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Cairn Cottage - Meadowcroft Cottages

Bowness-on-Windermere, North West England

🚆 Nearest station: · 2.3 mi

🔌 Nearest public charging: · 0.1 mi (Open Charge Map)

🌊 Windermere, Rayrigg Meadow: Excellent bathing water 2.0 mi · Environment Agency

Cairn Cottage - Meadowcroft Cottages
Cairn Cottage is a well-placed retreat in Bowness-on-Windermere, sleeping four and suited to couples or small families keen to explore the Lakes without needing to drive everywhere. EV charging is available nearby, which is handy if you're travelling by electric car, and Windermere station is just 2.3 miles away for those arriving by train.

Museum lovers are well catered for, with The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction, Windermere Jetty and From Auschwitz to Ambleside all within a couple of miles. For a break from sightseeing, Blackwell Tea Room and Joey's Cafe are close by for a cuppa. Windermere's Rayrigg Meadow beach, with excellent water quality, is about 2 miles off, making it a pleasant option for a lakeside stroll or paddle during your stay.

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Things to do

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Windermere Jetty

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 1.5 mi

Windermere Jetty

Windermere Jetty Museum sits on the lakeshore just outside Bowness, telling over 200 years of Winder...

From Auschwitz to Ambleside

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 2.1 mi

From Auschwitz to Ambleside

This small exhibition tells the story of 300 child Holocaust survivors who arrived in Windermere in...

Hawkshead Grammar School

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 3.4 mi

Hawkshead Grammar School

Hawkshead Grammar School in Hawkshead, Cumbria, England was founded in 1585 by Archbishop Edwin Sand...

Go Ape Grizedale

🎢 Theme Parks · 4 mi

Go Ape Grizedale

Go Ape Grizedale sits in Grizedale Forest, part of the Lake District National Park near Satterthwait...

Stott Park Bobbin Mill

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 4.7 mi

Stott Park Bobbin Mill

19th-century bobbin mill museum; at Newby Bridge, Cumbria, England.

Lakes Aquarium

🐠 Aquariums · 5 mi

Lakes Aquarium

Lakes Aquarium sits in Colton, in the Lake District, and is open daily from 10am. You can catch the...

Brantwood

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 5.4 mi

Brantwood

Brantwood is the historic lakeside home of John Ruskin, now a museum set across a 250-acre estate on...

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Places to visit

The famous spots within a day trip

Lake Windermere

Lake · 0.6 mi

Lake Windermere

Hill Top

National Trust · 1.8 mi

Hill Top

High Lickbarrow

National Trust · 1.8 mi

High Lickbarrow

Graythwaite Hall

Stately Home & Palace · 3 mi

Graythwaite Hall

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Eat & drink local

The local legends within walking-ish distance

Blackwell Tea Room

🫖 Tea Rooms · 0.4 mi

Blackwell Tea Room

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Joey's Cafe

🫖 Tea Rooms · 0.7 mi

Joey's Cafe

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Romney's Snug

🍺 Pubs & Inns · 0.8 mi

Romney's Snug

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The Village Inn

🍺 Pubs & Inns · 1 mi

The Village Inn

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Bowness Tap Rooms

🍺 Pubs & Inns · 1 mi

Bowness Tap Rooms

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