A motorway service station isn’t where you’d expect to find an amazing hotel, let alone one crowned ‘the best in the North’. Yet it’s where you’ll find the Westmorland Hotel which offers a tranquil escape from the hum of the M6.
The accommodation was named Best Hotel in the North in the Good Hotel Guide’s annual list of 12 César winners. Named after the Swiss hotelier, César Ritz, the awards are given to hotels, inns and B&Bs which excel in their category.
Westmorland Hotel, former Tebay Services Hotel, is nestled between the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales and is less than a two-hour drive from Manchester. Whether it's used as a base to explore the nearby national parks, or as a stop off on a long drive up to Scotland, the hotel promises a good nights’ sleep and hearty food.