The 30 Best B&Bs and Inns in Western Lake District

Ranked 1 out of 242 in the region, as well as being 1 of 46 for B&Bs and inns in Ambleside.

• “Great location,very home from home feel ,Ethan is a lovely lady nothing to much trouble”
• “Absolutely Amazing”
• “Love Loughrigg”
• See more reviews of Barnes Fell Apartments

Ranked 2 out of 242 in the region, as well as being 2 of 46 for B&Bs and inns in Ambleside.

• “Lovely, comfortable room with everything that you needed.”
• “The breakfast, the location, the beautiful garden,...”
• “Really good - host provided everything I required, and more!”
• See more reviews of Wordsworths Guest House

Ranked 3 out of 242 in the region, as well as being 1 of 5 for B&Bs and inns in Ulverston.

• “Perfection”
• “A perfect welcoming and cozy B&B”
• “We arrived early but was allowed into our room anyway. We felt welcomed straight away and was showed round the cottage.”
• See more reviews of Low Fell

Ranked 4 out of 242 in the region, as well as being 1 of 5 for B&Bs and inns in Bassenthwaite Lake.

• “Lovely people, lovely stay.”
• “Beautiful guesthouse in a stunning location”
• “Best ever!”
• See more reviews of Lakeside Country Guest House

Ranked 5 out of 242 in the region, as well as being 1 of 68 for B&Bs and inns in Keswick.

• “See above”
• “Phil and Helen are absolutely amazing, we stayed there for three nights and really enjoyed our stay. The place is spotle”
• “Lovely Guest house with lovely hosts. would recommend!”
• See more reviews of Hermiston Guest House

Ranked 6 out of 242 in the region, as well as being 3 of 46 for B&Bs and inns in Ambleside.

• “Short stay on way home, would stay longer next time”
• “Splendid”
• “Recommendable!”
• See more reviews of Foxghyll Country House

Ranked 7 out of 242 in the region, as well as being 2 of 68 for B&Bs and inns in Keswick.

• “Everything about Dunsford was brilliant.”
• “Highly recommended!”
• “Highly recommend Deb and Keith in this wonderful place in a perfect location.”
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Ranked 8 out of 242 in the region, as well as being 3 of 68 for B&Bs and inns in Keswick.

• “Friendly, helpful, clean with a delicious breakfast. 5⭐️”
• “Tracy treats you like a mum!”
• “Ladies who shop trip !!”
• See more reviews of Beckside Guest House Keswick

Ranked 9 out of 242 in the region, as well as being 4 of 68 for B&Bs and inns in Keswick.

• “Comfortable, convenient property ideal for exploring the area.”
• “Room was amazing massive bedroom settee fridge in room...”
• “The Lord’s Seat was above and beyond our expectations. It should be the model for all Bed and Breakfast Inns!”
• See more reviews of Lords Seat Bed & Breakfast

Ranked 10 out of 242 in the region, as well as being 5 of 68 for B&Bs and inns in Keswick.

• “Very friendly staff,.”
• “Superb!”
• “Anniversary weekend break.”
• See more reviews of Maple Bank Country Guest House

Ranked 11 out of 242 in the region, as well as being 4 of 46 for B&Bs and inns in Ambleside.

• “Amazing stay!”
• “Overall comfortable and enjoyable”
• “Exceptional b and b”
• See more reviews of Haven Cottage

Ranked 12 out of 242 in the region, as well as being 5 of 46 for B&Bs and inns in Ambleside.

• “We had an excellent stay at Brantfell House. Lovely and helpful hosts made exploring the Lake District easy and fun”
• “Great hosts.”
• “Fantastic B and B”
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Ranked 13 out of 242 in the region, as well as being 6 of 46 for B&Bs and inns in Ambleside.

• “Excellent choice, will return - for sure”
• “Great B&B, fantastic hosts and amazing breakfast!”
• “Hosts are very welcoming.”
• See more reviews of Hillsdale B&B in Ambleside

Ranked 14 out of 242 in the region, as well as being 1 of 8 for B&Bs and inns in Grasmere.

• “It was a delightful fairytale place in a delightful fairytale village”
• “Grasmere is a place full of history as is the surrounding areas with lots to see, outstanding.”
• “Lovely stay in Grasmere”
• See more reviews of Raise View House

Ranked 15 out of 242 in the region, as well as being 6 of 68 for B&Bs and inns in Keswick.

• “Consistently Great Experience”
• “Best place to stay in the Lake District.”
• “Super”
• See more reviews of Dalkeith Guest House

Ranked 16 out of 242 in the region, as well as being 7 of 68 for B&Bs and inns in Keswick.

• “Great place!”
• “Avondale B&B - great accommodation”
• “Great place right in the town centre. Just a lovely couple who owned it.”
• See more reviews of Avondale Guest House

Ranked 17 out of 242 in the region, as well as being 8 of 68 for B&Bs and inns in Keswick.

• “Highly recommended B&B in the centre of Keswick”
• “Very enjoyable we will return”
• “The only place I’d stay in Keswick!”
• See more reviews of Portland House

Ranked 18 out of 242 in the region, as well as being 9 of 68 for B&Bs and inns in Keswick.

• “Fantastic I would definitely stay here again.”
• “Fabulous trip would definitely stay again”
• “Absolute perfection”
• See more reviews of Sunnyside Guest House

Ranked 19 out of 242 in the region, as well as being 1 of 6 for B&Bs and inns in Hawkshead.

• “Great location, hosts and accommodation have already recommended to friends and family!”
• “Lovely relaxing stay in the heart of the lakes”
• “Great room,breakfast Sue and Richard were excellent hosts...”
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Ranked 20 out of 242 in the region, as well as being 7 of 46 for B&Bs and inns in Ambleside.

• “A fantastic stay in a beautiful place with a wonderful host.”
• “Great host and great breakfast”
• “Staying at this lovely cottage in the Lake District was an...”
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Ranked 21 out of 242 in the region, as well as being 8 of 46 for B&Bs and inns in Ambleside.

• “guest house absolutely top draw been twice will return”
• “Brilliant - we were a group who stayed here for a wedding close by and everything was perfect! They were relaxed with ch”
• “My wife was happy with the breakfast.”
• See more reviews of Melrose Guesthouse

Ranked 22 out of 242 in the region, as well as being 2 of 5 for B&Bs and inns in Bassenthwaite Lake.

• “Lovely house, very comfortable, great breakfasts”
• “Great stay in Bassenthwaite”
• “Most enjoyable stay”
• See more reviews of Link House

Ranked 23 out of 242 in the region, as well as being 10 of 68 for B&Bs and inns in Keswick.

• “All you could wish for in a friendly, homely B&B.”
• “Comfortable and welcoming”
• “Breakfast and hosts were lovely.”
• See more reviews of Dorchester House

Ranked 24 out of 242 in the region, as well as being 1 of 6 for B&Bs and inns in Patterdale.

• “I would recommend it to friends and would like to stay again in the future. And buy more socks.”
• “Excellent”
• “first class everything”
• See more reviews of Crookabeck B&B

Ranked 25 out of 242 in the region, as well as being 11 of 68 for B&Bs and inns in Keswick.

• “Extremely comfortable and welcoming with superb breakfast. A very relaxing place to stay.”
• “Very enjoyable, Leigh and Matt were very welcoming”
• “Perfect”
• See more reviews of Allerdale Guest House

Ranked 26 out of 242 in the region, as well as being 2 of 11 for B&Bs and inns in Wigton.

• “Will come back again and highly recommended.”
• “Lovely interesting property clean and comfortable with good breakfast.”
• “Returning again, and again”
• See more reviews of Fiddleback Farm

Ranked 27 out of 242 in the region, as well as being 1 of 3 for B&Bs and inns in Silecroft.

• “Very warm welcome, room super clean ”
• “We came to stay at this beautiful place for just 1 night on...”
• “Our host Megan was amazing from onset, accomadation was superb , breakfast superb and waking up to herdwick sheep being”
• See more reviews of Whicham Hall

Ranked 28 out of 242 in the region, as well as being 12 of 68 for B&Bs and inns in Keswick.

• “10/10 !”
• “Great base in Keswick”
• “A very comfortable place to stay when seeing Keswick.”
• See more reviews of Clarence House

Ranked 29 out of 242 in the region, as well as being 13 of 68 for B&Bs and inns in Keswick.

• “A perfect place for your stay in the lakes”
• “Lovely B&B”
• “Clean accommodation, friendly hosts.”
• See more reviews of Cragwood Guesthouse

Ranked 30 out of 242 in the region, as well as being 1 of 6 for B&Bs and inns in Cockermouth.

• “Self catering”
• “Really nice, spacious room.”
• “A lovely relaxing weekend in a luxury apartment”
• See more reviews of Graysonside