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Reviews of The Britannia Inn

3 out of 5
The Britannia Inn
Elterwater, Ambleside, England

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 37 out of 55 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 55 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 55 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 55 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 55 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Ronald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Janet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fab birthday weekend getaway! Lovely pub, great food fantastic staff, couldn't be better
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Liked: Staff & service
We really enjoyed our stay we had been years ago They made us welcome straight away Lovely room comfy bed very clean Great breakfast everything lovely and hot and cooked fresh The parking made a big difference Staff lovely definitely go back
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Claire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michal

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Rosemary

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Craig, Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness
Our room, 4, was directly above the bar and an awful din came up through the floor. It was very noisy and kept us awake when we went to bed before the bar closed. Then well after 11pm there was a series loud bangs as doors were slammed downstairs below us - made our room rattle and shake. Not pleasant.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Jenna on Apr 19, 2023
Thank you for your review, we look forward to seeing you again.

10/10 Excellent

Valerie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Jenna on Apr 19, 2023
Thank you for your review, we look forward to seeing you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Gillian

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023
Response from Jenna on Apr 19, 2023
Thank you for your review, we look forward to seeing you again :)

10/10 Excellent

John

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Accommodation was excellent. Staff were friendly, helpful and hardworking. Wonderful stay in lovely warm and welcoming surroundings. Excellent menu and great local beers.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

8/10 Good

Mr S

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Escape to Elterwater
Beautiful area with shorter low level walks around Elterwater as well as longer and higher walks. Loughrigg Tarn is stunning. Ambleside is just 4 miles away but it feels like a world away. Langdale has amazing views from the bottom at Blea Tarn and from the top. The Britannia Inn offers rooms with lots of character and excellent food, usually eaten outside with a view depending on the weather. The staff are helpful, friendly and relaxed. We had a wonderful 3 night escape here. Thoroughly recommended.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Pat

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location and friendly place
Lovely Lakeland pub with restaurant and rooms. Great beer, good food and friendly staff. Also dog friendly and great for walkers and bikers.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Steve Chambers

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful setting, excellent stay
The Britannia is an old Lakeland inn, so you can’t expect all the amenities of a modern hotel. However, I would forego a lift (elevator) in favour of such a lovely and evocative place. The hotel is really well run, with excellent staff. The bedrooms have been refurbished with modern en suite bathrooms, Wi-Fi, smart TV etc. We ate in the hotel on both nights of our stay and found the food very good. The breakfasts were exceptional, comprising all locally sourced produce. There is a first class selection of local cask beers and a lovely outdoor seating area and garden. The atmosphere is very relaxed, which makes for a fantastic, restful stay. A brilliant few days in Elterwater. Thank you Britannia.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My two walking chums and I each with our own room, couldn’t praise this more highly. Everyone of the staff were friendly and helpful. The beer was great, the food too, and I got more than I bargained for when I asked for the full monty breakfast which as well as black pudding included haggis! Delicious! This set is up nicely for our 7 hour climb. Also whoever does the gardening is a genius. Beautiful flowers, vegetation and hanging baskets. Good value for money too. A massive thank you for a thoroughly enjoyable stay. We left as friends after our 2 day stay. Thank you all at the Britannia. Jeremy, Chris and our American chum, Tony. The Lakes was on his bucket list, now superbly fulfilled.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Greg

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Shirley

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Cathy

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
This is a very old building and the bedroom we had was very small but well equipped with a good shower and comfortable bed. Unfortunately there was noise from the bathrooms of two adjoining rooms when used. The staircase is very narrow and there are extra steps and low doorways. However the staff members are always cheerful and willing to help with luggage. Be aware that this is a very popular pub serving large numbers of people throughout the day and evening.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Darren

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic location in the most scenic part of the lakes.Super room with a view to the front of the inn room 3. Super king bed so comfy we didnt want to get out of it in the morning.Excellent breakfast and very pleasant staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Adam

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely and clean and hot shower xx
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Dining room was smelly and landings were poorly lite
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good accommodation, good beer and great food.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Final weekend away before Lockdown 2.0!
Cosy historic pub, excellent food Covid compliant, and set in a great area for walking, to Coniston, Dungeon Gyll, Little Langdale, Grasmere and Ambleside. Or spending the afternoon sat beside the fire!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020

8/10 Good

Philippa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable stay, well organised for covid rules
Very comfortable bed and well appointed room, would like liked a non fry up option for breakfast
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020

6/10 Okay

John

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A warm welcome from very friendly staff We enjoyed our dinner Breakfast was only average so a little disappointing The bedroom was smallish but typical of such an old property The location is fantastic
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

I

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lake district hotel.
The room was small but adequate with good storage space. The Inn relies heavily on outside guests and so getting a booking for dinner was on a first come first served basis regarding times. The main downside was the lack of any comfortable lounge seating for residents either in the room or elsewhere - a problem for us as we are both in our 80s. Good location, ideal place for younger walkers. Huge portions of good food.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Alec, Rochdale Lancs.

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Very pleasant break at the Britt. The restricted menu and new controls brought in to manage Covid were understandable, and we found the same situation across all the pubs and restaurants during our stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
osy stay
Very nice room excellent bathroom and very clean
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A proper pub in a great place
From check in, to beers, to food, to checking out everything was perfect
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

J N

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent
As ever, exceptional. Rhe food was brilliant and the breakfasts substantial. Everything you need after a day outside. Thank you
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
The room was reasonably sized and the en-suite very well equipped. It was very clean and the shower was excellent. As is typical of a property of this age, the sound-proofing was not particularly good and it was possible to hear the loud voiced gentleman talking next door and whenever the water is used in an adjacent room, it was quite loud in our room. The dining room, unfortunately, had rather an unpleasant smell, but the food was absolutely fine. The staff were very welcoming and helpful. We probably would not stay there again, but perhaps we are not the intended target customer.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

EdM, Winter Springs Florida

Traveled with group, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quintessential British charm in an iconic ole pub in a beyond beautiful setting. What’s not to like?
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Judith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great position for walking. Friendly staff and great for dogs Room pleasant but compact Would definitely say here again
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location. Brilliant that guests can use local leisure facility for free. Would stay again but would not eat here. Despite the dining room being fully booked and no room in the bar areas, as clearly a popular place, the food we were served was awful and we didn’t eat it. Maybe we were just unlucky with our choices.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Faye

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly Recommended !
An excellent choice - the extra distance to drive is worthwhile - beautiful surroundings and options for lovely walks. Our room was extremely well appointed - very clean, very comfortable and the food and service for breakfast was top notch ! We were very happy with our 2 night stay! Room was serviced daily ! Evening meal was excellent too!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Richard and Clare

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Stay!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2017

10/10 Excellent

Carolyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great breakfast!!! Fantastic service and bar staff
A lovely stay would recommend to all who enjoy a nice base to walk with great food and drink.

8/10 Good

Paul, North Yorkshire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great base on Eltermere in The Lake District.
The Britannia Inn is in a beautiful position at the centre of the small village of Elterwater. It is a pub with good food, excellent local real ales and a large area outside with tables. It is a pretty postcard type scene with white paint and many hanging baskets. The rooms are fairly small but clean and comfortable. However, the stairway and carpet is well in need of refurbishment. The staff are very friendly indeed and there is an extremely relaxed atmosphere. Dogs are very welcome and can stay in the rooms. Breakfast was very good. There are many circular and varied walks directly from the inn and it is on The Cumbrian Way.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Rustic Lakes Pub/Hotel
The Britannia is a great place to stay for its location, rustic charm and fabulous food. It is a pub with rooms so if you go there expecting 5 star accommodation you will be disappointed. This place is all about its location, sitting outside the pub, taking in the stunning view and having a drink. The food is excellent. Rooms are quite basic, but clean and comfortable.

10/10 Excellent

Penny, Isle of Man

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel experience
Wonderful place for a really relaxing break. Fantastic food and surroundings.