Eat and drink · Grill & Smokehouse
The Wild Boar
Crook Road, Windermere
The Grill and Smokehouse is the main restaurant at the Wild Boar Estate, a woodland hotel on Crook Road a short drive from Windermere. Come for grill and smokehouse cooking, with good vegan and vegetarian choices too.
Nearby
Gilpin Hotel & Lake House
Luxury Hotel, Windermere, dogs welcome££££
A Relais & Chateaux retreat offering garden suites, a private lake house and some of the finest hotel dining in the north of England.
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.
The Brown Horse
Gastropub, Winster, dogs welcome££££
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.
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 · 10.3 km · 260 m up
Scout Scar and Cunswick Scar from Kendal
About 2 hours 30 minutes
Kendal's doorstep classic: over Kendal Fell to the limestone edges of Cunswick Scar and Scout Scar, with the whole Lake District skyline from the Mushroom.