Christmas 2021
Treat your family and spend Christmas with us this year
(Subject to availability, conditions and Government guidelines)
Christmas Eve
A warm Westmorland welcome awaits you and once you have settled in to your room join us for a delicious Cumbrian afternoon tea served in our lounges and bar from 3.00pm until 5.00pm, where you can relax and unwind in to your Christmas break .For those of you that wish you can attend the ever popular Christingle service held at St Mary’s Church and enjoy carols by candlelight. Then join us for a little festive cheer with our welcome drinks reception to meet your fellow guest’s and the Salutation team. Our mouth-watering three-course candlelit dinner is then served in the restaurant to the soothing sounds of our Harpist. Afterwards, relax in the bar and lounges and listen to our pianist and singer, while we serve you some warming winter treats. For those wishing to attend Midnight Mass, times will be available at reception, or you may just wish to have a relaxing night in preparation for the big day ahead.
Christmas Day
Our ‘Bucks Fizz’ breakfast gets the day off to a good start and is served for you in the Restaurant. Please keep a look out for a visit from the man himself Father Christmas as will be calling in on his way back to the North Pole with gifts for all. There will be time to take a stroll around the village or a dip in the hotel pool or fountain Spa could also be squeezed in so you can build up an appetite for superb Christmas Day Lunch, complete with all the usual festive trimmings. After lunch it’s time for the Queens speech, or a quick snooze (don’t worry we won’t tell anyone), board games and quizzes are also available to try your hand at. You may prefer just to collapse in to a comfy arm chair with a cup of tea and home made ginger bread or shortbread and have a go at guessing the weight of the cake, a Salutation seasonal tradition. Our ever popular Yuletide gala buffet is served this evening with a seasonal sounds from our Violinist . After dinner it’s time to relax in the bar and lounges and let our magician entertain you with a little close up magic.
Boxing Day
Start the day with our famous Westmorland breakfast or choice from our amazing buffet selection. We set sail from Waterhead for our ever popular cruise where you can discover the Lakeland scenery from the water, there will be our Jazz trio Trickle Charge performing on board to keep you all up beat while lunch is served. After our cruise its back to the hotel for tea, coffee and a selection of cakes. Alternatively if you don’t fancy the lake cruise why not pick up a walkers pack from reception and explore the highlands or lowlands of Ambleside, or check out the ‘flicks’ and see a film at Zefferellis cinema with our compliments. Dinner is served in the Restaurant with soothing musical entertainment from our Harpist. After dinner its’s time to place your bets for the Salutation Casino with prizes for the guest’s with the most chips left at the end of the evening.
Monday 27th December 2021
After you have feasted on our hearty Cumbrian breakfast this morning our traditional Christmas package sadly ends and it’s time to say a fond farewell , unless of course, you are able to stay and take advantage of our fabulous ‘Twixmas’ rates which are offered to our Christmas guest’s.