Windermere Hotel

Windermere Hotel, originally The Riggs Windermere, is a hotel in Windermere, Cumbria, England, located near Windermere railway station. The hotel opened at the time that the railway link with Kendal was established in 1847. It overlooks the A591 road.

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Type: Hotel
Description: hotel in Windermere, Cumbria, England, located near Windermere railway station
Also known as: “Rigg’s Windermere Hotel” and “The Riggs Windermere”
Address: Kendal Road, Windermere, LA23 1AL

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Windermere railway station and St Mary’s Church.

Windermere railway station

Railway station

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Windermere railway station serves the town of Windermere, in Cumbria, England. It is the northern terminus of the Windermere Branch Line, which runs from Oxenholme. Windermere railway station is situated 550 feet south of Windermere Hotel.

St Mary’s Church

Church

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St Mary's Church is in the town of Windermere, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Windermere, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. St Mary’s Church is situated 1,300 feet west of Windermere Hotel.

Windermere Library

Library

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Windermere Library is situated 1,600 feet south of Windermere Hotel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Troutbeck Bridge and Bowness-on-Windermere.

Troutbeck Bridge

Village

Photo: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Troutbeck Bridge is a village in the civil parish of Windermere and Bowness, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England.

Bowness-on-Windermere

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Bowness-on-Windermere is the main tourist centre for the South Lakes area of Lake District National Park. It sits on the shore of Windermere lake within the boundaries of the historic County of Westmorland. In 2011, it had about 3,800 permanent residents.