If you're after a Country House hotel escape, picture one with beautiful gardens with views over the Eden countryside, one with a fantastic spa and wonderful dining options.  Well to fit that picture, take a look at Appleby Manor in Appleby, an ideal base to explore the eastern Lakes and Cumbria from!

If you're looking for a cosy break in the market town of Penrith, just 20 minutes from Ullswater, there's a great offer from Secret Escapes where stays at the George Hotel are just £169 for 2 people including breakfast, dinner, wine in your room and two drinks with your meal each!

Another great Ambleside Inn to consider for your next Lake District break, is the aptly named, well, 'Ambleside Inn'!  Centrally located with shops, restaurants and walks all just footsteps from the door, it's a really convenient place to stay.

There's currently a great offer available from Groupon where you and another (or just yourself if you wanted the room for yourself) can stay at the fantastic Whitewater Hotel and Leisure club, Newby Bridge, for just £139 including overnight stay, breakfast, leisure access AND dinner each!

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!

If you're visiting the Lakes and think you'll be dining out for an evening meal, or indulging in some pub grub after a long walk, then pay a lot less with this great offer!

Gourmet Society members get great savings at a huge variety of participating restaurants, from Michelin-starred fine dining establishments to national chains and local family favourites. Just show your plastic or digital in-app membership card, and receive one of the following offers:

2-for-1 meals

50% off the food bill or

25% off the TOTAL bill (yes, this includes all of your drinks!)

Normally for a yearly membership, it's £70, but you can take advantage of this great offer and pay just £1 for 60 days!!  Yep, just a quid!  So get the card, visit the lakes, get your meals for half the price you would have paid and you've saved yourself a fortune!

There's thousands of restaurants across the UK to use it at, with around 50 across Cumbria and the Lakes!

>Click here to head to Gourmet Society for this great offer and to find out more<

Be aware though, that after 60 days your membership will renew at the full price, but you can easily cancel the membership after three months by calling them in time so you'll have only spent a £1!

The excerpt from their site states:

If you do not want to renew your membership you should contact us by telephone (tastecard: 0800 567 7241, gourmet society: 0800 043 1978 or hi-life: 0800 222 9207) at any point within your membership period and no later than 5pm on the working day preceding the expiry date of your current membership.