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New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel

Property class: 3

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Front of property
Superior Room
Garden
Lounge
Lounge

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Laundry room
  • Room service

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Great Langdale, nr. Ambleside, Ambleside, England, LA22 9JX
  • Place, Skelwith Force
    ‪18 min drive‬
  • Place, Allan Bank
    ‪19 min drive‬
  • Place, Lake Windermere
    ‪25 min drive‬

Room options

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Premium bedding, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Standard Double Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(9 reviews)
  • 9 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Premium bedding, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Standard Double or Twin Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • 9 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Single Beds

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Premium bedding, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Superior Double Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(6 reviews)
  • 13 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Ambleside

With a stay at New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel in Ambleside, you'll be in a national park, within a 10-minute drive of Lake Windermere and Harrison Stickle. .This hotel is 11.7 mi (18.9 km) from World of Beatrix Potter and 15.5 mi (25 km) from Ullswater.

What's nearby

  • Skelwith Force - 18 min drive - 9.6 km
  • Allan Bank - 19 min drive - 7.9 km
  • Lake Windermere - 25 min drive - 13.5 km
  • Ambleside Pier - 28 min drive - 15.8 km
  • Rydal Mount - 31 min drive - 18.2 km

Getting around

  • Foxfield Station - 26 min drive
  • John Lennon Airport (LPL) - 112 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Britannia Inn - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Wainwrights' Inn - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Freshers’ Cafe - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Chesters - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪The Three Shires Inn - ‬5 min drive

About this property

New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel

New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel offers 22 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Beds feature premium bedding. 22-inch flat-screen televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include showers. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Stay in one of 22 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Digital television is provided for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and coffee/tea makers.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and a reception hall.
Grab a bite to eat at the hotel's restaurant, which features a bar/lounge and a garden view. You can also stay in and take advantage of the room service. A complimentary full breakfast is served daily from 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary full breakfast is served each morning between 8:00 AM and 9:30 AM.
New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel has a restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Family friendly

  • In-room cot
  • Laundry facilities
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • In a national park

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Built in 1832
  • Reception hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Free cot
  • Premium bedding
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 22-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Room service

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:30 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
The host will greet guests on arrival
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 10.0 per night
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: GBP 50 per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 10.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Dungeon Ghyll Hotel
New Dungeon Ghyll
New Dungeon Ghyll Ambleside
New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel
New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel Ambleside
New Dungeon Hotel
New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel Ambleside, Lake District
Hotel New Dungeon Ghyll
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New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel Ambleside
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New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 159 out of 264 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 72 out of 264 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 25 out of 264 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 264 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 264 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Neil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Diane on reception and at breakfast was outstanding. Staff were courteous. I had purchased a voucher in advance for food and drink, however, the hotel did not have the equipment to read the code and the details had to be input manually. All worked out well in the end and the three night stay was great value. Room could have done with some coat hooks especially as the large wardrobe only had four coat hangers. A hook in the bathroom would have been useful and there was only one bedside lamp, otherwise the room was ideal with plenty of space, a lovely bed and a large tv. Good hotel and would recommend to others.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Derek

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Everything fine, great staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff here are brilliant! Diane is an absolute star. Such a great host, Always cheery and helpful . She made our stay even better . The location is absolutely perfect for that get away from the city feeling . Definitely coming back here again! Ps food was ace
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

Jayne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Ged

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Adrian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property it self was lovely. The staff was brilliant couldn’t fault them. The only problem we had with the room was the radiator which made a terrible noise. No matter what we did we couldn’t stop it kept us awake half the night. Apart from that it was a lovely stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great place to stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sue

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Check in was fine, rooms nice and cozy, fresh linen and towels. Toiletries provided very nice. Staff were very helpful and willing to accommodate our requests. Food to a high standard and plentiful. Breakfast cooked to order. A very pleasant stay. Thank you.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

6/10 Okay

Adam

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

noreen

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Jess

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff very pleasant and accomodating. Room and bathroom very clean but bathroom could do with a bit of updating. Our evening meal and breakfast was very nice.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Nick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Beautiful setting but in need of a little TLC. Staff were very friendly and helpful but too few in numbers - food service was slow although very good quality. No staff on reception, you have to find someone from behind the bar and our room was not made up despite handing in the form at reception to request this. Musty/damp smell on top floor. Also limited choice at breakfast - no fruit!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A great stay

Staff were excellent, very friendly and helpful. Comfortable rooms with great breakfasts. We were lucky with the weather so were able to appreciate the well maintained gardens.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good place to stay

Good place to stay, good breakfast & food. Decent bar area. Parking is limited
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gail

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Enjoyable stay

Friendly staff, lovely room, good food Great location
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Neil

Liked: Cleanliness
Bed not comfortable Room very hot Window would open but wouldn’t stay open Food average Hotel a little dated
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

We would not stay again.

Not enough staff for the number of guests - chap having to cover both the bar/food orders and reception when multiple guests were arriving and wanted to check in at the same time as people were wanting drinks and food. Stressful check in demanding a physical credit card to secure against failure to pay for meals/drinks charged to the room. It would be helpful if this requirement was clearly described at the point of confirmation of a booking. The corridors and our room were very tired and in poor condition. Musty smell in the corridors, mould behind the door in the room, broken tiles and ‘bodged’ repairs in the bathroom. Mattress was very soft. To be fair to the cleaners, they are doing a good job with the environment they have- there is clearly effort to make the room & bathroom clean & tidy. Breakfast was a stressful affair with the staff appearing to be rushing everything and quite surly in manner. The same stress and attitude on check out relating to the credit card (from a different member of staff) despite not having made any charges to the room. Charged for breakfast despite the pre-paid booking stating this was included. The food we had in the evening was well cooked and hot and the garden setting was nice. Overall, given our experience, the general condition of the place and the cost, we would look to stay elsewhere when visiting the area again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Julie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Last minute booking

Quick night away for a hike . The hotel as just got new owners and the manager Francesca and staff couldn't do enough considering the workload and changes they are having to do. Beautiful room in the attic even though it was just a standard room. Great breakfast and plenty coffee & tea in room too. Brilliant location and free parking included too. I'm looking forward to going back after the upgrades and changes.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Bayan

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nigel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Sarah

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Peter

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel situated deep within the Langdale valley. Fantastic walking options from the front door. The restaurant & bar are a very welcome oasis at the end of a day’s walking. Gorgeous views to be had all around. Ample parking available. Our bathroom could’ve done with a bit of work (extractor fan not working), but otherwise very comfortable and recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Michael

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great location, right at the bottom of the Dungeon Ghyll. Staff were really nice, and worked hard to make everyone happy. Whole place looking tired and dated now (or oddly modernised), in need of sympathetic renovation back to a classic Lakeland hotel style.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

neil

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Awesome location, and it’s one of two hotels in the valley, so there’s not much competition. Room was ok, modern big bathroom but as it was top floor, care needs to be taken to avoid constantly bumping your head on the sloping ceiling. FOH Staff were great and very friendly. When Katy was there, everything seemed to work fine. When she wasn’t, things were different. There was a new staff member who was single handedly taking evening meal orders, manning the bar, reception, waiting on tables, etc, all with a very commendable calm and apologetic demeanor, but 35 mins for our standard Sunday roasts to appear seemed a bit long. But we weren’t in a rush, so no problem. There was a different staff member on duty at breakfast the next day and 20 mins for breakfast to come also seemed a long time to wait, especially as we then had other things we’d sooner have been doing. Apparently Katy was poorly, but it would be worthwhile having a contingency plan in place if possible. Gardens are lovely, with some all-weather furniture. Super- warm drying room, which is very much appreciated, esp in this location. Best thing about this place is the location, with paths up to the Langdale Pikes right out the back of the hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrew, Harpenden

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025