Directions

From the South: Leave the M6 at junction 36 and follow signs for Windermere, Ambleside, then Grasmere (and Keswick). Do not take the first turn left for Grasmere on the A591 at the mini roundabout but take the second turn left (opposite the Swan Hotel). Follow the road over the humped back bridge and past the playing fields on the left. The Grasmere Hotel is then the first hotel on the left standing back from the road. Look out for the roadside sign. You will have travelled approx 26 miles from the motorway.

From the North: Leave the M6 at junction 40 and follow the A66 west towards Keswick. Look for and follow signs for Grasmere, Ambleside and Windermere (A591). Follow the A591 until you come to the signpost directing you right into Grasmere village (opposite the Swan Hotel). Follow the road over the hump back bridge and past the playing fields on the left. The Grasmere Hotel is then the first hotel on the left standing back from the road. Look out for the roadside sign. You will have travelled approx 30 miles from the motorway.