{"id":1251,"date":"2017-03-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelovers.cottage-search.com\/blog\/lake-district-self-catering-holiday-home-up-for-top-national-award\/"},"modified":"2020-11-25T15:08:59","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T15:08:59","slug":"lake-district-self-catering-holiday-home-up-for-top-national-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lakelovers.co.uk\/blog\/lake-district-self-catering-holiday-home-up-for-top-national-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Our self-catering holiday home up for top national VisitEngland award"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>One of our Lake District homes -Waternook \u2013 named a top national finalist in prestigious VisitEngland awards.<\/h2>\n<p>The \u201csuper-luxe\u201d home&nbsp;on the shores of Ullswater is in the ultimate A-list of the best self-catering holiday providers of the year.<\/p>\n<p>The 10-bedroom Waternook Estate is one of three finalists in VisitEngland\u2019s 2017 Awards for Excellence. The Waternook Estate will now go head-to-head with 2 other homes in the East Midlands and Yorkshire.<\/p>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1226640 alignright b-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lakelovers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/waternook-52-new.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.lakelovers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/waternook-52-new.jpg\">An Impressive Holiday Home<\/h3>\n<p>You can see why Waternook has impressed.<br \/> Guests at Waternook enjoy the privacy of 26 acres and half-a-mile of private beach line. They can even arrive by helicopter.<\/p>\n<p>The owner bought the impressive home in 2012 and wanted to transform Waternook into one of the most exclusive destinations in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He hoped for it to be a place where families and friends can come together to escape, relax, and indulge.<br \/> It is an exciting time for the holiday let \u2013 recently named in the top 12 in Great Britain by the Sunday Times.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Beautiful home matching the beautiful Lake District<\/h3>\n<p>Our managing director Paul Liddell is \u201cdelighted\u201d that Waternook has been shortlisted by VisitEngland.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1226638 alignright b-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lakelovers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/Paul-Liddell.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.lakelovers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/Paul-Liddell.jpg\"><br \/><em>\u201cThis beautiful home on the shores of Ullswater really is something special. <\/em><em>We are chuffed that VisitEngland has put it forward as a finalist,\u201d he says, <\/em><em>\u201cThe Lake District is a spectacular place and <\/em><em>Waternook is a spectacular match. The owner<\/em><em> has put so much into creating a divine and super luxurious holiday home and offers guests an impeccable service \u2013 even a concierge service. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>T<\/em><em>ogether we ensure that guests to Waternook are well looked after and get the quality of service they expect and deserve. <\/em><em>We wish Waternook the very best for the finals in April.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">A Great Start To The Year<\/h3>\n<p>And, the owner, who picked up a string of awards for his impressive home in 2016, says:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAt Waternook we always strive to deliver the very highest standards of excellence for our discerning guests, ensuring every stay is bespoke to their needs.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSo, we are overjoyed with the news of being shortlisted as a finalist.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAnd, hopefully, this shows we are achieving the best for our guests.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBut, we are always looking for new ways to increase and improve our offer so we continue to offer the best.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Outstanding Tourism Talent<\/h3>\n<p>And, the winners of VisitEngland\u2019s prestigious Awards for Excellence will be announced at an awards ceremony in April.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>VisitEngland Chief Executive Sally Balcombe , says&nbsp;: <em>\u201cThe awards shine a spotlight on an industry driven by the highest-calibre people and organisations who deliver unforgettable experiences for visitors, raising the profile of England as a world-class destination and driving the economic benefits of tourism across the regions.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And, she adds that the finalists announced &nbsp;\u201cexemplify outstanding tourism talent\u201d and &nbsp;\u201crepresent the very best in the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>So, Book a stay at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakelovers.co.uk\/property\/waternook\/\">Waternook<\/a> or in one of our other 450 impressive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakelovers.co.uk\/\">Lake District Holiday Cottages<\/a>.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of our Lake District homes (Waternook) has been named as a top national finalist in prestigious VisitEngland 2017 awards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":1252,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lakelovers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lakelovers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lakelovers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lakelovers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lakelovers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1251"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.lakelovers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1251\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1702,"href":"https:\/\/www.lakelovers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1251\/revisions\/1702"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lakelovers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lakelovers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lakelovers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lakelovers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}