Stay · Boutique Hotel
Linthwaite House
Crook Road, Bowness-on-Windermere
A Leeu Collection hotel on a hilltop above Windermere, with 36 individually designed rooms, a private tarn with rowing boats and Simon Rogan's Henrock restaurant serving produce from his own farm.
Nearby
Lindeth Fell Country House
Country House Hotel, Bowness££££
An Edwardian Arts and Crafts house above Windermere, now a 14-bedroom five-star B&B with its 1909 Restaurant, afternoon teas and Thomas Mawson gardens. It is part of the Storrs Collection and also hosts weddings and exclusive-use stays.
The Belsfield
Country House, Bowness, dogs welcome££££
A 4-star heritage hotel above Bowness with sweeping views over Windermere, where the Brasserie serves lunch, dinner and afternoon tea and the Art Deco bar and sunset terrace make the most of the lake.
Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House
Cultural, Bowness, dogs welcome££££
An Arts and Crafts holiday house above Windermere designed by M.H. Baillie Scott for a Manchester brewery owner, with original interiors, changing exhibitions, a tea room and gardens looking across the lake.
Walks nearby
Easy · 5.6 km · 175 m up
Brant Fell from Bowness
About 1 hour 30 minutes
A short loop from Bowness over Post Knott to the rocky top of Brant Fell, with one of the best views over Windermere, returning on the Dales Way.
Easy · 2.5 km · 108 m up
Orrest Head from Windermere station
About 30 minutes
A short climb straight from Windermere station through woodland to Orrest Head, a 360 degree viewpoint over Windermere and the central fells.
Moderate · 8.3 km · 257 m up
Carron Crag trail, Grizedale Forest
About 2 hours
Grizedale's purple waymarked trail from the visitor centre to Carron Crag, the forest's highest point, with views to the Coniston fells.