The Wild Boar

5.0 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
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Photo gallery for The Wild Boar

Front of property
Double Room (Feature)
Lake
Bar (on property)
Meeting facility

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Parking available
    Parking available
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Pet-friendly
    Pet-friendly
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
Crook Road, Windermere, England, LA23 3NF
  • Lyth Valley
    1 min walk
  • Windermere Golf Club
    2 min drive
  • World of Beatrix Potter
    5 min drive
  • Barrow-In-Furness (BWF-Walney Island)
    72 min drive

Room options

Classic Double or Twin Room

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Double Room (Feature)

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Luxury Room

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Windermere

Located in Windermere, The Wild Boar is in a rural location, within a 5-minute drive of Lyth Valley and Windermere Golf Club. .This luxury inn is 3.1 mi (4.9 km) from Lake Windermere and 13.3 mi (21.3 km) from Yorkshire Dales National Park.

What's nearby

  • Windermere Golf Club - 2 min drive - 1.9 km
  • World of Beatrix Potter - 5 min drive - 5.3 km
  • Lake Windermere - 5 min drive - 5.0 km
  • Bowness Pier - 5 min drive - 5.0 km
  • Brockhole - the Lake District Visitor Centre - 9 min drive - 8.9 km

Getting around

  • Burneside Station - 7 min drive
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) - 103 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Watermill Inn & Brewery - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪The Boathouse Bar & Restaurant - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Trattoria - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪The Albert - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Bodega - ‬5 min drive

About this property

The Wild Boar

Luxury inn with a restaurant and a bar
The Wild Boar offers 33 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Flat-screen televisions come with digital channels.

This Windermere inn provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and complimentary toiletries. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Stay in one of 33 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and toothbrushes and toothpaste. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers and complimentary bottled water, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the inn's room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. English breakfasts are available daily from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and luggage storage. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
English breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
The Wild Boar has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Green Key (Foundation for Environmental Education), a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Languages

Czech, English, Polish, Romanian

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Self parking on site (GBP 12 per night)
  • Electric car charging station on site

Food and drink

  • English breakfast available for a fee daily 8:00 AM–10:00 AM: GBP 22 for adults and GBP 8 for children
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • Archery

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in reception

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Luggage storage

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Towels
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)

Entertainment

  • Digital channels
  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water

More

  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - midnight
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 30 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
2 total pets
Specific rooms only, restrictions apply; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for English breakfast: approximately GBP 22 for adults and GBP 8 for children
  • Self parking fee: GBP 12 per night
  • Pet fee: GBP 30 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Best Western Famous Wild Boar Crook
Best Western Famous Wild Boar Hotel Crook
Wild Boar Inn Windermere
Wild Boar Inn
Wild Boar Windermere
The Wild Boar Hotel Crook
The Wild Boar Windermere Lake District
Best Western Famous Wild Boar
The Wild Boar Inn
The Wild Boar Windermere
The Wild Boar Inn Windermere

The Wild Boar Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 158 out of 289 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 84 out of 289 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 35 out of 289 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 289 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 289 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Rachel

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was lovely, clean, and comfortable. The staff were friendly and helpful. The food in the restaurant wasn’t great at first but the staff were helpful in finding a work around
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Raymond

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay 24/06/24
Excellent overnight stay Alternative afternoon tea really enjoyable friendly and helpful staff Would highly recommend
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely lovely hotel. Great rooms and bar/ restaurant area. The staff were extremely helpful and friendly. The fact that there was a beautiful woodland walk from the hotel was a bonus. Will definitely be returning.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joel

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Very nice but staff…
Very nice hotel although aspects are due for update. Comfortable rooms and dining space. Excellent breakfast choice and quality. Staff are very distant however - no smiles, no pleasantries and they generally don’t seem to like to be bothered. All staff appear like this.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

MARK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Anniversary weekend away
Hotel room was really nice and spacious. Friendly staff and helpful. Large carpark for your stay but no electrical ports for electric vehicles so not that eco friendly. On check out after a 2 night stay had to pay £12 parking fee even though there’s no alternative as your in the middle of the countryside so seems rather cheeky, also £1 to plant a tree, I didn’t plant a tree and then £12 service charge, this on top of the hotel cost and the parking fees. Restaurant food was very nice but not alit of choice so went into Windermere in our second night,
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing food.
The Food was amazing! Staff were excellent and the kitchen adjusted meals for my husband who can't eat dairy. They even created him a special dessert. The room was large and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Stay with our dog
We had another wonderful overnight stay here and brought our dog this time. He was welcomed and there was even a dog goody bag in the room! All staff members were very polite and we were made to feel welcome.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hôtel - perfect for Lake Windermere. Facilities in the hotel are great: there are even wellingtons you can borrow to do a woodland walk. The restaurant is fantastic with high quality food. The lounge and reception area have wonderful open fires which make it feel really cosy. Our feature room was fantastic and roomy.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Alright, not very clean.
An OK place to stay for a night. Bed comfy enough, good blackout curtains, quiet location although noise from other rooms travelled easily. Unfortunately the bathroom wasn't very clean - hairs and black mould in the bath and dead bugs squished into the blind. There was also a dried bogey stuck to the bedside table. Mentioned at reception on checkout so hopefully will be improved for future guests. Breakfast was fine.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lewis

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Birthday treat
Lovely stay, food excellent, room not as nice as pictured and noisy as near the stairs
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Damien

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Heather

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfy, cosy and great food
Great stay, high quality food, comfy beds. Parking is additional cost £12 as is a dog staying £30, both we thought was high. We dined in the bar area, food was brilliant but think the lighting could be dimmed in the evening to create more ambiance.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Darren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
The stand-out features were definitely the level of service and quality of food. The breakfasts were delicious - the best of any hotel we've stayed in. The experience was let down slightly by the accommodation, which wasn't by any means a five-star room. There were signs of mould around the windows, the bathroom hadn't been thoroughly cleaned prior to our arrival, and the general decor was faded and worn. This was a real shame, since the main guest areas of the hotel were immaculately presented.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
amazing hotel , friendly staff , fabulous food definitely would recommend
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely old property staff very friendly and helpful food excellent
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Les

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gemma

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023