Dove Nest is a hotel near Kendal, the United Kingdom.[1] Wikidata describes it as “house in Lakes, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, UK”. It stands about 17 km from the centre of Kendal.[3]
Overview
The Samling Hotel (previously known as Dove Nest) is a historic building near Ambleside in the Lake District of England. It is a Grade II listed building. It was built as a villa in about 1780 by John Benson who was the landlord of William Wordsworth.
From “The Samling Hotel” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
It is listed as a Grade II listed building. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 17 km from the centre of Kendal. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), about 87 km from the centre of Kendal.[4]
It is one of 84 hotels in and around Kendal recorded in Wikidata, 42 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Innpedia also lists 2 chain-operated properties there. Of the 3 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Greyhound Hotel With Milestone And Mounting Block, opened in 1680. See Hotels in Kendal.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- Low Wood Hotel — 0.5 km
- Holbeck Ghyll — 0.9 km
- Langdale Chase — 0.9 km
- Ambleside Lake House — 0.9 km
- The Waterhead Inn — 1.0 km
- Wateredge Hotel — 1.1 km
- Briery Wood Country House Hotel — 1.1 km
See also
References
- ^ Dove Nest (Q26537718). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Dove Nest. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-08-20.
- ^ Kendal (Q994575). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Kendal. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.