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Watermill Inn & Brewing Co

4.0 star property
Inn in Kendal with free breakfast and bars/lounges

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Watermill Inn & Brewing Co. welcomes travelers to its picturesque setting with a cooked-to-order breakfast. Enjoy lunch and dinner at the on-site restaurant, and unwind by the lobby fireplace. Visitors love the garden views, free WiFi, and extended parking options.

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pet-friendly
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
The current price is NZ$241
includes taxes & fees
9 Nov - 10 Nov

Room options

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Family Room (Room 1)

Family Room (Room 1)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)

Highlights

Heating
LCD TV
Premium bedding
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Iron/ironing board
  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed, 1 Twin Bed and 1 Twin Futon

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Double Room (Room 5)

Double Room (Room 5)

Highlights

Heating
LCD TV
Premium bedding
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Iron/ironing board
  • 14 sq m
  • Hill view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Double Room (Room 2)

Double Room (Room 2)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)

Highlights

Heating
LCD TV
Premium bedding
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Iron/ironing board
  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Double Room (Room 6)

Double Room (Room 6)

7.4 out of 10
Good
(6 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
LCD TV
Premium bedding
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Iron/ironing board
  • 14 sq m
  • Hill view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Double Room, Balcony (Room 8)

Double Room, Balcony (Room 8)

Highlights

Balcony
Heating
LCD TV
Premium bedding
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Double Room (Room 4)

Standard Double Room (Room 4)

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
LCD TV
Premium bedding
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Iron/ironing board
  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Double Room, Terrace (Room 7)

Double Room, Terrace (Room 7)

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)

Highlights

Terrace
Heating
LCD TV
Premium bedding
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Single Room (Room 3)

Single Room (Room 3)

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(8 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
LCD TV
Premium bedding
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Iron/ironing board
  • 10 sq m
  • Hill view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed
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About the area

Map
Near Windermere, School Lane, Kendal, England, LA8 9PY

What's nearby

  • Lake Windermere - 6 min drive - 5.6 km
  • Brockhole - the Lake District Visitor Centre - 6 min drive - 7.4 km
  • World of Beatrix Potter - 6 min drive - 5.9 km
  • Bowness Pier - 7 min drive - 6.2 km
  • Orrest Head - 9 min drive - 5.0 km

Getting around

  • Staveley Station - 3 min drive
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) - 86 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Watermill Inn & Brewing Co. - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Homeground - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Wilf's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Eagle and Child - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Cafe Italia - ‬4 min drive

About this property

Watermill Inn & Brewing Co

Upscale inn near Lake Windermere
You can look forward to free cooked-to-order breakfast, a corner/local shop and a terrace at Watermill Inn & Brewing Co. The on-site restaurant offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. In addition to a garden and a fireplace in reception, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
You'll also find perks such as:
  • Free self-parking
  • Smoke-free property
Room features
All guest rooms at Watermill Inn & Brewing Co boast comforts, such as premium bedding, in addition to
Other amenities include:
  • Bathrooms with showers and free toiletries
  • Electric kettles, heating and daily housekeeping

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free cooked-to-order breakfast available daily 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM
  • 2 bars/lounges
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Family friendly

  • Grocery/convenience store
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Grocery/convenience store

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Built in 1850
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LCD TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Pets

Pets are allowed for an extra charge of GBP 7.00 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
2 total pets
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
Cots (infant beds) are available for GBP 5.0 per night

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: GBP 7.00 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: GBP 5.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including stag and hen parties

Property is also known as

Watermill Inn Brewing Co Kendal
Watermill Inn Brewing Co
Watermill Brewing Co Kendal
Watermill Brewing Co
Watermill Inn & Brewing Co Inn
Watermill Inn & Brewing Co Kendal
Watermill Inn & Brewing Co Inn Kendal

Frequently asked questions

Is Watermill Inn & Brewing Co pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 2 total). There's a fee of GBP 7.00 per pet, per night. Service animals are exempt from fees.

How much does it cost to stay at Watermill Inn & Brewing Co?

As of 4 Nov 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Watermill Inn & Brewing Co on 9 Nov 2025 start from NZ$241.27, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at Watermill Inn & Brewing Co?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Watermill Inn & Brewing Co?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 9:00 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at Watermill Inn & Brewing Co?

Checkout is at 10 AM.

Where is Watermill Inn & Brewing Co located?

Situated in Kendal, this inn is 0.6 mi (1 km) from Lyth Valley and within 3 miles (5 km) of Orrest Head and Windermere Golf Club. Holehird Gardens is 3 mi (4.9 km) away.

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Watermill Inn & Brewing Co Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 79 out of 126 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 28 out of 126 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 16 out of 126 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 126 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 126 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Nigel

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent all round.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our stay absolutely lovely will be staying again. The only thing that was missing was a easy chair in the room. All the staff are amazing and made are weekend very pleasant.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

LINDA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort

Low beams in bedroom

Bedroom had a massive wooden beam across the bedroom restricting head room. We are only short it still meant that we had to duck our heads when getting out of bed. Narrow stairs up to our bedroom. Reviews said food was excellent but was adverage.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great Pub

Very nice location in the Lake District. Great Staff and they make there own beer..... What more could you ask for.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

C J

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Never disappoints

Great place. New covered outside seating area for meals and drinks a bonus. Well situated on way into the Lakes. Good food, great beer
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Paula

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing place

Spent 2 nights at the watermill with my partner. We had room 4 just at the top of the stairs. Small but very clean and comfortable. Food was amazing. Breakfast was really good lots of choice. Great staff fab place
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Renoo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
cozy room

8/10 Good

Bronwen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Good evening meal, good breakfast just needed to cook the bacon & especially the sausages more (we specially asked for well done bacon & sausages) & keep the baked beans hot not lukewarm which spoiled the meal. Room very small & compact & beware of the very large wooden beam which is very low in the middle of the room. Would definitely eat a lunch/dinner meal again when passing.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Scott

Disliked: Room comfort

Below average for price

Breakfast doesn’t start until 8:30…. Absolutely no use at all if you’re working or want to get out and about. Room 6 was very cramped and with it being on the top floor the ceiling tapered off due to the roof to the extent where you were bent double. Bathroom was small and has a radiator above the toilet positioned just right to hit your head on as you stand up. Meal was very good in the evening. Definitely not worth the money charged.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Tracy

Liked: Staff & service

Disappointing Room

I’d firstly like to say the staff were fantastic and the food was great, breakfast options are a big plus. The issue was the room. Rooms 5 and 6 are loft rooms, so even though the square footage seems reasonable, the amount of space you can uses is limited. My husband 5ft 8” kept hitting his head on the beam and hitting his leg on the bed. The shower is extremely small unless you’re a size 6. The room was dated and not in a great state of repair. Being in the loft it was far too hot, especially if you’re travelling with a dog. Overlooking the car park and the main road, it was quite noisy with the windows open. There was no fridge to keep dog food cool. If we could’ve found another room somewhere else when we arrived, we would have taken it. Bowness and Ambleside were beautiful and fortunately overrode any disappointment with the room. Sorry, really wanted to love it.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Jean

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely Inn - Shame about the service!

At first sight the place looked lovely. We arrived mid afternoon. There was a roaring fire, the girls behind the bar were very friendly, and the next morning, breakfast was great. But that evening, we went up to our rooms at about 5:30, and noticed that it was cold, and that the radiators were off. I went downstairs, and reported it to a girl working in the restaurant. She said she would ‘boost’ it, and that the radiators were on a timer. Nothing happened, and an hour later, we had to leave for our family do, just out of Kendal. We left the function early, so that we could get back, and have a drink or two before going to bed. We returned to the Inn just after 10, and it was dark, and everything was locked up, including our access to the bar. Bear in mind that this was a Saturday night. We had no choice, but to go to our rooms, which were still cold. I don’t think the radiators had been on at all, but there was no one to tell, or to help. This really spoilt our evening, and the women in the room next to ours, said that they slept fully clothed! We went to an Inn, because we thought that they would be open until 11 on a Saturday night, otherwise we would have stayed longer at the family function. If they had staff problems, then they should have told residents when they arrived! I complained to one of the breakfast people in the morning, and they said that the owners would be in touch. It’s now a week later, and I’ve heard nothing! Unacceptable!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Russell

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Ideal location, friendly staff free parking meals available. Constant noise of doors banging beneath room three
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely place to stay, very friendly team of staff
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Single occupancy for two nights - small room, but clean, good shower & comfortable bed. Food (smoked salmon & scrambled eggs for breakfast and Cajun chicken salad in the evening) was excellent and portions were generous. Staff friendly and efficient. All for a very reasonable price. Great location to explore Lake Windermere.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bernard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
From walking in the door staff were friendly and helpful. The room was comfortable and clean, with a good powerful shower. Breakfast was excellent in terms of quantity and quality, again with very friendly service. The only slight negative that I had was, what I assume was air freshener, was very overpowering and unpleasant.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I just wish I had more time in the area
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Dog friendly, people friendly. A great find.

This was very much a last minute decision. Booked expecting a 3pm check in. We were in the area early and asked if we could check in early - staff accommodated us. Tom was lovely and clean. Staff were kind, friendly and made us feel at home. We were so impressed we had dinner - great local food and a great range of drinks in the bar. Bar was frequented by regulars who were friendly and keen to point out their favourite menu choices. The bar is dog friendly, however the restaurant side is dog free if you want a quieter break. They be around 12 different beers. All are so good we bought bottles for find and family. We will be back.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Amenities
Comfortable & friendly, good value.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Watermill is an old school gem in a beautiful area of the UK. they brew their own beer in this quaint and cozy area full of hills and streams.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

sadhna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fabulous place, perfect for dog owners

What a fabulous place and just a couple of miles out of Windermere. The Inn has a great atmosphere and the speciality ales are just what you need after along day of hiking. The rooms are great, superclean and very comfortable. To top it all, the cooked breakfasts in the morning were both hearty and delicious. Thr staff were also super helpful too. This was the first time we have stayed here but will definitely come again. Would highly recommend, especially perfect for dog owners.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice room, friendly staff, stayed here twice, always nice
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nigel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely friendly place to stay

One of our go to places when up in Kendal for business. Clean & friendly and a good choice of things on the menu. Food is delicious! Only downfall we had was we booked a certain table for dinner one evening and one member of staff had moved us and was quite rude about it! Original table was empty the whole time we were in the restaurant! Wouldn’t have minded if she had been polite and explained why the move had been made!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

james

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fantastic Staff, Fantastic Pub

Look this place is everything you need in a lake district inn. Warm fires, excellent food and some genuinely outstanding beer. The staff were amazing with us and I cannot compliment the bar staff or chefs enough. Would go back tomorrow would give it 6/5 it it were possible to rate it that highly
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Mr Johannis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
for a double room it was quiet small and only one chair to sit in
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved the atmosphere and the pub.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024