With A Hot Tub

Hotel in Backbarrow, Cumbria

Whitewater Hotel & Spa

Shared tub With other guests, in the spa or leisure area
  • Shared hot tubIn the spa
  • 7.7 Good1,765 reviews on Booking.com
  • Check-in 15:00Check-out 11:00
  • Pets on request
Whitewater Hotel, Backbarrow
Whitewater Hotel, Backbarrow. Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Geograph
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A former mill on the River Leven with a leisure club, spa and terraces where you can watch the steam trains go by.

Highlights

  • Leisure club with whirlpool, pool and sauna, included
  • Spa with thermal lounge
  • Squash and tennis courts
  • A mile from Haverthwaite steam railway

The Whitewater Hotel is a converted mill on the banks of the River Leven, just south of Windermere. Executive rooms look over the river, and two terraces catch the passing steam trains.

Every guest gets the Cascades leisure club: gym, whirlpool, sauna, pool and steam room, shared with others. There’s also a spa with treatments and a thermal lounge, two restaurants and squash and tennis courts.

What guests say

7.7Good

Out of 10, from 1,765 reviews on Booking.com. Highest marks for location (8.8) and staff (8.6).

  • Cleanliness7.9
  • Comfort8.1
  • Facilities7.8
  • Location8.8
  • Value for money7.8
  • Staff8.6

Read the reviews on Booking.com

The hot tub

Type
Hot tub
Where
In the spa or leisure centre
Who uses it
Shared with other guests
Cover
Indoors

In the spa or leisure club, shared with other guests. Check opening hours, age limits and any charge.

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Questions about Whitewater Hotel & Spa

Is the hot tub at Whitewater Hotel & Spa private?

No. The hot tub is in the spa or leisure centre and shared with other guests.

Can I bring my dog to Whitewater Hotel & Spa?

Pets on request. Check the current policy when you book.

What time is check-in at Whitewater Hotel & Spa?

Check-in is from 15:00 and check-out is by 11:00.

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Around Backbarrow

The River Leven at Backbarrow
The River Leven at Backbarrow. Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0, Geograph

Windermere, Bowness and the south lakes: The busiest and best-connected corner, with England’s longest lake, the steamers and boat hire at Bowness, and gentler countryside running south to the bay at Grange. Most of the county’s hot tub hotels and apartments are here.

  • Windermere Lake CruisesSteamers and launches link Lakeside, Bowness and Ambleside, with a car ferry across the middle of the lake.
  • Scafell Pike and WasdaleEngland’s highest mountain rises above Wastwater, its deepest lake. A serious walk: check the weather and go prepared.
  • Hill TopBeatrix Potter’s farmhouse in Near Sawrey, kept by the National Trust as she left it. Timed tickets in busy months.
  • Ullswater SteamersBoats along Ullswater between Glenridding, Howtown and Pooley Bridge, with lakeside walks between the piers.

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When to go

Summer weekends and school holidays fill Windermere, Bowness and Ambleside, and roads over the passes get busy. Spring and autumn are the walkers’ seasons, with bracken turning gold in October. Winter brings snow on the tops and quiet villages, and a hot tub with a fell view is at its best on a cold, clear evening.

Getting there

The M6 runs down the eastern side of the county, with junctions for Penrith, Kendal and the A591 to Windermere. Trains on the West Coast Main Line stop at Oxenholme and Penrith, with a branch to Windermere, and the Cumbrian Coast line serves the west. Manchester Airport is about two hours away by road.

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