Buttermere Travel Guide
Tourist Guide





Visit Buttermere

Lakes Hotel and Spa
Great hotel in the heart of Windermere, short walk to lake where boats go on the trips and close to shops. Slight hill getting back up to hotel. Lovely cocktail bar, pub and eating areas. Breakfast was fab. Hot tub was worth it after a day walking it was so nice to relax in. Spotlessly clean and ...
Reviewed on 19 Mar 2026

Ambleside Salutation Hotel & Spa
Underwhelming. This is a very ordinary hotel, despite the hot tubs, pool and spa. The decor is vile, all dull browns with turquoise. In the “Troutbeck” room there is a nasty trip hazard into the bathroom. A stubbed toe was annoying but a cracked skull would have been more so. Tip: if it’s not fixed ...
Reviewed on 17 Mar 2026

Lakeside Hotel & Spa
Highly recommend this hotel lovely friendly staff on-site car park has chargers for electric vehicle vehicles. Fantastic spa and swimming pool food was superb in the two restaurants. It’s right at the south of Lake Windermere so literally you can walk over to the ferry to do a ferry cruise to Ambleside ...
Reviewed on 17 Mar 2026

Hapimag Burnside Park Apartments
The room and staff were fine but we had no hot water for about 16 hours and had to use another apartment to shower which was not great.
Reviewed on 27 Feb 2026

1 Bed Flat - Sleeps 4 - Garden - Parking - Wifi
Amazing, the photos do not do it justice, lovely cosy cottage a home from home and fully equipped. Great location, short walk to village incl pubs and chippy, also access to walks (which pass through livestick fields so dogs on leads). Grizedale forest was a short drive away with really good (long ...
Reviewed on 15 Sept 2024

Kotel Windermere
Great location from the shops/restaurants and Lake Windermere. Excellent communication and hotel was very clean.
Reviewed on 18 Mar 2026
Popular places to visit

Buttermere Lake
Commune with nature and explore the great outdoors at Buttermere Lake during your travels in Buttermere. Stroll along the lakeside or visit the spas in this relaxing area.

Crummock Water
Explore the great outdoors at Crummock Water, a lovely green space in Loweswater. Stroll along the lakeside in this relaxing area or visit its top-notch restaurants.
Wordsworth House
You can find out about the history of Cockermouth with a stop at Wordsworth House. Amble around this culturally rich area's lakeside and enjoy its lively bars.
Isel Hall
You can spend an afternoon studying the exhibits at Isel Hall during your travels in Blindcrake. Stroll along the lakeside in this relaxing area or visit its top-notch restaurants.
Dubwath Silver Meadows
Explore the great outdoors at Dubwath Silver Meadows, a lovely green space in Wythop. Stroll along the lakeside in this relaxing area or visit its lively bars.
Wordsworth House and Garden
You can spend an afternoon exploring the galleries in Wordsworth House and Garden in Cockermouth. Amble around this culturally rich area's lakeside and enjoy its lively bars.
- Lake Windermere
- World of Beatrix Potter
- Lodore Falls
- Coniston Water
- Brockhole - the Lake District Visitor Centre
- Grasmere Lake & Rydal Water
- Bowness Pier
- Muncaster Castle
- Old Man of Coniston
- Dove Cottage
- Hill Top Farm
- Lake District Wildlife Park
- Honister Slate Mine
- Lakeside Windermere Ferry Landing
- Wasdale
- Hellvellyn
- Wast Water
- Whinlatter Forest Park
- Derwent Pencil Museum
- Aira Force
- Castlerigg Stone Circle




