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The Waterhead Inn - The Inn Collection group

Lakefront hotel with restaurant, near Lake Windermere

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The Waterhead Inn - The Inn Collection group puts you within a 10-minute drive of Lake Windermere and World of Beatrix Potter. You can grab a bite to eat at the restaurant or wind down at the end of the day with a drink from the bar/lounge. Other features include a terrace and a garden. Fellow travellers say great things about the helpful staff.
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Free parking
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Bar
  • Non-smoking
£99
includes taxes & fees
8 Nov - 9 Nov

Room options

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A hotel room with a large bed, a desk, a chair, a TV, and two framed pictures on the wall.

Double Room

Exceptional
  • 20 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
A neatly made bed with white linens, a wooden nightstand with a lamp, a chair, and a desk with a lamp. Two framed pictures are on the wall above the bed.

Room with a View

Excellent
  • Lake view
  • 20 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Single Beds

Twin Room (House)

  • Mountain view
  • 20 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds
A hotel room with a large bed, a wooden nightstand, a chair, a small table, and a view of the outdoors through a window.

Superior Collection Room

Exceptional
  • Lake view
  • 22 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Single Beds
A hotel room with a large bed, a small round table, a chair, and a window with curtains.

Classic Double or Twin Room

Exceptional
  • 20 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Single Beds
A hotel room with a large bed, a sofa, a desk with a cup and magazine, and a TV.

Spacious Room

  • 20 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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About the area

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Lake Road, Ambleside, England, LA22 0ER

What's nearby

  • Lake Windermere - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Ambleside Pier - 1 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Borrans Park - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Ambleside Climbing Wall - 11 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Wray Castle - 13 min drive - 7.2 km

Getting around

  • Windermere Station - 8 min drive
  • Staveley Station - 16 min drive
  • Kendal Station - 19 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Lakes Brew Co Tap - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪The Ambleside Inn - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪The Wateredge Inn - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Pier Cafe Bar - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Flying Fleece - ‬18 min walk

About this property

The Waterhead Inn - The Inn Collection group

  • The Waterhead Inn - The Inn Collection group puts you within a 10-minute drive of Lake Windermere and World of Beatrix Potter. You can grab a bite to eat at the restaurant or wind down at the end of the day with a drink from the bar/lounge. Other features include a terrace and a garden. Fellow travellers say great things about the helpful staff.

At a glance

Hotel size

    • 41 rooms

Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: 3 PM; check-in end time: 11:00 PM
    • Minimum check-in age – 18
    • Check-out time is 10:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

    • The front desk is open daily from 7:30 AM - 11:00 PM
    • Front desk staffed during limited hours
    • This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
    • Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Required at check-in

    • Credit card, debit card or cash deposit required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required
    • Minimum check-in age is 18

Children

    • No cots (infant beds)

Pets

    • Pets allowed (2 total)*
    • Service animals welcome
    • Specific rooms only. Pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property on the number on the booking confirmation; restrictions apply*

Internet

    • Free WiFi in public areas
    • Free WiFi in rooms

Parking

    • Free on-site self-parking

Other information

    • Smoke-free property

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The Waterhead Inn - The Inn Collection group Reviews

8.8

Excellent

9.2

Cleanliness

9.6

Location

9.0

Staff & service

8.8

Property conditions & facilities

What guests liked

  • Breakfast was consistently described as very good, excellent, and amazing with a good selection of options. (27 reviews)
  • The restaurant served good food with a good choice of local ales and breakfasts cooked to order. (21 reviews)
  • Pets were warmly welcomed and could accompany owners almost everywhere in the hotel. (5 reviews)
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8/10 Very good

Beautiful views, nice rooms, great breakfast. I'm not sure if it's a regular thing but there were jet squadrons screaming over the lake while we there.
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8/10 Very good

generously given free room upgrade with excellent views over the lake. managed to get a parking space on each occasion required. only slight drawback was the speed of service for the evening meal. the staff were very good but there was a long wait between each course
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10/10 Exceptional

We had a fabulous room overlooking the river. The amenities were great, and the breakfast was substantial.
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10/10 Exceptional

Wonderful staff. Great food
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10/10 Exceptional

Excellent hotel with friendly staff, great breakfast, a fan in the room to help with the hot weather. Good tea and coffee. Free parking and a great view of the Lake, close to Ambleside and from the room the mountains were clearly visible. Fantastic!!
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10/10 Exceptional

Parking space, food available all day, lake across the road, walking distance to the village, excellent helpful staff.
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8/10 Very good

Polite pleasant staff. Nice spacious room with good shower. Good breakfast
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10/10 Exceptional

The building itself needs updating and renewing! The staff were amazing and location is great
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10/10 Exceptional

great location with lake views dog friendly and the staff were fabulous will return again
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8/10 Very good

Location is superb. Found breakfast (cereal to be limited choice), but was good and cooked was nice, with plenty of tea and coffee. Only thing I found was bar was slow as there seemed not enough people around
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10/10 Exceptional

Our stay at the Waterhead Inn was even better than expected. The area was perfect - lovely and peaceful (despite it being the bank holiday weekend) but right on the lake, situated just a few meters away from where you can get the boat into Bowness, with 4 or 5 gorgeous beer gardens right on your doorstep. The staff were all so lovely, breakfast was delicious and the room was extremely spacious with huge, comfy beds! Will definitely be returning to this hotel for another relaxing break soon.
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8/10 Very good

Very friendly staff, room was spotless. Nice place to stay for a day or two.
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10/10 Exceptional

Clean room, friendly staff and close to the lake with great views.
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10/10 Exceptional

Excellent hotel in great location

Excellent hotel in great location Very good breakfast too
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10/10 Exceptional

Beautiful property and the staff was outstanding.
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10/10 Exceptional

Great hotel in a great location with excellent staff
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8/10 Very good

Nice,stay - good room and location

In general nice stay, good room and location, nice breakfast
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10/10 Exceptional

Great staff, nice rooms, fun location
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8/10 Very good

excellent good choice of breakfast room nice and clean staff very helpful view excellent lift needed
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10/10 Exceptional

Beautiful location and very welcoming and friendly staff.
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2/10 Poor

A Pub with rooms not a Hotel .. no amenities .. no reception just a woman behind the bar … no porter and not lift had to drag cases up and down 3 flights of stars .. restaurant was bun grub Room very basic bathroom was clean .the room smelt of dogs maybe allocate rooms for dogs only. nothing in the area terrible chip shop .. not worth £100et alone £185 … one highlight good breakfast 👍definitely wouldn’t sty there again or recommend it
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8/10 Very good

Great location very friendly staff and very comfortable surroundings would definitely recommend
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10/10 Exceptional

Convenient location and amenities
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10/10 Exceptional

We loved our stay,Staff at Breakfast were amazing very friendly and the Eggs Royale were beautiful thank you.
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6/10 Good

Hospitality was very good. The bar and food was very good the bar and surrounding area was very nice and well presented. How ever the room we stayed in was very poor was not cleaned properly the whole area up stairs neadered a good clean cleaned