Location & Map

Macdonald Swan Hotel
Grasmere
Cumbria
LA22 9RF

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How to find us:

By Road

22 miles from J36 or J40 of the M6.
The Macdonald Swan sits on the northern edge of the village of Grasmere, approximately halfway between Windermere and Keswick on the A591.
M6 Junctions 36 and 40 provide access points.

From M6 J36:

Leave the M6 at junction M6 J36 and straight ahead onto roundabout direction Skipton, Kirkby Lonsdale, A65, Barrow, A590, South Lakes, Kendal (3.2 miles/5.2km)
After 366 yards take the 1st Exit off the roundabout into A590.
Continue straight into A591. (15.6 miles/25km)
Bear left onto Borrans Road. (35 yards/32m)
Continue straight into A5095 (Borrans Road). (0.5 miles/824m)
Bear left into A593. (0.6 miles/1km)
Turn left into A591 (Rydal Road). (570 yards/521m)
Continue straight into A591 (Rydal Road). (3.9miles/6.3km)
Turn left into B5287 (Swan Lane).

From M6 J40:

Start at A592 (Brunswick Road), Penrith (UK-CA1).
After 87 yards take the 2nd Exit off the roundabout into A592 (Cromwell Road).
Continue straight into A66 (Barons Hill).
Turn left into B5322 (Station Road).
Continue straight into A591.
Turn right into B5287 (Swan Lane).

By Train

Windermere Station 10 miles.
(London Euston 4 hours.)
Stagecoach bus no. 555 and taxi available from Windermere Station.
www.nationalrail.co.uk

By Air

Manchester Airport 2 hours. www.manchesterairport.co.uk

Towns nearby
Windermere 10 miles
Kendal 18 miles
Keswick 12 miles
Penrith
Carlisle
Lancaster

Local Stagecoach bus No. 555 (Lancaster–Carlisle) runs through the Lake District National Park, serving many local communities and providing access to the starting and finishing points of several famous walks. It stops opposite the Macdonald Swan Hotel on leaving Grasmere.

Have a safe journey! We look forward to welcoming you to Macdonald Swan Hotel.