Thornbarrow Rd, Windermere, LA23 2EW, United Kingdom
#23 of 64 B&Bs and inns in Windermere
Guests' ChoiceBased on 417 hotel reviews
9.3Cleanliness
9.7
Comfort
9.6
Location
9.6
Facilities
9.4
Staff
9.8
Value for money
9.2
Free Wifi
9.6
Real Bookers. Real stays. Real opinions.
Read more– opens a dialog boxEach review score is between 1–10. To get the overall score that you see, we add up all the review scores we’ve received and divide that total by the number of review scores we’ve received. We're currently testing a weighted review system in Malta and Iceland (excluding hotel and vacation rental chains). For properties in these countries, the more recent the review, the bigger the impact on the total review score calculation. In addition, guests can give separate "subscores" in crucial areas, such as location, cleanliness, staff, comfort, facilities, value for money, and free Wifi. Note that guests submit their subscores and their overall scores independently, so there’s no direct link between them.
You can review an accommodation that you booked through our platform if you stayed there, or if you got to the property but didn’t actually stay there. To edit a review you’ve already submitted, contact our Customer Service team.
We have people and automated systems that specialize in detecting fake reviews submitted to our platform. If we find any, we delete them and, if necessary, take action against whoever is responsible.
Anyone who spots something suspicious can always report it to our Customer Service team so that our fraud team can investigate.
Ideally, we'd publish every review we get, positive and negative. However, we won’t display any reviews that include or refer to (among other things):
To make sure reviews are relevant, we may only accept reviews that are submitted within 3 months of checking out. We may stop showing reviews once they’re 36 months old, or if the accommodation has a change of ownership.
An accommodation can reply to a review.
When you see multiple reviews, the most recent ones will be at the top, subject to a few other factors (e.g. language, whether it’s just a rating or contains comments as well, etc.). You can sort and/or filter them by time of year, review score, and more.
Sometimes we show external review scores from other well-known travel websites, but make it clear when we do this.
These guidelines and standards aim to keep the content on Booking.com relevant and family-friendly, without limiting expression or strong opinions. They're also applicable regardless of the comment's tone.
Contributions should be travel related. The most helpful contributions are detailed and help others make better decisions. Please don’t include personal, political, ethical, or religious commentary. Promotional content will be removed and issues concerning Booking.com’s services should be routed to our Customer Service or Accommodation Service teams.
Contributions should be appropriate for a global audience. Please avoid using profanity or attempts to approximate profanity with creative spelling, in any language. Comments and media that include hate speech, discriminatory remarks, threats, sexually explicit remarks, violence, or the promotion of illegal activity are not permitted.
All content should be genuine and unique to the guest. Reviews are most valuable when they are original and unbiased. Your contribution should be yours. Booking.com property partners should not post on behalf of guests or offer incentives in exchange for reviews. Attempts to bring down the rating of a competitor by submitting a negative review will not be tolerated.
Respect the privacy of others. Booking.com will make an effort to obscure email addresses, telephone numbers, website addresses, social media accounts, and other similar details.
The opinions expressed in contributions are those of Booking.com customers and properties, and not of Booking.com. Booking.com does not accept responsibility or liability for any reviews or responses. Booking.com is a distributor (without any obligation to verify) and not a publisher of these comments and responses.
By default, reviews are sorted based on the date of the review and on additional criteria to display the most relevant reviews, including but not limited to: your language, reviews with text, and non-anonymous reviews. Additional sorting options might be available (by type of traveler, by score, etc...).
This service may contain translations powered by Google. Google disclaims all warranties related to the translations, express or implied, including any warranties of accuracy, reliability, and any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
End of dialog contentReviewed: May 19, 2024
Matthew
United KingdomThere was a smell in the room we could not shift was like new plastic or a radiator painted not long ago but didn’t impact the stay, as it was very warm could have done with a fan.
Owners were friendly and attentive, could not have been nicer, good quality breakfast well prepared with good quality ingredients with plenty of biscuits and treats given during the stay.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: May 18, 2024
Dhruba
United KingdomAll good 😊
Everything was very good . Really liked it. Just a suggestion - fans in the rooms would help as it was very warm .
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: May 10, 2024
Mostafa
United KingdomNo thing
We really recommend Thornbank House to anyone would like to enjoy the Lake District, the location was perfect, few minutes walking to Windermere city centre and Windermere Lake. The rooms were cleaned, organised and cozy. Jane and Mark are wonderful hosts, they do everything by themselves, which was fascinating to us. Unfortunately, we didn’t try the breakfast there, but the smell was great :) We definitely recommend Thornbank house to everyone.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: April 16, 2024
Maricarmen
SpainThe room was large and full of light. The bed was very comfortable. Tea and coffee were provided in the room. A beautifully put together folder of things to do in and around Windermere including restaurants. Walking routes. Etc.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: April 16, 2024
Maria
CyprusThe location was perfect! Lots of space to park outside of the property. Very clean. Owners very very helpful, gave lots of helpful tips both before and during the trip.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: April 9, 2024
Moses
United KingdomThe hosts were amazing answering any questions I had as well as giving us tips on where to go (sun or rain) also the location was superb as well as ample parking
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: April 2, 2024
Emma_2402
United KingdomNone
The host was very friendly, warm, hospitable, and helpful! The location is also perfect. The place itself is homey and clean.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: March 30, 2024
Barry
United KingdomWe couldn't fault anything
Welcoming information, great location, very comfortable stay. The use of the health club was brilliant
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: March 20, 2024
Julie
United KingdomNot much pressure with the shower
All was good. Breakfast lovely
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: March 13, 2024
Kay
United KingdomLocation. Friendly hosts. Cleanliness,
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: March 9, 2024
Laura
United KingdomIdeally situated between Windermere & Bo’ness- a nice walk to both locations for lunch, dinner, afternoon drinks and walks or river boat ride. Tasty and good quality breakfast. Owners both welcoming and easy to talk with - knowledge about local area and able to give ideas for walks, bus ride or places to see around Lakes.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: March 3, 2024
Sophia
United KingdomVery clean with everything you needed
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: February 22, 2024
Amy
United KingdomNothing - everything was great.
My daughter and I spent 3 nights at Thornbank and had the most wonderful stay. I have to say that it is the cleanest hotel I have ever stayed in, someone goes to great lengths to ensure that cleanliness is to the highest standard. The check in and check out processes are simple, and the host is friendly and helpful. The beds are comfy and I loved the extra touches like the complimentary flapjack and the make up removing flannel. Would definitely recommend.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: February 17, 2024
Ravi
United KingdomA very clean room, with a lovely bathroom, close to both Bowness and Windermere villages. TV with smart functions so if it's raining can stay in for a movie. Mark and Jane are great hosts and tend to your every need, easy to communicate with and always a quick response.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: February 13, 2024
Elliot
United KingdomNothing all was good!
Great location, very nice room, modern, clean all the facilities you need! Would definitely stay again!
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: February 1, 2024
Kirsty
United KingdomNice comfortable, good size room. Great addition to have use of the off site health club.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: January 26, 2024
Carol
United KingdomMy granddaughter could not use the gym facilites as she was under 16 but I should have checked first
We enjoyed our stay and had a comfortable room which was situated perfectly between Windermere and Bowness. In spite of terrible weather we had a lovely stay.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: January 5, 2024
Caitlin
United KingdomAll good
Great location and hosts
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: January 5, 2024
Michelle
United KingdomVery clean and friendly, breakfast was lovely, no complaints
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: December 15, 2023
Xinyi
United KingdomI booked an en-suite for me and two friends. We had a wonderful experience. With the information, it’s easy to check in by myself. The bathroom is good and clean, the bed is cozy, and the warmer worked well over all night. Don’t need to bring hairdryer and shampoo with you. Also it’s convenient for us to get the luggage loaded in the house. Nice response without delay. Thank you Jane and Mark ☺️ definitely will recommend this house to my friends who may come to Windermere!
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: December 12, 2023
Joshkamae
United KingdomI’ve nothing bad to say about it.
We stayed in a room on the ground floor. It was comfortable, clean and warm. Good space for an en-suite. We stayed from Friday to Sunday and it snowed on Saturday, meaning we hadn’t been able to visit the off site health club. Mark and Jane are welcoming & so approachable! They are so lovely. The guest house is fairly modern inside and amenities are provided. The breakfast was included and I love how they used local ingredients. Mark is knowledgeable so definitely ask for recommendations. It’s a short walk from the guesthouse to the lake and restaurants, so there’s plenty to do.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: November 1, 2023
Ryan
United KingdomNothing it was perfect
Very clean, lovely house owners and made the stay extremely enjoyable for me and my girlfriend. Very good location and very convenient for a stay away at the lakes. Will definitely be returning.
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: October 17, 2023
Martha
United KingdomI often worry about the cleanliness of places I’ve not been. It could not have been cleaner! It was properly clean and maintained. Not a stain on the pillows! The owners are some of the nicest people. Parking is good, some wonderful restaurants and places near by. All in all a fantastic place to stay.
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: October 11, 2023
Andy
United KingdomWe felt happy from the moment we arrived, a clean, tidy, well organised place and with lovely people to look after us, thank you
Stayed in October 2023
Arc 1800, France
Petrópolis, Brazil
Baku, Azerbaijan
Inglewood, USA
New Delhi, India
Verona, Italy
Vrbovec, Czech Republic
Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland
Booking.com is part of Booking Holdings Inc., the world leader in online travel and related services.
We have more than 70 million property reviews, all from real, verified guests.
1
The only way to leave a review is to first make a booking. That's how we know our reviews come from real guests who have stayed at the property.
2
When guests stay at the property, they check out how quiet the room is, how friendly the staff is, and more.
3
After their trip, guests tell us about their stay. We check for naughty words and verify the authenticity of all guest reviews before adding them to our site.
If you booked through us and want to leave a review, please sign in first.
End of dialog content