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About this property

Historic Setting: Dorchester House in Keswick is housed in a historic building, offering a unique and charming atmosphere. Comfortable Accommodations: Rooms feature private bathrooms, tea and coffee makers, hairdryers, and mountain views. Additional amenities include bathrobes and free toiletries. Delicious Breakfast: Guests enjoy a full English or Irish breakfast with vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options. Local specialties, warm dishes, juice, and fruits are served. Convenient Location: Located 79 mi from Newcastle International Airport, the guest house is near Derwentwater Lake (1.9 mi), Cat Bells (5 mi), and other attractions. Highly rated for its host, breakfast, and convenient location.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.9 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

    • Located in the top-rated area in Keswick, this property has an excellent location score of 9.9!

    • Want a great night's sleep? This property was highly rated for its very comfy beds.

    • Breakfast Info

    • Full English/Irish, Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten-free


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1 full bed
2 twin beds
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Shuangshuang
    United States United States
    It’s clean, spacious enough for a family of four. Lovely decorated, has everything we need. Breakfast is delicious, and I love their book collection
  • Emil
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Fantastic location, very short walk to town and the water, plenty of free parking around the streets. Host was great, good breakfast options despite us having to leave early morning both nights. Would highly recommend
  • Aditee
    United States United States
    Breakfast was excellent accommodation more than one food allergy! The location was perfect - so close to all the town activities - restaurants, markets, etc. The hosts were very helpful and knowledgeable with answers to any questions we had.
  • Glenna
    Canada Canada
    Wonderful hosts with everything you could need in the rooms. Extra touches like heated towel racks, hot chocolate mix for kids, washcloths and phone chargers. Great breakfast options and in the centre of Keswick so easy to walk everywhere. Had a...
  • Douglas
    United States United States
    Quiet, cozy rooms with nice views and showers. Lorraine’s friendly service, hiking tips, and shop recommendations. Breakfasts were superb, from overnight oats with berry compote to whiskey butter porridge to Simon’s outstanding Full English...
  • Rick
    United States United States
    Lovely place, great breakfast and Simon and Lorraine were great hosts. And the bed was extremely comfortable. .
  • Lindsay
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Lovely owners - great breakfast - very flexible and customer focused regarding our request for an early breakfast because of the park run - nice warm and comfortable bed.
  • Jay
    Ireland Ireland
    Very central, 2 min walk to town, both owners were real nice lovely people, very friendly and couldn’t do enough for us,
  • Jane
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Lovely house, lovely welcome Parking easy in streets round about Bedrooms very clean with super comfortable king size bed! Everything you want at breakfast
  • Siuhong
    Singapore Singapore
    It’s clean and very homely. We felt very welcomed, it’s like staying at home Lorraine was a most gracious host, the breakfast and tea and coffee in the room were excellent

Managed by Dorchester House

Company review score: 10Based on 334 reviews from 1 property
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Property info

Lorraine & Simon took over an existing Guesthouse business in July 2019. As owners and current caretakers of what we feel is a beautiful and traditional Victorian house, built in 1896 in local Lakeland Slate, with many original features to both to the interior and exterior. Purpose built as a guesthouse and other than a few years in the 1970s it has been a guesthouse for the entire time, serving guests for well over 100 years.

Neighborhood info

Dorchester House is located in the Keswick Conservation area, to ensure these lovely old Victorian buildings and streets are maintained in-keeping with their original beauty and splendour.

Language Spoken

English

Area info

House rules

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Check-in
From 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
You need to let the property know what time you'll be arriving in advance.
Check-out
From 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
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Children & Beds

Child policies

Children over 6 are welcome.

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Crib and extra bed policies

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

Age restriction
The minimum age for check-in is 18
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Accepted payment methods
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Quiet hours
Guests need be quiet between 11:00 PM and 7:00 AM.

The fine print

Must-know information for guests at this property

Please inform Dorchester 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.

Quiet hours are between 23:00:00 and 07:00:00.

Guests under the age of 18 can only check in with a parent or official guardian.

In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19), additional safety and sanitation measures are in effect at this property.

Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), this property is taking steps to protect the safety of guests and staff. Certain services and amenities may be reduced or unavailable as a result.

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