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Lonsdale House Bowness – A Fab Self Catering Property

Are you looking for somewhere to stay in Bowness on Windemere?

If so check out this review of Lonsdale House Bowness, a great hotel located just at the top of the main street in Bowness, within easy reach of all the attractions.

2023 Update

Lonsdale House is now a holiday let. They have kept all the features from the hotel. There are 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms and they have three 4 poster beds.

They have reconfigured the accommodation a little but kept it pretty much as it was when it was a hotel. Genius!

See all the details on the Sykes Holiday Cottages website here

Londsdale House Bowness – A Great Stay

  • A very memorable stay with lots of laughs and a gorgeous four poster attic room

2. Location of Lonsdale House Bowness

Lonsdale House Bowness, Lake Road, Windermere, Cumbria LA23 2JJ

Telephone: 01539 443348

3. Parking at the Lonsdale House Bowness

The parking for Lonsdale House Bowness was accessed by following a short street around to the rear of the property and access to the hotel was through the rear garden area.

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4. Lonsdale House Bowness – What I Liked

  • The service was great, friendly, and a bit cheeky. We had a good laugh with the lady in reception who turned out to be the lady in the bar and the lady doing the breakfast service the following day. I do love a bit of sarcasm with my fried eggs in the morning!
  • The rooms were well furnished and had everything you needed in them including ample supplies of tea and coffee.
  • I loved my four-poster bed.
  • The bathroom was tiny but it had a nice shower which was all I needed.
  • The breakfasts were good and we were served promptly which meant we didn’t have to hang around for ages before we headed off to work.
  • There was a cute bar on the lower level where we enjoyed a nice drink.
  • There was parking around the back of the hotel.

5. Want To Stay At Lonsdale House Bowness?

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Lonsdale House takes up to 2 dogs

6. Want To Stay In The Bowness on Windemere Area?

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7. The Westmorland Inn

A lovely local pub with great food, good beers, friendly dogs, customers & good banter!

We met another colleague for dinner at the Westmorland Inn as we had passed it when walking to our hotel and it looked OK.

It turned out to be lovely and we enjoyed a great meal, a good laugh with some of the locals, and great service.

There was a selection of local beers that my colleague was delighted about. There was a dog in the pub that belonged to a drinker which I was delighted about and the food was great, which we were all delighted about.

We enjoyed traditional type pub food – my colleagues had sausage and mash and it was a very pleasant evening.

The Westmorland Inn is surprisingly large as it has a downstairs dining area also.

I would highly recommend this as a great place to meet locals.

8. The Royalty Cinema, Bowness

A real cinema experience with a very friendly welcome

I love going to the cinema and it is something I often do when I travel.

An independent cinema is ideal so I couldn’t resist a visit to the Royalty Cinema when I was staying in Bowness as it was very close to my hotel (Lonsdale House).

The cinema experience is quirky and fun and it brought back a lot of childhood memories for me. I grinned like a Cheshire cat when they played the original Pearl and Dean tune at the start of the screening.

The ticket booth is right inside the entrance to the cinema and there is a small concession area. I bought some sweets, which were, as usual, gone by the time the main film started.

I went to see the Dick Cheney biopic which I had been really keen to see.

The cinema screens are upstairs and it was very quiet when I went with only probably half a dozen other people in the gallery. Very helpfully the lady on the desk had recommended the gallery for a better view and how right she was.

I settled back and admired the art deco features of the cinema and then enjoyed the film which was terrifying, eye-opening, and explained so many things that have happened too. At the end of the film several people left, but I like to watch the credits and was glad I did because, towards the end of the credits, there is a chilling moment where Christian Bale talks directly to the camera, as the lead character Dick Cheney.  It felt like he was talking just to me and it was a spine tingling moment.

I can’t wait to visit again.

Further Reading

If you have enjoyed the review of Lonsdale House Bowness then check out my guide to Grasmere, Lake District which includes things to do and some great local shops and cafes!

You can find other trip reviews and guides on my Travel Inspiration page

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