Name: Gilpin Bridge Inn
Address: Bridge End Levens, Kendal, LA8 8EP, GB

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2026

Stephen

Staff incredibly helpful, excellent rooms very clean

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jul 2026

Rich

Great little pub on the edge of the lakes. Staff were really friendly. I didn’t have breakfast as working early each day . The food menu had a good selection and the pizza was lovely .

Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jul 2026

Marlene

Very clean room with everything we needed. Staff were very friendly and helpful.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2026

Chris

Nice hotel helpful staff

Partner

4/10

Poor

27 Jun 2026

Lance

Plenty of parking, good bar, good food, very friendly & helpful staff, breakfast was very poor, & don't expect to get a good night's sleep, as the walls are very thin.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jun 2026

Susan

Situated in a very good area for exploring the Lakes and Yorkshire Dales. The Management and Staff are brilliant, so helpful and friendly, nothing too much trouble. The rooms have everything you need for a comfortable stay. The food and service is excellent.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jun 2026

Ben

A little honey pot, when people get to know about Gilpin, you will not be able to get a room.
Wonderful food, very help staff.
The only little down point, is there isn’t a cooked breakfast. But, the breakfast which I did have was delicious.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2026

Max

Property appears to have been recently made over, everything is new and fresh, extremely clean and although on the small side the rooms are perfect for overnight stays, comfortable bed and with more than enough tea/coffee supplies unlike a lot of places. The continental breakfast was excellent quality and plentiful.
We could not fault the staff who were extremely friendly and helpful.
Overall excellent value for money and we will definitely go back

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 May 2026

Peter

A great location to stop after a long drive. Very convenient. The room was spacious and clean. The bathroom was spotless with lovely locally sourced products. Whilst we didn't eat dinner here it was busy and there us a children's play area too. We ate at the Hare & Hounds; a very pleasant 20 minute walk away. There is plenty of car parking spaces at the Gilpin. The breakfast is very basic. We would definitely stay again but not opt for the breakfast.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 May 2026

Jacqueline

Excellent location. Spotless rooms. Friendly helpful staff. Definitely recommend.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 May 2026

carolyn

Welcoming, friendly staff despite a busy day. Our room was clean and warm. The food plentiful. Breakfast is a self-service continental style. We would recommend the Gilpin Bridge and would definitely book again.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

16 Apr 2026

Grace

Very clean room and lovely friendly staff.
Food was hit or miss, lovely mushroom starter then the special lasagne was dry, and bland.
Breakfast was diy. Not a great range of options.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Apr 2026

Layaly

Continental breakfast is acceptable and all sraff were good, approachable.There was good spacious parking facilities. The restaurant and bar is very good . There was some play area for kids near the parking.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Apr 2026

Judith

Rooms were fantastic, clean and thoughtfully decorated.
Staff really helpful and considerate. Dinner was superb, portion sizes were huge!

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2026

JANICE

Lovely continental breakfast, restaurant food was excellent also. Staff very helpful and friendly and would recommend to family and friends.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Mar 2026

Sandra

Comfy room, helpful staff and conveniently placed

Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Mar 2026

Robert

Unfortunately the carpark spaces are very small for today's size cars.
Staff were very friendly and helpful.
Standard room was small but very good value for money.
Location perfect for gateways to lakes or for a stop off to Scotland

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2026

Noel

Faultless

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

02 Mar 2026

TRACY

Good location to easily reach Keswick and Bowness

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2026

alan

Lovely clean room and staff were very helpful. Also great food.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Feb 2026

Jonathan

Lovely little pub cosey rooms good food and beer

Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2026

Michelle

The room was lovely very ly warm and clean. Only let down no hair dryer

Self

8/10

Excellent

22 Feb 2026

CARL

The room was very clean and tidy and the staff were great throughout. We ate on the first night and the food was really good.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 Feb 2026

Trevor

Everything they offered was fine - however there was no hairdryer making the shower irrelevant, and no bedside glasses for night-time drinks although the tea/coffee cups could be repurposed. A few issues at check-in but they were dealt with well by the staff. So fine, but a few things could be improved.

8/10

Excellent

19 Feb 2026

Gary

Room was clean comfortable and practical. Bathroom was modern looking and good hot shower. Complimentary continental breakfast was good. Great choice of cereals croissants muffins bread n jam. Choice of juices tea and coffee.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

07 Feb 2026

Annmarie

Everywhere is spotless , staff are so friendly and welcoming, nothing is to much trouble,

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jan 2026

matthew

Really friendly and welcoming place to stay and explore the Lake District. Stayed in a small but cosy and very comfortable room. Great food and nice pub/bar downstairs. Plenty of parking on site.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Dec 2025

Dario

Nice cosy room and convenient stop off close to M6

Business

10/10

Exceptional

08 Dec 2025

Gill

Lovely warm room. Comfy bed and pillows.
Staff all very friendly and helpful.

10/10

Exceptional

30 Nov 2025

Kevin

Lovely room and nice staff

10/10

Exceptional

24 Oct 2025

Steve

Overnight Stop

Clean comfortable room but lacking a wardrobe and draws. Annoying flashing light from a ceiling sensor! Food in the restaurant/bar was excellent.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Oct 2025

marylouc

Odor from the bathroom.

8/10

Excellent

03 Oct 2025

Stewart

Nice enough place but ‘help yourself breakfast’ had no tables set up. The room had been used for a function the previous evening, which perhaps was the reason.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

29 Sep 2025

Richard

A nice located hotel, unfortunately spoilt slightly by the very poor breakfast, probably the worst excuse for a continental
breakfast I have ever seen.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Sep 2025

Fay

Travelling with 4 year old daughter, very good stay, stayed for one night to visit family in Kendal, less than 10 mins drive away, large comfortable room, clean and nicely presented, good sized bed and comfortable, shared bed with daughter, large room was unexpected and ideal for her to play, smart decor throughout, didn't eat in bar so can't comment of food but the continental breakfast included although fairly basic was decent and a good selection of options (cooked breakfast you needed to order and separate charge). Small play park outside was also very nice. Would definitely stay again and recommend to others.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Sep 2025

andrew

Excellent stay, great food great stopover

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Sep 2025

Dario

very nice stop off if travelling on M6 as much better than a Travellodge or Motorway motel . Lovely cosy room with all amenities . Only gripe , kitchen closed at 8 which does seem very early , but that is up to them .

Business

10/10

Exceptional

15 Sep 2025

Michael

Check-in was quick and easy. Staff was very friendly. Bar and dining were top notch. Room was spacious and modern. Great time!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Sep 2025

Michael

Staff were attentive and kind. Room was very spacious and spotlessly clean. Shower was excellent. The pub itself offered a wide range of drinks which were reasonably priced. The food (££’s priced) was well cooked / presented and above the standard we have encountered in similar PH’s. The included Continental Breakfast was reasonably extensive and provided a good start to our day.
Our only ‘minor’ observations for consideration are:
1) The provision of some basic clothing storage (shelves) in the room would be useful. Also, we had a bedside table on one side - an additional on the other would be handy.
2) The selection of fruit and cakes within the Breakfast was better on the Tuesday morning, presumably after weekend restocking. We do point out that the selection on our first morning (Monday) was OK (adequate), it was just noticeably larger on the Tuesday.
Both 1) and 2) are definitely NOT criticisms and we had a lovely stay in this Robinsons establishment. Thank to the friendly and helpful staff and management.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

06 Sep 2025

Chris

Really like this place, we stayed elsewhere earlier in the year, wish we hadn’t.
The management & staff were all very approachable and welcoming.
Great fresh food of an evening and breakfast offering good too.
All you need in the room BUT Pillows may need attention, (that’s not a negative just preference)
Will be heading back soon

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

28 Jul 2025

Dorothy

Could have been better

The staff were friendly and helpful. The room was spotlessly clean, good linen and there were enough choices at the continental breakfast.
I give this review so that the hotel can take steps to rectify what, to us, seems obvious and beneficial for future guests:- No bedside lights, only a harsh overhead bright light. I love to read in bed but it was unfair to keep my partner awake. The duvet would have been right for a winter's day, however, it was a warm summer's evening and it was impossible to sleep with such a thick covering.
It just wasn't a pleasant room to be in, overlooking a wall and the other guest's window. Sadly we won't be booking again.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Jul 2025

Ann

Comfy room. Value for money

6/10

Pleasant

12 Jul 2025

Angus

Noisy pub below room

There was a party on I. The bar/room below our room and was very shouty and noisy. We had to call reception before they quietens down. This was just before midnight and we were very tired.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jul 2025

mel

Gr8, your recommened

Very friendly staff and I was upgraded to a better room which was unexpected.

Self

4/10

Poor

06 Jul 2025

Andrew

Very Basic accommodation

When we got there wanted a card number but only had my phone, so had to leave a £50 deposit until checked out. No where did it mention this when booking or on confirmation email.
Booking stated breakfast was included in price but only basic continental. They wanted £12 each extra if wanted full breakfast. This breakfast type should have been stated on hotels.com site.
No bed side lamp in rooms so had to get out of bed to turn main light off.
Staff was friendly but hotel price was not worth it for the standard of accommodation received and I have stayed in 100s of different hotels during my career.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Jun 2025

Carol

Lovely place and met our needs for one nights stay

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Jun 2025

Loraine

Nice place, food was lovely, shame no seasonal vegetables as on the menu we only got leaks

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

20 Jun 2025

Maggie

Staff were helpful and pleasant. The accommodation was clean and comfortable.

6/10

Pleasant

07 Jun 2025

WILLIAM

Disappointing breakfast and room.

Staying one night meeting with family. Room was small, nowhere to put a suitcase, no charger in bathroom for toothbrushes of shaver. Meal was more expensive than on website menu. Booked through Hotels.com and described as bed and breakfast, When we arrived breakfast was described as Continental. Cereals, tea, coffee, toast and small shop dry pastries. Told there was yoghurts in fridge, actually 2 only there. Breakfast was from 6am but no staff until 8am, you had to make breakfast yourself. Really disappointed as location is lovely.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jun 2025

Robert

Very comfortable hotel, with a wonderful attentive staff. Well kept and clean hotel. Food was generous and very good.No problems or deficiencies encountered. Would certainly consider booking in future.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2025

caroline

Really enjoyed our stay here, the room is small but spotless and comfortable. The lady who looked after us at breakfast was brilliant!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2025

Caroline

The room was small but very clean and comfortable. The staff were helpful and friendly, especially the lady who looked after us at breakfast, she was an absolute treasure!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

01 Jun 2025

mary

Room was clean. Bathroom clean. No grab handle to get in bath, dangerous if you are less mobile. Sounds from adjoining room very noticeable. Staff very friendly and helpful. Food average

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

25 May 2025

Verified traveler

Overnighter

We arrived for 1 night on the Friday and the greeting was warm and friendly.The room was lovely and clean and comfortable. We came back down to eat and the food was fine.... the cheesecake was amazing! We had a few games of pool and a few more drinks and all night the service was friendly and attentive. We went upstairs to bed about half 10 and apparently the walls are very thin and we must have been breathing too loudly for the people in the next room who decided to take objection and come out and knock really loudly on the door..... and then decided to wake us up at 6.45 in the morning by banging really loudly on the wall.... not the hotels fault but worth keeping in mind if you dare talk in your room at a considerate volume that it may cause offence and a lack of sleep. The cooked breakfast wasnt worth the money (the sausage was a really weird texture.....), grab yourself a coffee and a couple of bits of toast and go elsewhere. But also we really appreciated the chef allowing us to change our booked time from 9.30 to 9 after our rude awakening from the shire!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

23 May 2025

William

Accommadition very poor no shelves to put anything on no shelf in shower.Towels werent changed.Had to live out of a case. Continental breakfast was very poor didnt realise you had to pay for a full english until we got there .Breakfast room was cold & uninviting..No hairdryer .The staff were friendly but don't think we will stay again needs alot of improvement.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 May 2025

Robert

Nice place

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Apr 2025

Deborah

Lovely inn, friendly staff and comfy bed

Greeted by a cheerful and friendly member of staff. Booked in and showed to our room, called the Collie room. A lovely picture of a collie dog on the wall and two collie dog mugs in the room. Cosy room with comfy bed. The only minor drawback was that there was no bedside lights which was slightly awkward for reading

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Apr 2025

Tyler

Great place to stay to explore the lakes

Overall, the stay was very good and was perfect for our trip to the Lake District. The location is perfect for navigating the Lakes as easy access to the M6. To the top of the lakes, it took us 1 hour by car. The continental breakfast served was plenty to start each day with. You can have cooked for £12 extra but we felt the continental option was more than enough.

The room was spacious and up to date. We stayed in the Herdsman. Only downside was the walls are very thin, meaning you can hear quite a lot next door conversation but that is to be expected in a pub with partition walls.

The pub itself is traditional and well kept together. Food served was standard pub food. Free parking is always a massive bonus.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Apr 2025

Juliet

Good choice for an overnight stop on way from London to the Highlands. Easy parking and comfortable room.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

30 Mar 2025

Hilary

friendly approachable staff, relaxed atmosphere, clean, well presented rooms.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Mar 2025

Alan

Very old world with open beams and tastefully decorated. Staff were brilliant at making you welcome..

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Mar 2025

Mike

Small country inn with 8 rooms . Ideal for a short stay visit to southern lakes. Bar and restaurant really good, rooms recently refurbished.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Mar 2025

GILLIAN

Villa in the lakes

Had a lovely stay at this hotel beautiful location friendly staff a wonderful experience would recommend & Maria on the reception was very helpful .

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Feb 2025

Rosie

Great easy affordable place to stop on a long journey. Friendly staff, comfortable rooms.

10/10

Exceptional

03 Feb 2025

martin

Easy access for the Lakes

I stayed here a few years ago and it was good then. The upgrade to the hotel is fabulous. Mid afternoon arrival, everything in the room was new or spotless. The addt charge for breakfast was good value. The staff especially Jordan were very helpful.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jan 2025

richard

The staff were great! Unfortunately I was quite ill during my stay, I had to be rushed in to to Hospitam

The staff were great and helped in many ways, they made me feel special and I would recommend to anyone! Kind , helpful, friendly

Thank You So Much

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jan 2025

Steve

Lovely night away, the Inn was clean warm and cosy on a cold winters night.
The staff, especially Jordan are a credit, going over and a above, definitely be back soon.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jan 2025

Tim

Lovely 4 night stay with very attentive staff who could not do enough to make our stay better.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Dec 2024

Kevin

Loved this hotel, typical country hotel and lovely staff!

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

09 Oct 2024

Steven

Mr Potts

Adequate room, comfortable, great food, loads of parking, unfortunately I left before breakfast and allthough I was offered to use the breakfast room for toaster I think a few more options would have been welcomed. Overall no real issues, young lady behind the bar was very helpful and curteous.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

02 Oct 2024

Stephen

Great value

After travelling around the UK for four weeks, this is one hotel we can wholeheartedly recommend. Great food, great service, good room. The only complaint we thought we were going to have, was too much light from the exterior lights coming through the curtains, but we had overlooked that the window also had a blind!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jul 2024

christine

Every thing is fine

8/10

Excellent

10 May 2024

Jean-Noel

A good place

The Inn is welcoming. The car park is large. The staff are friendly.
The room was comfortable and a nice size for 2 people and suitcases.
The bathroom and room are clean.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jan 2024

Katie

Lovely property very welcoming and polite was very clean lovely room.. only disappointing thing was the meal wasn’t very good at all.

10/10

Exceptional

04 Dec 2023

Sarah

Would Stay Again

Wonderful stay here, much better than I could have anticipated. The staff are lovely and there's nothing they can't do for you. Worth noting, we travelled when the weather conditions turned horrific with the snow. This venue has a lot of travellers stranded and opened up their function room to help those stranded (all rooms were booked) - absolutely wonderful to see as they more than extended their hospitality and they should be commended for that.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

12 Nov 2023

John

As frequent traveller I would not rate this as a 4 start hotel but 3 . The basics were all OK (except there was no heat in our room when we arrived) but there were a number of things missing that one would expect to find in a4 star hotel - like no desk, no night light in the bathroom, minimal heat in the bathroom etc.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2023

John

Great wee place

Had a lovely stopover on the way south The staff were very friendly and helpful. Food was lovely and well cooked with big portions. Would definitely stay there again it was really nice.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Aug 2023

Paul

Staying at the Gilpin Bridge Inn

Really nice place, with friendly helpful staff. Food was good. Overall, a good stay.

Partner

4/10

Poor

20 Aug 2023

keith

a duster would be useful in the breakfast room

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Jul 2023

Lalit

Taken good care by hosts

Self

6/10

Pleasant

13 Jul 2023

Verified traveler

Friendly staff but room disappointing.

Staff were very friendly and helpful, very good breakfast, but the room was disappointing. Poor toiletries, toilet flush faulty which was quickly repaired before breaking down again and water flush continued to trickle through the night. Window view looked out onto a dog run complete with artificial grass/poop area.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Jul 2023

Carl

It was a decent property but as it is was on the edge or just outside of Kendal, there was little to do.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jun 2023

Voirrey

Great accommodation, lovely and clean, fabulous food and friendly helpful staff. Would definitely stay again and highly recommend 10/10.

8/10

Excellent

19 Jun 2023

Sue

Can’t fault the service received. All of the staff were extremely friendly and professional. The room was comfortable but fairly small and the weather was extremely warm so we had a quite unpleasant night as we were unable to open the window due to mozzie/midge invasion!!
There is no air con nor fans in the room

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Jun 2023

Steven

Mr Potts

Very pleasant even though there was some building work going on, no noice evident. Room is ok clean and tidy. The food was excellent and staff were friendly. Not much around but ideal for my business trip to Kendal.

Business

8/10

Excellent

12 Apr 2023

INARA

Good weekend stay

Good for short stay. Basic but sufficient. Very good food, both breakfast and dinner. Friendly staff.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Apr 2023

Jane

Very friendly good value and good food.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

03 Apr 2023

Natalie

The breakfast was sparse.

Leisure Pet

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2022

Emma

Lovely stop over

Lovely stay, really comfy sound proof room, dog friendly and lovely team. Many thanks

Business

8/10

Excellent

04 Jul 2022

S

Comfy bed nice breakfast expensive to take a dog

It was clean friendly had to pay too upgrade to a bigger room as booking with a dog not clear on hotels.com, good breakfast good location to drive out to other places but unusually expensive at £15 per night for a dog. Nice staff very comfy bed in larger room

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Apr 2022

Verified traveler

Great place

Great base which helps you enjoy The Lake District

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Apr 2022

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