Sharrow Bay Country House was a hotel and restaurant located on the eastern shore of Ullswater near Pooley Bridge, Cumbria, England.

In 1948, the Manchester Guardian newspaper carried an advertisement for a mansion on the edge of Ullswater with 12 acres (49,000 m2) of grounds and formal gardens dating back to 1840.

With the help of friends he opened in the spring of 1948 with four bedrooms, and coined the phrase ‘country house hotel’ for the first time.

[1] Since 1967, Sharrow Bay was a member of the French-inspired Relais & Chateaux Association of small hotels, personally supervised by their owners.

In 2024, it was announced that the owners of nearby Michelin starred Askham Hall have secured the long term lease of Sharrow Bay with a view to re opening it as a hotel and restaurant in 2025.

During the Second World War he was a conscientious objector and produced 300 meals a day for Toc H. In 1948 with help from his father he started the Sharrow Bay Hotel business.

One of his proudest dishes was a dessert named La Stupenda Bavarois, dedicated to the opera singer Dame Joan Sutherland.

Later he trained at the Node Hotel with Wendy Courtenay and in 1952 he was introduced to Francis Coulson, and moved to Sharrow Bay.