Shap Wells Hotel

3.0 star property

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BBQ/picnic Area
Bar (on property)

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Gym

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Shap, Cumbria, Penrith, England, CA10 3QU
  • Place, Tebay Park
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Place, Yorkshire Dales National Park
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Place, Orton Community Park
    ‪11 min drive‬

Room options

Traditional Double Room, 1 Bedroom, Garden View

  • Sleeps 2
  • Free Wi-Fi

Traditional Double Room, 1 Bedroom, Garden View

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(29 reviews)
  • Garden view
  • 15 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

Traditional Twin Room, 1 Bedroom, Garden View

7.2 out of 10
Good
(9 reviews)
  • Garden view
  • 15 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Single Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

Traditional Triple Room, 1 Bedroom, Garden View

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(4 reviews)
  • Garden view
  • 16 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

Traditional Quadruple Room, 1 Bedroom, Accessible, Garden View

  • Garden view
  • 16 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Single Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

Traditional Twin Room, 1 Bedroom, Garden View

  • Sleeps 2
  • Free Wi-Fi

Basic Single Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(4 reviews)
  • 8 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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About this property

Shap Wells Hotel

A restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar/lounge are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, dry cleaning, laundry facilities, and a 24-hour front desk are onsite.
Shap Wells Hotel offers 100 accommodations with complimentary toiletries. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations. This Penrith hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.
Our customers tell us they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Shap Wells Hotel. During your stay, you'll be close to Orton Community Park. Features include free WiFi in public areas and free self parking, plus a restaurant.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self parking
  • Grab something to eat at the restaurant or stop for a drink at the bar/lounge
  • Full breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Amenities include newspapers, meeting rooms, and laundry facilities
  • Onsite recreation includes a gym
  • Just a 5-minute drive from Orton Community Park and 8 minutes from Yorkshire Dales National Park
  • Pets welcome for a fee (restrictions apply)
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces. A fitness center, a library, and a vending machine are also featured at the business-friendly Shap Wells Hotel. Free self parking is available.

This 3-star Penrith hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy full breakfast daily from 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM.
Shap Wells Hotel has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee: GBP 12.50 for adults and GBP 7 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Gym
  • Library

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Newspapers in lobby
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Laptop workspace

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: GBP 10.00
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: GBP 10.00

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: GBP 15 per pet, per night
  • Restrictions apply
  • For more information, you can reach out to the property at the number on the booking confirmation
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are available for GBP 10.0 per stay.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 12.50 for adults and GBP 7.00 for children
  • Pet fee: GBP 15 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Early check-in fee: GBP 10.00 (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out fee: GBP 10.00 (subject to availability)
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: GBP 10.0 per stay

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • To make arrangements to bring your pet, contact the property directly at the number on your booking confirmation (please see the Fees section for related charges).

Property is also known as

Shap Wells Hotel Hotel
Shap Wells Hotel Penrith
Shap Wells Hotel Hotel Penrith
Hotel Shap
Shap Wells
Shap Wells Hotel Penrith
Shap Wells Penrith

Shap Wells Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 227 out of 574 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 220 out of 574 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 91 out of 574 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 22 out of 574 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 14 out of 574 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful stay hotel full of character with lots of little hidden areas to just sit and chill. Very remote but if looking for a relaxing time ideal place. Also had red squirrel sanctuary on site.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
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8/10 Good

Sue

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
It was clean .. hotel was very nice
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
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8/10 Good

Diane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
A quaint hotel in the middle of nowhere. Good room, friendly staff and a reasonable breakfast. Dinner was excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Shap Wells was an unexpected gem! The hotel was wonderfully decorated with stained glass and an “old world” feel. The room and hotel was clean and the food was excellent! The staff was very friendly and helpful. Parking space was generous and we certainly felt safe! Beautiful place to stay with an interesting history!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
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10/10 Excellent

LUIGI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great service and lovely evening meal in a historic hotel that should really be a 4 star.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Kenneth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good basic cooked and continental breakfast selection
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Kate

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely quaint hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Robin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Could not have been better, hotel obviously now going place's
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Alec

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, classic oldy worldy feel to the hotel
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
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8/10 Good

Aiden

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good service
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
A really friendly hotel
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Linda

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
The room was very clean, parking was good and service at the bar was excellent. The staff in,particular were very kind and friendly, we enjoyed our stay very much and would stay there again,thank you.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
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8/10 Good

Gregory

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Lovely location. Staff extremely helpful
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Old fashioned, isolated and wonderful
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
What a lovely hotel. So much original character. Really enjoyed it here. The location was beautiful especially with all the greenery around. Breakfast was lovely, a buffet with plenty to choose from. The best thing about the hotel besides the character was the staff, the Owner/manager was very friendly, welcoming and seems very proud of the hotel. Overall it was definitely a place I would recommend others to visit. The only request I would make is that when you book a room, ask for one in the main building if you can 🙂
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
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10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
lovely hotel in a lovely location
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024
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8/10 Good

Andrew

Excellent for the price a little dated but very clean Breakfast buffet style but very good, red squirrels in the grounds are a must see
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Best hotel so quiet and beautiful surroundings
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Trevor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
One of the increasingly rare number of hotels that retain some character of a bygone age of hospitality. An original Victorian spa hotel used by royalty and the aristocracy of the period it has a lot of old charm about it. I tried a couple of the more expensive rooms (though the rates are very reasonable) and they were very comfortable, extremely quiet and nicely warm in the cold weather. I only had breakfast, and it was the typical fare and well prepared. An impressive Art Deco dining room! The staff were extremely pleasant, helpful and efficient. The hotel is renowned for its isolated location in the Shap Fells, but, in reality, it is only a stone's throw from the main M6 motorway and the old A6 road. Well worth a visit to recall the style of hotels as they used to be but not lacking modern comforts. Also "hats off" to the owners for looking after a colony of red squirrels which only exist, as far as England is concerned, in the Northern counties due to the dedicated work of volunteers controlling the invasive grey squirrel.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
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10/10 Excellent

kelly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great stay

Loved the stay , dog friendly , beautiful setting, great food !!!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
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10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Couldn't fault it, definitely on the list fir stop offs on our regular trips up to Scotland and back.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
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8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Business trip

Although the room looked a little dated (it is an old building) the staff were very pleasant and food was excellent. Drinks were a little on the expensive side, even for a hotel
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
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8/10 Good

Pallavi

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Just stayed the night. Quiet, clean, standard breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
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8/10 Good

Godfrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
A good stop overnight stopover. Excellent location and great seeing red squirrels in the grounds. Dinner too was top rate.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025