The Old Vicarage

Hotel

Just back from our New Years stay here and we didn’t want to leave. We loved our room it was very roomy, lovely bathroom and I really enjoyed the spa bath (we have to have one lol). Breakfast was beautiful with a large selection of things to choose from. The place is tucked away and was lovely and peaceful but just round the corner you have your shops, pubs and restaurants just to hand. It has a pool but we didn’t make use of this facility. All the staff and very helpful are friendly I really couldn’t fault the place and would highly recommend and we will look to stay here again. Thank you for making our stay so enjoyable x.

A pool hot tub sauna and lovely well equipped bedrooms staff are so friendly they're like family 💕

This is a gem of a hotel near to everything lovely hosts and very friendly amazing service and delicious breakfasts.

Thank you all for a lovely 5 night break in May. This is a lovely place in the centre of Ambleside, great for all local amenities & walks. Dogs are very welcome, my 3 had a great time, as did I.
This was my first stay but, will definitely come again.

Had a great stay here. Hosts were very friendly, room was spacious and breakfast was good. Would definitely recommend and will return in the future.

Great stay here as always, just before we went into tier 3, can’t wait to return as soon as lockdown is over. Staff are always friendly and helpful, great location in Ambleside and free onsite parking. COVID secure measures in place, breakfast in the room is a nice touch and just as yum. As dog friendly as always.

A friendly & welcoming base to explore the Lake District. Always a smile and a chat. Large rooms, generous breakfast, a pool & a hot tub, dog friendly, ample parking. We love staying here.

Just stayed here and give it the staff, and the food ***** Amazing Value For Money.

Absolutely loved our stay here. The hotel is spotless, the rooms are lovely and the mini fridge was great addition to the room. The facilities of pool, jacuzzi and sauna are fantastic. Staff very welcoming and friendly and extremely helpful. They go out of their way to make sure you enjoy your stay. The hotel is beautiful. The rooms have a jacuzzi bath! Breakfast was really good we tried pretty much everything on the menu and all delicious. It was great, we enjoyed it so much we stayed an extra night! Thank you Old Vicarage for such a lovely mini break. We will definitely be returning!

What a fab place, family friendly but an added bonus they love dogs.

Friendly welcome, Beautiful room (garden suite), excellent facilities. Location location. End of the drive your in the village or take a right and two minutes to start climbing the fell. Definitely return! 10/10

Absolutely everything about this B&B is top notch. From the great welcome, friendly staff, excellent breakfast, comfy room to a superb setting you can't fault the Old Vicarage for quality and affordability. the bonus of hot tub, sauna and swimming pool are just an added bonus!

Lovely staff can’t do enough to help, comfy clean rooms, very dog friendly.

Lovely traditional atmosphere, very comfortable rooms and most important to us Dog Friendly.

Love this place. Slap bang in the middle of Ambleside, private parking and best of all — the friendly helpful staff.
Thanks for another wonderful stay.

Wonderful b&b, our room was beautiful and spacious, owners friendly and helpful. Lovely breakfasts. Centrally located in ambleside with a mile walk to the pier. Would highly recommend. Added bonus of a pool with sauna & hot tub plus outdoor area for sitting & relaxing.

Fantastic B&B, wonderfully accommodating and cannot rate high enough.

Thank you for a really nice stay Nice rooms, breakfast and location. Really apprecheated that you managed to serve breakfast a little earlier the day we went to the airport … even though we didn't tell the day before. Important is also the good parking space just outside the door.

Thank you for another fabulous stay. Lovely friendly staff. Great location. Amazing breakfast. Looking forward to our next visit.

We visited Ambleside for our Babymoon because we couldn't leave our dog behind. This was one of the few institutions that offered B&B that allowed your dogs too. Loved the breakfast, the indoor pool, sauna and facilities. Will be visiting this place again.

What a lovely place, just nicely tucked away, lovely, friendly helpful staff. Will definitely be going again and may take the dogs xx.

Very relaxing, homely and frendly. Right in the heart of ambleside, stunning. The staff are brilliant and very helpful. Wish I'd found this place years ago. Can't recommend this place highly enough.

Our 2nd visit here and this time with the children. Great suite. So accommodating for my partners birthday. Can't wait to go back. Pool and hot hub are a lovely treat.

Great place to stay. Very friendly. Lovely breakfast and rooms. Very dog friendly.

Great friendly staff. Dog friendly, even a breakfast room for us to sit with our two. Great location. Parking. Good amenities. Querky building. Very chilled. Already booked again.

Brilliant staff and beautiful place, full of character and charm. Thankyou to Matthew for making us feel so welcome on our short stay. Unfortunately we had booked a different place for our 2nd nights stay in Keswick and instantly missed the warmth and fantastic breakfast we had at The Old Vicarage in Ambleside. We will return on our next visit.

We love this B&B, we have stayed twice. Once at New Year & Easter weekend. Both times were fantastic. It feels like a second home, the staff are so friendly and welcoming. The building is cosy and clean with lots of original features. The food is lovely, we especially enjoyed the food made at New year dinner and the children loved it too! Our children really love it here and really enjoy the pool. It is perfectly located in the centre of Ambleside and beside the fab new park which is great for the kids! We just feel so relaxed and at home when we're here that we can't wait to return already.

Back again at our favourite b&b in Ambleside. A great base to explore the Lakes. Beautiful b&b, wit swimming pool, got tub and sauna to enjoy aftr a walk to ease the acting joints. Lovely breakfasts that will set you up for a day rambling. The staff are so friendly that's why we keep coming back.

Such a wonderful place to stay if you're exploring the Lake District with dogs. Our room was carefully thought out — nothing to chew, plenty of space and tea and coffee kept in a little chest out of reach of even the longest snout! The concierge was so welcoming and had great information on good walks and dog-friendly pubs. We were very impressed with the comfort, cleanliness and location of the hotel. Certainly, the latter allows for an easy, short walk into town and is the doorstep to many of the best lake and mountain trails Ambleside has to offer. The hotel itself is beautiful, taking great care to focus attention on its historic features. The owl collection is a quirky touch that would probably make a great "hidden object" hunt for kids! I'd say the ground floor room is very accessible for those with mobility issues, as is the breakfast room. The pool and hot tub, however, are only accessible via steps. Vegetarian breakfast options are available and the quality of the food is decent, but is (in my opinion) the only area that has a little room for improvement. Overall, fantastic value for money and we would definitely consider staying again!

I return year after yhear and I am never disappointed. Staff are friendly and helpful, rooms are very clean, very comfortable and well equipt.

Spent a wonderful New Year Eve party there. So friendly, I am booking in again for next year.

We had a wonderful stay here. The staff are kind and helpful; nothing is too much trouble. Also, as we had our dog with us, it is great to be so well received and catered for. The accommodation is luxurious and the food excellent. The setting is perfect, as you are in the heart of Ambleside with a wide choice for eating along with cozy pubs. It was lovely, after a day spent walking, to relax in the spa and swim in the pool. Can't wait to return.

The Old Vicarage is a fantastic place to stay in Ambleside, with friendly staff and lovely breakfast. One of the few places in Ambleside with its own pool.

Have stayed here once before. Ideal situation in Ambleside, has enough parking for the number of rooms there are. Excellent breakfast. Very helpful staff, full of information. Rooms beautiful, latest bathrooms, ours has large walk in shower and a Jacuzzi bath, warm rooms, well furnished, also lounge and conservatory. Heated indoor swimming pool, sauna, jacuzzi, robes and slippers provided. Cant fault it.

Just returned home from a 3 night stay. Couldn't rate this place highly enough. Lovely staff and really dog friendly. The staff even let us bring our dogs down to breakfast as our little one has seperation anxiety. The room was gorgeous. Can't wait to return to the old vicarage next year. We just wish we stayed for a few more nights.

Very relaxing, homely and frendly. The staff are brilliant and very helpful. Wish I'd found this place years ago. Highly recommend.

Not just dog tolerant but truly dog friendly, staff made a fuss of our three dogs and they got a bit of sausage. Pleasant staff, clean, comfortable room and good food. Enjoyed our stay. Thank you.

Cute bed and breakfast, lovely and welcoming staff, great breakfast every morning cooked to order. Nice size rooms, indoor pool, hot tub and sauna for guest use. Beautiful village.

Excellent service with great facilities (especially swimming pool) and really friendly staff. On site parking and easy access to Ambleside. Will be returning.

Stayed there many times. Great location. Ample parking. Could be difficult for less abled guests as no lift. A bit tired in places. Really friendly staff.

I'll be coming for my third visit to this beautiful b&b this week. It's tucked away in a leafy area of Ambleside right next to the lovely park and a stones throw away from the centre. The staff are super friendly, the rooms are top notch, what more could a fussy dog owner ask for. It's a hidden gem and i'm so pleased I found it + my airedale Sidney wouldn't want to go anywhere else:)

Friendly staff, comfortable well presented rooms, good parking, nice setting in Ambleside — recommended.

Just went for a night, would recommend, lovely staff, nice accommodation, definitely would go back for a longer period Just returned home for the second visit here, lovely time, enjoyed the pool sauna and hot tub to ourselves both evening and morning
Lovely welcome
Great place to stay.

Clean and comfortable rooms, very pleasant and helpful staff. A good breakfast. I had the pool all to myself in the afternoon. The Old Vicarage is in a great location very close to the centre of Ambleside with all its amenities. I have stayed there many times. I can highly recommend it.

A real personal touch to this place, excellent rooms and facilities in a central location of the lake district.

The staff at The Old Vicarage are always friendly and helpful. The breakfast is one of the best full Englishs in the area that I've tried. The pool and sauna are great for a relax after a day on the fells.

Wonderful place. Staff are lovely, breakfast is absolutely delicious and it's so relaxing.

Great location right in the middle of Ambleside. Excellent breakfast and the pool / hot tub was great after a day of hiking. Rooms are clean, spacious and comfortable.

Brilliant. Home from home. Friendly staff, good rooms, good breakfast and a pool.

Shockingly rude owner! We arrived at an earlier time that was agreed and wanted to change in the room to go on a hike, the lady that owned it said the room wasn’t ready and made us change by the pool! When I questioned it the she said "well you can go and stay somewhere else if you’re not happy” – no joke! We’re talking Basil Fawlty rude here! The husband came and got us and half apologized. If you can avoid the wife you’ll have a wonderful time!

What a nice place to stay, great rooms, good breakfast and close to Ambleside centre.

We've stopped here twice now and both times it's been perfect, the house itself is beautiful inside and out. It's situated just over Rothay Park and has some lovely outdoor seating. The breakfast was great and we had perfect poached eggs both mornings. I think the best part is that you are seconds away from the centre of Ambleside and yet you feel nicely tucked away from the hustle of the main road. If you stop in Ambleside you won't find a more friendly place to rest your feet after hard days walking.

Excellent B&B in the centre of Ambleside. Very friendly and helpful staff, and really well cooked breakfasts. Our room was spacious with a nice bathroom with a spa bath and very powerful shower. Large modern flat TV with the usual selection of Freeview channels. The pool and hot tub both added to a lovely experience, as did the comfortable lounge and real fire. I definitely hope to visit again.

Don't go away else in Ambleside. This place is the best.

First time we went to the Old Vicarage we were welcomed like old friends and so were our dogs (Irish Wolfhounds) It is the most relaxing, friendly, hospitable place we have ever stayed. Nothing is ever to much trouble and we have been back many times. The house is always clean and fresh, rooms beautiful and the suites are very comfortable. Thank you everyone for all the hard work you do in making sure of a lovely break for all the family. Hope to be back soon.

Second time here lovely place. One minute walk to town. Very quiet.