Aerial view of Willowbeck House Guest House, a Victorian stone house in Windermere

Windermere · Lake District, England

A Victorian guest house in the heart of Windermere

Fourteen en-suite rooms, a full Cumbrian breakfast, and the fells on your doorstep.

Rated by the people who stayed

Real scores from real stays, across Google, Booking.com and Tripadvisor.

Google 4.8/5 ★★★★★ 288 reviews
Booking.com 9.0/10 ★★★★★ 465 reviews
Tripadvisor 4.6/5 ★★★★★ 568 reviews

Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice, 2021

A quiet lane, a warm welcome

Willowbeck House is an independent Victorian guest house on a quiet lane in Windermere, right beside St Martin’s Church.

We have been welcoming walkers, couples and slow travellers since 2006. Fourteen en-suite bedrooms, a full Cumbrian breakfast every morning, and Windermere’s cafés, pubs and fells within a short stroll.

2006welcoming guests since
14en-suite bedrooms
3 minwalk to town centre
The front of Willowbeck House Guest House on Lake Road, beside the spire of St Mary's Church

On Lake Road, beside St Martin’s Church

Rooms for every kind of stay

Five room types, fourteen en-suite bedrooms. Every rate includes our full Cumbrian breakfast.

The Single room

Single

From £65 per night

A comfortable en-suite single, made for solo travellers.

The Classic room

Classic

From £110 per night

Our classic double: calm, comfortable, unmistakably Victorian.

The Classic Superking room

Classic Superking

From £120 per night

Extra space to stretch out, with a superking bed.

The Classic Plus Superking room

Classic Plus Superking

From £130 per night

Our finest room. Generous, light, and made for lingering.

Rates are per room per night and include breakfast. Prices move with the season, so call or email for today’s rate, booked with us directly and with no middlemen in between.

Breakfast worth getting up for

Included with every room, every morning, the way a Lakeland breakfast should be.

The full Cumbrian breakfast at Willowbeck House
Scrambled eggs on toast
Freshly baked croissants

Served 8:00 – 9:00 in our bright dining room

The Lakes, on your doorstep

Next door to St Martin’s Church on Lake Road. From our front door, everything below is a short walk away.

Supper nearby

Our guests’ favourites within a short walk: Café Altitude, Tacos Del Sol and The Old Stamp House.

Attraction photos: Wikimedia Commons contributors (CC BY / CC BY-SA).

Good to know

The practical bits, all in one place.

Check-in
4 – 8pmlater arrivals by arrangement
Check-out
Before 10:30amso rooms are ready for the next guests
Parking
Free private parkingright at the house
WiFi
Free throughoutfast enough for the evening’s plans
In every room
Tea & coffeeand daily housekeeping
Throughout
Non-smokinga fresh house, always

Book direct

When you book with us directly, every pound goes to the house, not to a booking platform. Call or email, and we’ll take it from there.

Lake Road, Windermere, Cumbria LA23 2QT