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Bridge Hotel

Buttermere

📍 Buttermere, CA13 9UZ

📞 +44 17687 70252

Bridge Hotel

Photo: Darrin Antrobus  (CC BY-SA 2.0)

  • Dog-friendly hotel in the heart of the Lake District
  • Homemade food and locally selected real ales
  • Bedrooms free of TVs, radios and phone signal for a true escape
  • 21 en-suite bedrooms plus self-catering apartments on site
The Bridge Hotel sits in Buttermere, in the heart of the Lake District, Cumbria, offering 21 en-suite bedrooms alongside six self-catering apartments. It's a true dog-friendly hotel, with staff praised for going the extra mile and serving homemade food alongside carefully selected local real ales. Bedrooms are kept deliberately simple, with no televisions, radios or mobile phone signal, so you can unplug and enjoy the surrounding scenery. The hotel also offers electric car charging on site. For days out, Go Ape Whinlatter is 5.2 miles away, while the Puzzling Place and The Retro Zone museums are both around 6.9 miles away, with Corkickle station 12.2 miles distant.

How far to…

Station
12.2 miles
Go Ape Whinlatter
5.2 miles
Puzzling Place
6.9 miles
The Retro Zone
6.9 miles

Practical details

Pets
Dog-friendly
Open
Closed 5th–30th January; online bookings still available

Accommodation on site

  • En-suite bedrooms
  • Self-catering apartments

Details taken from the operator's own website on 21 Oct 2026 — check current terms when you book.

Facilities

  • ✓ Restaurant
  • ✓ Pet Friendly
  • ✓ EV Charging
  • 🔌 EV Charging Nearby

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Things to do

Days out and attractions, nearest first

Go Ape Whinlatter

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Puzzling Place

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Puzzling Place

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The Retro Zone

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The Retro Zone

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Places to visit

The famous spots within a day trip

Loweswater

National Trust · 4.3 mi

Loweswater

Derwentwater

Lake · 5.8 mi

Derwentwater

The Lingholm House

Stately Home & Palace · 5.9 mi

The Lingholm House

Lord's Island

National Trust · 6.4 mi

Lord's Island

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Eat & drink local

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Cragg House Farm Shop

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Cragg House Farm Shop

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Kirkstile Inn

🍺 Pubs & Inns · 3.2 mi

Kirkstile Inn

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