Windermere Lake Cruises

Winander House | Glebe Road, Bowness-on-Windermere, England

015394 43360

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Bowness is one of the places you can catch the boat and is a lovely little town

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Ranked #1 of 1 tours in Bowness-on-Windermere

85 Reviews

Type: Boat Tours

Owner description: Windermere Lake Cruises is a leading tourist attraction in the heart of the Lake District on England's largest lake. Steamers and Launches sail daily...... more » Owner description: Windermere Lake Cruises is a leading tourist attraction in the heart of the Lake District on England's largest lake. Steamers and Launches sail daily throughout the year with Summer season connections for The Lakeland Motor Museum, Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway,Lake Aquarium, the Lake District Visitor Centre at Brockhole, Fell Foot Country park, Wray Castle and Ferry House (with connecting sevices for Hilltop and Hawkshead). Combined tickets are available. Windermere Lake Cruises offer more than a ferry service. We hold private charters, lunch cruises, buffet cruises, corporate hospitality, public sailings and group travel. The perfect all-weather attraction.

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yvonnenuneaton

Coventry, United Kingdom

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3 reviews

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“lake cruise”

Reviewed 23 May 2012 NEW

First time on windermere we went to Bowness on a round trip and we had a guide on the boat telling us all interesting points along the way. Loved it though a bit chilly More

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Susanmaylor

Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

2 reviews

“Brillant Holiday”

Reviewed 23 May 2012 NEW

The views were terriffic buy a 10 pound day rider and you can visit anywere in the lake district More

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AlexJ262

Manningtree, United Kingdom

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57 reviews

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23 helpful votes

“Great Value, Great Cruises”

Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW

I have been on Windermere Lake cruises twice in the last 2 years; once from Bowness to Lakeside and the other Bowness to Ferry House. The vessles are clean and in a good condition, the boat to Lakeside is large.and.has plenty of indoor and outdoor seating. The view from the top deck is amazing. On the ferry house route a... More

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ptrabant

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

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75 reviews

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14 helpful votes

“Windermere Lake Steamers/Ships”

Reviewed 21 May 2012 NEW

Liked = The fact you can choise the various different types of ships and that the staff are very freindly both at the tickets offices and on the vessels . Great way of seeing the Lake and the hills . Good timetable so you are not "stranded" for hours at the other end. More

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Jayemem

Edinburgh

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11 reviews

Reviews in 5 cities

4 helpful votes

“Lake Windermere and Bo'ness”

Reviewed 17 May 2012

I spent a wonderful day on an impromptu trip on the boat from Bo'ness on Windermere circuiting the main part of the lake. The weather was certainly in my favour. Very hot but the lake was calm and refreshing, a perfect day to set sail. It is a very popular trip with several boat companies to choose from. Car parking... More

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Hi Jayemen, many thanks for your wonderful & informative review of our attraction. You were certainly very lucky with the weather & hopefully you'll have brought a bit of sunshine with you! Hope to welcome you aboard our vessels again in the near future. More

catherine m

St Helens, United Kingdom

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3 reviews

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“lake cruise”

Reviewed 16 May 2012

very nice cruise round windermere weather permitting! More

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Hello Catherine, thank you for your lovely review. We hope you can make it back to see us again soon. More

Chris V

Crewe, United Kingdom

2 reviews

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1 helpful vote

“Lake cruise and steam train”

Reviewed 10 May 2012

Enjoyed the journey, but little to do at end of train ride and seemed a little costly. More

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Hello Chris, thank you for your review. I am pleased you enjoyed the cruise & the journey but a little disappointed to hear you you didnt think much of Haverthwaite. Alot of our visitors enjoy the simple nostaglia of the steam train & the beautiful scenery of the Leven valley. There is also an engine shed crammed full of interesting... More

JoGav

Huddersfield, United Kingdom

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22 reviews

Reviews in 11 cities

10 helpful votes

“Lovely!!!”

Reviewed 30 April 2012

From the 3 different choices of cruise, my fiance and I picked the 45 minute cruise. We really enjoyed it, as we have wanted to go on one for a while. The weather was questionable when we arrived at the boat but as soon as we got on the sun came out which was just delightful. The time goes really... More

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hello JoGav, many thanks for your lovely review of our attraction. We hope to welcome you aboard again the not so distant future. More

SandHRuss

Huddersfield, United Kingdom

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7 reviews

Reviews in 4 cities

1 helpful vote

“nice way to see the lake”

Reviewed 26 April 2012

It was a rainy april day when we went and was looking for something to kill time and came across the lake tour. there was 3 different length trips to choose from 45 mins, 70 mins and 90 mins. we chose the 45 min tour for £7.50 per adult. The tour took us along the beautiful with lovely photo opportunities.... More

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Hello SandHRuss, thank you for your lovely review & the recommendation. I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the cruise in spite of the weather. Thank you for your lovely pictures too- Windermere is definitely a photgrapher's paradise. We hope to welcome you onboard again soon! More

ememsan

Birmingham, United Kingdom

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12 reviews

Reviews in 5 cities

7 helpful votes

“You get what you paid for - nothing more nothing less”

Reviewed 23 April 2012

Windermere Lake Cruises has 3 different route, taking different length of journey. Yes it is nice to be 'on the lake' --weather permits! In the past, I went there few times in the 'wrong' season and it was fog everywhere so I could not see anything. When I went there last months, we had great weather and cruise was nothing... More

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Hello Ememsan, many thanks for your review. Oh dear, you must have been a bit unfortunate on the occasions you came to visit with the fog. It is true that we do get it in the winter, but really not that often & its usually first thing in the morning, so that by the time our first sailings begin, the... More