Short-term rentals in Ambleside
Local supply is split fairly evenly between the two platforms. Its largest professional operator, Sykes Holiday Cottages, runs 399 listings locally.
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Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 1,114
- Market rank
- #84 / 598
- National share
- 0.2%
- Professional operators
- 11
Listing mix by platform in Ambleside
Where the listings are in Ambleside
The dots are a representative sample of tracked short-term rentals — Airbnb in red and Booking.com in blue. Zoom and pan to explore the market, or open the full report for filters, operator overlays, and the listing-level view.
What the Ambleside short-term rental supply looks like
Listings by property type
How Ambleside's tracked listings split across property types on each platform.
Listings by operator portfolio size
Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.
Largest operators in Ambleside
Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked United Kingdom listings. Together, the table and directory cover every professional operator we track in this market.
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| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 399 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 163,699 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 148 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 75,737 |
| 3 | Cottages.com | 108 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 213,860 |
| 4 | LetMe Stay | 51 | 4.84 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 4,926 |
| 5 | Wheelwrights Cottages Limited | 40 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 3,167 |
| 6 | Laik Ltd | 28 | 4.91 / 5 | 9.2 / 10 | 4,813 |
| 7 | Finest Retreats | 19 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 13,170 |
| 8 | HerdwickCottages.co.uk | 9 | 4.83 / 5 | 9.2 / 10 | 3,018 |
| 9 | Cumbrian Cottage Holidays | 6 | 4.84 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 2,015 |
| 10 | Ridgestone Collection | 4 | 4.74 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 2,406 |
All 11 professional operators in Ambleside
Local listings
- Sykes Holiday Cottages 399 listings
- holidaycottages.co.uk 148 listings
- Cottages.com 108 listings
- LetMe Stay 51 listings
- Wheelwrights Cottages Limited 40 listings
- Laik Ltd 28 listings
- Finest Retreats 19 listings
- HerdwickCottages.co.uk 9 listings
- Cumbrian Cottage Holidays 6 listings
- Ridgestone Collection 4 listings
- Port Isaac Bay Holidays 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Ambleside among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Ambleside market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Ambleside compares
Ambleside ranks 84th of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.2% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Salisbury 1,140 listings
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Luton 1,138 listings
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Wells Next The Sea 1,137 listings
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Great Yarmouth 1,106 listings
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Frome 1,103 listings
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Swanage 1,095 listings
Photo credits
- Salisbury: Photo: Salisbury Cathedral by Andrew Dunn (Website: ) · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Luton: Photo: Luton Town Hall - geograph.org.uk - 944904 by Thomas Nugent · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Wells Next The Sea: Photo: Wells-next-the-Sea Quayside Aug 2013 by MOTORAL1987 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Great Yarmouth: Photo: Great Yarmouth collage2 by Wikimedia Commons contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Frome: Photo: Cheap Street, Frome - geograph.org.uk - 737335 by Ronald Searle · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Swanage: Photo: Swanage - geograph.org.uk - 6609 by Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Ambleside market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Ambleside?
Ambleside has 1,114 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 611 on Airbnb and 503 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Ambleside?
The largest professional operator in Ambleside is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 399 local listings.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Ambleside?
Supply is fairly balanced: 611 Airbnb and 503 Booking.com listings.
How many professional operators run listings in Ambleside?
11 indexed professional operators have a tracked presence in Ambleside. The full roster is listed on this page, and the interactive market report maps every listing.
About this data
Figures come from myDataValue's cross-platform market snapshot of 1,114 public short-term rental listings in Ambleside, matching Airbnb and Booking.com supply to the operators who run it. Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings on Airbnb or Booking.com across the United Kingdom. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .
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