Mere Lake sits at the centre of Fairmont Cheshire The Mere, a 157-acre estate outside Knutsford with woodland, lawns and an established golf course. Rooms and suites look towards water, trees or fairways, giving the property the scale of a country resort rather than a traditional manor hotel. A championship golf course, spa and wellness facilities anchor the leisure programme, joined by restaurants developed with Gordon Ramsay. Manchester and the wider Cheshire countryside are within straightforward driving distance. Across the estate, the lake, course and mature planting continue beyond the main building into the surrounding grounds.