Sounds similar to the Forest of Arden, to be honest I'd happily sacrifice the lounge for the full breakfast, it is soooo good at the Forest of Arden!!

Not sure what else there is in the North, we'll be based out of Sheffield and visiting relatives in Preston so a couple of nights here seems like a good plan as it looks to be reasonable convenient for Blackpool, the Lakes and Preston.

Thanks for the feedback. There are no pictures of a lounge on the photo tour which is usually the way I figure out if a proerty has one or not. It's nice if they'd state on the web site if a property has a lounge or not.