Melbourne Guest House Bowness-on-Windermere

General Information

Built around 1876 in classical cumbrian Stone we are located in a tranquil corner of the countryside, with a great choice of restaurants, butiques and conventional pubs just several mins stroll. Bowness Bay is exactly a six minute stroll. Try a boat ride on Lake Windermere, stay Beetrix Potter's cottage surrounding, cycling round grizedale forrest, canoeing, horse riding, strolling or try a train trip on the Eskwale & Ravenglass narrow gauge railway through some of the majority picturesque vistas in england and all the attractions you could wish to experience. There is so much to experience and do persons constantly come back for more. Bowness-on-windermere is a sprawling treveller city on the shore of Windermere, approximately 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 railroad line from Oxenholme and Kendal to Windermere in 1847. Bowness was the nearest available point on the lake. Bowness-on-windermere is Cumbria’s most famed destination, with the city busy for much of the year. Persons come to adore the lake for sailing and watersports, or just to unwind and admire the ambiance of the region and the town’s wonderful setting. The Victorian influence able to be seen everywhere - in the late 19th century, rich businessmen from Lancashire built vast residences facing the lake, and plenty of of these have now been converted to hotels, such as the Langdale Chase Hotel, Storrs Hall Hotel, and the Belsfield Hotel. Others houses comprise The National Park Visitor Centre at Brockhole, between Ambleside and Bowness. For a cute end to your day, rest in our cozy hall, watch television, read or have a relaxing drink.