About this property

Historic Setting: Powe House in Keswick is housed in a historic building, offering a unique and charming atmosphere. Comfortable Accommodations: Rooms feature private bathrooms with free toiletries, showers, carpeted floors, TVs, electric kettles, wardrobes, and mountain views. Amenities and Activities: Guests enjoy water sports facilities, free WiFi, a lounge, and activities such as fishing, canoeing, and cycling. Local Attractions: Derwentwater Lake is 3.1 mi away, Cat Bells 3 mi, and Newcastle International Airport 80 mi from the property. Guest Favorites: Guests highly rate the breakfast provided by the property, the host, and the room comfort.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.7 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.7)

  • Free Parking Available On Site


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Thomas
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Location, very comfortable bed and delicious breakfast.
Wendy
Canada Canada
That it was a very comfortable quiet and roomy. Also very nicely decorated and clean. The breakfast was delicious. Close to lots of outdoor activities.
Patrick
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Excellent location and facilities. Very helpful and friendly host, and breakfasts were of a high standard. Parking a bonus in this area!
John
United States United States
Conveniently located, clean, great breakfast, literature in living room for hiking info, strong shower and deep tub for baths, plenty of clothes storage, bright rooms with darkening shades if needed.
Linda
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Lovely big room, very clean, comfortable bed and fabulous shower. Breakfast was great.
Andrew
United States United States
This was our third visit, that says it all really happened
Mary
United States United States
Powe House is a very comfortable, beautifully furnished property in the perfect location to tour the North Lake District. There iso site parking and a breakfast with multiple delicious choices.The couple who own it are lovely.
Carol
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Beautiful house, room was very spacious, spotlessly clean… amazing shower! Needed after a long walk, location was perfect, close to some amazing places to walk, very good bus service
John
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Everything, breakfast excellent,host excellent and house excellent
Paul
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Our stay at powe house was fantastic Andrew couldn't do enough for us and the bottle of fizz was lovely Thanks Andrew we will definitely be coming back.🍾🥂

Host Info

Company review score: 9.9Based on 233 reviews from 1 property
1 managed property

Property info

Powe House is a 4 star Gold accredited accommodation, in an ideal location for getting away from it all, in warm friendly surroundings. Our location is perfect for exploring the north, central and western lakes. We are situated in the village of Portinscale, on the banks of Derwent water in the Lake District. We offer guests stylish ensuite rooms, locally sourced food and stunning views towards Skiddaw mountain. Every room at Powe House is individually presented and furnished to a very high standard. Rooms are equipped with LCD TV's with Freeview and DVD players, tea & coffee making facilities and a small communal fridge on the landing. In the morning a choice of breakfast (including a traditional English breakfast) is served to guests who are invited to come down between 8:30am and 9:00am. All products used in our breakfasts are sourced locally where possible to always ensure the best quality breakfasts. Portinscale is a mile away from Keswick, which is either a five minute drive, ten minutes on the Keswick launch or a 20 minute walk across two f...

Neighborhood info

Portinscale village is a mile from Keswick (5 minutes drive or 20 minutes scenic walk). The village boasts two eateries (one being only 70 metres from our front door) and two Marinas. The Keswick Launch lands at one of these Marinas allowing easy access to the whole of Derwentwater and surrounding walks. Portinscale is ideally situated for access to Northern and Western Lakes. We are only 15 minutes drive from Grasmere and 30 minutes from Ambleside.

Language Spoken

English

Area info

Amenities of Powe House

Great facilities! Review score, 9.7

Most popular amenities

  • Free parking
  • Free Wifi
  • Non-smoking rooms

House rules

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Check-in
From 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
You need to let the property know what time you'll be arriving in advance.
Check-out
Until 10:30 AM
Cancellation/ prepayment
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Children & Beds

Child policies

Children not allowed.

Crib and extra bed policies

Cribs and extra beds aren't available at this property.

No age restriction
There's no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed

The fine print

Must-know information for guests at this property

Please inform Powe House of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.

This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.

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