The King's Head

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8.7
2120 reviews

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Double Room
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    Double room with double bed and an en suite shower room overlooking the fells.

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    Twin Room
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    Double room with twin beds and an en suite shower room overlooking the fells.

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    Superior Double Room
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    Offering free toiletries, this double room includes a private bathroom with a bath and a hairdryer. The spacious double room offers a flat-screen TV with streaming services, a tea and coffee maker, a wardrobe, a safe deposit box as well as garden views. The unit offers 1 bed.

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    Single Room
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    Featuring free toiletries, this single room includes a private bathroom with a walk-in shower and a hairdryer. This single room has a tea and coffee maker, flat-screen TV with streaming services, garden views, as well as chocolate for guests. The unit has 1 bed.

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    Classic Family Room
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    Offering free toiletries, this family room includes a private bathroom with a walk-in shower and a hairdryer. This family room has a tea and coffee maker, a wardrobe, flat-screen TV with streaming services, as well as chocolate for guests. The unit has 3 beds.

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    About This Property

    Situated at the foot of Mount Helvellyn, in the heart of the Lake District, this former 17th century coaching Inn boasts spectacular views toward St Johns in the Vale, Blencathra and Skiddaw. The Ki (Read More)ng's Head Inn is perfectly situated close to the shores of Lake Thirlmere and within easy reach of walking routes, including Helvellyn (right behind the Inn), as well as all the main attractions in the nearby Lake District towns of Windermere, Ambleside and Keswick. With 17 en suite bedrooms, comprising of doubles and twins, all with views of the surrounding fells, the King’s Head also features a Lakeland Speciality Store offering a wide range of local food, drinks and gifts from the finest Cumbrian producers.

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    Guest Ratings For This Property

    8.7
    Based on 2120 Reviews
    100% verified reviews

    Comfort

    8.88

    Cleanliness

    8.88

    Value For Money

    8.79

    Facilities

    8.69

    Guest Reviews

    Margaret
    family with young children
    10.0
    Exceptional
    Staff welcoming, food fabulous and comfy rooms.
    Its character and warmth

    Published on 05 Jan 2024

    Becca
    young couple
    10.0
    Exceptional
    Exceptional
    We always get a warm welcome , the staff are genuinely lovely and do everything they can to make our stay as comfortable as possible. The food is excellent and very good value and the location is perfect.
    Nothing

    Published on 04 Jan 2024

    Joe
    young couple
    10.0
    Exceptional
    Overall Excellent !
    We had a wonderful stay over the Festive Period. Very friendly and helpful staff and a great location. Nothing was too much trouble for Peter (the General Manager). He went above and beyond the call of duty to ensure that everyone had an enjoyable stay. We cannot praise him and his team highly enough.
    N/A

    Published on 04 Jan 2024

    Hazel
    young couple
    9.0
    Superb
    Lake stay
    Lovely location at a quaint Inn. From start all staff friendly and hospitable. Unfortunately, weather prevented us from any walking, but the surrounding area looked fab, so will have to return to explore.Food was delicious with a great menu to cover all tastes
    Our mattress was rather firm for our taste, so it was not a great night's sleep, but the room was warm and nicely decorated.l

    Published on 04 Jan 2024

    Nikki
    young couple
    9.0
    Superb
    Lovely stay in the Lake Dostric
    Lovely and cosy hotel/ pub. Superb friendly staff.
    Bed was on the small side.

    Published on 04 Jan 2024

    Maria
    group
    9.0
    Superb
    Fabulous
    The location was easy to find on the sat nav. Perfect location and stunning views , we arrived early an hour before checkin! But we were able to sit in the bar area and have refreshments. It was still decorated festive and there was a cozy log fire, as we had arrived the day after New Years Day. The weather rained most of the day, sadly. But after heading out to Keswick, which wasnt too far away. We were able to unwind in our cozy warm bedroom and then later in the evening we could relax in the cozy lounge area with log burner with refreshments, from the bar. All areas including bedroom were spotlessly clean, lovely bedding and the bed was very comfortable. We also had stunning views from our window. A lovely choice of breakfast in the morning to suit all needs! Overall, a great overnight stay.
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    Nothing really

    Published on 03 Jan 2024

    Mark
    young couple
    10.0
    Exceptional
    We had a 2 night stay over the new year, the location it great, the Hotel itself is really good and the staff couldn'
    The room was excellent, all the staff where really friendly and the service was impeccable. The food was reasonably and it was delicious
    No negatives

    Published on 03 Jan 2024

    Anonymous
    with friends
    10.0
    Exceptional
    Totally cant fault this hotel food amazing staff so friendly rooms are perfect would definitely return thanks for makin
    Staff so friendly food lovely rooms are great definitely recommend this hotel we had a great stay and breakfast is gorgeous

    Published on 01 Jan 2024

    John
    family with young children
    9.0
    Superb
    Superb
    The views from the hotel. The evening meals were delicious. Room nicely decorated. Staff were very helpful.
    The shower in room 17 leaked all over the floor.

    Published on 01 Jan 2024

    Jemma
    young couple
    9.0
    Superb
    Full of character & amazing location
    Amazing old inn nestled amongst incredible scenery, beautifully furnished, lovely bar & staff, would definitely love to go back!!
    Would have preferred carpets in the room to make it feel cosier but thats just personal preference! Our room was right at the top of the stairs with really loud squeaky floorboards in the hall so we got woken up several times really early in the morning by people walking past, would advise asking for a quiet room!

    Published on 30 Dec 2023

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