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468 reviews

Red Lion Inn

Red Lion Inn

Main Street, Hawkshead, LA22 0NS, United Kingdom

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Restaurant

Free wifi

Bar

Non-smoking rooms

Red Lion Inn

Red Lion Inn is a 3-star inn on Main Street in Ambleside, United Kingdom. It is located about 4.2mi from the city center.

Featured amenities include a Restaurant, Wifi (free), Bar, Non-smoking rooms, and Kids' meals (extra charges).

The inn has 468 reviews.

Dining room serves Italian cuisine in a family-friendly, traditional setting, making it a convenient on-site option for a cozy meal after a day of exploring Ambleside.

Payment options are straightforward: cash is accepted, along with Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, Solo, and Bankcard.

Room options include Standard Room (Double) for 2 adults and 1 child with a 1 x Double bed, and a Family Room (Family) that sleeps 2 adults and 1 child with beds including 2 x Twin, 1 x Bunk, and 1 x King. Other available types include Economy, Budget, and Room - 2 Twin. The inn has 468 reviews.

Closest airports

Blackpool Airport

41.8mi

Most popular amenities

Restaurant

Free wifi

Bar

Non-smoking rooms

Rooms

Double Room in Red Lion Inn

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Standard Room

1 Double Bed

Private Bathroom

Flat-screen TV

Tea/Coffee maker

Shower

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Family Room in Red Lion Inn

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Family

2 Twin Beds

1 Bunk Bed

1 King Size Bed

Private Bathroom

Flat-screen TV

Tea/Coffee maker

Shower

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Economy

Flat-screen TV

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Budget

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Room - 2 Twin

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Guest reviews

7.8

468 reviews

Categories of assessments

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Comfort

Location

Facilities

Staff

Value for money

WiFi quality

Featured reviews:

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Anonymous

8.2

August 2025

Beautiful village. Well kept , tidy , clean. Supper location. Toiletries in room, good shower, very clean. Comfortable bed.

No wardrobe or rack in the room , no hangers, just a few hooks . Not much space in double room, sink separate from toilet at other room conner. One side table with tea kettle ,cups coffees and tea bags. Your belongings can be put on window sill. Space is only for one travel bag. You can stay here not longer than one night .Other twin room was much bigger.

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Adam

9.1

July 2025

Stunning pub, stayed over for a few nights. Staff was very welcoming, ate on the first night and food was very good. Stayed with the two dogs, room was a good size, tea, coffee and milk provided. Bed was comfy, shower was good. Stayed there as had a couple of walks planned, first afternoon we walked from the pub on a circular which was very nice, small village is very picturesque and has everything you need there, would definitely stop there again.

No complaints

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Carol

8.2

February 2024

Cosy, traditional inn in the centre of Hawkshead. Good breakfast with a choice of cooked options and also cereals and croissants. Friendly and helpful staff. Good supply of tea, coffee and biscuits in the bedroom. Comfortable bed and great blackout curtains.

Although comfortable, the bedroom we stayed in (room 5) was extremely small and much smaller than other rooms on the same floor. It was adequate for two nights but we wouldn’t want to stay in it for longer. The bathroom was too small for a hand basin which was placed in a corner of the bedroom (making bedroom space even smaller). Nowhere to hang or store clothes and we had to move bags around when going in and out of the bathroom because of limited space. Check the size of the room before booking as our friends, who paid the same, were allocated a much bigger room!

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Sheila

9.1

May 2025

staff were really helpful couldn't do enough for us, the chef cooked whatever we wanted, we had to leave a day early as my friend was feeling poorly, the chef offered to make us a packed lunch, the bar staff were excellent and made us feel welcome, nothing was too much trouble for them.

The bathroom floor sloped up a tiny bit, but that is how old buildings are

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Melanie

8.2

October 2024

The food was excellent and expectations of dining here wasn't' just pub food I have had 4 Star food and it wasn't half as nice as here the waitress were so attentive to your dining experience that we couldn't of had a better stay. Thank you for making our stay wonderful. All the local people were so nice 🙂 thank you we will be back very soon.

The bathrooms weren't finished off but everything else made up for our wonderful stay xxx

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Vanessa

9.1

May 2025

Full of interesting original features. Floors were definitely wonky as you'd expect in a property of this age - it added to the experience. Breakfast was excellent. Freshly cooked to order and beautifully presented. Staff were helpful and friendly.

A shelf in the bathroom, to put toiletry bags on, would have been very helpful.

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Andrew

8.2

August 2025

Clean and comfortable rooms above an old English pub. Breakfast each morning and parking onsite was a nice bonus.

Wi-fi wasn’t great, especially at times when the pub was busy. But that was only a minor negative.

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Annie

8.2

August 2023

It’s a traditional old pub in middle of Hawkshead which we love. The business in process of handover to new owner but Steve - temp manager - was amazing. There were no pun measly unfortunately but the breakfasts were excellent and Steve was Chef/waiter/bar staff/room service etc - all of which he carried out with aplomb

It was unfortunate there were no evening/pub meals but this is a temporary situation I believe. It could do with a bit of facelift inside but again that will probably change with new owner.

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Katie

8.2

June 2023

The pub and hotel were very nice, perfectly acceptable, as were the staff. Room 3 (at the back) was great and had everything you needed with a few extra touches. You could hear the kitchen extractor when the kitchen was open, but you are there to enjoy the area and pubs etc...not sit in your room. So it didn't matter as it wasn't on when you were asleep. Room 5 (on the front) was smaller and without a hanging rack (like Room 3), but when you book, it clearly says small double. A minor thing the bathroom fan could do with some maintenance, it was pretty noisy and stays on for a while , can be a bit disturbing if you use the loo during the night. But both rooms were lovely and very clean. The food was great and all the staff were super too. Thank you for a lovey stay!

I felt sorry for the staff and owners. They were all working very hard.. but there just wasn't enough of them to go around. There is a massive lack of hospitality staff in the Lakes..well everywhere tbh, so the staff in situ had to make up for this. And they did their absolute best.

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David

8.2

February 2025

Quirky, clean and excellent location. There are limited car spaces at the rear otherwise you have to park on the main car park 400 meters away. Excellent food at dinner. We booked this as a last minute add on to our holiday in the lake District and we are glad we did.

A rather small ensuite and a small double room.

Points of Interest Around Red Lion Inn

Attractions

Beatrix Potter Gallery and Hawkshead

0mi

Wray Castle

2.3mi

Rydal Water

4.7mi

Wrynose Pass

5.1mi

Grasmere

5.2mi

Hardknott Roman Fort (Mediobogdum)

8.6mi

Wastwater

13.2mi

Muncaster Castle 

15.5mi

Ullswater

16.1mi

Borrowdale Valley

16.2mi

Castlerigg Stone Circle

16.2mi

Derwentwater

16.4mi

Crummock Water

17.8mi

Bassenthwaite Lake

22.9mi

Buttermere Valley

24.7mi

Restaurants

Dining room

Cuisines

  • Italian

Ambiances

  • Family Friendly
  • Traditional

Amenities of Red Lion Inn

Restaurant

Free wifi

Bar

Non-smoking rooms

Stay rules - Red Lion Inn

  • Check-in / Check-out

  • Pets

  • Internet

  • Age restrictions

  • Curfew

  • Parking

  • Children and beds

  • Cards accepted at this property