Name: The Haven
Address: Birch Street Windermere,Birch Street, Windermere, Windermere, Windermere, LA23 1EG, United Kingdom
Rating: 10

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We stayed at this guest house from Monday 12th August to Friday 16th August.  We found Catherine was an excellent hostess.  She explained everything we needed to know on arrival and was able to advise us about places where we could get an evening meal.

The breakfast was great with options for a cooked breakfast as well as cereals, toast, yogurt and fruit.

This guest house is in an excellent location for the train station and local bus station.  It is approximately a 25 minute walk to Bowness on Windermere where there are plenty of shops and restaurants available.  

We will definitely return to this guest house again.

Excellent Guest House

Close to the train station, bus interchange, a variety of shops and restaurants The Haven is very well placed. The rooms are sumptuous, spacious, tastefully decorated and very clean, perfect to relax in. 
My room had a small electric kettle and a teapot, a well stocked drawer of tea, coffee and biscuits, sugars and milk. There were also dressing gowns and slippers as well as a hairdryer for use in the wardrobe. In the bathroom plenty of soft white towels and toiletries waited. The bed was very comfy and there was a lovely extra quilt should you get cold. There was also a tv in the room as well as a number of chairs and the stool before the dressing table and mirror. 
A clever breakfast request sheet enabled an efficient and personalised service in the morning. There are a number of options for timings as well as what food and drink you want. All the food provided was delicious. Alongside any ordered food there were also a number of options freely available such as cereals, yogurts, toast and fruit. 
The hosts are lovely too and happy to help out in any way they can. I definitely recommend this place if staying in the lakes!

Spa hotel from home

Returned home last week after a three-night stay at The Haven where Katherine couldn't have been more welcoming.  We stayed in the King Room which was very comfortable - a great night's sleep before a tasty breakfast.  The Haven is in a good location, close to restaurants, pubs and shops and only a mile from Bowness.

A great place to stay

The Haven is close to everything you might need in Windermere and just a short walk to Windermere Station (I took a taxi downhill to The Haven but walked my suitcase back to the station at the end of my stay). While many have warned that Windermere is not Bowness on Windermere, the twenty minute walk to and from the lake is pleasant and I had no trouble catching a bus back from the ferries.

My room had a comfy bed, a desk and a small table with chairs which overlooked the street. The clean and light bathroom had the easiest hot water / shower system I encountered on this trip (I seem to spend a lot of time puzzling over taps and hoses and buttons at most places I stay, so this was a relief). Warm weather meant the room stayed warm at night - probably good in winter and not a problem for this Australian. 

Catherine, the host, provided a lovely breakfast each morning (salmon and eggs, porridge for me) and gave good information and practical help to guests who asked. Thank you for a relaxing stay!

Easy Stay and Good Breakfast

Lovely room with everything we needed. Full English breakfast was top quality. Excellent location with pubs, restaurants and shops all within a few minutes walk. A warm and hospitable welcome. By God the bin collectors start early! Hope to return soon.

Highly recommended 

A very warm welcome by Catherine the host. The BNB was very clean, tidy and most comfortable and situated ideally to visit the shops, bars, restaurants and a nice walk to the lake.
The breakfast was absolutely delicious with good choice menu.
Thanks again Catherine and we will return. 


Perfect in every way

COVID took us back so much insofar as embracing the beautiful UK countryside. It was LOVELY to be back in Windermere and The Haven was a wonderful first BNB experience for our younger child. Catherine was a lovely, patient and kind host. She even packed us toasties for our long ride to the airport by 0630 hours when we checked out. Thank you Catherine. We will be back!

Finally… returning to a BnB

I had a lovely week staying at The Haven. Catherine was very helpful and made me feel at home. The room was everything you would want and warm and comfortable. The choices for breakfast were excellent with hot served to order and a good selection from the buffet for guests to help themselves. The location could not have been better. only a couple of minutes from Windermere High Street in a very quiet corner. Also, only 5 minutes` walk to the railway station and where you can also catch buses all over The Lake District. I would definitely stay here again.

First time I had visited Cumbria to see my son and the family for 3 years due to the virus.

The Haven is a wonderful place to stay while exploring the Lakes.  Catherine was the perfect host and her B&B is 
absolutely lovely.  Great breakfast, fresh tea/coffee, full English,  vegetarian option, cereals, yogurt, toast, fresh fruit. The Haven is spotlessly clean and our room was really nice with a very comfortable bed,  fluffy white towels and the building was warm and cosy!  Close to restaurants and bars and a nice downhill walk to the lake. We will definitely stay here when we next visit Windermere.

Brilliant B&B

Upon arrival we quickly realised that we hadn’t thought about parking as there were no cars in the two available car ports we parked outside so that we could just bring our heavy case in, Catherine asked us if we’d booked parking & we said unfortunately not, after a quick check she said it was no trouble as someone who’d booked parking was now arriving by train. We quickly freshened up & went to explore Windermere town which was all walkable with Windermere lake itself being about a 20mins or so walk away. After a fantastic nights sleep we had a hearty breakfast, the second morning I had a lovely fresh fruit salad and one of the best bacon sandwiches I had ever had, my husband & I asked about the bacon & sausage and they are sourced from a local farm, very tasty! Catherine is a perfect host with lots of local knowledge, we will definitely be returning if we ever go back to the lakes.

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