Hotels in the Lake District
58 handpicked places to stay
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Beds in the Lake District range from lakeside hotels with views over Windermere to small guest houses tucked into the fells around Keswick and Grasmere. Windermere and Keswick have the largest concentration of places to stay, with everything from smart hotels like Windermere Suites to family-run B&Bs such as Amble House and Fitz Guest House, while Grasmere offers a quieter base close to Wordsworth country.
Penrith and Cockermouth suit those wanting easier access to the northern and eastern fells, or a stop before heading further into the National Park, and tend to be less crowded than the honeypot towns in high season. Guest houses like North View B&B, Portland House, Kenilworth Guest House and Skiddaw Croft show the range on offer in Keswick alone, so it's worth thinking about which valley or lake you want as your base before booking.
Lancrigg
Hotel · Easedale Road, Grasmere
A restaurant-led hotel on Easedale Road in Grasmere, with a bar and breakfast on-site and Lake District walking country on the doorstep.
New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel
Hotel · Great Langdale, Ambleside
A 22-room walkers' hotel deep in Great Langdale, Ambleside, with hearty pies and fell views right from the bedroom window.
Thorney How
Guest Accommodation · Thorney How, Ambleside
A no-frills, group-friendly base near Grasmere for walkers and cyclists, with bunk rooms and a shared kitchen close to Easedale Tarn.
Travellers Rest Inn
Hotel · Grasmere, Ambleside
A 10-room pub inn just outside Grasmere near Ambleside, with mountain views and a menu built around hearty roasts and sticky toffee pudding.
The Inn At Grasmere
Hotel · Red Lion Square, Grasmere
A well-equipped hotel in the heart of Grasmere, suited to walkers, families and anyone wanting a pool and spa after a day on the fells.
Tweedies Bar and Lodge
Hotel · Red Bank Rd, Grasmere
Sixteen-room hotel on Red Bank Road in Grasmere, Cumbria, with its own bar and indoor pool for after a day on the fells.
Chestnut Villa
Guest Accommodation · Keswick Road, Grasmere
An eight-room adults-only guest house on Keswick Road in Grasmere, with mountain views and easy walking straight onto the fells.
Jacksons CafeBar & Guesthouse
B&B · Red Lion Square, Grasmere
Adults-only B&B above a cafe-bar in Grasmere's Red Lion Square, with en-suite rooms and drinks on tap for those tackling nearby Lake District walks.
Raise View House
B&B · Quiet lane five minutes from the village
A traditional Lakeland stone B&B with five en-suite rooms and fell views, five minutes' walk from the village.
Rothay Garden Hotel & Riverside Spa
Hotel · Broadgate, Grasmere
Adults-only hotel in Grasmere with a riverside spa, gardens and mountain views, close to Lake District walking and cycling routes.
Moss Grove Organic
Guest House · Village centre, close to the green
A boutique organic guest house in the village centre, built around natural materials and locally sourced breakfasts.
Victorian House Hotel
Hotel · Broadgate, Grasmere
A 13-room hotel on Broadgate in Grasmere, Cumbria, with a garden and free parking, close to the Lake District's fells and lakes.
The Grasmere Hotel
Hotel · Broadgate, on the River Rothay
A family-run country hotel trading since 1871, with eleven rooms and a garden running down to the River Rothay.
Beck Allans Guest House
Guest House · Village centre, beside the River Rothay
A well-regarded, family-run guest house in the centre of Grasmere with river views and cooked-to-order breakfasts.
The Wordsworth
Hotel · Village centre, opposite the green
A 19th-century former hunting lodge in the centre of Grasmere with a spa, riverside gardens and two on-site restaurants.
The Wordsworth, Grasmere - The Inn Collection Group
Hotel · Stock Lane, Ambleside
Hotel in Grasmere village near Dove Cottage, with 56 rooms, a bar and restaurant, well placed for Lakeland walking and cycling.
The Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel
Hotel · Great Langdale, Ambleside
At the head of Great Langdale, surrounded by fells, this Ambleside hotel is a walkers' pub with rooms and mountain views from the door.
The Swan at Grasmere
Hotel · Keswick Road, Grasmere
The Swan at Grasmere is a 38-room Cumbria hotel on Keswick Road with mountain views and free on-site parking.
Bridge House Hotel and Silver Howe View Cottage
Hotel · Church Bridge, Grasmere
Adults-only hotel by Church Bridge in Grasmere, close to the lake and river with Lake District fells all around for walking.
Lake View Country House
Guest House · Quiet lane near the lake shore
A family-run stone country house with private lake access and seven individually furnished en-suite rooms.
The Forest Side
Hotel · Edge of village, on the Keswick road
A Victorian Gothic mansion in 43 acres of woodland with a Michelin-starred restaurant built around its own kitchen garden.
The Daffodil Hotel & Spa
Hotel · Grasmere, on the shore of Grasmere lake
Four-star hotel and spa on the edge of Grasmere village with lake-facing rooms, a bistro and a treatment spa, within walking distance of Dove Cottage.
Langdale Hotel and Spa
Hotel · Ambleside, Cumbria
Adults-only hotel near Ambleside with 52 rooms and a spa, close to Langdale Valley and Elterwater in the Lake District.
The Eltermere Inn
Hotel · Elterwater, Ambleside
A 13-room inn in Elterwater near Langdale Valley, best suited to walkers and couples wanting quiet fell views and proper pub food.
Three Shires Inn
Hotel · Side Gates, Ambleside
Traditional Ambleside inn known for log fires, hearty steak and ale pie, and comfortable large-bed rooms in the heart of the Lake District.
Elterwater Park Farmhouse Bed and Breakfast
B&B · Elterwaterpark, Elterwater
Adults-only farmhouse B&B near Elterwater and Grasmere, with a cooked breakfast and mountain views from the garden.
Badger Bar
Hotel · Glen Rothay, Ambleside
A traditional pub-hotel in Ambleside near Lake Windermere, known for hearty food and badgers fed nightly in the garden.
Rydal Lodge
Hotel · Rydal Water, Ambleside
A small 8-room hotel by Rydal Water near Ambleside, well suited to walkers and dog owners wanting a quiet fell-side base.
Rydal Hall
Hotel · Rydal Hall, Rydal
Rydal Hall is a Lake District hotel near Rydal Water, set among gardens with fell views and easy reach of Grasmere and Ambleside.
Skelwith Bridge Hotel
Hotel · Skelwith Bridge, two miles west of Ambleside
A seventeenth-century former farmhouse and corn mill turned country hotel, two miles from Ambleside towards the Langdale valleys.
Foxghyll Country House B&B
B&B · Under Loughrigg, Ambleside
Adults-only B&B under Loughrigg near Ambleside, with locally sourced breakfasts and just three rooms for a quiet stay.
The Langstrath Country Inn
Hotel · Stonethwaite, Borrowdale
A small inn in Stonethwaite, Borrowdale, suited to walkers wanting fell access, a proper bar and mountain views from the door.
Crow How Country Guest House
Guest House · Rydal Road, on the edge of town towards Rydal
A Victorian country guest house set in two acres of gardens on the edge of Ambleside, built from stone taken from the old Rydal Hall.
Meadowbank
B&B · Rydal Road, Ambleside
B&B on Rydal Road in Ambleside, close to Rydal Water and Lake District trails, with bike storage and maps for local walks.
Holmeshead Farm
B&B · Skelwith Fold, Ambleside
A farmhouse B&B tucked into the countryside at Skelwith Fold near Ambleside, with a garden and free parking for walkers exploring the fells.
Haven Cottage
Guest Accommodation · Rydal Road, Ambleside
Adults-only Victorian B&B on Rydal Road, Ambleside, minutes from Lake District walking trails, pubs and restaurants.
Brantholme Bed and Breakfast
B&B · Brantholme, Ambleside
En-suite family rooms with drinks provided greet guests at this Ambleside B&B, set near walking and cycling country in Cumbria.
Rooms at the Apple Pie
Guest Accommodation · Rydal Road, Ambleside
Low-key guesthouse rooms above a bakery-cafe on Rydal Road in Ambleside, some with fireplaces, in the heart of the Lakes.
Glaramara Hotel
Hotel · Seatoller, Keswick
33 en-suite rooms with strong showers and mountain views at Glaramara Hotel in Seatoller, near Keswick, geared towards walkers.
Royal Oak Hotel
Hotel · Borrowdale, Rosthwaite
A traditional two-storey inn in Rosthwaite, deep in Borrowdale, with 21 rooms and mountain views on the doorstep for walkers.
The Gables Guest House
Guest Accommodation · Church Walk, Ambleside
Adults-only guest house on Church Walk in Ambleside, with 14 en-suite rooms and free on-site parking in the heart of the Lake District.
Stiles of Ambleside
B&B · Compston Road, Ambleside
Adults-only B&B on Compston Road in Ambleside, with mountain views and fells and lakes on the doorstep for walking and cycling.
Claremont House
Guest Accommodation · Compston Road, Ambleside
A family-friendly guest house on Compston Road in Ambleside, well placed for walkers and Lake District days out.
Hazel Bank Country House
Hotel · Hazel Bank, Rosthwaite
Hazel Bank Country House sits amid Lake District fells above Rosthwaite, an adults-only retreat surrounded by walking and cycling country.
The Unicorn inn
Hotel · North Road, Ambleside
Small five-room inn on North Road in Ambleside, with en-suite bathrooms and a bar and restaurant on site, handy for walking and cycling in the Lakes.
Waterwheel Guesthouse
Guest Accommodation · 3 Bridge Street, Ambleside
Waterwheel Guesthouse on Bridge Street in Ambleside serves breakfast each morning and puts pubs and restaurants right on the doorstep.
The Waterwheel Guesthouse
B&B · Bridge Street, Ambleside
Adults-only B&B in a Grade II listed 17th-century cottage beside Stock Ghyll in central Ambleside, with three en-suite rooms.
Riverside at Ambleside
B&B · By the River Rothay, on the edge of town
A seventeenth-century house beside the River Rothay, a ten-minute walk from Ambleside's centre, holding a 4-Star Gold rating.
Brathay Hall - Brathay Trust
Guest Accommodation · Brathay Hall, Ambleside
Guest accommodation at Brathay Hall near Ambleside, with breakfast and packed lunches on offer amid Lake District countryside.
Easedale Lodge
Guest Accommodation · Compston Road, Ambleside
A Victorian guest house on Compston Road in Ambleside, with mountain views and easy reach of the Lake District's fells and trails.
Park House
Guest Accommodation · Compston Road, Ambleside
A Victorian B&B on Compston Road in Ambleside, moments from the fells, with some rooms giving mountain views over the Lake District.
Compston House B & B
B&B · Compston Road, Ambleside
Adults-only B&B in central Ambleside with rooms named after US states, free parking and cooked breakfast included.
Norwood House
Guest Accommodation · Church Street, Ambleside
A small guest house on Church Street in Ambleside, in the heart of the Lake District, with just 8 rooms and a hearty Lakeland breakfast.
The Lakes B and B
B&B · 12 Church Street, Ambleside
An adults-only Victorian stone B&B on Church Street in Ambleside, with mountain views and en-suite rooms near the Lake District's walking trails.
Brantfell House
Guest Accommodation · Rothay Road, Ambleside
Adults-only guest house on Rothay Road in Ambleside, with mountain views and rooms kept spotless for a relaxed Lake District stay.
Brathay Lodge
Guest Accommodation · Rothay Road, Ambleside
A 19-room guest lodge on Rothay Road in Ambleside, an easy walk from the town centre and the Lake District's fells and water.
Melrose Guest House
Guest House · Church Street, town centre
An elegant Victorian Lakeland townhouse on Church Street, in the centre of Ambleside, known for its breakfasts and hosts.
Hillsdale B&B in Ambleside
B&B · Church Street, Ambleside
Adults-only B&B on Church Street in Ambleside, a good base for Lake District walking, with cooked-to-order breakfasts and free on-site parking.