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Avon Wood

  • 4.9 Visitor Rating
  • Sleeps up to 2
  • Hot Tub

About Avon Wood

Tucked away in the heart of the Lake District National Park, you'll find Avon Wood - a secluded adults only woodland retreat with fantastic lake views you won't want to leave. These peaceful and private hideaways overlook Lake Windermere and offer the perfect escape for couples. Expect top quality luxury lodges with modern amenities, each featuring a private hot tub.

Every booking includes a romantic welcome pack with wine, chocolates, toiletries, slippers and fluffy bathrobes. There's lots to see on this beautiful nutural site including abundant wildlife like deer and red squirrels. You'll enjoy lakefront access with your own slipway so you can easily launch canoes or small boats for unforgettable days on the water.

Though wonderfully quiet and secluded, you're just a short drive from the lively villages of Bowness and Windermere (less than 5 minutes away) where you'll find great pubs, shops and restaurants.

Hosts Andrew and Christine keep everything running smoothly - they're one reason why so many guests return year after year. Come experience the peaceful magic that makes Avon Wood special - where nature, comfort and genuine hospitality combine in the perfect adults-only Lake District escape.

Need to Know

Lodge Facilities
  • Caravan with one double and one twin
  • Shower
  • Patio
  • Small quiet park
  • Grounds of natural woodland
  • Slopes down to Windermere
  • Boat launching facilities
  • 5 miles from Bowness
  • Ideal for touring the National Park, stately homes, and market towns
Accommodation features
  • Choose from superb caravan holiday homes or individual lodges
  • Outdoor hot tub (in Ambleside Retreat, Rydal Retreat, Coniston Retreat, Gummers How Retreat and The Retreat only)
  • TV with Freeview/DVD
  • Kitchen including microwave and fridge/freezer
  • Bath and/or shower
  • Bed linen and duvets
  • Beds made up for your arrival
  • Garden furniture and barbecue
  • Double glazed
  • Central heating
  • Gas and electricity included
  • Babies must be included in party total (not applicable to adult only accommodations)
  • Cots £7pw and highchairs £5pw each (not applicable to adult only accommodations)
  • Group bookings may be subject to restrictions
  • No pets (please note there is some privately owned accommodation and owners may have pets)
  • Please note the Retreat accommodation is for adults only - no infants or children are permitted
  • All non-smoking accommodation

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  • Sleeps 2
  • Hot Tub

Lodge with king-size double with TV, walk in dressing room, spacious bathroom and separate shower room. Dishwasher. Doors leading to patio with outdoor hot tub.

From £679 for 7 nights
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Avon Wood Prices 2026

Lowest Price (3 Nts)
£405
Lowest Price (4 Nts)
£405
Highest Price
£2,114
Most Expensive Time
August
Cheapest Time
March
Biggest Discount
Up to £214 off 14 nts in Aug 2027
Avg Price Per Night
£133
Avg Price Per Week
£934
Lowest Price Accommodation
Rydal Retreat
Most Expensive Accommodation
The Retreat

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Avon Wood Reviews

4.9Visitor Rating out of 5

43 reviews from guests who stayed at Avon Wood

Donna
Sep 2025

"We had a wonderful relaxing break at Avon Wood. We stayed in Ambleside Lodge with a lovely view of the lake. The lodge was very well equipped with everything you could need in the kitchen, even a toast rack! The lodge was clean, warm and cosy and a perfect place to set off from to explore the beautiful lakes. Having the hot tub to come back to after a busy day was really appreciated."

Christina
Jun 2025

"Our accommodation was beautifully styled, very well equipped and spotlessly clean. With a tree top view of Windermere and a private hot-tub it was the perfect retreat and an ideal base for our holiday."

David
Jun 2025

"Great lodge very quiet, the site was well placed near everywhere you could hope for"

Frank & Lin
Jun 2025

"A beautiful lodge in a fantastic location, spotlessly clean and very well equipped, a private hot tub and patio what more could you ask for"

Paul
May 2025

"Our Avon Wood review: A beautiful lodge in a perfect peaceful location"

Chloe
Apr 2025

"Beautiful log cabin! Would come again very spacious and gorgeous views"

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Top Days Out Near Avon Wood

The best-known attractions within an easy drive of Avon Wood, with real driving times.

Public aquarium 8 min drive · 4.1 miles

Lakes Aquarium

Sat nav: LA12 8AS

Freshwater and sea life from the Lake District and around the world, on the southern shore of Windermere.

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Lakes Aquarium sits in the village of Lakeside on the southern shore of Windermere. It opened in 1997 and is now themed around the lakes of the world, with both freshwater and salt water animals. Displays cover the Lake District, Asia, Africa, the Americas, marine life and Morecambe Bay.

Tip: The Windermere Lake Cruises dock and the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway are both here, so you can arrive by boat or steam train.

Heritage railway 8 min drive · 5.1 miles

Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway

Sat nav: LA12 8AL

A steam train ride through the Leven Valley to the southern tip of Windermere.

  • Families
  • Dogs welcome
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This family-run heritage railway is a former Furness Railway branch line, about 3 miles long. Steam engines haul traditional 1950s carriages through the countryside of the Leven Valley, from Haverthwaite via Newby Bridge to Lakeside, at the southern end of Windermere.

Tip: The railway runs as a seasonal steam operation, so check the timetable on the railway's website before you set off.

Motor museum 6 min drive · 4.1 miles

Lakeland Motor Museum

Sat nav: LA12 8TA

Over 30,000 motoring exhibits and a Campbell Bluebird display, close to Lake Windermere.

  • Families
  • Couples
  • Rainy days
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Lakeland Motor Museum in Backbarrow, Cumbria, traces the story of road transport through the twentieth century. Its collection of more than 30,000 exhibits takes in classic cars, motorbikes, cycles and a large amount of motoring memorabilia, including a Bentley once owned by Donald Campbell and a World War II Willys Jeep.

Tip: Combined tickets with Windermere Lake Cruises let you do a cruise and the museum within 5 days of each other.

Stately home 16 min drive · 10.6 miles

Holker Hall & Gardens

Sat nav: LA11 7PL

A Cavendish family home with Victorian rooms, formal and woodland gardens, and a courtyard café near Cartmel.

  • Families
  • Dogs welcome
  • Half day
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Holker Hall is a privately owned country house near Cartmel, still the home of the Cavendish family. The Hall's west wing was rebuilt by the architects Paley and Austin after a major fire in 1871, and you can walk through its rooms, many of them furnished with paintings and furniture brought from Chatsworth. Wheelchair access to the Hall is limited to the ground floor.

Tip: Dogs are welcome everywhere except inside the Hall, on leads. Parking is free, and you can buy tickets at the kiosk on arrival.

Arts & Crafts house 5 min drive · 3.2 miles

Blackwell

Sat nav: LA23 3JT

A Grade I listed Arts & Crafts house with Windermere views, terraced gardens and a tea room.

  • Couples
  • Rainy days
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Blackwell is a Grade I listed house above Windermere, designed by architect M H Baillie Scott as a holiday home. It keeps almost all of its original features, from the fireplace tiles, carved stone and wood panelling to stained glass, mosaic floors and the plasterwork of the White Drawing Room.

Tip: The tea room stops serving main meals at 3pm, so plan lunch accordingly.

Stately home 21 min drive · 15.7 miles

Sizergh Castle

Sat nav: LA8 8AE

A medieval Strickland family home near Kendal with a large limestone rock garden and an estate to explore.

  • Families
  • Dogs in the grounds
  • Half day
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Sizergh is a Grade I listed castle and stately home about 4 miles south of Kendal, in the Lake District National Park. The oldest part is a tower from the fourteenth or fifteenth century. Inside, you'll find oak-panelled rooms, including the Inlaid Chamber, plus Strickland family portraits and paintings linked to the Stuart court in exile.

Tip: Dogs are welcome on the wider estate, but only assistance dogs are allowed in the gardens, so plan your route accordingly.

Writer's house 18 min drive · 10.2 miles

Hill Top

Sat nav: LA22 0LF

Beatrix Potter's 17th-century farmhouse retreat, kept as she knew it, with a cottage garden and working farm.

  • Families
  • Couples
  • Rainy days
  • Dogs in the grounds
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Hill Top is the 17th-century Lakeland farmhouse in Near Sawrey that Beatrix Potter bought in 1905 as her artistic retreat, and later left to the National Trust. Inside, it is shown as she would have known it.

Tip: Book your ticket in advance if arriving by car, as the small car park is for pre-booked visitors only. Afternoons after 2.30 tend to be quieter.

Stately home 17 min drive · 13.7 miles

Levens Hall

Sat nav: LA8 0PD

An Elizabethan family home with the world's oldest topiary gardens, at the gateway to the Lake District.

  • Couples
  • Families
  • 2-3 hours
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Levens Hall is a privately owned house and garden five miles south of Kendal, at the gateway to the Lake District National Park. It grew from a medieval pele tower into an Elizabethan family home, with fine panelling and plasterwork in the main rooms. It also has links to the Duke of Wellington.

Tip: Tickets can be bought online in advance or on arrival at the entrance kiosk, and online tickets aren't tied to a date or time.

Drive times are typical times by car with no traffic. Check opening times and book tickets on each attraction's own website before you go.

From £619
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