The Waterhead Inn, Ambleside- The Inn Collection Group

Whinlatter Forest Park

16.9 mi

Williamson Park

Ingleton Waterfalls Trail

Eric Morecambe Statue

24.3 mi

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8.3 / 10.0

Excellent(1,613 Ratings)

Inn in Ambleside

2 guests · 1 bedroom · 1 bath

Reasons to book

Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating

Great for petsBring all your friends and family, even the furry ones

Top-tier experienceA high end property in this area

Map of Ambleside

Nearby attractions

Whinlatter Forest Park

16.9 mi

Williamson Park

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Eric Morecambe Statue

24.3 mi

Available Rooms

About this inn

Waterhead Inn is surrounded by the Lake District's popular walking and cycling routes.

Amenities

Free WiFi/internet

Free Parking

Non-smoking

Pets allowed

Heating

Bar

Balcony/Terrace

WiFi/Internet

Garden

Key access

Key card access

Housekeeping available

Fire alarm

Fire extinguisher

Cleaning products

Ratings and reviews

8.3 / 10.0

Excellent(1,613 Ratings)

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9.0 / 10.0

Beautiful hotel. Great location and staff.

Location was amazing.

No bathrobe or slippers despite booking a top room

7.0 / 10.0

Good experience but would be great if there was attention to detail with food and cleaning.

Great location Friendly staff Good sized rooms. Quiet and good nights sleep. Comfortable beds and powerful shower. Dining area spacious and great setting with great decor.

Food served barely warm on cold plates. No one asks if you are enjoying your food which I thought was standard for hospitality. Unable to mention some very good staff as no name badges to identify them Room okay but very dusty on headboard, lights and top of pictures. Needs attention to detail when cleaning. Curtains in room didn’t close and poor attempted repair of curtain hooks

10.0 / 10.0

Wonderful location, great hotel and bar and amazing staff 👌🏼

Beautiful lakeside property, lovely decor, food and drinks were great! Excellent breakfast. Lovely room which was dog friendly.Couldn’t fault it! but have to say the very best thing about our stay were the absolutely wonderful friendly staff. They really looked after us and absolutely made our stay great!

Honestly can’t think of anything.. really enjoyed our stay.

8.0 / 10.0

Love this place won’t want room above car park number 16

Location and cleanliness

Rooms dog friendly but above car park and trade entrance for vans etc so noisy from 6am 😩when away not wanting to be woke up early

3.0 / 10.0

Poor

The superior room had an excellent view and was clean and comfortable

The general areas were poor and the second day of our stay our room was not cleaned or fresh towels were not provided Also the breakfast was dreadful

9.0 / 10.0

Lovely warm welcoming stay

Lovely stay, great location. Food was lovely. Pub had a lovely cosy feel when we stayed over Christmas/new year. Breakfast was lovely.

Nothing all good

8.0 / 10.0

Perfect location

Excellent location. Bedroom warm. Bathroom pristine clean.

Rabbit warren of stairs and doors to get anywhere. Rather jaded throughout.

10.0 / 10.0

Lovely place good food nice staff

Excellent service and staff

9.0 / 10.0

Fab stay, room comfy cosy all staff amazing and good food. Will be back.

Everything

Nothing

8.0 / 10.0

Comfortable. The price of food in some cases was too expensive for the type and size of dish offered

Location

Nil

10.0 / 10.0

Lovely and relaxing

Clean, tidy, friendly staff

Nothing to dislike

8.0 / 10.0

relaxing , perfect little break

The room we stayed in was very nice , spacious with a lovely view perfect for our dog

we have stayed before and there used to be a log fire in one of the rooms in the bar, this was the reason we booked this hotel, so we were disappointed when we got there and the hotel had been refurbished, and removed it. luckily the waterside across the road had a fire so we ate there every night even bought our own wood to make sure it was lit for the 3 evenings we ate there

10.0 / 10.0

Without fault

The location of the hotel and the view from our bedroom was stunning

Nothing. We liked everything

9.0 / 10.0

Jan 26 stay

Friendly reception and great amenities, enjoyed the stay thoroughly.

No complaints.

8.0 / 10.0

Lovely room with beautiful views and nice walk into town

Beautiful room with exceptional views of the lake. Bed was very comfortable Brilliant location, just a short walk into town

The shower was not good, it took about 5 minutes to get warm but never really got hot enough Plenty of choice at breakfast but cooked items was a bit dry and only luke warm. Housekeeping not good, we don’t mind keeping our towels but left one hand towel on the bath that we had to use as a bath mat, this was not changed. Dirty wine glasses were not taken away.

5.0 / 10.0

Love the Lake District

The position of where the hotel is

When we got there the windows were open told staff room smelt of smoke but there was no other rooms. There were someone’s underwear left in one of the drawers. No cold water in the room sink. Restaurant service was terrible.

7.0 / 10.0

Pleasant

The rooms have all you need, compact but nice. We had two meals in the pub downstairs which were excellent!

There is mould in the bathroom around the shower. There was no cooked breakfast available at the Buffett on our first morning, we waited a long time (about 25-30 minutes) for it to be refilled! by which time we had gone for the cold options, pastries fruit & toast. It was very good on the second morning.

9.0 / 10.0

I had a minor accident which staying at the hotel and staff were very good providing me with assistance

The property and room were spacious with a very good location

8.0 / 10.0

Good

The mattress and pillows were awful

7.0 / 10.0

Nice location but eat somewhere else

Lovely modernised room overlooking the lake

Food in the bar was mediocre

8.0 / 10.0

Would return!

Clean welcoming and lovely atmosphere. Really cosy and warm on a bad weather weekend!

Not a lot of!

7.0 / 10.0

Good apart from the breakfast

Good staff relaxing environment

The buffet breakfast was lukewarm at best, hence the bacon was difficult to cut and eat, the sausages were solid and coolish

9.0 / 10.0

Excellent and exceeded expectations

location is just right. room was clean, big and comfortable staff are helpful and friendly breakfast food and.choice were lovely

coffee at breakfast didn't taste good at all food at dinner was poor and meat was dry and tasteless on both dishes, over cooked.

5.0 / 10.0

One night only.....thank the lord!

Lake view

Poor state of decor, very grubby.

4.0 / 10.0

Good food, good location. Lack of ability to control temp in room and general shabbiness of hotel means I would not stay

Excellent food with lovely serve from some of the staff

Corridor areas very dusty. Generally shabby and in need of a paint, carpet clean. Radiator in family room did not adjust so the room was far too hot. Window opened on to extraction system. I would have liked to have know that at the time of booking as I would have requested an alternative room. Rude service from staff member when ordering food.

10.0 / 10.0

Brilliant

Everything

Nothing

10.0 / 10.0

Excellent hotel, great food and friendly staff!

We recently stayed for 2 nights to celebrate my Dads 80th birthday and we couldn’t fault this hotel at all. It’s a lovely hotel overlooking the lake, the food was excellent, the rooms were lovely and the staff were extremely friendly and made my Dads birthday a very special one. We would definitely return!

Nothing really. A minor niggle would be that a plate warmer foe breakfast would be better as the plates were cold.

9.0 / 10.0

A lovely stay with good food and a comfortable room.

Excellent breakfast. Lovely evening meal. Pleasant staff. Well-stocked welcome tea tray. Only a short walk to the town centre.

TV didn't work.

9.0 / 10.0

Enjoyable birthday break

Clean, tidy , comfortable room with a view of the Lake .

N/A

9.0 / 10.0

Lovely stay overall

Location on lake Christmas Decorations Car park Large bedroom Comfy bed

Chips were a bit burnt at dinner

9.0 / 10.0

Amazing Break Away

This stunning venue was in a prime spot/location: not far to travel to local villages/towns (e.g. 20 minute walk to Ambleside). The venue was extra inviting as it was decorated for Christmas. They offered the "Go-Green" scheme: gain a free drink per guest per night if forfeit having clean towels during your stay. The food/evening meals were delicious and the staff were very friendly and attentive. It was dog friendly: even though we didn't have dogs, it was lovely to see how welcome they were. Literally over the road from the lake- we took lots of sunset photos, and it was lovely to wake up to snowy fells in the distance every morning. You can also catch a ferry at the jetty to take you to other parts of the Lake District (in our case, Bowness). We came here to relax/de-stress- it absolutely worked. Would definitely come back again and would recommend it to others!

Even though there is parking on site, it is limited/first-come-first-serve basis, so bare this in mind, otherwise you will have to pay in the public car park next door. The cooked breakfast wasn't very warm.

8.0 / 10.0

Such a great location that we booked another night

The location was fabulous, right by the lake. The food in the restaurant was great.

8.0 / 10.0

This is a good hotel for groups and families.

Location lovely view of the lake and close to the pier.

My bed.. It was two singles put together creating a crevice. I had a really lovely room but there was a lot of light coming through the window treatment so all in all I did not sleep well for three nights.

10.0 / 10.0

Perfect

Location, food, staff - such good value for money

Parking not great but minor detail

3.0 / 10.0

Definitely not worth the money!

The location is great with a fabulous view from the room.

It is definitely a “pub with rooms”shocking breakfasts-there was nothing left before the breakfast time was finished. I did get a refund for the breakfasts-eventually-but it shouldn’t have been that hard work or so grim.

10.0 / 10.0

Great gastropub and bijou hotel all rolled into one

Very friendly, relaxed atmosphere. Staff very helpful and accommodating. Good local bus service. Tranquil location, almost another world, slow pace, interesting local places to visit. Nostalgic for us because we spent the first night of our honeymoon here 50 years ago. It has lifted our spirits again after my wife got a shock medical diagnosis. An appealing combination of a Gastropub and a bijou hotel.

Some of the food was a bit disappointing. I ordered steak and ale pie and was looking forward to a nice crusty puff pastry topping with a generous amount of rich steak underneath, but I got something which resembled a Pukka Pie - more pastry than filling. I have had more steak in a Greggs Steak Bake !! Come on, Waterhead Inn you can do better than this. Similarly lemon meringue pie very disappointing. I had been hoping for a really nice slice in the traditional style, but got two small pastry cases with some sort of lemony paste inside. I scooped this out and left the pastry, disappointed. A bit more effort required here. But the tranquil setting overlooking the lake compensated and I would still recommend this hotel.

8.0 / 10.0

Would definately be booking again if we visited the area

Food and Room were all really lovely. It was a perfect stop over for what we were looking for.

Nothing to report on this. Maybe a better sign to be put in place where the rooms are off the car park. tricky to find. especially in the dark

6.0 / 10.0

Good location

Check in was Ok Location was perfect.

1. Décor looked a bit tired. 2. One chicken meal I had was not hot and was not of good quality. Staff informed and offered me a free sweet that I did not have. 3. Disappointed that some of the meals were put on cold plates. 4. It should have been made clear that parking was available on a first come first serve.

10.0 / 10.0

Great stay in Ambleside

Location was great,20min stroll into Ambleside, clean room and great breakfast,staff very friendly

Nothing comes to mind

10.0 / 10.0

Brilliant hotel great location

Everything

FAQs

Does this property follow enhanced cleaning procedures?

Yes, this inn has implemented enhanced cleaning procedures and processes to keep you healthy and safe.

Is parking included with this inn?

Parking is not specified as an available amenity at The Waterhead Inn, Ambleside- The Inn Collection Group. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this inn?

We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this inn. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.

Is The Waterhead Inn, Ambleside- The Inn Collection Group pet friendly?

Yes! This inn is pet-friendly. For more information, we recommend contacting the booking provider about animal policies.

What amenities are available at The Waterhead Inn, Ambleside- The Inn Collection Group?

We found 15 amenities for this rental. This includes free wifi/internet, free parking, non-smoking, pets allowed, and heating.

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