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The Willowsmere

4.0 of 5
Ambleside Road, Windermere LA23 1ES, England
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The Willowsmere
Ranked #57 of 115 Windermere B&B and Inns
4.5 of 5 stars 94 Reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 17, 2012
1
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Great place to stay. Nice and quiet room when yours is in the back as mine was. Clean room, a bit small and dated, but pleasant enough. Wifi not very speedy and stable, but improvements have been promised by new owner Antony. All in all a great experience and friendly helpful staff. Well worth a visit.

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birmingham
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 15, 2012
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I stayed at The Willowsmere with 7 other friends during the weekend. Before I arrived I had spoken with Martin on the phone, and he was very helpful when I was making arrangements for the group to arrive at different times of the day. Firstly, the location was great. It was just a five minute walk away from the town... More

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Derby, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 15, 2012
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Well what can I say, I booked the Willowsmere For a three night break for my wifes birthday and it was a great choice. we were greeted by the owner martin on arrival with a nice hot drink and a smile. We were given information on the surrounding areas and told that if we needed any more info just to... More

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Liverpool, United Kingdom
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 29, 2012
1
person found this review helpful

Stayed for 4 nights at the Willowsmere, all i can say is that i highly reccomend it, at £45 per night you cannot go wrong. Full English in the morning with a variety of Cereals on hand. If you fancy relaxing after Breakfast with your Newspaper. Well there is a large front sitting room, spacious and airy. Personally i Wo't... More

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 28, 2012
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We booked this for weekend away with another couple of friends. The B&B is alright..clean and comfortable but its more like a hotel than a B&B. I don't think it was worth the money. The rooms were tiny, among the 2 rooms between our friends one was a literally a box! the breakfast was not good. i don't know how... More

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London
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11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed April 18, 2012
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We were very disappppointed by the whole experience at the Willowsmere B&B, not only was the property by the main road and we could hear the passing cars in our room but we also felt unwelcome and as if we were inconveniencing the staff by any query or question. The room turned out to be miniture and poor value for... More

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Tewkesbury, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 12, 2012
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Lovely B&B! Clean and comfortable and very friendly. Martin - the proprietor - was very helpful without being annoying (have stayed places where they think they need to constantly chat to you....!) Breakfast was very nice, lots of choice and cooked well. I didn't get the best two nights sleep, but could have been because the duvet was very heavy... More

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Michigan
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 23, 2012
2
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My wife and I were really pleased with this central location of the Willowsmere B & B. We made daytrips around the Lake Windermere area that included Beatrix Potter's house and hiking around Grasmere. We could walk down through town to the shores of Lake Windermere from our room and found several wonderful little places to eat and enjoy views... More

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Rotherham, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 11, 2012

My husband and I visited for 3 nights in Dec 2011 and were warmly greeted with a tray of tea by Martin, who was very helpful when we asked about local walks, he gave us lots of advice and even loaned us his favorite walking book. Our room was a four poster room, it was very quiet ,comfortable and extremely... More

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Manchester, United Kingdom
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 15, 2011
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person found this review helpful

My boyfriend booked the Willowsmere as a surprise for Valentines day. I was very impressed and the room was excellent. We had a large room with four poster bed :-) The bed was very comfortable and the room was decorated nicely. The hosts were very friendly and welcoming. Unfortunately we did not get up in time for Breakfast but I... More

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Ambleside Road, Windermere LA23 1ES, England
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