41 places · prices checked 15 Nov 2026
We track 41 lodges, cabins and hot tub cottages in Bowness-on-Windermere, usually £450 a night. A week in winter costs around £5,696 (£4,998 the rest of the year). Sleeps up to 19, 80% with a hot tub. Average guest rating: 9.1/10.
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Prices for 2 adults checked on Booking.com · updated 15 Nov 2026 · how we work
The stock here runs from compact one-bedroom cabins for two to large houses for 19. The cheapest night found is far below the usual price, so it pays to compare dates rather than judge the town by its typical rate. Small hot tub cabins can come in at a fraction of the cost of a four-bedroom house with a lake view. Dearer places tend to be the bigger ones, while the smaller ones can still carry a hot tub. If you are travelling as a couple, you have a lot of choice. Larger parties get more for each person by splitting the cost of a bigger house.
Bowness-on-Windermere
1 2
9.5Exceptional · 132 reviews
This place sits in Bowness-on-Windermere in Cumbria, with Glebe Park 340 yards away and the lake at 0 yards.
Guests love:Cleanliness 9.8Location 9.8
Bowness-on-Windermere
4 9
9.4Exceptional · 68 reviews
Guests love:Hosts 10.0Location 9.9
Bowness-on-Windermere
6 12
9.6Exceptional · 47 reviews
Guests love:Facilities 9.9Cleanliness 9.8
Bowness-on-Windermere
4 8
10.0Exceptional · 31 reviews
Guests love:Cleanliness 10.0Comfort 10.0
Bowness-on-Windermere
2 4
9.5Exceptional · 24 reviews
Guests love:Comfort 10.0Cleanliness 9.6
Bowness-on-Windermere
6 19
9.8Exceptional · 15 reviews
Guests love:Cleanliness 10.0Comfort 10.0
Bowness-on-Windermere
1 2
8.7Excellent · 39 reviews
Guests love:Comfort 9.2Cleanliness 9.1
Bowness-on-Windermere
1 2
8.9Excellent · 23 reviews
Guests love:Hosts 9.4Facilities 9.2
Bowness-on-Windermere
1 2
8.8Excellent · 21 reviews
Guests love:Cleanliness 9.4Location 9.3
Bowness-on-Windermere
4 7
9.1Exceptional · 15 reviews
Four bedrooms sleep up to 7 people. Three have a king size bed and the fourth has a single bed.
Guests love:Cleanliness 10.0Comfort 10.0
Bowness-on-Windermere
1 2
9.4Exceptional · 11 reviews
Guests love:Hosts 10.0Cleanliness 9.5
Bowness-on-Windermere
2 4
9.4Exceptional · 9 reviews
Glebe Park is 720 yards from the lodge, a 7 minute walk, and Windermere station is 1.5 miles away, or 29 minutes on foot.
Guests love:Location 10.0Cleanliness 9.5
Bowness-on-Windermere
5 12
9.4Exceptional · 7 reviews
Five bedrooms sleep up to 12 people across 1720 sq ft. Bedroom 1 has a super king bed, and bedrooms 2 and 3 each have a king size bed.
Guests love:Cleanliness 10.0Comfort 9.5
Bowness-on-Windermere
3 6
8.2Very good · 29 reviews
A family or a group of up to six will find enough room here: the detached lodge covers 1400 sq ft and has three bedrooms and two bathrooms, one of…
Guests love:Location 9.5Hosts 8.6
Bowness-on-Windermere
3 6
8.5Excellent · 15 reviews
Guests love:Location 9.5Facilities 9.0
Bowness-on-Windermere
3 6
9.8Exceptional · 5 reviews
Guests love:Cleanliness 10.0Comfort 10.0
Bowness-on-Windermere
5 10
9.4Exceptional · 6 reviews
A group of up to 10 people, or a family spread over several generations, will find enough room here.
Guests love:Cleanliness 10.0Facilities 10.0
Bowness-on-Windermere
3 6
9.1Exceptional · 7 reviews
Guests love:Hosts 10.0Location 9.6
Bowness-on-Windermere
3 6
10.04 reviews
Glebe Park is 720 yards away, a 7 minute walk. Windermere station is 1.5 miles away, or 29 minutes on foot.
Bowness-on-Windermere
3 6
9.0Exceptional · 6 reviews
Guests love:Hosts 10.0Facilities 10.0
Bowness-on-Windermere
5 10
9.54 reviews
Bowness-on-Windermere in Cumbria is the base here, with Glebe Park 0.9 miles away and the lake at 0 yards.
Bowness-on-Windermere
3 6
10.03 reviews
Bowness-on-Windermere
3 6
9.0Exceptional · 5 reviews
This place sleeps six across three bedrooms and two bathrooms, one of them private.
Guests love:Cleanliness 10.0Comfort 10.0
Bowness-on-Windermere
5 10
9.73 reviews
A hot tub sits at the centre of this holiday home, which sleeps 10 guests across 5 bedrooms.
Bowness-on-Windermere
5 11
9.04 reviews
Bowness-on-Windermere
2 4
7.9Good · 12 reviews
Guests love:Cleanliness 9.4Comfort 9.1
Bowness-on-Windermere
2 4
8.0Very good · 8 reviews
This place stands in Bowness-on-Windermere, in Cumbria, right at the edge of the lake, with Glebe Park 870 yards away on foot (9 minutes).
Guests love:Location 10.0Facilities 9.0
Bowness-on-Windermere
2 4
9.02 reviews
This place sleeps 4 across two bedrooms. Bedroom 1 has a double bed and Bedroom 2 has two single beds.
Bowness-on-Windermere
4 8
10.01 reviews
Bowness-on-Windermere
3 6
9.01 reviews
Bowness-on-Windermere
5 10
8.02 reviews
Glebe Park is 0.9 miles from the cottage, and the nearest lake is at 0 yards, so the water is right on your doorstep in Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria.
Bowness-on-Windermere
5 10
A hot tub sits at the centre of this five-bedroom holiday home, which sleeps 10 across 1720 sq ft.
Bowness-on-Windermere
1 18
Bowness-on-Windermere
1 11
Bowness-on-Windermere
5 10
Bowness-on-Windermere
3 6
Bowness-on-Windermere
1 2
Bowness-on-Windermere
4 8
Bowness-on-Windermere
1 2
7.24 reviews
Bowness-on-Windermere
4 7
7.3Good · 59 reviews
Guests love:Location 9.5
Bowness-on-Windermere is the busiest base on the lake, and its lodges lean towards groups and families rather than couples on a budget. The typical stay sleeps about 7 people, and the largest places take up to 19. Most of them come with a hot tub, around 80% of the total, so it is more a standard feature than a deciding one.
Prices sit at the dear end for the Lakes. A night is usually dearer here than in Coniston, Ambleside or Newby Bridge, where the cheapest nights start lower. Even so, the choice of budgets is wide. Small two-person hot tub cabins can cost well under half of what a large lakeside house does. Guest ratings are high, averaging 9.1 out of 10. Log burners turn up in a little over half of the places, and dogs are accepted in roughly 44%. Saunas are rare, at about 7%.
If you are bringing a dog, the dog friendly group is the most useful way to narrow things down. About 18 places accept dogs, and the cheapest of them starts at a much lower price than the usual night in town. Some places list pets only on request, so ask before you book and check for any extra charge or limit on numbers. Dog friendly places often add a garden or a log burner, which suits muddy walks from the door in colder months.
A hot tub is the most common feature, found in about 80% of places, followed by a garden in just over two thirds. Log burners appear in a little over half. Lake views are listed on only about 10% of places, and those are usually priced below the town's usual night, so the view is not always the costly part. Fishing is rare and goes with the dearest places. Saunas are the scarcest feature, at about 7%, and those places are cheaper than most. High chairs are available in about half, which helps if you are travelling with a baby.
| Feature | Places | Share | Usual night |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot tub | 33 | 80% | £568 |
| Garden | 28 | 68% | £622 |
| Log burner / fireplace | 23 | 56% | £673 |
| High chair | 20 | 49% | £668 |
| Fishing | 5 | 12% | £1,421 |
| BBQ | 4 | 10% | £654 |
| Lake view | 4 | 10% | £513 |
| Sauna | 3 | 7% | £488 |
Cost for each person is lowest in the middle of the range. Places for 5 to 6 guests work out cheapest per head, and the 3 to 4 and 7 to 9 groups come close behind. Two-person cabins cost the most per head, as a hot tub and a private setting are paid for by only two people. The largest places, sleeping 10 to 11, cost much more per head than the mid-sized ones. They also have the most bedrooms, so they suit groups who want separate rooms rather than the cheapest split.
| Sleeps | Places | Bedrooms | Usual night | Per guest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sleeps 2 | 7 | 1 | £357 | £178 |
| Sleeps 3-4 | 6 | 2 | £344 | £86 |
| Sleeps 5-6 | 10 | 3 | £410 | £68 |
| Sleeps 7-9 | 6 | 4 | £654 | £82 |
| Sleeps 10-11 | 8 | 5 | £1,421 | £142 |
Prices rise from November into the winter and peak in February, when typical stays cost the most of any month listed. March and April ease back to around the level of November. Winter is not the cheap season here, which fits with a week in winter costing more than a week outside it. Availability is wider from January to April than in November and December, so late winter and spring give you more dates to choose from and somewhat lower prices than February.
| Month | Usual night | Nights still free |
|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | £510 | 38% |
| December 2026 | £592 | 38% |
| January 2027 | £606 | 61% |
| February 2027 | £623 | 64% |
| March 2027 | £517 | 58% |
| April 2027 | £519 | 58% |
Nearby bases are often cheaper. Coniston has the lowest starting price of the neighbouring towns and a good number of places, about 35. Ambleside and Newby Bridge also start below Bowness. Windermere itself has by far the largest stock, at about 150 places, so it gives you the most dates to compare. Winster and Troutbeck Bridge are smaller, with about 7 places each. Staying outside Bowness can save money while keeping you close to the lake.
Typically yes. The usual night here is high, and the neighbouring towns of Coniston, Ambleside and Newby Bridge all start at lower prices. Bowness does have cheaper small cabins for two, so the range is wide.
Places for 5 to 6 guests are the cheapest for each person. Those for 3 to 4 and 7 to 9 are close behind. Two-person cabins and the largest houses cost more per head.
A little over half do, about 56%. They are more common in the dearer places, and they often come with a garden and dog friendly rules. Check the listing for the exact feature before you book.
Not in Bowness. A week in winter usually costs more than a week outside winter, and February is the dearest month listed. March and April ease back and offer more free dates.
Based on the prices we check every day, a night in one of these lodges or cabins in Bowness-on-Windermere usually costs £450, and a week in winter around £5,696 (£4,998 the rest of the year). Prices depend mostly on the dates and the size of the property.
Yes: 80% of the places on this page list a hot tub or spa bath on their property page.
44% of the places on this page accept pets, sometimes for a fee or on request. See also our dog friendly lodges.
The largest property in this selection sleeps up to 19 guests; the average is 7.0 guests.
In our data the busiest month is November 2026, with only 38% of nights still free. For Christmas, New Year and school holidays, book several weeks ahead; for a last-minute break, check the dates shown on each property.
Many lodges and cottages accept short breaks of 2 to 4 nights, but some only take weekly bookings in peak periods. The calendar on each property page shows the minimum stay night by night.
Go back to Lodges in the Lake District to widen your search. You might also like Lodges, Log Cabins & Hot Tub Breaks in Winster, Lodges in Windermere, Lodges, Log Cabins & Hot Tub Breaks in Troutbeck Bridge and Lodges in Ambleside.
