The Best Cumbria Family-Friendly Hotels

hotels and other accommodation for families travelling with children


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Rickerby Grange

Portinscale

  • editors' choice!
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  • B&B/guest house
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  • 4* rated
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  • luxury
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  • family-friendly
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  • pets allowed
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  • cyclist friendly
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  • walker friendly
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  • great reviews
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  • village location
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  • lounge
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  • free WiFi
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  • parking

smart and updated in a contemporary style, a 1920s house set in a peaceful village with elegant, well-appointed guest rooms

Brathay Lodge

Ambleside

  • B&B/guest house
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  • 4* rated
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  • luxury
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  • family-friendly
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  • cyclist friendly
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  • walker friendly
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  • great reviews
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  • village location
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  • place(s) to eat nearby
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  • lounge
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  • terrace
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  • free WiFi
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  • parking

some of the comfortable rooms at this Victorian guest house have views over Wansfell and Loughrigg and it is easily located for the village

The Kings Arms

Temple Sowerby

  • inn/pub
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  • 4* rated
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  • luxury
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  • small hotel
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  • great dining
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  • family-friendly
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  • pets allowed
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  • cyclist friendly
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  • walker friendly
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  • character property
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  • great reviews
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  • village location
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  • restaurant
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  • place(s) to eat nearby
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  • bar
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  • lounge
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  • own garden
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  • free WiFi
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  • parking

a 400 year old former coaching inn set in a pleasant village sandwiched between the North Pennines, Lake District and Yorkshire Dales

Link House

Bassenthwaite Lake

  • B&B/guest house
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  • 4* rated
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  • luxury
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  • family-friendly
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  • cyclist friendly
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  • walker friendly
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  • great breakfasts
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  • award-winning
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  • great reviews
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  • rural location
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  • great views
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  • bar
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  • lounge
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  • own garden
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  • free WiFi
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  • parking

a late Victorian property with high ceilings and spacious rooms, many have scenic views, just a few minutes walk from the shores of the lake

  • B&B/guest house
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  • 4* rated
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  • luxury
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  • family-friendly
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  • cyclist friendly
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  • walker friendly
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  • great reviews
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  • place(s) to eat nearby
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  • own garden
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  • free WiFi

just outside of the town centre, a relaxing guest house, with well-appointed rooms, where the day starts with a Cumberland breakfast