Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel
Great Langdale
📍 Great Langdale, LA22 9JY
Photo: brian gillman (CC BY 3.0)
- Historic inn with a famous Climbers' Bar for fell walkers
- Walk straight from the door onto major fells
- Over a hundred years of hospitality and mountaineering history
- Positioned centrally in the Lake District National Park on the Cumbria Way
- All rooms include breakfast, Wi-Fi and free parking
The Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel sits in the Great Langdale Valley in the Lake District, a historic inn long loved by fell walkers and climbers. You can walk straight from the door onto the Langdale Pikes, Jack's Rake, Bowfell and Crinkle Crags, and the hotel sits right on the Cumbria Way. After a day on the fells, unwind in the iconic Climbers' Bar with local ale and hearty food, in a building with over a hundred years of mountaineering history. All rooms come with complimentary breakfast, free Wi-Fi and free parking. The nearest station is Windermere, 9.2 miles away, and further afield you'll find Coniston Water's Monk Coniston beach and museums including Dove Cottage, The Ruskin Museum and The Armitt Museum & Library.
How far to…
- Station
- 9.2 miles
- Beach
- 5.4 miles
- Dove Cottage
- 3.5 miles
- The Ruskin Museum
- 5.3 miles
- The Armitt Museum & Library
- 5.7 miles
Practical details
- Parking
- Free residents-only parking on site
- Families
- Described as a popular family hotel
Accommodation on site
- Rooms
Details taken from the operator's own website on 10 Oct 2026 — check current terms when you book.
Facilities
- ✓ Bar
- ✓ Restaurant
- ✓ WiFi
- ✓ Parking
- 🚌 Near a Bus Stop
- 🚆 Near a Train Station
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