Windermere Lake Cruises, Bowness

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No visit to The Lake District, Cumbria, would be complete without a visit to England’s largest lake, Windermere; And what better way to experience it than from onboard a world-famous Windermere Lake Cruises ‘steamer’?  With more than 1.6 million passenger journeys made each year, Windermere Lake Cruises was named England’s fourth most popular “paid-for” attraction by VisitEngland in 2018.  With origins dating back to the Victorian era, the fleet of boats includes ‘steamers’ with saloons, promenade decks, teashops and licensed bars.

Passengers can enjoy four different scenic routes, taking in the famous towns of Bowness-on-Windermere and Ambleside, as well as Lakeside and other stops including Wray Castle and Brockhole – the Lake District Visitors Centre.  With services operating from Lakeside every day apart from Christmas Day*, passengers can choose from specific routes or enjoy a 24 Hour Freedom of the Lake ticket on any route they choose – as often as they like! (*Please note, between January 9th and February 3rd, services between Bowness and Lakeside operate at weekends only, with normal scheduled services between Bowness and Lakeside resuming from February 4th 2023.)

Other attractions near our stop-off points include the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway, Lakeland Motor Museum, The Lakes Aquarium and The World of Beatrix Potter.

Parking facilities for cars and coaches are provided at or near our main pier, on Glebe Road, Bowness.

Private charter cruises can be pre-booked, and other activities include evening buffet cruises in June/July/August, subject to availability.  Group bookings and School education brochures are available at https://www.windermere-lakecruises.co.uk/groups-schools.

Private charter information can also be found at https://www.windermere-lakecruises.co.uk/private-hire or https://www.windermere-lakecruises.co.uk/private-hire#corporate

Printed information is available in Bengali, Gujurati, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, German and French.

Adjacent to main promenade, park and town shopping and entertainment facilities. Large coach park and car parking facilities. Corporate hositality can be provided on a boat if pre-booked. Rowing boats and self-drive motorboats can be hired in the main season.

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