In a secluded location near Bowness Bay, Wild Boar Estate offers en suite rooms, just 3 miles from Lake Windermere Ferry crossing.
Wild Boar Estate is a former coaching inn, named after the legend of Richard de Gilpin, who bravely fought a wild boar nearby. The individually designed rooms are all en suite and have a TV. Some rooms feature copper baths or log burners.
Full of character, the Grill and Smokehouse restaurant has a theatrical open kitchen, and serves locally-sourced produce. Wild Boar Estate also has a bar with real local ales, a wine cellar and an open fire.
Windermere Golf Club is a short walk away.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 8.9 for a two-person trip.
This property has 1 third-party sustainability certification.
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Guest reviews
Categories:
Staff
9.3
Facilities
8.7
Cleanliness
9.1
Comfort
9.1
Value for money
8.2
Location
8.8
Free WiFi
8.9
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Guests who stayed here loved
Alison
United Kingdom
“Lovely warm welcome at reception continued by the rest of the staff for our stay. Beautiful room ,atmosphere and food. What's not to love ?”
Fitzpatrick
United Kingdom
“The staff was extremely helpful and very professional. My wife struggles with her arthritis and when I told the receptionist she changed our room. It was closer and not as many steps. All the staff where great and very welcoming.”
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Denise
United Kingdom
“Comfortable, dog friendly and amazing breakfast
Love the wooded area especially with having a dog”
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Helen
United Kingdom
“The room was lovely, doors opened out into the garden, which was lovely to sit out on the grass in the sunshine with a glass of fizz”
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Graham
United Kingdom
“The location was first class quiet and just what we like. The Staff were very friendly and helpful. The hotel was bery clean. Our evening dinner was absolutely top class we both really enjoyed our meal. The only thing i found we had our 2 Cocker...”
Eileen
United Kingdom
“Fantastic and nice place and friendly staff, the food 100% delicious”
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Kevin
United Kingdom
“Meal in the restaurant was outstanding. There are lovely and interesting walks in the grounds.”
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Nigel
United Kingdom
“The whole place is perfect. Staff were very nice, the food is absolutely fantastic , room was really nice and there’s lots of things to do from clay pigeon shooting, archery, axe throwing and also a nice 5 mile walk if you are up for it.”
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Caroline
United Kingdom
“Everything was great.
Super friendly staff and my poodles were treated like royalty.
They all went the extra mile and we will be back.”
Ariana
United Kingdom
“Beautiful location, lovely woodland walk, amazing food, brilliant staff, beautiful clean rooms. Overall amazing experience and noted for next time - dog friendly!”
Property surroundings
Restaurants
1 restaurant on site
Grill & Smokehouse Restaurant
Cuisine
British
Open for
Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
Ambiance
Traditional
Dietary options
Vegetarian • Gluten-free • Dairy-free
House rules
Wild Boar Estate takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 15:00
Check-out
Until 11:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds
Child policies
Children are not allowed.
Cot and extra bed policies
Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.
No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are allowed. Charges may be applicable.
Accepted payment methods
Cash
The fine print
Need-to-know information for guests at this property
Extra beds are only allowed in the Classic rooms, subject to availability and by prior arrangement.
Parking is available for a fee of GBP 12 per night.
Please note that guests can only book a maximum of 5 rooms per booking. When booking 5 rooms or more, different policies and additional supplements will apply.
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