Broadview Guest House in Ambleside, Cumbria, United Kingdom | Guest House

Broadview Guest House is a quality, friendly, no smoking Guest House offering Bed and Breakfast accommodation in Ambleside in the heart of the Lake District National Park in the United Kingdom. Alan & Sue are happily extending their hospitality to both regular & new visitors in this their 8th season. The first paying guests were taken at Broadview Guest House around 1956 and although Broadview Guest House has remained more or less unchanged, it offers the modern facilities and little extras you would expect to make your stay in the Lake District a special one. The house is fully centrally heated  The area has always been a favourite haunt of artists of all disciplines. Wordsworth, Coleridge and Ruskin led this illustrious list whilst Beatrix Potter loved the area so much, it apparently inspired her to write her famous Peter Rabbit stories. She even left a number of properties to the National Trust to be preserved.  

Broadview Guest House is a mid-terrace Ambleside Guest House that was built around 1820 of traditional Lakeland slate and stone.  It is believed the house was originally built as a Country Residence for a Gentleman, in preparation for the Railway link to Ambleside which never materialised due to William Wordsworths intervention. The trains stop at Windermere which is about 5 miles away, there are excellent bus links to us from the station.

Being situated on the fringe of the village of Ambleside and about a 5 minute stroll from Lake Windermere at Waterhead, we are therefore very handy for all the local attractions and amenities.

Broadview Guest House is open all year and has 6 attractive letting rooms to suit all; from hardened walkers to weekend ramblers, from holiday makers to couples or friends just wanting that quiet getaway from the hustle and bustle of city life.

Most rooms are en suite or have private facilities and some have lovely views through the dorma windows of Loughrigg Fell and the Langdales beyond.   Drying facilities are available for coats, boots etc. should you have a wet day on the fells. Packed lunches with Alan's famous home-made cake and flask filling can be provided if required.