Short-term rentals in Windermere
Windermere is the 52nd-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 1,338 listings, split almost evenly between Airbnb (54%) and Booking.com (46%). 55% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (395 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 1,338
- Market rank
- #52 / 597
- National share
- 0.2%
- Named professional operators
- 12
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Windermere
In Windermere, supply is split almost evenly: 721 listings on Airbnb (54%) and 617 on Booking.com (46%).
Where the listings are in Windermere
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.
Market structure in Windermere
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 67% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 44% on Airbnb. The 12 named professional operators run 666 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 86% of that. The other 64 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 55%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 19%
Listings by operator portfolio size
Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.
Listings by property type
Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 70% of Windermere's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (13%).
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 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 99 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 78 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | Laik Ltd | 30 | 4.91 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 4,879 |
| 5 | HerdwickCottages.co.uk | 24 | 4.84 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 2,993 |
| 6 | Ridgestone Collection | 14 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 2,352 |
| 7 | Cumbrian Cottage Holidays | 6 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 78,520 |
| 8 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 5 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
| 9 | The Coppermines & Lakes Cottages Limited | 5 | 4.74 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 1,154 |
| 10 | LetMe Stay | 4 | 4.84 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 4,894 |
The other 2 professional operators in Windermere
Local listings
- Host & Stay 3 listings
- Travelnest Ltd 3 listings
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Windermere among their markets. See the full interactive Windermere market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Windermere compares
Windermere ranks 52nd of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.2% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Falmouth 1,354 listings
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Swansea 1,347 listings
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Penrith 1,340 listings
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Northampton 1,335 listings
- St. Andrews 1,311 listings
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Bowness-on-Windermere 1,306 listings
Photo credits
- Falmouth: Photo: Falmouth Cornwall by EvaK · CC BY-SA 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Swansea: Photo: P.3. Swansea City Centre 2012 by Numero007 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Penrith: Photo: 1326913 Clock Tower, Market Square Penrith 20240527 0058 by Tilman2007 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton: Photo: Cole-roper northampton 1810 by Wikimedia Commons contributors · Public domain · 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 1,338 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 721 on Airbnb and 617 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.
How professionalised is the Windermere short-term rental market?
55% of Windermere's listings (730 of 1,338) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (39%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 67% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 44% on Airbnb. The 12 named professional operators run 666 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 86% of that. The other 64 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Windermere?
In Windermere, supply is split almost evenly: 721 listings on Airbnb (54%) and 617 on Booking.com (46%).
How many professional operators run listings in Windermere?
12 named professional operators run listings 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 1,338 public short-term rental listings in Windermere, 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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