cabaret, theater or boardroom layout. The Ash Room takes up to 20 theater style, and the Boardroom seats 10.
Accommodation
All 86 bedrooms are en-suite, which lets a residential meeting or a wedding party stay together. The Falls Spa offers treatments and pre-bookable spa slots for overnight wedding guests.
Catering
Catering is in-house. The Falls Brasserie looks over the lake and serves afternoon tea and evening dinners, Mizu offers Pan Asian dishes, and the Lake View Lounge serves bar meals and light lunches. The Falls Cabana can be reserved exclusively for three hours by groups of 10 to 15. Wedding menus range from canapés and a formal wedding breakfast to street food and buffets.
History and setting
The hotel takes its name from Lodore Falls, the waterfall on the slope behind it, and faces Derwentwater, one of the main lakes of the Lake District.
Getting there
The address is Derwentwater, Keswick, CA12 5UX. The hotel is about 20 miles from junction 40 of the M6, roughly halfway between Manchester and Edinburgh. A large car park is free for guests and has electric charging points. Penrith is the nearest main-line station.
