Our guests visit English Lakes Hotels and the surrounding locations to experience their breath-taking beauty—sweeping landscapes, peaceful woodlands, and a rich cultural heritage shaped over centuries. We know many of you care deeply about preserving this unique environment, which is why we invite you to be part of our sustainability journey.
Through our Guest Donation Scheme, we invite guests to add a voluntary £1 per night contribution to their bill. Every donation directly supports local conservation, landscape restoration, and community-led environmental projects—ensuring this World Heritage Site is protected and enhanced for future generations.
Run by the English Lakes Hotels Trust, a local volunteer-led charity with professional expertise and minimal overheads, your contributions go further. We invest in tangible, high-impact projects with long-term benefits for the natural and cultural landscape:
Over 2,500 trees have been planted to create a new woodland next to Low Wood Bay, now thriving with new life.
A recent £5,000 donation to the Lune Rivers Trust supported woodland creation along Ellergill Beck near the Forest of Bowland AONB.
Funding supports habitat restoration, species protection, and preservation of iconic Lake District features—from lakes and fellside paths to historic community buildings.
We're not a corporate charity. We're local, lean, and focused. Thanks to our low running costs, more of your donation goes directly to where it’s needed most.
Through our Visitor Giving initiative, we’ve raised over £200,000 to date—backing a wide range of local conservation and sustainability projects across Cumbria and beyond.
Together, we can ensure that areas within the Lake District and North Lancashire remain not only protected, but thriving. We thank all those for making a difference when they stay.
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