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Shap, PENRITH, CA10 3QX

Looking across farmland near to the hotel.

Shap Wells was opened in 1833 to serve the growing numbers of visitors coming to take the waters of the Shap Spa, located in the hotel's grounds. Under the ownership of the Earl of Lonsdale the hotel became a fashionable resort visited by many members of the aristocracy, the best known of these being HRH Princess Mary. During the second world war Shap Wells was requisitioned as a prisoner of war camp for senior Luftwaffe and German Naval Officers. In 1962, after a period of decline, the building was purchased and turned into the hotel it is today.

Shap Wells was opened in 1833 to serve the growing numbers of visitors coming to take the waters of the Shap Spa, located in the hotel's grounds. Under the ownership of the Earl of Lonsdale the hotel became a fashionable resort visited by many members of the aristocracy, the best known of these being HRH Princess Mary. During the second world war Shap Wells was requisitioned as a prisoner of war camp for senior Luftwaffe and German Naval Officers. In 1962, after a period of decline, the building was purchased and turned into the hotel it is today.

Shap Wells was opened in 1833 to serve the growing numbers of visitors coming to take the waters of the Shap Spa, located in the hotel's grounds. Under the ownership of the Earl of Lonsdale the hotel became a fashionable resort visited by many members of the aristocracy, the best known of these being HRH Princess Mary. During the second world war Shap Wells was requisitioned as a prisoner of war camp for senior Luftwaffe and German Naval Officers. In 1962, after a period of decline, the building was purchased and turned into the hotel it is today.

We stayed at this hotel during the week. It was coping well with four different coach parties. Contrary to what we experienced, this establishment and other places in the area accepted "Irish money", we did bring Bank of England notes with us just in case, see Image]

These slabs of polished local granite were put up in 1996 by the Open University Earth Sciences Department to mark 25 years of their visits for geological field trips. They are displayed just outside the hotel entrance.

On the Shap Wells Hotel Estate. A monument to mark Queen Victoria's accession, a Lowther folly

The Victoria monument, erected in 1842, is 23 feet 6 inches high and the statue on top is a further 6 feet 2 inches high. On the north panel is a wreath of palm and olive and the Lowther coat of arms; on the west panel (pictured) is a British lion with its paw resting on a globe; on the east panel the goddess Hygeia pouring medicinal waters from a goblet into a shell held by an aged invalid. The statue of Britannia was the work of Thomas Bland of Reagill; the octagonal pillar was designed by architect Mr Mawson of Lowther. In the background an Intercity train heads towards Euston on the West Coast Main Line.

This building is part of the hotel, and provides accommodation especially for visitors with dogs.

On the Shap Wells Hotel Estate