Dalemain Mansion & Historic Gardens
Dalemain house near Ullswater on the Northern fringes of the Lake District, is a real treasure. This fantastic Lake District historic house and gardens contains behind its Georgian facade, a wealth of Tudor and Mediaeval rooms and buildings. There has been a settlement at Dalemain since Saxon times, when a fortified pele tower is mentioned and the present day courtyard is testimony to the defensive nature of the hamlet surrounding that tower.
The Old Hall was added in the 14th century, along with another tower. In the 16th century, two projecting wings were added creating a typical Elizabethan manor house and in 1744.
The delightful 5 acre plantsman’s garden of richly planted herbaceous borders has an intriguing and unusual combination of flowers and along with a tour of the house makes for a wonderful historic and scenic day out near Ullswater.