Email Briar Lea House enquiries & reservations: bookscotland@madbookings.com
Other places to stay in and around Gretna
Set in its own grounds in the northern border Regions of Cumbria. Briar
Lea Guest House is an Ideal Base for exploring the Historic City of Carlisle,
The Scottish Borders, Gretna Green and Hadrian’s Wall.
We are ideally placed for an overnight stop en route to or from your destination.
Briar Lea House Accommodation
Our guest house is a large country house in its own land. It is also our home. It has 6 letting rooms. Three of these rooms are on the ground floor. Two of the ground floor rooms have a separate entrance. One ground floor room is better than the others for person/s with limited mobility.
We have four en-suite rooms, three on the ground floor and one on the first floor, plus two standard first floor rooms which share a bathroom. All our rooms are centrally heated with hospitality trays, hair dryers, towels and Freeview TV. Wifi is available also.
We are open for guests all year round, except Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Years Day. Our Family and Spa rooms have a separate reception entrance. All prices include a full English cooked breakfast or alternative.
En-suite Rooms
Orchid Family Room
For the larger family, we can accommodate two adults and two or more children
in our spacious family room.
Children under twelve years old sharing with parents ½ the adult
price. Very young babies not requiring breakfast – Free. Older babies
and Toddlers, special charge applies. A cot is also available.
Sunflower Room
This double room is a bright, sunny room and ideal for the romantic couple.
Garden Room
This room is equipped with spa bath and free- standing shower, washbasin
and toilet. Accommodation consists of one double and one single bed. Children
under twelve years old sharing with parents ½ the adult price.
The Bluebell Room
En-suite family room accommodating two adults plus one child. Children
under twelve years old sharing with parents are ½ price. This room
can also be used as twin beds.
Twin En-suite
Our Family or Garden Rooms can be used as twin en-suites.
Standard Rooms
We have two first floor rooms which share a bathroom as follows:
Woodland Room, first floor twin bedded room and Acorn Room first floor single bed room.
Smoking Policy
Smoking prohibited. Rooms which are found to have been smoked in will
incur an additional cleaning charge.
Pet Policy
Well-behaved pets are welcome. A small charge will be made.
Dining
We can cater for special diets if we are informed before your arrival.
Disabled Access
We have orthopaedic chairs, ramps and room aids freely available for our
less able guests (please ask for details).
Swimming Pool
The swimming pool is located in the grounds. It is available free to our
guests and heated during the season and is covered by a permanent poly-tunnel.
The pool is open from May to September and is available to all of our guests, free of charge, except at times when it has been hired out to private parties. Guests must bring their own towels for swimming. The pool is available for exclusive hire per hour by arrangement for private parties.
Campsite
We are registered with "The Caravan & Camping Club" as a
listed site. Our paddock is in a quiet, secluded position, approximately
half an acre in size and surrounded with trees. The site has drinking
water, Elsan and refuse disposal points.
Situated within the grounds of Briar Lea House the site enjoys the use of the swimming pool (charge per person per hour and restrictions apply) and gardens. Sorry we have no amenities for tents.
Attractions
Carlisle
Carlisle has 2,000 years of Border history with wars, castles, forts,
and the famous Hadrian's Wall and many other places of interest to visit.
Carlisle is renowned for its choice of shop, covered markets and services. The Lanes Shopping Centre with narrow back lanes and old world charm is a must for exploration. The Sands entertainment Centre offers a variety of programmes and Carlisle has an active night life.
Longtown
Longtown is home to England's largest sheep market, and sits on the River
Esk, being the natural border with Scotland. Inthe past Longtown has seen
many centuries of border warfare.
One of the local legends is that King Arthur raised an army of Northern Britons to meet the pagan hoards from the North Sea. It is said that King Arthur's last battle could have been at the Hadrian's Wall fort of Camtoglama and that his body rested at the Parish of Arthuret.
Briar Lea House is situated on the Solway Moss Battlefield (1542) Which was fought between the British and the invading Scottish armies. Longtown has free on street parking and a variety of shops, restaurants and take away's.
Perhaps you would like to visit Scotland, the border of which is only 4 miles away. Why not elope for the day to the Famous Blacksmiths shop at Gretna Green. Or perhaps visit the Gretna Sunday market or shop in the new retail outlet village, an experience not to be missed. You could even drive to Glasgow or Edinburgh.
Lake District
The North Lakes and Windermere are all a short distance away and make
a pleasant day out. Ullswater, shown left, is the nearest lake to us just
45 minutes away.
DIRECTIONS
From the South:
There is easy access to and from the M6 motorway from Briar Lea House.
Take the Galashiels exit (Junction 44) from the M6 and then take the A7
(marked Edinburgh Tourist Route) heading for Longtown.
On entering Longtown take the A6071 towards Brampton. This is also called Albert Street. Briar Lea House is the first house on the right, past the Borders Business Park, and is situated just a minutes drive (half a mile) from the A7.
From the North:
Leave the A74(M) or A75 at the A6071 for Gretna and Longtown. Follow the
A6071 until you meet the A7 just out side of Longtown. Turn right onto
the A7, pass through Longtown looking out for the same rout number the
A6071 this time to Brampton. It is a left turn just before the second
pelican crossing. This is also called Albert Street.
Briar Lea House is the first house on the right, past the Borders Business Park, and is situated just a minutes drive (half a mile) from the A7.
Email Briar Lea House enquiries & reservations: bookscotland@madbookings.com
