As the Princess of Wales extols the spiritual beauty of Lake District, Storrs Hall remains the most enchanting hotel to soak up the area’s bucolic bliss

Family-run with real Cumbrian charm – current owner Mark Hindle inherited the place from his father in early 2020 – Storrs Hall was built for a Yorkshire baronet at the end of the eighteenth century. It has a rich history; Beatrix Potter, Robert Southey, Sir Walter Scott and a dowager Queen Adelaide all visited; Wordsworth recited ‘Daffodils’ in the drawing room. Now it is a high-ceilinged, corniced, classic English hotel with some bold fabrics, delightful staff and excellent, ambitious…