Welcome to Pepper House Lake District B&B near Hawkshead

Welcome to Pepper House, our wonderful B&B in the peaceful village of Satterthwaite in the Lake District, some four miles south of Hawkshead. The guest house is a 16th Century Yeoman’s Farmhouse, full of character, with oak beams and thick stone walls. The B&B is set on a south facing hillside on the edge of the village, and offers comfortable bed and breakfast accommodation for up to six guests.

The village of Satterthwaite is close enough to central Lake District for easy access to famous fells, as well as the main Lakeland lakes, towns and villages, whilst maintaining its ‘off the beaten track’ appeal for the discerning visitor in search of genuine peace and quiet.

The B&B owners are keen Lake District enthusiasts and will be happy to suggest walks or places to visit. They have a good range of local maps, as well as pictorial histories of the Lakeland buildings and traditions that you may come across during a stay here.

Our Lake District Bed and Breakfast Accommodation

Pepper House offers three guest bedrooms – one twin and two doubles giving a total capacity for 6 people. The bedrooms are all en-suite with a shower, WC and one or two hand-basins.  All the rooms are centrally-heated, and have hairdryers and tea/coffee making facilities.  There are plenty of books in all the rooms, and guests are most welcome to borrow them.

Downstairs there are two comfortable lounges, one with television, and both with real fires in cooler weather.  The dining room has one large table around which we all sit, so guests can enjoy convivial conversation over breakfast or dinner, or merely gaze at the wonderful view over the valley. 

Outside are terraces all around the house, overlooking the gardens, orchard and paddock in which we often have pet lambs.  There are tables and chairs in various locations which guests are welcome to use.

In the farmhouse tradition, we serve generous home-cooked meals at our B&B, including home-baked bread and local produce (some garden grown) where possible.  The breakfast bar offers a range of cereals, juices, yoghourts and fruit, to be followed by a full cooked English breakfast.  Evening meals are available if pre-booked and we do have a residents’ drinks licence, so can offer our guests a good range of wines and spirits.  Afternoon tea with home-made cakes is often available, as are packed lunches.

Our Lake District B&B Facilities

Pepper House Lake District Bed and Breakfast excellent facilities include:

•       All 3 bedrooms en-suite with shower, wc and hand basin

•       Coffee/tea making facilities and hairdryers

•       Two comfortable lounges, one with television

•       Central heating throughout and open fires in lounges

•       Optional evening meal

•       All food is home cooked, using fresh and local produce

•       Drinks licence for residents

•       Relaxed, convivial, house-party atmosphere

•       Packed lunches available

•       Drying facilities for wet clothes 

•       Car parking and safe storage for bikes

•       Totally non-smoking

•       Excellent base for mountain biking, walking, sightseeing.

Please note Pepper House is a totally no-smoking establishment and we regret that we do not take dogs, nor children under eight years of age.

Our Lake District Location

Our B&B is in Satterthwaite, near Hawkshead, in Cumbria, in the heart of the Lake District National Park. The village is set in a wide valley amid the Grizedale Forest Park, which offers 8,000 acres of mixed woodlands, criss-crossed by footpaths, bridle paths, mountain bike trails, sculpture trails and forest tracks.  These offer wonderful opportunities for walking, riding, cycling and bird-watching, all directly from the door of Pepper House.

Horse riding is catered for at Bowkerstead Farm in Satterthwaite, a short walk from Pepper House, and you may also board your own horse there.

The valley offers many points with superb views of the Coniston Fells, the Langdales and the south lakes ranges.  Please visit our website for more details on the many attractions and things to do in the Lake District near our bed and breakfast, or see some of the highlights on the map below.

More Information

For more information or to book our wonderful Lake District B&B for a short break, long stay or a romantic weekend in the Lakeland hills, then please contact us or visit our website using the links above.

We also have 2 pet friendly self catering cottages near Patterdale, in the Lake District. Please click the links below for more information:

•       Dovedale Holiday Cottage in the Lake District, sleeps 6

•       Caudale Beck Lake District Cottage, sleeps 6