Stags Head Hotel
🏖️ 0.96 miles from Windermere, Rayrigg Meadow (Excellent water quality)
Bowness-on-Windermere
Hillthwaite
Windermere
📍 Thornbarrow Road, Windermere, LA23 2DF
🚆 Nearest station: · 0.6 mi
🔌 Nearest public charging: · 0.6 mi (Open Charge Map)
🌊 Windermere, Rayrigg Meadow: Excellent bathing water 0.8 mi · Environment Agency
Photo: Christine Westerback (CC BY-SA 2.0)
- Panoramic views over Windermere lake and surrounding fells
- Access to pool and sauna for residents
- Seasonal dishes and well-chosen wines in relaxed dining
- Private grounds and gardens with terrace views
- Central base between Windermere and Bowness-on-Windermere
Hillthwaite is a family-run hotel set above Windermere in the Lake District, enjoying wide views across the lake and surrounding fells. The hotel offers a range of bedroom styles, from cosy rooms to more spacious signature and occasion rooms, many with panoramic views. On site, you'll find a pool and sauna for residents, a bar, and a restaurant serving seasonal dishes, Sunday lunch and afternoon tea. Private grounds and a terrace invite you to relax outdoors. Centrally placed between Windermere and Bowness-on-Windermere, it's well positioned for exploring the Lake District National Park on foot, by car, bike or train, with Windermere station just five minutes away and local attractions such as the World of Beatrix Potter within easy reach.
How far to…
- Station
- 5 minutes
- Lake Windermere
- 10-minute walk
- M6 motorway
- 25 minutes
Practical details
- Pets
- Two Classic bedrooms are pet friendly, extra charge applies, pre-book required
- Parking
- Free onsite parking available
- Families
- Spacious rooms available for families of three or four
Accommodation on site
- Hotel rooms
- Single rooms
Details taken from the operator's own website on 30 Oct 2026 — check current terms when you book.
Facilities
- ✓ Swimming Pool
- ✓ Bar
- ✓ Restaurant
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ Pet Friendly
- ✓ Parking
- 🔌 EV Charging Nearby
- 🚆 Near a Train Station
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