Rydal Lodge Country House B & B

With a beautiful riverside location Rydal Lodge Hotel offers elegant Lake District accommodation 2 miles from the centre of Ambleside. With Lake Windermere just 6 minutes’ drive away this Cumbrian hotel offers a full breakfast menu and free parking and Wi-Fi. Rooms are traditionally furnished many enjoying views of the gardens and river. Each has a TV DVD player and tea and coffee facilities as well as an en suite or private shower.

A Continental and full English/Irish breakfast is served in the dining room overlooking the gardens and River Rothay. Vegan vegetarian and gluten-free breakfast is also available. Packed lunches can be ordered in advance and the hotel also provides a licensed bar and lounge with a wood-burning stove. The hotel is a 4-minute walk from Rydal Mount the former home of William Wordsworth which is now a visitor attraction.

The Armitt Gallery and Museum in Ambleside is a 2-minute drive away and The World of Beatrix Potter in Windermere is around 7 miles from Rydal Lodge Hotel.