Well here's a fantastic bargain offer if you're after a special TWO night escape in a beautiful country house hotel!  This deal from Travelzoo gets you:  Two nights stay, bottle of wine in the room, cream tea on arrival, breakfast both mornings AND a three course dinner each on your first night!!

Appleby, just over the M6 from the Lake District, is a lovely part of Cumbria itself, a great market town with plenty of sights, and an ideal base to explore the Lakes from.  And there's a great offer from Wowcher here to stay in the centre in a well loved inn called the 'Crown and Cushion'

There's not many Lake District places you can stay for £49 in remote surroundings, with walks and mountain stream views from your doorstep, great bar and restaurant and a delicious breakfast each morning - But you're in luck, because this great offer from Groupon means you get just that! Staying at the cosy Shap Wells Hotel, Shap.

Here's another great bargain break offer we've found through Wowcher! Only £59 for upto two people to enjoy a lovely stay at Wheyrigg Hall, situated in northern Cumbria between Silloth and Wigton! (It's about a half hours drive to Keswick).  Includes breakfast and welcome glass of bubbly each too!