Ivythwaite Lodge Guest House

Andrew and Abigail were lovely, welcoming hosts. We were celebrating our 25th Wedding Anniversary. Our 3 night stay was a gift from our children. Absolutely beautiful house, we stayed in room 5 ( The whole top floor ) everything we needed and more. Super king size bed and spa bath. Our son requested some ‘added extras’ as a surprise. Abigail came up trumps by decorating the room, rose petals, Prosecco, flowers and chocolates on our arrival. Breakfast WOW!! Savoury crumpets with poached eggs, fantastic. Homemade bread and local produce. Outstanding- we will definitely be returning. Thanks again to Andrew and Abigail. Perfect from start to finish. Stephen and Joanne.

Andrew and Abigail are such wonderful hosts of this beautiful guest house . We loved the breakfasts , tasty home made food in a lovely dining room . Our room was perfect for our needs with a nice large bathroom . The location is great with an easy walk to Windermere in one direction and Bowness in the other . There are some lovely walks which can be done from the Guest House . Andrew was very helpful on suggesting walks in the area . We both loved it and hope to go back again .

Heaven on earth The perfect escape Beautiful accomodations Amazing hosts Abigail and Andrew The perfect place to relax and unwind Very accessible to Bowness and Windermere and the lakes as a whole. The hosts personal touches are lovely. Simply the best.....as Tina Turner would say.

There is nothing to criticise about Ivythwaite Lodge. We came for a 4 night stay to the Lake District & chose here due to its location which was lovely & peaceful. We couldn’t have been looked after any better. Our hosts Andrew & Abigail really know how to look after their guests. Nothing was too much trouble. On arrival there was milk in our fridge plus water for drinking / making tea. Not only that there was some home made cake which my husband loved. Plenty of tea / coffee & biscuits available. We stayed in room 1 which had a lovely view of the front garden, the comfiest four poster bed, it was lovely & warm, but the best thing was having a bath to relax in after walking! They have thought of everything - lovely quality towels, plus there was free hand wash, shower gel & hand lotion to use too. Little things like this just made our trip more homely. Breakfast was made to order, local produce used & home made bread for toast (which was so nice). Andrew’s knowledge for local areas to visit was so appreciated as this was our first trip to the Lake District. Plus there were laminated route cards available if we wanted them (routes found on their website too ). Thank you for making our stay so enjoyable. We look forward to coming back next year. Margaret & Paul S

This was our second stay in The Nook. It is a beautiful little cottage, with fully serviced kitchen and dining area downstairs, living area, bathroom and bedroom upstairs. There is honestly everything you could need. Sky Movies and Sky Sports are included. The kitchen has everything you could need. There's even a private garden area just for guests of the cottage. It is a lovely 20 minute walk down into Bowness, less than 10 minutes into Windermere. Bus stop at the top of the street with the best bus service I've seen in a long time. There are several pubs serving food within easy walking distance, and a few walks which can be started from the from of the cottage! Highly recommended, Andrew and Abigail are the friendliest hosts and really think of everything - even muffins on arrival!

We had a lovely weekend stay at Ivythwaite Lodge. We stayed in room 3 (a superior double room - no sign of the bowler hat ghost!) which had everything we needed. Our hosts Andrew and Abigail were very welcoming. In the room there was homemade lemon cake on arrival, there was also fridge with fresh milk for hot drinks and bottled water. The hairdryer was decent and not a travel hairdryer. Breakfast was delicious - again homemade bread for sandwiches/toast and muffins to take away and enjoy if you didn’t have room (which we did both mornings). We both couldn’t fault anything and definitely would recommend staying - the guest house is perfectly situated from the main road so nice and quiet but just a short enough walk from both Windermere and Bowness on Windermere.