Name: Borrowdale Gates
Address: Grange-in-Borrowdale, Keswick, CA12 5UQ, GB

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2026

Colin

Lovely hotel but not having air conditioning during the hot summer months is not great.
Also for a high end hotel you would think they would have decent fans. Not a £30 thing from Argos.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2026

Grahame

Couldn’t fault our stay at the Borrowdale Gates. Absolutely a most memorable stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jun 2026

Michele

First impression of the hotel at check-in was exceptional- Stephen was very welcoming and friendly, and we knew it was going to be an incredible stay! In fact, encounters with the staff from bartender, restaurant and housekeeping were all friendly, engaging, and positive.
The location was serene and relaxing with incredible 360-degree views of mountains and pastures! Inside, there were several cozy areas to relax and unwind. I would also recommend booking a dinner reservation for fine dining as the food was incredible (2AA Rosette) and the ambience as well, with large windows to enjoy the surroundings!
Highly recommend this hotel! (Party of 5)

Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 May 2026

Holly

Second time staying here and we will definitely continue to visit. The location is beautifully quiet and only a 10 minute drive to Keswick town centre

We come with our dog and the rooms are very dog friendly (must ring ahead to be allocated a dog room), however I wish there was more dog friendly allocated space in the hotel itself, as we personally won’t leave our dog unattended in a room to go for breakfast/a drink in the bar which is the only downside, so we ate elsewhere

The staff are super friendly, The hotel is modern and the surrounding mountains are beautiful

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 May 2026

Joel

Pretty remote so if you’re out driving, make sure you become familiar with the (fairly convenient) bus schedule, although it’s a half mile from the bus stop, or be prepared to pay a healthy taxi/Uber fare from Keswick. The grounds are lovely and rooms/common areas well-maintained. Breakfast doesn’t start until 0745, very inconvenient for an early start. Staff could be a little more helpful in pointing out bus schedule, local attractions, arranging cabs, etc. a nice experience overall.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 May 2026

James

Setting was lovely and staff attentive. They seemed a bit shorthanded at first blush but we were well attended throughout. Highly recommended.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 May 2026

Stephen

The hotel staff were very friendly. The room was comfortable in a beautiful setting. There is easy access to footpaths in the area and several options for getting around. The restaurant food was outstanding except for one meal, they ran out of game hem and replaced it with chicken, and the chicken was dry. Otherwise it would be nice to have some pillow options, with both foam and feather available. Overall it was excellent and I highly recommend it. Hoping we can go there again in the future.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Apr 2026

Derek

Our room, on the first floor, was excellent with lovely views. The food was of a high quality and the service was very good except on one of our three evenings when we were forgotten about and it took at least three complaints to get our meal started. On this occasion we were in the restaurant for about two hours and it took 45 minutes before we got our starter. This was a shame because otherwise everything was perfect.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Apr 2026

Matthew

Excellent hotel and staff

6/10

Pleasant

13 Mar 2026

Gail

The overall cleanliness of the hotel & the service was wonderful with the exception of a grumpy woman behind the bar her service was awful, she didn’t even come to take my order for lunch I waited 40minutes I even had to go & ask & order it myself up at the bar, it wasn’t even busy.
She wasn’t very helpful it was as though she didn’t like the job! Her approach to customers wasn’t great really to be honest.
But I certainly give 5 stars to all the other staff in the restaurant & especially the lady at reception. Thank you to those staff that made up for the grumpy one with glasses.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2026

Jamie

Room was excellent and staff were great

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Dec 2025

Hannah

Great food at both breakfast and evening meal, friendly staff, great views & recently decorated.

However staff on the phone weren’t very helpful when I accidentally booked the wrong rate, and it took quite a while to amend despite ringing up immediately. We were also staying in room 2, which was lovely but a lot smaller than the photos and was a bit small for 2 adults. Coffee’s were also charged extra at breakfast which wasn’t made clear.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Nov 2025

Louise

Very clean modern spacious room. Friendly helpful staff and lovely food. Hotel is in a great location for local walks. Will return

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Nov 2025

Rosemary

Fabulous staff
Room very clean
Lovely restaurant
a lovely view

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Sep 2025

Michele

Gorgeous setting and so quiet!

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Aug 2025

ian

Staff friendly and very professional. very clean, the grounds of the hotel was stunning.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

10 Aug 2025

Daniel

Charming but understaffed

The room was lovely, and the hotel’s setting is beautiful. Breakfast in the morning was excellent and a real highlight of our stay.

However, our arrival experience was a little underwhelming. When we asked at reception about local walks, the lady on duty explained she wasn’t local and didn’t know of any nearby routes. (It’s surprising for a hotel in the Lake District not to be able to offer such advice.) Fortunately, a helpful member of the bar team stepped in and gave us some great suggestions, allowing us to plan our day.

Later, after being delayed in Keswick due to a lack of available taxis, we returned to the hotel at 8.30 pm. Unfortunately, we were told that no food could be served at this time—not even a dessert—which was disappointing after a long day.

Overall, the hotel itself is charming and well-presented, but it feels noticeably understaffed, and that really impacts the overall guest experience.

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2025

Jan

Lovely stay in a lovely setting.

Lovely stay and hopefully they will continue to do so. Lovely setting.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jun 2025

sebastien

The property is very nice, quiet surroundings and the perfect view you will expect from a hotel this price. The food is above expectation with a totally different menu 2 nights of stay. A final point that the staff are amazing particularly April and Poppy, fantastic waitresses who care for their guests dinner, stay and well being.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Apr 2025

John

Couple of days away in April

Beautiful scenic location. Hotel condition and all furnishing as new. Room extremely comfortable. Staff impeccable, not to be faulted. Food superb. Bar prices high. Lounge a bit bright…. Need table lamps rather than ceiling lights to give better ambience. Overall excellent.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Mar 2025

Robert

Excellent, personable and local staff who created a great atmosphere at the hotel. Thoroughly enjoyable stay.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Dec 2024

Morna

Excellent hotel

Lovely stay. Nice spacious room. Very comfy beds. Delicious food. Friendly staff. Tastefully decorated.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Dec 2024

Richard

Stop over on way to Scotland. We’ve stayed before. We like the hotel and the refurb looks good.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Aug 2024

Dale

Fabulous refurbished hotel, very modern but in a traditional way given its location. We had a garden suite (Millican Dalton) which was an absolute delight, very spacious and quiet, views over fields & hills. The only fault, although minor was there is no fridge in the room and there is a patio area with table & chairs with view to the hills but it hadn’t been cleaned for sometime, lots of moss & quite slippy.
We had dinner in the restaurant both nights & the food quality was very good & presented beautifully. Great breakfast menu.
All the staff were very attentive, friendly and went out of their way to make the stay enjoyable.
The plus point for us is that they only have a couple of rooms for dogs & dogs are not allowed in the bar or restaurant.
Don’t get me wrong, I like dogs, but I don’t want to stay in a room where they have been & I certainly don’t want to eat in a restaurant with them when most guests are dressed for dinner & unfortunately have seen dogs jump up at staff when they are trying to serve food.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jun 2024

John

A wonderful stay at a very special hotel. The room was perfect, the food was lovely and all of the staff couldn't have been more helpful. And, let's not forget the magnificent surroundings. Thank you

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

08 May 2024

Patrick

The Borrowdale Gates is a total gem. It exceeded our expectations. The staff are professional and accommodating. The breakfasts were great and we dined in all 4 nights - a first for us - largely because the cuisine and attention to detail was superb. AND the view from the dining room was breathtaking.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Nov 2023

Mark

Night Away

We had a great break at Borrowdale Gates. the place is o peaceful and the views are immense!! Even had a red squirrel pop up onto the window ledge while we had our breakfast yesterday. We will return again soon.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Oct 2023

Mary

GORGEOUS PROPERTY SURROUNDED BY LOVELY FARMLAND WITH SHEEP

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2023

robert w

I've never been to the lake district before. This girl is a converted manor house, with much of the elegance from earlier times, combined with a unique combination of comfortable amenities and mid-century decor. And the surrounding area was transcendent. I could see me living there I've I retire

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Aug 2023

Joanna

Perfect stay

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jul 2023

Stephen

Best hotel in the Lake District

Borrowdale Gates is a lovely hotel set in a great setting in the Lake District! Super refurbished rooms, great restaurant and food, and peaceful and revitalising

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jul 2023

Verified traveler

Lovely break in beautiful surroundings

Lovely hotel in stunning setting. Everything was great, staff, bedroom, service and especially good food in restaurant. Parts of hotel currently undergoing redecoration but that didn’t impact on our stay, from the parts already finished looks like it will be even lovelier.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 May 2023

Ann

This is an excellent hotel with really good food and a good feel about it.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jan 2023

Kevin

A real gem of a hotel

Been going to the Lakes for over 20 years and we thought we had stayed at some great hotels until we stayed here. After a couple of hard years where customer service had gone down the pan, this experience was incredible. Brilliant food, excellent service and beautifully decorated. Not at tired like many other hotels.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Dec 2022

Paul

Couldn't ask for more!

Great service, really helpful, friendly staff, comfortable rooms with good beds, really good food and set in the middle of some of the most beautiful countryside in the world. A+++ hotel!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Aug 2022

Abdullah

Very nice hotel and the surrounded natural places

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Aug 2022

Laura

Stunning location.

Cannot fault this hotel. Location is STUNNING! Food brilliant and staff efficient and friendly. An old style country house hotel with fabulous gardens. 100% recommend

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Aug 2022

Stephen

Wonderful Lake District Hotel

Our second stay and we will be back! Wonderful location, great staff, good rooms and an excellent restaurant onsite! What more can you ask for?!?!

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

08 Jul 2022

Verified traveler

Nice and quier hotel in a stunning location

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Jul 2022

Giles

Great

Hotel was lovely. We booked a delux room with a king size bed and garden view. Although we were assured it was a king size bed we thought it was a double. But it was comfortable. And our view was of the car park. Overall a perfect location and staff very polite.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jun 2022

Barry

Borrowdale stay

Great couple of days at the hotel, room good size and bathroom too. Great views from the room /Hotel. Food very nice and service excellent. Bus to/from Keswick stops outside hotel. Lots of walks from the hotel. Had superb weather which always makes the stay a winner too but a nice place to stay whatever the weather.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 May 2022

Steve

Very helpfull staff and hospitable atmosphere

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 May 2022

john

Great views

Good hotel with great views of the crags.Situated just on the edge of the village of Grange about 5 miles from Keswick.
Some nice walks with an easy 40 minute walk to Lodore Falls. Regular bus service to the bridge at the entrance to Grange if you don’t want to walk back.
The staff were excellent and couldn’t have been more helpful.
The only negatives were the room not being serviced between days however the guy cleaning the vacant next door room freely offered to do ours when requested for fresh tea and milk supplies which earned him brownie points. Additionally the kitchen seems to struggle on Saturday night and Sunday morning. We didn’t order a starter on Saturday which seemed to upset the system. After prompting following a 30 minute wait bread and an amuse bouche arrived but our meal took 50 minutes to appear. On Sunday morning the neighbouring table were still waiting for coffees when we left despite having eaten their starter off the buffet and the arrival of their cooked breakfasts.
However would I choose this hotel again? Yes I would. You certainly won’t get a better group of staff wherever you stay

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Dec 2021

Paul

Great hotel, wonderful kitchen, beautiful location

A really great hotel in a wonderful location. Very friendly, welcoming and efficient staff. The room was clean and comfortable, and they very kindly gave us a free upgrade to a room with a balcony. The view in the morning was gorgeous.

The food is amazing and they have very good and carefully chosen wine list, which is not that common in small rural hotels these days.

We had a wonderful time and would certainly go back.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Nov 2021

John

Great service

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Sep 2021

Bryan

The reception was very friendly, the bedroom spotless. The food was excellent and the waitering service was very good and friendly. All in all would highly recommend.

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

29 Aug 2021

Gerald Neil

Food very good but everything else was disappointing

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jul 2021

Stephen

Wonderful peaceful hotel in the Lake District t

Wry welcoming and comfortable hotel in the most peaceful spot of the whole Lake District! From our fabulous welcoming from Liz, to our ar and restaurant experience everything was done to ensure we were happy’ we will be back !!!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2021

Terry

Honeymoon

The Hotel was lovely. Our room was very comfortable and clean. All of the staff were lovely, helpful and very professional. Best food I have ever had. Would definitely stay again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2021

michael

Stunning

Amazing hotel abs location. The setting is stunning. Would highly recommend and the food is exquisite. 😁

Partner