Places to stay in Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria
We currently have 40 accommodations in and around Bowness-on-Windermere. There are also other regional listings available for Guest Houses, Hotels, Caravan parks, Chalets and other properties. You can filter these listings by the available types.
Bowness-on-Windermere is a sprawling tourist town on the shore of Windermere, about halfway along the 12 mile length of the lake between Waterhead at the North end, and Lakeside at the South end. It developed after the opening of the railway line from Oxenholme and Kendal to Windermere in 1847. Bowness was the nearest accessible point on the lake. Local restaurants include Lewis’s Café, Fat Olives, The Burn How Restaurant & Lounge Bar, and Lake View Garden Bar.
The center of Bowness-on-Windermere ( which is at is longitude -2°55'24.636 and latitude 54°21'42.948 ) is located 2 miles away from Windermere, 2 miles away from Near Sawrey, 4 miles away from Hawkshead and 4 miles away from Troutbeck.
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Restaurant At The Belsfield Hotel ( Dining / Other ). This Victorian country house is set in six acres of beautiful gardens overlooking Lake Windermere in the resort town of Bowness-on-Windermere.The Belsfield Hotel is a popular venue for both the business and leisure guest
The Flying Pig ( Dining / Pubs / Bars ). The Flying Pig is a traditional family friendly Lakeland pub, offering fantastic seasonal food, made using only the finest freshest locally sourced ingredients.
www.theflyingpigbowness.co.uk 
Terrace Restaurant At The Fayrer Garden Hotel ( Dining / Other ). Our luxury Country House Hotel, with panoramic lake views, nestles in five acres of gardens and grounds in the heart of the beautiful English Lake District.
Delicious food, fine wines and comfortable accommodation are our trademarks, and you can be sure that our friendly, professional staff will make your stay thoroughly enjoyable.
www.fayrergarden.com
Tapios ( / Mediterranean ). Located at 47 Crescent Road, Windermere, 2 miles from the center of Bowness-on-Windermere. A little restaurant full of atmosphere, taste and friends situated in the centre of Windermere, the Lake District.
www.tapios.co.uk
Restaurant At Miller Howe Hotel ( Dining / Other ). Miller Howe is one of only a few Luxury Lake District Hotels in Windermere. It is set in five and a half acres of beautiful grounds in the heart of the English Lake District overlooking the shores of Lake Windermere. Built as a private residence in 1916, today Miller Howe offers comfortable interiors, indulgent cuisine and simply unforgettable views.
John Peel Inn ( Dining / Pubs / Bars ). Here at the John Peel we have created a family friendly atmosphere, no loud dance music and no blaring sports on TV. Year after year we welcome old friends and new to taste the guest ales and dine with us.
We have gone back to basics, good traditional home made food, varying guest ales, traditional ales good service and polite conversation.
www.oldjohnpeel.co.uk