Red Lion Hotel (Old Portion Only) is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 March 1974. Hotel. 9 related planning applications.

Red Lion Hotel (Old Portion Only)

WRENN ID
salt-arch-hyssop
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lake District National Park
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 March 1974
Type
Hotel
Address
Red Lion Hotel (Old Portion Only), Grasmere, LA22 9SS., Lakes, Westmorland and Furness, LA22 9SS
OS grid reference
NY 336 075
Coordinates
54.45884, -3.0252
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Red Lion Hotel, specifically the old portion, is a building likely dating from the early 18th century. It is constructed of whitewashed stone rubble and features a slate roof. The structure stands three storeys tall and has a central panelled door with a slate hood above it. On the ground floor, there are two 19th-century sash windows, while the upper floors have three sash windows, all of which have labels above them. The gable over the centre adds to its architectural character. To the left of the main building, there are former stables and a coach-house, which are lower and also whitewashed. This section includes a segmental-headed coach entrance, while the remainder of the stables has been modernized with two doors and four upper windows. The main part of the hotel is from the 19th century and includes recent additions, which are not part of this listing.

Local climate

Red Lion Hotel (Old Portion Only) sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,440 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 61 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 37 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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