Belmount Hotel And Adjoining Outbuilding

Belmount Hotel is a house that has been converted into a hotel, along with an adjoining outbuilding. A rainwater head on the building is dated 1774. The structure is made of dressed stone with some pebbledash and features hipped slate roofs. The main part of the hotel is three stories high and consists of five bays, with a two-story, two-bay wing to the left and a corresponding wing to the right that is now in ruins. The end bays project slightly and have round-headed recesses. The center of the building has a base, a band over the ground floor, and a top frieze and cornice. The windows have flat arches and are sashed with glazing bars; those on the second floor include vertical glazing bars and horns. The entrance features a Tuscan aedicule and a half-glazed door. There are lateral stacks on the sides with flanking rainwater heads.

The left wing is pebbledashed and has sashed windows with glazing bars, including round-headed windows on the ground floor. The rear of the building includes a stair wing under a hipped roof, with a tall window in the center, and a projecting two-bay gabled wing to the left. The end bay features a horizontally sliding sash window with glazing bars on the ground floor. The left return has a drip course and a flat-topped porch accessed by steps, with a wall leading to a yard on the right, showcasing varied fenestration including small-paned casements.

The right return, which was formerly a barn and stables, has a central passageway with ventilation holes on the left, a stable door, and windows on the right, along with a winnowing door and ventilation holes above. The inner return features an end bank for barn doors with a cat slide pentice and an outshut under a cat slide roof to the right. There is a loading door above a sliding door to the right of the passageway. Inside the house, there are cornices and fireplaces in the rooms. The stairwell has a ceiling adorned with Adam-style plasterwork, and one window contains stained glass fragments depicting armorial bearings and a religious scene, with elements from the medieval period, the 17th century, and possibly some from the 19th century. The property is owned by the National Trust, a gift from Beatrix Potter.