Smallwood House

Located in the centre of Ambleside and offering private parking, this high-quality guest house accommodation is situated in a great location for exploring the many wonders of the Lake District.

Smallwood House is a family-run establishment where your comfort and enjoyment are of the owners’ main concern. During your stay you can walk, relax and enjoy the beautiful surroundings of this prime Lake District location, close to the banks of Lake Windermere. Each morning you can tuck into a freshly cooked breakfast, including yoghurt, fruit and cereals, which can be served in your room if you prefer.

As a guest of the hotel you can enjoy complimentary use of the Low Wood Leisure Club, with facilities including a sauna, jacuzzi and indoor swimming pool. This environmentally friendly home is also close to many activities including a cinema, tennis courts, putting green and horse riding.

Rooms: 12
Rate: 40 - 150 GBP

Anthony, Christine and the rest of the friendly team are waiting to welcome you to Smallwood House and help to make your well deserved break as comfortable as they can. Special requests, for example champagne and flowers, can be arranged, as can suggestions for your day out, or tickets booked, as there are a good selection of theatres nearby.

Breakfast can be as large or as light as you wish, with a good selection of fruit, cereals, and cooked breakfast available (this can be served in your room, an extra charge applies). Evening meals are freshly cooked and available any night except Sunday. You may wish to take a packed lunch with you through the day and these can be ordered the night before to be ready after breakfast.

All our rooms are warm and comfortable, with pleasant decoration and equipped with standard facilites. Rooms are all en suite with underfloor heating that feels cosy underneath your feet.

Some of our rooms are higher in the building so please let us know if you have any difficulty climbing stairs.

Ambleside is a small town in the centre of the English Lake District, surrounded by fells, with lakes in all directions. The buses come through Ambleside, making it a very convenient location for visiting the surrounding area. There are tennis courts, putting green, a bowling green and mountain bike hire very close by.

Ambleside is a wonderful centre for the variety of restaurants and bistros to enjoy, with a number of pubs to frequent for the thirsty. Whilst there is not a great nightlife, you will find a warm and friendly atmosphere is here.

Less than a mile in either direction will bring you to either Lake Windermere or Rydal Water. If you enjoy reading, the homes of Wordsworth, Ruskin and Beatrix Potter are close by and are well worth a visit.

By Car (from the M6):
- Leave the M6 at junction 36, (South Lakes) and follow the signs for Windermere and Keswick.
- Do not turn off this road; it will bring you straight into Ambleside.
- When you arrive in Ambleside follow the signs towards Keswick and you will enter the one way system.
- When passing the tennis courts and putting green on your left, stay in the left hand lane, this will bring you onto Compston Road, we are about half way up on the right hand side, just before the pedestrian lights.

By Train:
- Take the West Coast Mainline to Oxenholme/Windermere.
- Buses stop outside the train station to bring you into Ambleside; we are short walk from the bus stop.

By Bus:
- All buses stop in the centre of Ambleside; we are a very short walk from the bus stop.

Credit cards are accepted but do incur a 4% surcharge, this does not apply to debit or maestro cards.

Please note that not all requests can be guaranteed, but we will do our utmost to accommodate them.

Evening meals are not served during November, December, January and February; it is appreciated if they are booked in advance.

Car parking is limited and so we ask that you only bring one car per room. Leisure club facilities are at the Low Wood Hotel which is just over a mile away. Outdoor activities are available locally and payable locally.