With a stay at Rayrigg Villa Windermere in Windermere, you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Lake Windermere and World of Beatrix Potter. .This villa is 15.1 mi (24.3 km) from Yorkshire Dales National Park and 13.5 mi (21.7 km) from Ullswater.
Windermere Jetty Museum of Boats, Steam and Stories - 16 min walk - 0.9 miles
Orrest Head - 17 min walk - 0.8 miles
World of Beatrix Potter - 2 min drive - 1.0 mile
Bowness Pier - 2 min drive - 1.2 miles
Getting around
Windermere Station - 7 min walk
Durham (MME-Teesside Intl.) - 115 min drive
Restaurants
Homeground - 1 min walk
The Westmorland Inn - 17 min walk
Toast - 3 min walk
The Crafty Baa - 5 min walk
Brown Sugar - 3 min walk
About this property
Entire place
You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.
Rayrigg Villa Windermere
Villa in Windermere, near Lake Windermere
Rayrigg Villa Windermere offers 8 accommodations.
Make yourself at home in one of the 8 guestrooms.
Property amenities
Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transportation
Car not required
Bedrooms
Bedroom
Bathroom
1 bathroom
Laundry
Washing machine
Pets
No pets allowed
Suitability/Accessibility
No elevator
Smoking not allowed
Services and conveniences
No housekeeping service
Safety features
Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
Smoke detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property)
General
8 units
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:30 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 10:30 AM
Contactless check-out available
Special check-in instructions
Guests will receive lockbox information
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Access methods
Lockbox
Pets
Pets not allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Property payment types
Important information
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 and cash
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property
This property is professionally cleaned
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
A car is not required for transportation to and from this property
Property is also known as
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Rayrigg Villa Windermere Reviews
Reviews
8.0
Very Good
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Pleasant, comfortable and reasonably priced accomodation close to train station and local buses.
Plenty of eating and drinking options close by. Would definitely consider when staying in The Lakes again.
The place was clean, it was comfortable and warm the kitchen was usable but for the price it's not a b&b just a room to sleep and a kitchen for all to use it's nothing special for the price. In my opinion for what it is it should have been cheaper.
Christopher
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025
6/10 Okay
Tim
Traveled with partner
Jun 30, 2025
Liked: Cleanliness
The property is in a wonderful location, but the building is old and the rooms very, very small. You can hear everything going on in the other rooms. Our washroom had a terrible layout and we couldn’t access the sink because of a shelf above it. The house is cold and damp with no heating. No hot water in the building except for a heater in the shower that switches between boiling hot or freezing cold. No housekeeping or fresh towels any of the 3 nights we stayed. Other than the great location I cannot recommend this place. Positive factor: washing machine/dryer and communal kitchen are available.
Its all right expensive for what you get, plenty of shops nearby but there is no communication whatsoever. We struggled to get in, family already staying inside didn't respond when we knocked in. Some people have mentioned breakfast but we didn't get communication on that, which was confusing because we were expecting breakfast.
Issue with the TV cutting out. Unsure if the smoke alarm works in room 9 as there was no light on it and no map of escape egress route if stairs not available.
What more could you ask for than a property where the supermarket (and many eateries) are around the corner and the bus stop is opposite the front door. Rayrigg is perfectly located, with a bus every 20 mins to take you to the railway station (about a 10 minute walk) or to other towns in the District. Just note, if you are challenged by directions, Lake Windermere is in an area called Bowness, and about a 45 minute walk to Ellerthwaite Square. I had the top room, so plenty of stairs to climb, but the view was lovely and the room was extremely comfortable.
The was extremely small, it hadn’t been decorated in a long time and was very old the heating didn’t work, the room was nothing like the pictures on the site, the bathroom was so small you you had to turn sideways to get between the shower and toilet
Nice place to stay although found it difficult to locate using sat nav we had room 8 which is a lovely room located at the rear side of main building so if its raining you will get wet going to breakfast otherwise nice room although did smell a little musty
Property was clean, bathroom was too small. They allowed us luggage drop which was very helpful for us. The bus and railway station are at walkable distance. Free hot breakfast was good, will have to pay for kids breakfast. Overall we enjoyed our stay and would visit again.