Description
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages, body treatments, and facials. You're sure to appreciate the recreational amenities, including a health club, an indoor pool, and a sauna. Additional amenities at this Georgian hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and an arcade/game room.. Featured amenities include express check-out, dry cleaning/lau… more
When you stay at Macdonald Old England Hotel & Spa in Windermere, you'll be on a lake, just steps from Lake Windermere and Bowness Pier. This family-friendly hotel is 8.2 mi (13.1 km) from Coniston Water and 13.8 mi (22.2 km) from Ullswater.. Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 mile and kilometer. Lake Windermere - 0.1 km / 0.1 mi Bowness Pier - 0.1 km / 0.1 mi Old Laundry Theatre - 0.2 km / 0.1 mi World of Beatrix Potter - 0.3 km / 0.2 mi Windermere Jetty Museum of Boats, Steam and Stories - 0.8 km / 0.5 mi Windermere Ferry - 2 km / 1.2 mi Windermere Golf Club - 2.1 km / 1.3 mi Claife Viewing Station and Windermere West Shore - 2.5 km / 1.6 mi Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House - 2.5 km / 1.6 mi Lyth Valley - 2.7 km / 1.7 mi Orrest Head - 3.5 km / 2.2 mi Holehird Gardens - 4.1 km / 2.5 mi Hill Top Farm - 4.7 km / 2.9 mi Treetop Trek - 5.4 km / 3.3 mi Raw War Paintball - 5.4 km / 3.4 mi The preferred airport for Macdonald Old England Hotel & Spa is Manchester Airport (MAN) - 145 km / 90.1 mi . Near Old Laundry Theatre.
Enjoy British cuisine at The Restaurant at Macdona, a restaurant where you can take in the garden view, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are available daily from 8 AM to 10 AM for a fee..
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- Air conditioning
- Heating (free of charge)
- Additional services
- Dry cleaning service
- Laundry
- Laundry Service
- Lift
- Maid
- Tumble dryer
- Reception
- 24-hour reception
- Concierge service
- Porter service
- Entertainment
- Games room
- Shops in hotel
- Parking
- Covered parking
- Nearby parking
- Parking
- Security-controlled parking
- Valet parking
- Pets
- No pets allowed
- Smoking
- Smoke detector
- Smoking area
- Wi-Fi
- Complimentary Wi-Fi
- Services
- Balcony
- Banquet and event room
- Breakfast in bed
- Café
- Cloakroom facilities
- Coffee machine
- Conference centre
- Dry cleaning service
- Fan
- Fax/photocopier
- Garden
- Hair dryer
- Hair salon / beauty centre
- Hairdresser / Barber
- Heated pool
- Iron
- Ironing equipment
- Laundry
- Library
- Luggage storage
- Meeting room
- Newspapers
- Postal service
- Private check-in / check-out
- Public bathroom
- Room service
- Safe
- Sale of tickets
- Sale of tours
- Security
- Serviced office
- Sun terrace
- Sun terrace
- Terrace
- Trouser press
- Wake-up call service
- Wedding service
- Year-round indoor pool
- Children
- Babysitting service
- Cot
- Game area
- Kids' TV channels
- Kids' board games
- Bars
- Bar
- Coffee shop
- Coffee/tea in public areas
- Snack bar
- Restaurants
- Breakfast buffet
- Breakfast in bed
- Kids buffet
- Kids' menu
- Menu for diabetics (on request)
- Rooms for events / banquets
- À la carte restaurant
- Swimming pools
- Adults-only outdoor pool
- Children’s pool
- Full SPA circuit
- Poolside sun loungers
- Gym and SPA
- Gym
- Massages
- Sauna
- Spa
- Turkish bath
- Activities
- Golf course
- Tennis court
- Accessibility
- Facilities for people with disabilities
- Wheelchair access
- Check-in/Check-out
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This accommodation stands out for being in the heart of Windermere
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Zizu5
Merseyside, United Kingdom
20/05/2026
“A fantastic overnight stay.”
My wife and I recently stayed at The Macdonald Hotel and Spa in Bowness-on-Windermere on Sunday 10th May, and we had a fantastic experience. The staff at the hotel were excellent and made us feel very welcome from the moment we arrived. Everyone was friendly, attentive, and couldn’t do enough to h… more
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Toby J
09/05/2026
“Let down by the important little extra mile”
Staff good but rip off unsuspecting visitors guests with hotel car park fees when in fact you can park two minutes further walk away in public car park for less than half the price and it’s free from 8pm to 8am. Also serve brandy in tumblers as no balloons and don’t warm it either. Its sad because … more
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Julian H
09/05/2026
“Expected better…….”
Breaking down the stay we had: 1 - room clean when we came in. Sadly when cleaned the following day - clear it hadn’t been hoovered again. But overall very nice 2 - the ‘welcome’ from the lady on reception was very flat - not what I expect from this level of hotel - a welcoming smile and ‘how are… more
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