They were informative about options for our day out, they were generous with sharing their local knowledge (good eating, good walks, how to get somewhere, likely costs of cabs and more).

We normally walked into town and then got a cab home which was never any more than £3.00.

With an easy 15 min walk into Keswick town centre Laurel Bank is ideally positioned for all activities.

Gary & Sue were great hosts, breakfast was great and the BB was in a good location just 1 mile from Keswick town centre.

Accommodation located centrally and within easy reach of the centre of town

Secure parking was provided on site.

This lovely B&B is situated just a mile walk away from the town centre , conveniently located so that you can walk the route of the old Keswick trainline, which our dog loved.

I’ve stayed at Laurel B&B twice now and it’s my go to when I visit Keswick. It’s less than a mile to Keswick town centre, it’s very close to trails for walks and Gary and Sue were more than happy for our furry friend to stay too (there’s one dog friendly room!)

The location of Laurel Bank Guest House, was really good, within a walking distance to the town centre in Keswick.

10 minute walk into the centre of Keswick is picturesque.

Fabulous, traditional bed and breakfast in a great location, just a mile into the centre of Keswick.

Laurel Bank is also very close to Keswick town centre, Castlerigg Stone Circle and there is a bus stop a minute away from the front door.

Ideal location for town centre, with parking.

It’s around a 15 min walk into the centre of Keswick and if you use the footpath / old railway line it’s lovely (and safe).

The location was perfect for us, a short walk into the centre and close to the converted railway line to get straight on to the fells (Latrigg, Skiddaw, Blencathra), and it's just 1km from the Castlerigg Stone Circle.

Less then 15 minutes walk down the old train line trail to the center of Keswick.

the town centre is 15 mins away down the old railway line, we did it in the day and night - your eyes soon adjust

It was easy to find and close to Keswick town center.

Around 15 minute walk into  Keswick Town Centre .

Laurel Bank is a super little guest house with secure parking and in walking distance of the centre of Keswick.

Lovely walk into town centre with Gary's directions and recommendations on where to eat.

Great breakfast in the morning, room was spotless and the location was ideal (being a short walk away from Keswick town centre).

Gary provided us with the necessary information and Maps and this meant that our walk around Derwent Water, to Latrrig peak, to the Castlerigg Stones, drives to Honicker pass and Buttermere and back, to Ambleside and Grasmere and back, were all completed without a hitch.

Driving the back roads was almost magical!

We were given lots of helpful local information with regard to restaurants, drives and walks in the area.

Very short driving distance from Keswick.

The owners gave us the ins and outs of Keswick including great recommendations for a drive on one of those iffy weather days and a better way to enjoy the hike up Cat's Bell.

It is easy to spot as you drive down the Penrith Road, and they have ample private parking to the rear of the house.

We were greeted by Sue and she made us a lovely pot of coffee much needed after a 7 hour drive from Wales.

After a rather long drive that was most welcome and Sue also brought a couple of homemade goodies to accompany the tea.

We stayed here over a weekend for 2 nights and after a long drive from London it was such a lovely welcome, friendly and inviting - we was shown to our room and as we hadnt been before was given all the information about the local area and bars to try!

The location is a pleasant 15 minute walk into the center of Keswick, easy to find on the drive in and also handy for the nearby Castlerigg stone circle attraction.

Our room was exceptionally clean and I greatly appreciated the pot of tea Sue made us after landing in Edinburgh and driving to Laurel Bank!

Laurel Bank is situated near to Keswick town centre (25 min walk) or 5 min drive, taxis are £3 which is cheaper than parking in the centre of the town.

We were booked in for dinner at The Pheasant which was excellent and a 3 minute drive away.

but we opted to visit a couple of the local hotels which were a short drive out of the village, and had dinner there instead.

Had some great food at a pub called the white horse in Scales, just a short 5 minute drive from the accommodation 
Very happy to recommend this B&B and we would definitely stay here again should we come to Keswick, thankyou Sue and Gary for a great stay, Clare, Rob,Ruby & 'Fred (!!)' 😊

Gary the owner even offered to drive us into town on the evening, what a star, above and beyond 😊.

They even, as we were driving out of their private parking, came out to the road to wave us out .

We'd  booked a  meal at the Lakes  Bar and Bistro, our driver dropped  us all off and was going to walk back

Can we just say a big thankyou to Gary and Sue for being so accommodating from allowing us to check in early so we could change in time for the wedding to Gary very kindly offering to drive us to the wedding venue.

The only thing missing was a lounge for residents

Only downside and it has no baring on the hosts or property whatsoever is that the Covid situation and trend for 'staycations' has seen Keswick very very busy with the usual queues for eateries and access to bars etc. .

Food and drink was lovely albeit very very busy and you may have to wait a while for a table. .

The room was clean ,tidy and well appointed.

The room was spotless that we stayed in and was a very peaceful place to stay.

The food was delicious, the room was clean and the location was wonderful.

The room was clean and comfortable with a mountain view and the breakfast room was also very nice.

The rooms are spotlessly clean and comfortable with everything you need for a perfect stay.

Made very welcome by Gary & Sue, room was perfect, plenty of room & very clean.

The rooms were clean, warm, well furnished and represent good value 
Our hosts Sue and Gary went the extra-mile for us and helped dry our soaking kit 
The breakfast was stand-out really tasty and a cut above the normal Full English 
Sue and Gary were very welcoming and great to chat to 
In short we will be back and can strongly recommend Laurel Bank

Location is perfect for walking into Keswick and the rooms were clean and well appointed.

The room was spotlessly clean, the hosts Sue and Gary as frie day and helpful as ever.

The room was clean and spacious and decorated to a high standard.

The room was spotless and even toiletries were on hand along with tea and coffee making facilities with biscuits.

We stayed for 2 nights, our room was clean, comfortable and beautifully decorated.

Sue and Gary were incredible hosts, the room was clean and comfortable with all the necessary amenities along with a lovely woodland/mountain view.

If I had to be picky the bathroom was a little on the small side,

Laurel Bank is well located for an easy walk into town and has parking on site.

It’s in the perfect location to walk into the town didn’t need to use our car whilst we where here could walk to everything we wanted to do.

Since it is an easy 15-minute walk into town parking is free and secure at the B&B.

We just wanted a couple of nights in a B&B in Keswick and to be able to walk into town to eat out in the evening.

Nice walk to town on foot/cycle path, especially for furry friends.

Nice location with easy access into the Town via the old railway line footpath. 👌

I highly recommend this place to stay for the excellent location to the town, lake and all of the walks virtually on the doorstep.

Breakfast delightful
 Nice walk into town.

Enjoyed walk along the old Thelkeld/Keswick railway line, a pleasant 15 minute stroll into the heart of town.

It was a great location to some many beautiful towns.

The accommodation is situated near the old railway walking path which is a beautiful walk into the town.

This made the trip into town peaceful and very pretty as we explored the city's gardens.

Gary kindly explained the shortcut into town which is a pleasant and safe footpath that runs along the old railway track and straight into town.

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The lounge and bar areas were very comfortable with lovely decor.

The dining room is so classy, as is the bar and lounge areas too.

The bar areas and dining room were very clean and comfortable.

The hotel had a lovely lawn, garden, and large and comfortable lounge/bar area.

Visited for two nights , Staff excellent, Public areas very smart, Dining very good, Drinks reasonably priced and superb location and car parking .

The hotel is very clean and welcoming with a lovely spacious bar area.

The Hotel is positioned well, being only a short walk from Keswick's main shopping areas and of course the Lake itself.

The Bar area is recently updated and it very comfy in a contemporary style.

Will definitely be returning when it is “in season”and take a boat trip around lake Derwent, which is another area with many splendid walks.

We stayed on a two night mid week break and I can not thank all the staff enough for such a lovely time, from delicious evening meals and breakfasts with excellent table service, to very pleasant, well presented and well serviced communal areas, to relax.

Great venue, that has undergone a lovely refurbishment to the bar and restaurant areas.

The bar area was much improved and spacious.

The hotel has interesting architectural features, is well maintained with plenty of seating in the various bar and lounge areas and dining room.

I have had to lodge a complaint with booking.com due to the poor service I've received at the hotel at checkout and the head office.

It took us over 2 years to get here due to Covid

There was no servicing of the room due to COVID.

We had to cancel/postpone 3 or 4 times due to Covid restrictions, dealing with the hotel direct on each occasion and never had a problem.

The breakfast was served at the table due to COVID restrictions and to be honest I preferred it to the usual buffet.

Due to the covid rules the entertainment could not go ahead,

Breakfast was served at the table in the restaurant due to Covid restricted

though a little limited due to table service only.

The breakfast is served due to Covid restrictions

We were surprised to find a lot of cushions in our room as we understood these should have been removed due to covid19.

but due to lockdown had to re-arrange for August.

but no offer of help with luggage which we needed due to steps to the rooms.

There were, though, issues that we experienced that detracted from our stay, mostly due to how the issues were addressed.

Due to unpleasant odour checked inside pillow cases to find dirty & stained pillows.

but due to accommodating coach parties there were a couple of occasions when the menu choice became limited.

even though, due to traffic, we didn’t arrive until 11.30pm.

We stayed yet again at this hotel in a delux room unfortunately other guests staying at the same time rough disruptive wild unsupervised children due to common ignorant parents.

but apparently it is due to be upgraded).

However, a week before we were due to arrive at the hotel I received an email stating our room would only have the benefit of a freestanding shower.

It is a large hotel and there are some parts that do need a bit of TLC for example peeling wallpaper in the hallways.

We stayed on 3rd floor and noticed that in one area the hallway carpet was frayed and had come away from the skirting.

The corridors are in need of a lot of TLC.

but the entrance/reception, hallways and room were dated and stuffy.

However the decor in the corridors and room was tired and needed refreshing..

but unfortunately not in a positive way since rooms and especially corridors are in need of renovation.

On entering you came to a hallway, the paintwork was shoddy and a doorway had been filled in with  tatty plasterboard and had mould on the ceiling above.

Whilst their room was very large and beds comfortable it was a bit more dated and there was a slightly musty smell in the entrance hall.

The floorboards in the hallways are very creaky

Minor problems stair access to entrance hall and car parking spaces.

Room is comfortable and well equipped, only quirk is the door to the room has a few inches gap at the bottom and allows light in from the hall at night!

The stairs and corridors have a similar style as the reception along with mismatch old carpet.

but the corridors are a bit dark with brown wallpaper.

The upstairs corridors were somewhat jaded,

It is an old building with a minor problem of squeak sound along the corridor

The bedrooms and corridors have a bit of catching up to do

No musty smell in the corridors which you often find in older properties.

The only thing is the noise coming from the corridor when other guests were walking past by.

Sheer blinds cover the windows along the corridor and they seem out of place.

but that means there is less noise as well.There is a bar area, not the rowdy kind, but the kind that feels all posh like someone in Downton Abbey would come to visit any minute.That doesn't mean they are all judgey though, I came down in my slippers and nobody even looked cross-eyed at me.I didn't see anyone in their jammies though.They do regular patrols of the hallways at night to make sure there is no craziness going on that might disturb your sleep.

Good location, being a short 10 minute walk into the town.

Wonderfully professional and friendly staff, excellent and consistent food, very comfortable rooms and a great location too.

But overall, a great location and we only stayed for one day

Superb location (nice 15-20 min walk to the nearest lake (Derwent water)
Very helpful friendly staff
Superb room, spacious, exceptionally clean with a beautiful view)
Breakfast was very good.

Hotel has huge potential to be amazing especially given its age and location

Location of the hotel is brilliant, a very short walk into Keswick.

Good location for hiking and about 10 minutes to town with tones of restaurant and pub options.

The hotel is located a nice distance from the town as it's easy to get in

The hotel is in a fabulous location with an easy walk into town.

The hotel itself is located a very short stroll from the town centre, so ideally located to get out and about, part of the reason why I booked it.

Within walking distance of the town centre & an ideal location for the many walks nearby

Great location and a great bar for a pre-evening drink
Bed was probably the thinnest mattress we've had in a long time which meant when you sat down you bounced off the base

Great location - to the shops/lovely Italian/excellent food/great bar we would highly recommend!

I would definitely reccommend this hotel, which is in a great location only minutes walk from Keswick.

It is located in lovely grounds in a quiet position only a few minutes walk to the town and nearby riverside parks.

Excellent staff, excellent breakfast, great location.

The room was clean & bright & possibly had been refurbished recently.

but the bonus was the view the mountains awesome 
Again clean room tea tray well stocked ( I like my brews ) 
Town center a stone throw away what more can you ask for

Good breakfast, good decor and room was clean

Our room was a standard double room which was clean, spacious and the bathroom was newly fitted.

The frame of the shower cubicle in our room could also have done with a deep clean, the rest of the room was very clean.

Was the best thing about the hotel room 100 really spotless beautiful view.

Rooms clean and spacious, al public areas well looked after and the food is to die for.

Although smallish the room was clean, well appointed and comfortable.

Lovely clean room & bathroom.. Nice, helpful staff throughout the hotel & great food in the restaurant, both for breakfast & evening meal.

We have stayed many times and the hotel never fails to impress, the room spotless, food was superb, staff  helpful, friendly and kind (big thanks to Chloe in the bar) We shall continue to return to this relaxing hotel, see you soon.

We look forward to our next visit in the future.

Visited with family for mum and dads diamond anniversary celebrations.

Can’t wait for our next visit to the Keswick!

My wife and I have stayed at the Keswick country house hotel several times this visit again did not disappoint friendly professional staff food and service are excellent.

I really hope we get to visit the hotel again very soon.

I would 100% recommend staying and eating at this hotel if you are ever thinking of visiting the Lake District.

Highly recommended, and we have already booked our next visit.

Already looking forward to our 2023 visit. 😊

This is our 3rd New Year stay and 4th visit in total to this hotel.

We have visited several times as a large group of friends, this felt extra special as not been for 2 years due to lockdown restrictions, and was as good as ever.

The break we had at the Keswick Country House Hotel in October 2021 was our third visit since the hotel reopened after COVID-19 restrictions were relaxed in May.

We choose this hotel because of the location and car parking available whilst visiting Keswick and weren’t disappointed.

This is my 3rd visit to the hotel and plan to come back again.

but  with Ambleside, Windermere and Grizedale forest all within an hour drive we couldn't do everything we wanted to fit in within the 4-day visit.

We try and visit this hotel at least once a year so we've been able to watch how it's evolved.

Our first visit to a hotel for 2 years due to the pandemic

Our first visit back this year and we weren’t disappointed, I absolutely love this hotel, you get the very best of service the very best of food & drinks and  is ideally located with plenty of parking and you’re on the doorstep of plenty of magnificent walks / bars / restaurants , the staff were excellent as always I just can’t find an fault, looking forward to going back in a few weeks. 👍👏

The room had damp on the walls, the wallpaper peeling off.

Wall coming away under the window, laminate strips missing from the edges of furniture and a rather disappointing bed which was two singles pushed together.

My only recommendation to the hotel is that our bedroom ( 218 ) needed a full length mirror, there is space for one on the wall on the right side of the bed next to the wardrobe ! !

The window frames, both inside and out and radiators and walls were showing chipped and peeling paint.

A lot of the original charm that was still visible in the 90s has been lost in recent renovations: the original arrivals hall that led up from the platform to the hotel, with its vaulted metalwork and glass ceiling and indoor plants has gone - in its place, walls knocked through to the bar revealing a sea of lime green sofas, and walls painted in contemporary greys etc.

however was a total shock and disgrace there was barely four feet square to use and you certainly could not fully open the door because of the radiator on the inside wall.

The downfall was a patch of mould on the wall adjacent to a bed.

The room itself had paint cracking from the one of the walls and from the ceiling.

The room décor needs updating and the walls look dour and tired.

My only gripe was the fact that the bathroom had handwash and bath gel both screwed to the wall.

Beautiful old building,creaky floors warren of corridors uneven walls all make up the character of this hotel.

There was an air of faded grandeur about the Keswick Country House Hotel, with frayed curtain tiebacks and dingy walls in places sadly.

Around 4.30am after trying to sleep in a bed with sheets that did not fit I got up to the loo to find brown water pouring into the bathroom through the walls, electric lightening and roof hatch.

None of the windows are double glazed  and two of our walls were windows from glass to ceiling, and these windows are not double glazed.

This is very much a 3-star hotel – toiletries attached to the wall, tired décor, a pokey and rather nasty little bathroom with cracked tiles, and a room that was no bigger than any of the bedrooms in my house.

The interiors were like walking back in time, wood panel walls, Victorian ceilings with detailed cornice door surrounds.

The building wanders off all the way round to the old station premises, through the old conservatory (once wall to wall plants) to the station platform glass area.

My room had large amounts of paint stripped on the door and numerous walls marks.

However we were disappointed with the room - the ceiling needed repairs, signs of dampness in walls.

At £175 per couple per night it was to say the least disappointing ,mould around windows, filthy bedroom walls, no toiletries whatsoever in bedroom, no complimentary tray as advertised,no fan in ensuite bathroom and the window wouldn't open it was jammed with old paint.

but we were a bit put off by the smelly shower curtain that needs replacing.

We were supplied with a fan and left the window open as much as possible,

The only negative is the windows, could do with replacing or at least giving a lick of paint.

So couldn’t open window because it was noisy.

average had a table and chairs in window.

Rooms aren't well ventilated and get stuffy at night even with the window open.

I think a cheaper room would do the job as the big windows at the front seemed vulnerable to the elements and the food is the same.

We had to have the window open as there’s no air conditioning.

however a paint job on the windows and ironworks would really make a difference.

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