Recommendations please, for a stopover on the way to Loch Tay

Thank you Floradora.

Thanks again all - I’ll have a look at Moffat.👍😎

Moffat gets my vote

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The Westmorland Hotel behind Tebay Services is really nice.
Much better than you would expect from a services hotel but then the services themselves are excellent.
Floradora9 can you remember which Premier near Carlisle you stayed at please? There are 2 or 3 at different M6 junctions around Carlisle and we stayed in one a few years ago which was the worst Premier by far we have ever stayed in.
It would be good to know because Carlisle is a good stop for us on our way to Scotland from Wirral.

Junction 40

New Lanark is lovely and a great addition to your holiday in either direction, at just about a good midway distance. Tebay, (Westmorland) is our go to coffee stop on our way North from Greater Manchester. Cairn Lodge is also the same group as Tebay, but not a stop we have made yet. Enjoy Scotland.

New Lanark is on my list to visit.

We live in Moffat, a pretty conservation town less than a mile from the A74(M) and about 2 and a half houre away from Loch Tay. There are many hotels and guest houses and plenty of places to eat, as well as much local history and places to visit.

Thanks all for your suggestions! I think Cumbria will be too early in the journey for us, although the venues sound lovely. New Lanark sounds promising. 👍😎

Thank you for that information about the Westmorland Hotel J52. Didn’t know that but we will definitely try it on our next trip.

“The Westmorland Hotel behind Tebay Services is really nice.
Much better than you would expect from a services hotel but then the services themselves are excellent.“

I’ll second this. Don’t tell everyone, but they do excellent brunch, sandwiches and coffee. We now go there instead of the general service station. Waiter service, comfortable seats, clean loos, lovely surroundings and parking directly outside.
You just drive through the service station car park.
It might be a bit too soon for the mileage from Manchester, the North Lakes Spa Hotel at the Penrith junction is also lovey and very well appointed.

The Westmorland Hotel behind Tebay Services is really nice.
Much better than you would expect from a services hotel but then the services themselves are excellent.
Floradora9 can you remember which Premier near Carlisle you stayed at please? There are 2 or 3 at different M6 junctions around Carlisle and we stayed in one a few years ago which was the worst Premier by far we have ever stayed in.
It would be good to know because Carlisle is a good stop for us on our way to Scotland from Wirral.

We stayed at the Station Hotel at Carlisle once but we were travelling by train. It was nice.
I would second New Lanark.

We really like the Premier inn just outside Carlisle . Compared to thers it is lovely . We have used it often and it is easy to book .

New Lanark is lovely. So interesting. Would be a very nice addition to your whole holiday. The falls of Clyde there as well as the preserved old village are terrific.

Thanks Siope - I’ll look it up. 😎👍

It’s a little over half-way but the New Lanark hotel is nice, powered by hydro-electricity from the neighbouring waterfalls, which also power the neighbouring, World Heritage site mill and original working village, which is well worth visiting.

www.newlanarkhotel.co.uk/

www.newlanark.org/