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Windermere Lake Cruises, Lakeside

Windermere Lake Cruises, Lakeside
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Type:Sightseeing Attraction

Lakeside Pier Visitor Centre, Newby Bridge, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 8AS
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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 include ‘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 7 and February 1, services between Bowness and Lakeside operate at weekends only)

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 at Lakeside.

Private charter cruises can be pre-booked; and other activities include afternoon tea and lunch cruises and jazz/buffet cruises.

Group, charter and education brochures are available on request.

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


Windermere Lake Cruises offer more than just a ferry service. We hold private charters, lunch cruises, buffet cruises, corporate hospitality, public sailings and group travel.Steamers and launches sail daily throughout the year from Lakeside except weekdays in January.

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* Daylight hours.

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  • Disabled access
  • Disabled toilets

Booking & Payment Details

  • Credit cards accepted (no fee)

Catering

  • On-site light refreshments

Children

  • Baby changing facilities
  • Children welcome

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  • Facilities for educational visits
  • Facilities for groups

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  • Facilities for conferencing
  • Facilities for corporate hospitality

Parking

  • Parking with charge

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  • Dogs Accepted
  • Gift shop

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  • Regional Tourist Board Member
  • Welcome Host

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  • Accepts groups
  • Coach parties accepted

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    Windermere Lake Cruises, Self Drive Boats, Bowness-on-WindermereWhile Windermere is famous for its larger vessels, did you also know there’s a fleet of almost 50 smaller, self-drive boats available to hire privately? Each with a quiet, electric motor, our smaller boats are easy to drive, with no previous experience required.

    Map & Directions

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    Road Directions

    To Lakeside, follow A590 to Newby Bridge (brown signs).

    Accessible by Public Transport: Grange-Over-Sands station is 6 miles away.

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