Firgarth Guest House
Windermere, Cumbria

The Firgarth Guest House is an elegant Victorian house built in 1875. It is situated a short walk from Windermere centre and rail/bus station. All rooms are en-suite and off road parking is available. We are a non smoking establishment. Our guest lounge is comfortable and spacious with plenty of books and information on local walks and a selection of games to keep you amused in the evenings. Hearty breakfasts are served in the adjacent breakfast room.

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Windermere is a town in Cumbria, England, lying about one kilometre away from the lake of the same name. Although Windermere confusingly does not touch the lake, it has now grown together with the older lakeside town of Bowness-on-Windermere, though the two retain distinguishable town centres. There are a number of museums, but the main draw for its many tourists is the lake. Boats from the piers in Bowness (about a fifteen-minute walk from the top of Windermere town) sail around the lake, many calling at Ambleside or at Lakeside where there is a restored railway. Windermere town was known as Birthwaite prior to the arrival of the Kendal and Windermere Railway, which stimulated its development. Windermere station offers train and bus connections to the surrounding area, Manchester, Manchester Airport, and the West Coast Main Line. The geological formations around the area take their name from the town. They are called the Windermere Group of sedimentary rocks. The town's name is also given to the Rt. Hon. Dr David Clark, Baron Clark of Windermere, who now lives in Windermere.