Eat and drink · Gastropub
The Brown Horse
Winster, near Windermere
A Georgian coaching inn in the Winster Valley with rooms, woodland pods and a well-chosen wine list, named Cumbria's Best Pub and Bar in 2023. Dogs are welcome in the bar.
Nearby
Gilpin Lake House
Fine Dining, Windermere, dogs welcome££££
Gilpin's six-bedroom Lake House sits in 100 private acres beside its own tarn, with breakfast and afternoon tea served by the water. For lunch and dinner a complimentary chauffeur runs guests to SOURCE and Gilpin Spice at the main hotel.
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.
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.
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.
Easy · 2.0 km · 115 m up
Gummer's How above Windermere
About 30 minutes
The quickest big view of Windermere: a short climb from a free Forestry England car park to a trig point looking up the whole length of the lake.