Laurel Bank Guest House, Keswick (Cumbria)

Laurel Bank Guest House provides rooms with flat-screen TVs and tea/coffee facilities. Each room includes free high-speed Wi-Fi. The en-suite shower rooms include a WC, basin, and shower. Room 1 is a ground-floor double bedroom. Room 2, on the first floor, is a family bedroom with a double bed and a single bed. Room 3 is a double bedroom with views of Latrigg. Room 4, located on the second floor, is a family bedroom with a double bed and up to two single beds with views of Grizedale Pike. Rooms offer AM/FM alarm clocks, carpeted floors, and free toiletries.

Breakfast is served in the dining room on the ground floor and cooked to order. The breakfast menu includes a cold buffet sideboard with cereals, fresh fruit, fruit juice, grapefruit, peaches, and yogurts. Hot options range from a Full English to lighter and fish options such as grilled smoked haddock. Special diets are catered for with advance notice. Beverages include Nescafe, filter coffee, and various teas.

Laurel Bank offers a rear garden with a paved patio and garden furniture. Walkers and cyclists have access to washing and drying facilities, plus secure cycle storage. A DVD library is available for children. Dogs are welcome by arrangement. The property provides free private gated car park with CCTV at the rear. Additional amenities include ironing facilities and heating.

Laurel Bank is located near Keswick town center and the Castlerigg Stone Circle, in the Lake District. Keswick's main bus station is a 25-minute walk, and a taxi service is available. Penrith is the closest rail station, approximately 27 km away, with regular bus services available. The B&B is approximately 70 km from Carlisle Lake District. The local market runs every Thursday and Saturday in the Market Square.

Laurel Bank offers luggage assistance upon arrival. High chairs and a travel cot are available for families. Guests have access to a fridge for storing baby foods and a microwave for reheating. Wine glasses and bottle openers are provided, and wine chilling and ice are available upon request. Transport to the bed & breakfast can be arranged from the local railway stations at Penrith, Carlisle and Windermere. Free high-speed broadband Wi-Fi is available.