Glen Rothay and Badger Bar

24/05/2026

Rydal blues and greens.

Enjoy your Bank Holiday wherever you are.

19/05/2026

Two badgers feeding atm, live on BadgerCam

Our new , more stable, WiFi should mean that the live feed doesn't keep dropping any more.

Follow the link here, to our dedicated YouTube channel, and choose the 'live' tab.

https://youtube.com/?si=HoyKnmfxxPAtm-vV

Dine or stay at the Glen Rothay Hotel and Badger Bar at the very heart of the Lake District, Located opposite Rydal Water in the shadow of Loughrigg Fell its the perfect base for your Lakeland getaway. Come and see our resident badgers with nightly close up feeding! A must see for anyone and a truly...

10/05/2026

Well done to the thousands of cylists riding the Fred Whitton challenge today. An immense route over most of the steep lakeland passes. You've earnt your pie and pint in the pub at the end.👏🚴‍♂️

28/04/2026

TIMBER!
A dead tree was leaning alarmingly over the road. Not any more! Thanks to regular guest Mick who spotted it this morning, and local tree surgeon Tamang, who dealt with it this afternoon. Now you can drive past in your open-top Ferrari (it is the weather for it) safe from falling trees.

24/04/2026

It's going to be a wonderful sunny week in Rydal - Bertie has fished out his sunglasses and the beer garden is ready!

23/04/2026

Inspired by his mountain-biking friend, Baldrick has been reading about Loughrigg.

Loughrigg is our local 'friendly' mountain, famed not just for its plethora of biking, running & walking trails, but also for its caves, its wildlife, its autumnal bracken & spring bluebells, its tarns & lakeshores, and its unsurpassed range of views over Rydal, Ambleside, Windermere, Grasmere, Little Langdale, Coniston, Elterwater, Dunmail Raise & the fells of the southern Lake District.

We are selling copies of this fantastic book, about this fantastic mountain, in the bar. Just ask for a copy next time you are passing.

And this morning, the view over to Loughrigg from above the Badger Bar was extraordinary. It was a glorious glimpse of summer, on this spring day, with the weather set to stay for a while.

Come and see us! If you don't know, we are on the left of the pictures, at the eastern edge of Rydal Water, perfectly placed to explore Loughrigg from its Rydal Water shoreline, with Loughrigg Terrace and the caves just a few minutes walk from our front door.

07/04/2026

It's always a treat to see our beautiful magnolia tree in full bloom on a sunny spring day. And our daffodils are still shining also 💛

02/04/2026

Bertie & Baldrick in Dora's Field this morning, making plans for their Rydal Easter Egg hunt 🐣

Hopefully you are looking forward to a sunny Easter weekend, wherever you are!

23/03/2026

Advance notice.
The bar and kitchen will be closed on Friday lunchtime this week (27th March) so that all our staff can attend Lenny's memorial service in Windermere at 12pm.
The bar will reopen at 5pm Friday.

The hotel is open as normal, and all current table bookings for Friday evening will go ahead as planned.

19/03/2026

We are devasted to have to announce that our head chef, Lenny Kitavi, died in a road accident last Thursday.

Lenny brought joy and dedication in equal measure to the Badger Bar over his many years with us. His personality filled our kitchen and we are all in utter shock that we won't see him again.

We know that many hundreds of customers and guests have enjoyed Lenny's menu over the past years, not least his wonderful Sunday roasts. He leaves an enormous hole, and legacy. The team will continue to deliver the quality food and menus that Lenny taught them, and he will never be forgotten here at the Badger Bar.

Lenny was also a dedicated family man and words are not enough to explain their loss.