Running Hare
Your holiday cottage in Windermere
Welcome to Running Hare in Windermere
This website is for our guests to help you have a relaxing holiday, making the most of facilities in the cottage and enjoying everything this beautiful area has to offer.
Running Hare is a spacious two bedroom cottage in the heart of Windermere in the beautiful English Lake District.
It was thoughtfully refurbished during 2017/18 with guests' comfort in mind.
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The cottage is owned by Bruce and Danielle; and Danielle is available answer questions before and during your stay. We do not
live locally. However the booking agency, Cumbria Cottages, are based locally and have staff to hand if needed.
Bookings are currently taken through the agency, Cottages.com, also known locally as Cumbria Cottages.
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Running Hare is a spacious two bedroom cottage in the heart of Windermere in the beautiful English Lake District.
It was thoughtfully refurbished during 2017/18 with guests' comfort in mind.
​
The cottage is owned by Bruce and Danielle; and Danielle is available answer questions before and during your stay. We do not
live locally. However the booking agency, Cumbria Cottages, are based locally and have staff to hand if needed.
Bookings are currently taken through the agency, Cottages.com, also known locally as Cumbria Cottages.
[This page links to How thing work which is password protected- may not be the best place?]
Running Hare is a spacious two bedroom cottage in the heart of Windermere in the beautiful English Lake District.
It was thoughtfully refurbished during 2017/18 with guests' comfort in mind.
​
The cottage is owned by Bruce and Danielle; and Danielle is available answer questions before and during your stay. We do not
live locally. However the booking agency, Cumbria Cottages, are based locally and have staff to hand if needed.
Bookings are currently taken through the agency, Cottages.com, also known locally as Cumbria Cottages.
[This page links to How thing work which is password protected- may not be the best place?]
RESTAURANTS and TAKE-AWAYS
It's always worth booking in advance during busy periods, especially at the weekends. All these eateries and bars are just a few minutes walk from Running Hare in the centre of Windermere, in alphabetical order.
Brown Sugar
Cafe Italia - pizzas, pasta and other good Italian food; GF pizza. No booking but waits not long; heated outside. Cash only.
Cedar Manor Hotel and Restaurant - about 20 min walk, outside the town centre on way to Ambleside. Posh but not pretentious afternoon tea.
Crafty Baa - popular, quirky bar, lots of craft beers, with snacks
Francine’s - lovely bistro with broad menu
Henrock - Simon Rogan's Windermere restaurant at Linthwaite House
Golden Mountain Chinese Take-Away
Lakeland First Floor Cafe
Prince of India - eat in or take-away
San Pietro - nice Italian including take-away pizza with good gf base
Sugar and Spice café and bistro
Tapios - Spanish food
The Lamplighter Dining Rooms
The Little Ice Cream Shop
The Pig
The Smith Cafe, atmospheric cafe/bar with pizzas, cakes
Bowness-on-Windermere, a 15 minute walk down the road, has many restaurants, cafes, take-ways and bars. We especially like:
Vinegar Jones offers gluten-free fish and chips
Mela is a great Indian restaurant/take-away
There are lots of restaurants, bars and cafes down the road in Bowness-on-Windermere that are worth exploring too. Do share any recommendations.
Please feel free to ask me about eateries locally and further afield. Our son is a chef and we love eating out. Danielle.