Windermere Lake Cruises

If you can't get here this weekend, relax & watch the world go by on our Windermere webcams. Now in HD! http://ow.ly/ekTT30l2ZIx
#LakeWindermere #WebCam #LakeDistrict

Windermere is a ribbon mere (lake) formed by glaciers 13,000 years ago. Thanks glaciers. 😁 . #glaciers #windermere #naturalhistory https://ift.tt/2Lg7wqS

Bringing your bike to Windermere this weekend?
There's some important changes about the Bike Boat service & our Bowness to Ferry House service > ow.ly/yUvs30l2C4O
#bike #cycling #LakeDistrict

Red Cruise is often considered our most scenic cruise with views like this heading north to Ambleside. . #langdales #lakedistrictcruise #lakelandfells https://ift.tt/2uxhI44

Tune in this Friday to watch local Paul Rose explore Windermere in his new BBC One show - ' The Lakes with Paul Rose'.
Includes a cameo from our 'steamer' Teal & her crew! BBC 1 North | Friday 20 July | 7.30pm http://ow.ly/2JdX30l0oWt

It's last chance to grab a 'locals' discount on our Summer Evening Buffet Cruise TONIGHT. 20% off for anyone living in the LA or CA postcode. http://ow.ly/szgy30l0oaE
Join us for a 2.5 hour Cruise | Buffet | Live Music | Dancefloor | Sunset views.
+ Its too late to book online, so call us on 015394 43360 to book.

Download our NEW Spotter's Sheet - a great way to enhance your cruise with us. Find out more about some of the fascinating buildings, history and stories along the shores of Windermere > http://ow.ly/Iime30kZujg

Travelling through Lakeland steamer-style! Tern about to depart from Bowness Pier. . #steamer #MVTern #WeAreTheLakes https://ift.tt/2uHzFvW

Green Cruise is the best cruise to choose if you're looking for a fun, family day out. Our tickets allow you to get off and explore each stop, so there's time to explore kid-friendly Wray Castle and Brockhole before boarding the last boat home.
See the green cruise timetable here > http://ow.ly/GEpL30kZ7Ht

Flashback to Autumn as ‘steamer’ MV Tern glides past Cockshott Point on it's way to Lakeside Pier.
#cockshottpoint #steamertern #mvtern https://ift.tt/2Jls77z

NEWS: Well done Chris! Our manager celebrates 25 years at the museum > http://ow.ly/QpFV30kW4Dn

Cracking views northwards as we set sail south to Bowness. As photographed from the Red Cruise. . #RedCruise #Steamer #LakeDistrictViews https://ift.tt/2ulwN7U

The unmistakable bow of our most historic steamer MV Tern. . #bow #canoe #MVTern https://ift.tt/2NFQXlW

Belle Isle is the largest island on Windermere and was once a popular attraction for tourists in the 1770s. The isle, also called Long-Holme was recommended as one of the best places to observe the landscape (if you couldn’t get on a boat) . #belleisle #longholme #historichouses https://ift.tt/2ug6Y98

We were treated to an amazing sunset last night on the Global Radio Cruise. Fingers crossed for a similar show on the Evening Cruise, tonight at 8pm > ow.ly/oHiL30kPMdN
#sunset #windermere #lakedistrict

Watch the skies at 4:20pm today as the Red Arrows pass by on their way to the Southport Airshow later tonight.
Who will get the best photo as they pass over our 'steamers' on Windermere?

... #RedArrows #Windermere #LakeDistrict
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Ambleside (Waterhead) Pier is our northernmost pier on Windermere with cruises to Wray Castle, Brockhole, Bowness and beyond. You can also hire rowing boats and motorboats to explore Windermere under your own steam. . #Waterhead #AmblesidePier #Rowingboats https://ift.tt/2NtflXJ

Buy your cruise ticket online & get 25% off Lakeland Arts Blackwell entry.
All our e-tickets get you over £40 worth of discounts at local attractions & businesses including Hawkshead , Lakeside Hotel , The Mountain Goat Tour Company , Treetop Lake District & Waterhead Hotel
See all the discounts here > ow.ly/2Hxg30kNzOH

Just look at those amazing colours on this first Red Cruise of the day!
* Many thanks to Skylark Aerial Photography for the video.

Went on the evening buffet cruise on Saturday night - 23 June. Had a wonderful time. The buffet superb - the boat spotlessly clean - all the staff couldn't do enough to make you're trip the best - and very well organised. Nothing too much trouble. After the buffet everybody went on top deck for a boogie. Even if you didn't want to dance the views all around the lake - majestic hills up high and beautiful gardens and houses at water level were a joy to sit and watch pass by . Certainly recommend.

We went on the buffet cruise for my birthday and it was great! Food, music, staff and the glorious sunshine made my birthday extra special �

We travelled from Lakeside to Ambleside and returned with out getting off the Swan. The whole experience was very pleasurable. The seats were comfy and placed with plenty of room for my old disabled dad to manoeuvre in and out off. The toilets were accessible but the stairs leading to them were steep. I didn’t notice a disabled toilet that was more accessible. The drinks were reasonably priced and the dirty cups removed in a timely manner. The staff were friendly, polite and helpful. The commentary was limited but informative. What always makes a boat trip worthwhile is the incredible scenery. Overall a lovely day which isn’t over priced.

We sailed from Brockhole to Ambleside and then onto Bowness it was a lovely way to travel and as an extra very interesting throughout the hour journey the Skipper told everyone about the lake and its history. Would definitely recommend everyone to try the cruisers to travel or to relax .

We love doing these cruises, come down every year as the scenery is just so picturesque & there's no better way to see all the lake than going by boat! - the staff are so friendly & welcoming & obviously knowledgable about the surrounding areas & readily answer any questions! 🌟

We hired one of the electric boats yesterday (07/06/18) and loved every minute of our 2 hour hire.

We shall definitely return and do the same but for longer��

We can't thank Windermere Lake Cruises enough for helping us to have our perfect wedding day. Jacqui was amazing, friendly, and very professional from start to finish when helping us book and organise our evening lake cruise as part of our wedding reception. She worked hard to put everything in place for us and accommodate what we wanted (e.g. a band played during the cruise). The Tern boat is truly stunning and its crew were fantastic and friendly to us and our guests. Everyone has been commenting on how much they enjoyed it, saying it was the highlight of our wedding, and we agree! Thank you so much for all your hard work and contributing to our dream day! Louise & Graeme xx

Very nice clean boats. We travelled to Ambleside on the smaller blue boat, which was very nice and clean. We came back on the bigger boat the Teal. Only issue I had were the seats were a little bit uncomfortable. Maybe some seat cushions would be good. Other that that the trip was excellent. I only live in Lancaster approximately 35 to 40 minutes away. And will definitely be going back very soon.

Travelled on the tern from lakeside and back fell for the idillic and picture perfect scenery want to live on that lake!

Rigby’s Mini travel come to the lakes quite often , and think This is one of the best boat trips around ,every time I bring people they always come away saying it was Fantastic, The staff are very pleasant ,and it’s a nice little treat for the passengers when they get free tea or coffee on the boat

Nice day out up to bowness with the wife and boys 4 and 10. The combination of train and steamer gives for really nice views at a relaxed pace. The joys of been a LA14 resident discount passes and having the lakes in our back garden.

Lovely place to visit, staff are all very friendly and helpful. Nice trip up to Ambleside walk around and back again. Great day out for the whole family including the dog.

Hired a small electric boat yesterday with my partner Samantha.

We had a fantastic time on Windermere

So glad we did it, we initially were in two minds due to the cost (around £56 for 2 hours)

But it’s absolutely worth every penny

The boat was easy to operate and we went wherever on the lake we wanted

I can’t recommend it enough

Having a Cruise on Lake Windermere is a must for any visitor to the Lake District. Staff very knowledgeable and friendly, imparting lots of facts about Windermere and it’s history, well known or renowned residents from the ages. A great trip and well worth a visit.

Fantastic time great information given on board cruise def worth doing the cruise n walk stop off in ammbleside then on to wray castle to start the walk great day out x

Came up to their lake's for our wedding anniversary, Sun was shining lovely an warm an had a lovely sail on windermere, was the last sail of the day an not the longest but plan to come again soon an take a longer cruise, but thourley enjoyed our time in Windermere

What a wonderful way to see the Windermere so beautiful,lovely sunny evening listening to jazz and a meal on board. People dancing in the setting sun light. Thanks to all the crew on the swan😀

The place is picture perfect but be warned it's 40p to use the loo it's £2 for a take away tea from a burger bar they have you over they don't like townies but they want to take your cash I pay happy for quality but I don't like being had over petty complaints but one public loo with no shop to get change and they charge 40p � shady greed

Not as family friendly as made out. We bought tickets from Bowness to Ambleside. Whilst waiting for the boat to arrive, our 5 month old baby needed breast feeding. My wife asked the attendant for the required key to the toilets, who in turn said that she would have to walk to the public toilets up the road. The toilets at the ticket office are customer toilets, but they simply couldn’t be bothered getting the key for her. She ultimately ended up breast feeding our daughter while sat on the jetty. Degrading!

Watch the skies at 4:20pm today as the Red Arrows pass by on their way to the Southport Airshow later tonight.
Who will get the best photo as they pass over our 'steamers' on Windermere?

... #RedArrows #Windermere #LakeDistrict
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Went on the evening buffet cruise on Saturday night - 23 June. Had a wonderful time. The buffet superb - the boat spotlessly clean - all the staff couldn't do enough to make you're trip the best - and very well organised. Nothing too much trouble. After the buffet everybody went on top deck for a boogie. Even if you didn't want to dance the views all around the lake - majestic hills up high and beautiful gardens and houses at water level were a joy to sit and watch pass by . Certainly recommend.

We went on the buffet cruise for my birthday and it was great! Food, music, staff and the glorious sunshine made my birthday extra special �

We travelled from Lakeside to Ambleside and returned with out getting off the Swan. The whole experience was very pleasurable. The seats were comfy and placed with plenty of room for my old disabled dad to manoeuvre in and out off. The toilets were accessible but the stairs leading to them were steep. I didn’t notice a disabled toilet that was more accessible. The drinks were reasonably priced and the dirty cups removed in a timely manner. The staff were friendly, polite and helpful. The commentary was limited but informative. What always makes a boat trip worthwhile is the incredible scenery. Overall a lovely day which isn’t over priced.

We sailed from Brockhole to Ambleside and then onto Bowness it was a lovely way to travel and as an extra very interesting throughout the hour journey the Skipper told everyone about the lake and its history. Would definitely recommend everyone to try the cruisers to travel or to relax .

We love doing these cruises, come down every year as the scenery is just so picturesque & there's no better way to see all the lake than going by boat! - the staff are so friendly & welcoming & obviously knowledgable about the surrounding areas & readily answer any questions! 🌟

We hired one of the electric boats yesterday (07/06/18) and loved every minute of our 2 hour hire.

We shall definitely return and do the same but for longer��

We can't thank Windermere Lake Cruises enough for helping us to have our perfect wedding day. Jacqui was amazing, friendly, and very professional from start to finish when helping us book and organise our evening lake cruise as part of our wedding reception. She worked hard to put everything in place for us and accommodate what we wanted (e.g. a band played during the cruise). The Tern boat is truly stunning and its crew were fantastic and friendly to us and our guests. Everyone has been commenting on how much they enjoyed it, saying it was the highlight of our wedding, and we agree! Thank you so much for all your hard work and contributing to our dream day! Louise & Graeme xx

Very nice clean boats. We travelled to Ambleside on the smaller blue boat, which was very nice and clean. We came back on the bigger boat the Teal. Only issue I had were the seats were a little bit uncomfortable. Maybe some seat cushions would be good. Other that that the trip was excellent. I only live in Lancaster approximately 35 to 40 minutes away. And will definitely be going back very soon.

Travelled on the tern from lakeside and back fell for the idillic and picture perfect scenery want to live on that lake!

Rigby’s Mini travel come to the lakes quite often , and think This is one of the best boat trips around ,every time I bring people they always come away saying it was Fantastic, The staff are very pleasant ,and it’s a nice little treat for the passengers when they get free tea or coffee on the boat

Nice day out up to bowness with the wife and boys 4 and 10. The combination of train and steamer gives for really nice views at a relaxed pace. The joys of been a LA14 resident discount passes and having the lakes in our back garden.

Lovely place to visit, staff are all very friendly and helpful. Nice trip up to Ambleside walk around and back again. Great day out for the whole family including the dog.

Hired a small electric boat yesterday with my partner Samantha.

We had a fantastic time on Windermere

So glad we did it, we initially were in two minds due to the cost (around £56 for 2 hours)

But it’s absolutely worth every penny

The boat was easy to operate and we went wherever on the lake we wanted

I can’t recommend it enough

Having a Cruise on Lake Windermere is a must for any visitor to the Lake District. Staff very knowledgeable and friendly, imparting lots of facts about Windermere and it’s history, well known or renowned residents from the ages. A great trip and well worth a visit.

Fantastic time great information given on board cruise def worth doing the cruise n walk stop off in ammbleside then on to wray castle to start the walk great day out x

Came up to their lake's for our wedding anniversary, Sun was shining lovely an warm an had a lovely sail on windermere, was the last sail of the day an not the longest but plan to come again soon an take a longer cruise, but thourley enjoyed our time in Windermere

What a wonderful way to see the Windermere so beautiful,lovely sunny evening listening to jazz and a meal on board. People dancing in the setting sun light. Thanks to all the crew on the swan😀

The place is picture perfect but be warned it's 40p to use the loo it's £2 for a take away tea from a burger bar they have you over they don't like townies but they want to take your cash I pay happy for quality but I don't like being had over petty complaints but one public loo with no shop to get change and they charge 40p � shady greed

Not as family friendly as made out. We bought tickets from Bowness to Ambleside. Whilst waiting for the boat to arrive, our 5 month old baby needed breast feeding. My wife asked the attendant for the required key to the toilets, who in turn said that she would have to walk to the public toilets up the road. The toilets at the ticket office are customer toilets, but they simply couldn’t be bothered getting the key for her. She ultimately ended up breast feeding our daughter while sat on the jetty. Degrading!