Lake District National Park hotels

Based on KAYAK hotel searches, the most popular destination is Windermere (51% of total searches to Lake District National Park). The next most popular destinations are Keswick (33%) and Ambleside (9%). Searches for hotels in Grange-over-Sands (7%) are also popular.

KAYAK users have found double rooms in Lake District National Park for as cheap as €18 (Keswick) in the last 3 days. The average price is €197.

The Lake District has numerous bodies of water that are great for swimming and enjoying numerous other types of water sports. One lake which has wakeboarding and surfing establishments nearby is Lake Ullswater. You could, for example, stay at Crown Inn Pooley Bridge, which is a roughly 4min drive from Ullswater Wake and Surf.

The Lake District has some great hikes that attract keen walkers all year round, including one to the top of Helvellyn mountain. A good place to stay to be close to the starting point for this hike is near Lake Thirlmere. You could, for example, stay at Dale Head Hall Lakeside House, which is about a 4min drive from the start of the Helvellyn hike.

There are various luxurious hotels that you can stay at when you are visiting the Lake District. Most of the large lakes in the area tend to have at least a four-star hotel close to them, so you could start by picking which of the lakes you wish to stay near, and then searching for an upmarket hotel close by. For instance, you could look at hotels near Lake Windermere, such as The Samling Hotel, a four-star accommodation that is located on the water’s edge of this scenic lake.