Holly Lodge Guest House
Windermere, Cumbria

Holly Lodge, built in 1854, is one of the oldest houses in Windermere. It is close to shops, restaurants, and public transport. Anne and Barry offer a personal and friendly service. All rooms 9 rooms are en-suite, refurbished to a high standard, with a well stocked hospitality tray, colour t.v's and hair driers. Some rooms on the second floor have distant fell views. A hearty breakfast is served daily, including a vegetarian alternative, and special diets are catered for on request. Packed luches and drying facilites are also available. We have a cosy lounge with an open fire on cooler evenings, and a piano for your own entertainment!! We have parking for 7 cars and free parking in the quiet road.

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.