The Archway Guesthouse is a comfortable Victorian quality guest house, tastefully furnished throughout and is operated by Denis and Anita, a professional couple, who have lived and worked in several countries. “Our goal is to continuously give all our guests a positive experience and a warm welcome while staying at The Archway”. Their multi-lingual skills help in understanding their customers and their multi-cultural experiences add to making their guests feel at home. Guests are welcome to use the dining table in the breakfast room. There are lots of maps, local tourist information, guide books and some board games available. The house is entirely non-smoking and has been quality assessed by Cumbria Tourism, a Visit England local assessment scheme. Our front rooms have distant mountain views of Coniston Old Man, Wetherlam, Crinkle Crags, Scafell Pike, Great Gable and the Langdale Pikes. Location: We are located in a quiet street of Windermere village just 300 metres from the train station, shops, restaurants and pubs.

Enthusiastically run by Denis and Anita who will do their utmost to make your stay a comfortable and a memorable one.

Windermere is within easy reach of Kendal, Ambleside, Keswick and Grasmere and is the ideal touring base for Beatrix Potter and William Wordsworth country. We are at about 5 minutes walking from Windermere train station. There are many restaurants, pubs etc. within walking distance from our B&B. You can walk to Lake Windermere in about 25 mins. and the local bus system is great. We have guide books, maps and walks available for our guests.