I write this review, I believe, in a fair minded way which genuinely reflects my experience of The Wordsworth B&B.
At the outset I must declare that the guest house was unattended, apart from a lady who came in daily to clean the rooms and cook breakfast as the owners were away on a weekend break (Oct 1st & 2nd)
PROS;
The Wordsworth is a nicely presented establishment situated only a few minutes’ walk from Ambleside center. We found it immaculately clean in all aspects and was surprised as to the size of the very spacious room. My son and I booked a twin and were allocated No. 3 which was at the front of the house. Even though the road was busy, we were never disturbed by traffic noise at any time.
As usual the first impression is all and we looked forward to a very pleasant (if rainy) weekend stay at The Wordsworth. However impressions can be deceptive.
CONS;
For me a good night’s sleep is a prerequisite for an enjoyable stay, however the beds were so hard that my first night was, if you’ll pardon the pun, a nightmare, When I told the owners representative, she kindly arranged for a spare quilt to be provided for me to sleep on to give extra padding. She stated that some people do find those beds a bit on the firm side.
I maintain that all beds should suit all the clients. Surely someone who likes a hard bed can sleep in a medium bed, but those (the majority) whose preference is anything but a hard bed will suffer.
In the morning I like to rise early and have a coffee but we found the room exceptionally cold. The heating was timed and came on at 7am and took a good 30 minutes to warm the room.
The shower room, which consists of a toilet and shower (the sink is in the bedroom), was absolutely freezing. It had no heating of any kind and was very unpleasant.
After a day on the fells we decided to head back at 3pm and chill out before our booked meal at the superb “Lucy on a Plate” Again the house and room was very cold. In fact the heating was timed to come at 4.30pm.
When in the lakes during a cold wet weekend, at least one would expect to come home to a warm and cosy B&B whatever the time of day. As there was no one in residence we could not complain.
Finally I must make comment about the breakfast. On the first day we ordered the full English, which when it arrived looked perfect, however the lady stated “careful of the plates they’re hot” she wasn’t wrong there! They were so hot they proceeded to cook the breakfast a second time and dried up the great looking contents.
The second day was worse. I asked for a well grilled tomato, which turned out to be a big mistake. When the food arrived the plate was thermo nuclear in temperature, the eggs were sizzling and spitting on the plate as was the bacon. Of course it was cooking for a second time before my eyes and was impossible to eat. As the bacon was inedible, I asked for a second rasher, it was at this time I was led to believe it was my fault as I asked for well grilled tomato!! It appears the tomato was grilled on my plate so presumably I should have known better!
I don’t know if the problems we encountered were due to the owners being away and it was just a blip, but it should make no difference as the price we paid (£180) for two nights is only £4 less than the excellent Riverside B&B which will be our first choice for future visits to Ambleside.

Excellent B&B run by nice people doing their job really well. Keep up the good work and we are already working on our next Ambleside visit and look forward to returning to this charming guest house which ticked all the boxes. Well done and thanks.

We have stayed at the guesthouse several times in the past 3 years, and have always received the most top quality stay.
In July we brought my parents and friends to share our wedding, and Anna and Paul at the guesthouse made our wedding day so special.
They went out of their way to make everyone feel at home, and all the guests were impressed and will definitely be staying again next time they visit the lakes.
The rooms are top class, furnished to exceptionally high standards, and the breakfasts are again high quality and the smell of bacon in the mornings is a lovely start to the day!
Nothing is too much trouble, and there is such a friendly atmosphere, add to this the location, less than 5 minutes walk from the town centre and the beautiful gardens at the rear and you have all the ingredients for a top class stay.
We have already booked ahead for this year and even for 2011- this is a guesthouse not to be missed!

Very friendly and helpful hosts, our room was refurbished this year and was excellent all round.
The full english breakfast was made up of local produce and was cooked to perfection and unlike so many places i have been too, it was all served hot on a hot plate.
Five mins to the Lake or five mins to the town centre so ideal placement with little fuss or noise to bother a good nights sleep.
we never normally return to the same hotel but this is a likely exception.

10/10 is the only rating is deserves

thanks for a great stay.