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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 Waterhead Pier, Ambleside 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!
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 Ambleside.
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.
Opening details
Facilities
Baby changing facilities
Coach parties accepted
Credit cards accepted (no fee)
Disabled toilets
Facilities for groups
Facilities for educational visits
Gift shop
On-site light refreshments
Regional Tourist Board Member
Welcome Host
Accepts groups
Facilities for conferencing
Facilities for corporate hospitality
Children welcome
Disabled access
Dogs accepted
Smoking not allowed
Corporate hospitality and conferencing facilites can be provided on a steamer if pre-booked. We hold private charters, lunch cruises, buffet cruises, corporate hospitality, public sailings and group travel.
Address
Waterhead Pier,
Waterhead,
Ambleside,
Cumbria,
LA22 0EY
Directions
Map reference: NY 376031 Lat: 54.41950 Long: -2.96312
To Ambleside, follow A591.
Parking: with charge
Accessible by Public Transport: 4 miles from Windermere station