Storrs Hall is a four-star hotel on the banks of Windermere in the Lake District, Cumbria, England. The hotel, a Grade II* listed Georgian mansion, is also home to the National Trust-owned folly the "Temple" on the end of a stone jetty on Windermere.
Situated in the Lake District, Storrs Hall sits alongside the Windermere. It stands in seventeen acres of grounds and woodland. From the hotel one can view views of both the lake and the amazing mountains behind. Storrs Hall has a winding staircase, as well as antique furniture and paintings. It has 30 sumptuous rooms offering panoramic views of Lake Windermere.
The mansion was first built in the 1790s by Sir John Legard, a Yorkshire landowner. After 14 years of owning the building, Sir John Legard became increasingly crippled by gout, and eventually sold Storrs Hall in 1804.
The new owner of Storrs Hall was John Bolton, born in Ulverston in 1756, who was a rich man and one of the wealthiest men of his class. He extended the mansion and created a park. John Bolton was a Cumbrian who made a fortune as a Liverpool slave trader. He bought Storrs Hall with some of the proceeds and used the residence to entertain in style, holding regattas on the lake which were attended by Wordsworth and Sir Walter Scott amongst others.
Between 1940 and 1944, Storrs Hall (which had previously been used both as a girls' school and as a youth hostel) played host to the staff and boys of St Hugh's School, Woodhall Spa, who were evacuated from their own buildings amidst the airfields of Lincolnshire during World War II.
Today, Storrs Hall is a 4 star hotel set in 17 acres of grounds on the shores of Windermere with an award-winning restaurant. From Storrs Hall's formal dining room, named the Terrace Restaurant, one can gaze through the large windows at the elegant terrace and picturesque gardens rolling right down to the lake.