Windermere Lake Cruises (Cumbria)

Prior to my recent family trip to Ambleside I had decided that a trip to the Lake District would not be complete without actually going on a lake. I had looked up all of the details about lake cruises and then left them in London. So, it was pure luck that during a not very pleasant walk we ended up at Brockhole Visitors Centre where we discovered that it would be much easier to take a boat across the lake rather than battle with traffic and lack of pavements. We boarded the boat at Brockhole where we were greeted by two very friendly people. Not having planned the trip we didn't know much about where we were going or how much the boat was going to cost but ...  Read the complete review

We recently visited the Lake District on holiday and were camped around half hour from Windermere. Based upon research on the internet before we left we knew that the Lake Cruises would be a service we would be using. The Lake Cruises leave at 3 points on Windermere, Lakeside, Bowness and Ambleside. The ticket for your journey on the steamer alone can appear to be rather expensive. However the Cruise can be combined with the Lakeside freshwater Aquarium, the Steam Railway, and other attractions making it far better value for money. Prices range from around £6 - £10 return depending where abouts you set off from and wish to go. Prices for all day ...  Read the complete review

Each time we go to the Lake District we go on at least one cruise on Lake Windermere and our last visit was no exception - we took my mother in law on the journey from Bowness to Ambleside and she loved it! The people who run the cruises are a company called Windermere Lake Cruises - I bet it didn't take too long to think of that name! The company runs cruises across the lake between Bowness, Ambleside (Waterhead) and Lakeside. Bowness is a pretty holiday town which is the 'heart' of the Lake District. It has all sorts of shops from the traditional Tesco, Boots, Co-op and clothes shops to shops selling souvenirs of every kind. There are ...  Read the complete review