Windermere HotelsWindermere and Bowness lie approximately halfway along the magnificent 10 mile lake. Windermere hotels vary from £25 per night B&B's to 5 star luxury. The town is the largest and busiest of all lakeland towns and is a hub of activity during summer months. Steamers can be boarded on the lake for trips to Lakeside in the south and Waterhead in the north. The town is also home to the Steam boat museum, Lakeland Plastics super store, and "The world of Beatrix Potter"
The Macdonald Old England Hotel ... 3 Star *** stands on the very shore of Windermere and boasts unrivalled
views of England's largest lake. Outside the hotel Lakeland's towns and villages, rural idylls,
outdoor challenges, and a multitude of historic and cultural attractions await you. Each guest
bedroom includes en-suite, radio, telephone, tea and coffee making facilities, trouser press,
iron and board, hair dryer and also room service, non-smoking rooms and rooms for disabled
guests on request. The hotel also provides a restaurant, terrace bar, lounge, six business
suites, billiard room, hair salon and swimming pool. With all this on offer, plus the
surrounding picturesque area your stay at the Macdonald Old England will be one to
remember.
 
The Low Wood Hotel ... 4 Star **** is located in the heart of the Lake District on the shore of beautiful Lake Windermere.
In this area visitors can find many attractions such as the Lakeland Plastics super store, Beatrix Potter Gallery, Blackwell Arts and Crafts House,
the Aquarium of the Lakes, Armitt Museum and Dove Cottage, which is the famous home of William Wordsworth.
The guest rooms have all the amenities you would expect from a four star hotel. In addition,
the hotel has two restaurants, two bars and a very cosy lounge. Low Wood Hotel also boasts a luxurious
beauty spa with sauna, steam room, Roman baths, Jacuzzi and a leisure club with pool, gym and fitness
classes. Furthermore, the hotel features a children's club.
The Wild Boar Hotel ... 3 Star *** is set in the ancient beauty of the Gilpin Valley, in the Lake District
national park, just a short drive from Lake Windermere. This former coaching inn takes its name
from the local legend of Sir Richard Gilpin, who bravely fought and killed a particularly
ferocious boar. These days, this cosy hotel is famed for its warm welcomes, fine food served
in the restaurant and its extensive wine cellar. In the winter, guests can relax by open log
fires and the hotel also offers organised walks through the surrounding countryside. Guest rooms
within the Wild Boar Hotel are tastefully furnished and come equipped with all the amenities one
would need for a comfortable stay.
The Lakeside Hotel ... 4 Star **** is situated on the shores of Lake Windermere in the English Lake District.
The Hotel is spacious, richly decorated and sumptuously furnished throughout; Lakeside retains
the warm and welcoming atmosphere of its 17th century coaching inn origins, with oak paneling,
real fires and grand floral displays. Snug lounges and traditional bars provide a relaxing
retreat, while the conservatory looks out over landscaped gardens that lead down to Lake Windermere.
Surrounding this hotel is an archetypal Lake District countryside of fells, forests and crystal clear streams.
Storrs Hall ... 3 Star *** is surrounded by the natural beauty of the Lake District. The Hotel, a grade ll
Georgian Mansion, offers an idyllic setting to enjoy a luxury hotel experience. Storrs Hall,
with its National Trust-owned folly the "Temple", has for years been a landmark to sigh over.
Sitting in an unrivalled position, this lakeland hotel enjoys views of Lake Windermere that
seem endless. The sumptuous interiors are decorated in the old English style creating an air
of established comfort, elegant but informal, warm and welcoming. At every turn, breathtaking
views of lake and fell can be glimpsed through great windows and framed and reflected in
ornate mirrors. The luxury bedrooms at Storrs Hall have huge beds and beautiful bathrooms
with every modern comfort..
The Windermere Hydro Hotel ... 3 Star *** is situated in a premier position in the Lake District, only minutes
away from many of the local attractions and shops in Bowness. Originally built as a Water Cure
Hotel in the late 19th century, the hotel now offers a Hydro Spa complete with swimming pool,
Jacuzzi, sauna and mini gym. All of the 80 bedrooms come equipped with colour television,
telephone and tea and coffee making facilities. The Windermere Hydro Hotel boasts magnificent
conference facilities, the largest of which can accommodate a total of 200 delegates.
Car parking is also available.
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