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Briery Wood Hotel
Ambleside Road (Ambleside) LA23 1ES

Set close to Lake Windermere, just a 5-minute walk from Long Wood Bay Watersports Centre and a 2-minute drive from Ambleside, Briery Wood Hotel is surrounded by peaceful fields and woodland. The traditional property has its own restaurant looking out onto landscaped gardens. Each bedroom at Briery Wood Hotel comes with an en suite bathroom and complimentary toiletries. The décor mixes modern and traditional, some with heated towel rails and large sash windows, while all rooms come with a flat-screen TV. Free Wi-Fi is available in the public areas, the Holbeck Bar offers fine wines and whiskies, and tea or coffee can be served by the fire in the lounge area. Food at Briery Wood is sourced from local farmers, fishermen and butchers, and freshly cooked breakfasts are served each morning. The creative menu includes Herdwick lamb, local Cumbrian cheeses and fresh trout. Al fresco dining on the hotel’s terrace can even be arranged, weather permitting. The spectacular Langdales are within 10 minutes’ drive, and mountain biking can be enjoyed from the doorstep.

Score from 313 reviews
Superb

8.9/10

Rooms: 23

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Address: Ambleside Road, Ambleside LA23 1ES map

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The room was recently and well-decorated with quality fittings including an ingenious blind. The service was very friendly - I was shown round the hotel and to my room. The service at breakfast was simply excellent. Even after I checked out and asked to stay for a bit longer, I was made to feel welcome and brought a complimentary cafetiere of coffee. The room was spacious, well-decorated, very comfortable and I felt pampered. Fabulous bed. Huge bathroom with the best shower in Britain. Dinner was delicious. Lots of soft armchairs to relax in before dinner. You could open the windows and adjust the heating (to dry clothes in the bathroom).
all reviews » Food and comfort levels were excellent and viewed overall this hotel definitely deserves more than a 3-star rating. We particularly liked the variety and freshness - as well as quantity - of breakfast choices and the attentiveness of staff. All in all - a very positive experience. The room was clean and very comfortable, the bed was wonderful! I stayed in a small double in the newly renovated part of the hotel. Staff were friendly and helpful. Nice touches like being able to order a newspaper of choice...well equipped room and bathroom. Hotel is set in great grounds and is well looked after. Rooms are clean and large. Beds are huge! Great breakfast. Very nice little hotel. Staff are very friendly. Went there for a short stay with my Dad and we loved it. Lovely location. The staff gave us a large room with wonderful views of the mountains. We stayed for eveing dinner and the food and service were excellent. All the staff we encountered were very friendly and courteous. Very comfortble and welcoming hotel. Staff friendly and helpful. Room modernised to good standard with thoughtful touches and little extras for a relaxed stay. Good hearty breakfast cooked to individual preference. Recently modernised room done to a high standard. Great attention to detail and very efficient staff. If I ran a hotel, that's how I would do it. Hotel located in lovely grounds maintained beautifully. The staff were all so friendly and helpful. We only booked in for one night and stayed for four! We both felt very relaxed here and would go back again. The gardens were also lovely and peaceful. The food was excellent and first class. The hotel has beautiful rooms and also the gardens are lovely. The staff were very friendly and helpful. We definitely would stay there again. Great service - excellent staff. Access to patio & garden. Extremely comfy superking-sized bed in spacious room. Very good bar meals. Lovely bathroom and very good shower. The double room is awesome. Everything is perfect. I was waken up by the lovely birds in the garden in the morning. I will definitely stay here again if I visit Lake District. Friendly and helpful staff Beautiful grounds and surroundings Great food - particularly dinner Dog friendly - great garden rooms meant easy access for toilet time!. The room was really comfortable & with the patio doors it had a lovely relaxing feeling looking out over the gardens. All aspects, especially the happy staff. Very friendly and integrated with visitors, not the usual You and Us policy. basically everything! One of my favourite hotel! I like the lovely design of the curtain match the pillow cases! lol. the service was excellent, friendly and efficient. The hotel was extremely clean and the food excellent. Rooms were very clean and comfy. Room 7 felt like a little cottage with the doors out onto the gardens. The staff were fantastic and very accommodating. I felt completely relaxed from the moment we arrived. Staff friendly, facilities good A pleasant stay with my two grandchildren , in a superb family room. Overall a very nice hotel and at a reasonable price. Comforatble room, clean and well decorated. I had a fantastic stay, it was a really good break for me and my partner. Throughly enjoyed. Friendly and efficient staff. Well-equipped room. Handy for the lakes Great breakfast. Excellent location. Very friendly staff. Good food. Clean and well appointed room. Comfy beds Friendly staff Very nice gardens and surroundings Great facilities. Everything. This place will definitely double your joy of the journey. Peaceful location, friendly and helpful staff, good value. the food was excellent and the staff very friendly. Professional,friendly staff,and the super chef!. you can actually use cash to pay for things !. staff very frendly lovely location. the room and staff were fantastic. Very friendly, helpful staff. The environment of the hotel. Location Rooms Cleanliness. helpfull happy staff. nice size twin rooms. Clean Location. Friendly Staff. Being pampered. Everything!!. The room decors were cozy and comfy and restaurant service was excellent. Friendly staff, nice food and a relaxed atmosphere. Nice bedroom,with easy access.Pleasant diningroom. The size of the bed the room.in generalhpw. Comfortable rooms. The setting near the lake was great. Nothing really. Breakfast was inedible. The eggs were slop, the mushrooms old and dried out, toast cold and coffee undrinkable, even the second attempt. We had to go elsewhere. Huge disappointment. I would have recommended this hotel for a little old world comfort except for this. Also, limited tv channels and the bathroom floor looked great, but was very very slippery. Dangerously so!. Nothing to complain about, just be aware if you are travelling on foot/by bus there's a busy road to cross and the bus stop is about 500 m down the road. If you're walking from Ambleside back to the hotel at night time you'll need a torch!. You need a car really. Very difficult to walk into Ambleside due to the road, but that's not the hotels fault!. The only thing letting the hotel down is the state of the stair carpets. They need changing! Just lets the look of the place down. But I would stay there again. The only thing we didn't like was to come back from breakfast to find 3 cleaning ladies in our bedroom making our bed. Bearing in mind that we didn't have to vacate the room until 11am a bit more privacy would have been appreicated as all our clothes and stuff were all still out. That we were only staying the one night!. Nothing. Nothing. Can't think of one thing!. The restaurant was a set course menu. A unfortunate location. Namely, the entrance is on a double lined bend and if you are not observant the sign can be missed. I do not blame the hotel it is unfortunate that these events are there. That is my only criticism. no. all was good. The shower was poor and not very powerful. The adult dinner menu was overpriced and was not good value for money. However the children's menu was excellent and good value . Nothing. Slightly dated look to some of the rooms, especially the bar and dining room. Evening meal pricey. Some of the carpets in the public area are becoming worn. Nothing. carpet on stairs was threadbare in places. The downstairs could do with a lick of paint, but thats just a small point. Bit costly. Slightly expensive - would go there much more often if it was about £80 for a family room - perhaps offer a family room with no breakfast??. worn carpets. Would be better if they could offer a more family/budget offer, i.e. no breakfast - room only for about £75??. Changeing the bed linen on our last morning while we were having breakfast instead of waiting until we checked out !. Too far from the train station. We had trouble to find the hotel cause the GPS showed the wrong direction. Rated low for value for money after discovering the next hotel down was 20 quid cheaper, identical quality and far superior lake views. Also, the hotel has a stupid policy of being shut between midnight and 8am, only providing a code for the back door that some drunk idiot forgot. My window was directly above the door so I got woken up by his banging and had to go let him in. View from my room was just a big bush!!no view at all.The carpets & decoration was tired.Breakfast was a big disappointment. How early you.had to be up for breakfast. No facilities for walker to dry boots. Cleaning Staff were shouting early every morning directly outside our room. Shower was very poor as it just was a hose form the bath. The temperature of the water fluctuated from scalding hot to freezing cold and vice-versa. Drinks were added to our room without our knowledge.

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Briery Wood Hotel Room information

Room Type	Max	from
Double or Twin Room [Room Information]	2	from GBP 50.00	Search
These spacious rooms include a luxurious en suite bathroom, a flat-screen TV and tea/coffee-making facilities. Room Facilities: Work Desk, Toilet, Heating, Hairdryer, Fan, Bathroom Amenities, Bathroom, Bath or Shower
Family Room (2 Adults + 2 Children) [Room Information]	2	from GBP 140.00	Search
Please note the single beds are pull-out beds with pocket-sprung mattresses. Room Facilities: Work Desk, Toilet, Heating, Hairdryer, Bathroom Amenities, Bathroom, Bath or Shower
Single Room [Room Information]	1	from GBP 70.00	Search
These rooms include an en suite bathroom, a flat-screen TV and tea/coffee-making facilities. Room Facilities: Work Desk, Toilet, Radio, Heating, Hairdryer, Bathroom Amenities, Bathroom, Bath or Shower

Amenities at Briery Wood Hotel

Services

Wi-Fi/Wireless LAN, Internet Services, Free Wi-Fi Internet Access

Miscellaneous

Rooms/Facilities for Disabled Guests, Non-Smoking Rooms, Heating, Family Rooms, All Public and Private spaces non-smoking

General

Private parking, Pets Allowed, Parking on-site, Parking , Free Parking

Front-desk/reception area services

Newspapers

Food & Drink

Special Diet Menus (on request), Room Service, Restaurant, Packed Lunches, Breakfast in the Room, Bar

Common areas

Terrace, Garden

Cleaning services

Shoe Shine, Laundry, Dry Cleaning

Business facilities

Meeting/Banquet Facilities, Fax/Photocopying

Important information to guests

Guests should note that the postcode displayed will not lead to the property, the Booking.com map should be used instead. Guests that wish to bring their pets to the property are required to pay a surcharge of GBP 20.00. If you expect to arrive outside reception opening hours, please inform Briery Wood Hotel in advance. Late check-ins must be arranged prior to arrival.

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Located 6 km from Rydal Water in Ambleside, Briery Wood Hotel features a restaurant and free WiFi. Guests can enjoy the on-site bar. Free private parking is available on site. Each room is equipped with a flat-screen TV. You will find a kettle in the room. Every room is fitted with a private bathroom. For your comfort, you will find free toiletries and a hair dryer. You will find dry cleaning services at the property. The nearest airport is Blackpool Airport, 71 km from Briery Wood Hotel.