Ambleside Hotel, Ambleside Hotels & Accommodation

Countryhouse hotel with award winning restaurant set in the heart of Wordsworths' Grasmere. Beautifully refurbished for 2006; the decor, atmosphere and quality of service is hard to better.

The Grasmere Hotel is a delightful small Victorian Country House Hotel and Restaurant set in the heart of the English Lake District and on the edge of Grasmere Village in an acre of informal gardens through which the River Rothay flows.
 
Newly refurbished throughout for 2006, the hotel retains the character of an English country house while providing modern standards of comfort and a warm friendly atmosphere that has encouraged many guests to return again and again.
 
Each bedroom at the Grasmere is named after one of the many great writers and poets who have been inspired by the beauty and grandeur of the Lake Districts landscape. Just as each writer has his own particular style, so each room is individual in style, size, decor and furnishings. Some feature the unashamed luxury of an antique feature or a four poster bed, and cosy soft furntishing pamper the guest.
 
All rooms are en suite private bathrooms, and all have central heating and direct dial telephone. Complimentary tea and coffee making facilities, toiletries and magazines are all provided as standard.
 
Some bathrooms include a bath, separate shower and WC; others have a shower and WC only. Two of the bedrooms are situated on the ground floor, for the convenience of guests for whom stairs are a problem. The hotel is fully non-smoking.
 

• William Wordsworth Country (1 km) - Dove Cottage was the home of William Wordsworth from December 1799 to May 1808, the years of his supreme work as a poet.
• Rydal Mount & Gardens (1 km) - Nestling between the beautiful fells, lays the 'most beloved' home of William Wordsworth Rydal Waters. Now the home of his direct descendants, visitors can wander through the house and the extensive gardens, which were landscaped by the poet.
• Stock Ghyll Force Waterfall Ambleside (5 km) - A short walk from the centre of the village leads to Stock Ghyll Force, a spectacular 70 foot waterfall which may be viewed safely from a railed viewpoint. In spring the area under the trees is a carpet of daffodils.
• Windermere Lake Cruises (5 km) - Steamers sail daily throughout the year along 11 miles of stunning scenery. Connections also for the aquarium and steam train at Lakeside. Evening Jazz Cruises available during Summer/Autumn.