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The Ro

Bowness-on-Windermere

📍 Helm Road, Bowness-on-Windermere, LA23 3BA

🚆 Nearest station: · 1.1 mi

🔌 Nearest public charging: · 0.2 mi (Open Charge Map)

🌊 Windermere, Rayrigg Meadow: Excellent bathing water 0.9 mi · Environment Agency

The Ro
  • Hotel overlooking Lake Windermere in Bowness-on-Windermere
  • On-site Hydro Wellness Club with spa, pool and relaxation area
  • Restaurant, terrace and bar for dining and drinks
  • Close to The World of Beatrix Potter attraction
  • Pet-friendly rooms with dog bed and treats provided

How far to…

Station
1.1 miles
Beach
0.9 miles
The World of Beatrix Potter
0.2 miles
Windermere Jetty
0.5 miles

Practical details

Pets
Pet friendly double rooms available, ground floor only
Parking
On-site parking, charges apply, first come first served
Adults only
Biskey Balcony rooms are adults only

Accommodation on site

  • Hotel Rooms
  • Suites
  • Accessible Room

Details taken from the operator's own website on 16 Oct 2026 — check current terms when you book.

Facilities

  • ✓ Swimming Pool
  • ✓ Hot Tub
  • ✓ Spa
  • ✓ Bar
  • ✓ Restaurant
  • ✓ Disabled Access
  • ✓ Indoor Areas
  • ✓ Pet Friendly
  • ✓ WiFi
  • ✓ Parking
  • 🔌 EV Charging Nearby
  • 🚆 Near a Train Station

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Where you'll be

The Ro

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Things to do

Days out and attractions, nearest first

Windermere Jetty

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 0.5 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 · 0.9 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 · 4.7 mi

Go Ape Grizedale

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

The Armitt Museum & Library

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 5.1 mi

The Armitt Museum & Library

The Armitt Museum & Library is a museum, gallery, and library full of interesting and unusual object...

Brantwood

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 5.8 mi

Brantwood

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

Stott Park Bobbin Mill

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 5.9 mi

Stott Park Bobbin Mill

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

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Places to visit

The famous spots within a day trip

High Lickbarrow

National Trust · 0.8 mi

High Lickbarrow

Lake Windermere

Lake · 1.1 mi

Lake Windermere

Hill Top

National Trust · 2.4 mi

Hill Top

Wray Castle

Castle & Heritage · 3.1 mi

Wray Castle

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Eat & drink local

The local legends within walking-ish distance

Sweet Traditions

🍬 Sweet Shops & Fudge · 0.1 mi

Sweet Traditions

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The Village Inn

🍺 Pubs & Inns · 0.2 mi

The Village Inn

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Bowness Tap Rooms

🍺 Pubs & Inns · 0.2 mi

Bowness Tap Rooms

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The Hole in t' Wall

🍺 Pubs & Inns · 0.2 mi

The Hole in t' Wall

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The Peter Rabbit Café

🫖 Tea Rooms · 0.2 mi

The Peter Rabbit Café

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Romney's Snug

🍺 Pubs & Inns · 0.4 mi

Romney's Snug

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