Sharrow Bay Country House
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| Established | 1948 |
| City | Ullswater / Pooley Bridge, Cumbria |
| Country | England |
| Website | www.sharrowbay.co.uk |
Coordinates: 54°35′24″N 2°50′38″W / 54.590°N 2.844°W
Sharrow Bay Country House is a hotel and restaurant located on the eastern shore of Ullswater near Pooley Bridge, Cumbria, England.
Anthony Parkin (1803-1890) built Sharrow Bay in about 1840. He was born in 1803 and was the son of Hugh Parkin who built Skirsgill House which is nearby. In 1838 his father died and Anthony inherited some money. Two years later he constructed his mansion house by Ullswater. He remained a bachelor all his life but had many visitors some of whom described his residence in their memoirs. Llewellynn Jewitt, a noted illustrator, said:
Charles West Cope in his reminiscences stated.
Anthony amassed considerable wealth and became very interested in art. Jacob Thompson, the famous artist, was a close friend and often visited him at Sharrow Bay. In 1850 Thompson painted two pictures of Ullswater from the house both of which are shown as black and white prints in his biography. One of these is shown here.
In 1948, the Manchester Guardian newspaper carried an advertisement for a mansion on the edge of Ullswater with 12 acres (49,000 m2) of grounds and formal gardens dating back to 1840. It was purchased by Francis Coulson. With the help of friends he opened in the spring of 1948 with four bedrooms, and coined the phrase ‘country house hotel’ for the first time.
In 1952 Francis was joined by Brian Sack, and the two of them ran the hotel for the rest of their lives.
It is reputedly the place where Sticky toffee pudding was invented in 1960.
Since 1967, Sharrow Bay has enjoyed membership of the French-inspired Relais & Chateaux Association of small hotels, personally supervised by their owners. Since 2003 it has been part of the Von Essen Hotels group owned by Andrew Davis (businessman). As of 2008[update], the restaurant held one star in the Michelin Guide, but it lost the star in 2012.
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