Short-term rentals in Windermere
Local supply is split fairly evenly between the two platforms. Its largest professional operator, Sykes Holiday Cottages, runs 395 listings locally.
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- Tracked listings
- 1,250
- Market rank
- #64 / 598
- National share
- 0.2%
- Professional operators
- 14
Listing mix by platform in Windermere
Where the listings are in Windermere
The dots are a representative sample of tracked short-term rentals — Airbnb in red, Booking.com in blue. Zoom and pan here, or open the full report for filters, operator overlays, and the listing-level view.
What the Windermere short-term rental supply looks like
Listings by property type
How Windermere'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 Windermere
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 | 395 | 4.67 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 131,996 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 98 | 4.76 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 184,368 |
| 3 | Holidaycottages.Co.Uk | 38 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 35,230 |
| 4 | Laik Ltd | 27 | 4.91 / 5 | 9.2 / 10 | 3,874 |
| 5 | HerdwickCottages.co.uk | 24 | 4.83 / 5 | 9.2 / 10 | 2,838 |
| 6 | Ridgestone Collection | 13 | 4.74 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 2,334 |
| 7 | Cumbrian Cottage Holidays | 6 | 4.82 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 1,211 |
| 8 | Original Cottages - Lake District | 5 | 4.74 / 5 | — | 885 |
| 9 | LetMe STAY | 4 | 4.84 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 4,896 |
| 10 | Host & Stay | 3 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 56,399 |
All 14 professional operators in Windermere
- Sykes Holiday Cottages (395)
- Cottages.com (98)
- Holidaycottages.Co.Uk (38)
- Laik Ltd (27)
- HerdwickCottages.co.uk (24)
- Ridgestone Collection (13)
- Cumbrian Cottage Holidays (6)
- Original Cottages - Lake District (5)
- LetMe STAY (4)
- Host & Stay (3)
- Port Isaac Bay Holidays (3)
- Travelnest Ltd (3)
- The Coppermines & Lakes Cottages Limited (2)
- Prestige Holiday (1)
Operators are indexed when they run at least 26 listings nationally and count Windermere among their markets. See the full interactive Windermere market report for the map, charts, and operator comparison.
How Windermere compares
Windermere ranks 64th of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.2% of national supply. Markets of similar size:
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Dartmouth 1,269 listings
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Swindon 1,269 listings
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Royal Tunbridge Wells 1,255 listings
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Buxton 1,247 listings
- St. Andrews 1,247 listings
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Bowness-On-Windermere 1,234 listings
Photo credits
- Dartmouth: Photo: Dartmouth.town.750pix by Arpingstone · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Swindon: Photo: Swindon-view crop by Dickbauch · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Tunbridge Wells: Photo: The Pantiles, Royal Tunbridge Wells - geograph.org.uk - 530188 by Paul Collins · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Buxton: Photo: Buxton scene, autumn (geograph 3191760) by Andrew Hill · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bowness-On-Windermere: Photo: Bowness on Windermere by Karl1587 · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Windermere market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Windermere?
Windermere has 1,250 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 720 on Airbnb and 530 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Windermere?
The largest professional operator in Windermere is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 395 local listings.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Windermere?
Supply is fairly balanced: 720 Airbnb and 530 Booking.com listings.
How many professional operators run listings in Windermere?
14 professional operators (26+ listings nationally) have a tracked presence in Windermere. 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 1,250 public short-term rental listings in Windermere, matching Airbnb and Booking.com supply to the operators who run it. Operators shown have at least 26 listings on Airbnb or Booking.com nationally. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .
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