Fairfield House occupies a superb position on Brantfell Road, high above Bowness yet only a few minutes from the centre of this delightful village. Built in 1830 as a wedding gift by the Garnett family for their son, the house was extended in 1970. The present owners have returned Fairfield House to its hayday with delightful décor of the era and bespoke carpets of a similar style incorporating the Fairfield House logo. All of the letting bedrooms are appointed to the highest possible standards and the gardens have similarly retained the style of this early 1900s period with delightful ambience and immense character.
Bowness Bay is one of the best known areas of the Lake District National Park which attracts many thousands of visitors every year. Fairfield House is only a few minutes’ walk from picturesque Bowness Bay and is ideally suited to provide accommodation to visitors looking for both a quiet place to stay and also one that is very central. The village itself dates from the 11th Century when the Vikings settled here and the lake was named after a Viking chief - Vinand’s Mere. Surrounded by watchful fells, Windermere is close to Beatrix Potter’s museum and the steamers plough the lake’s length giving visitors an outstanding view of this glorious landscape. To the north lie the honeypot villages of Ambleside and Grasmere, much loved by the Lakeland poet William Wordsworth and with Sarah Nelson’s famous gingerbread shop. All these and much, much more bring many thousands of tourists to this idyllic corner of England each year over an ever lengthening tourist season.
Fairfield House was acquired by the present owners in 2002 and during their ownership they have invested heavily, returning the property to its Arts and Crafts style and have combined this carefully and sympathetically with high quality en suites to the delightfully decorated and furnished bedrooms with both the public rooms and gardens laid out in the style of the era. This individual style combined with modern marketing incorporating season-extending quality breaks through Cumbria Tourism, has proved extremely popular with turnover and profits leaping forwards from this all year round business. However, having enjoyed their years at Fairfield House, the owners have now decided to retire.
