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48 Hour Freedom of the Lake

A great value ticket for 2 days on Lake Windermere

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This ticket is only available during our off-peak season.

This ticket starts again on Monday 3 November 2025. Have you seen our 24-hour Freedom ticket instead? It operates all year round.

The information below is for reference only.

Our best value ticket is only available during the winter season and gives you 48 hour's worth of travel on our red cruise, yellow cruise and the islands cruise.

It's ideal for anyone wanting to explore Windermere at their own pace or who's visiting the Lake District on a weekend or short break. This ticket is valid for 48 hours from the first time that you use it and can be used on any 2 days of the week.

Additional Information

  • Well behaved dogs travel free
  • * Please note that yellow cruises do not operate Monday-Friday in January.
  • ** Please note that green cruises do not operate during the winter season.
Unlimited boat travel for 48 hours

Unlimited boat travel for 48 hours

Enjoy two days worth of travel on Windermere and have time to explore the full length of the lake.

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  • Child prices are valid for children aged 5-15 years. Children under 5 travel free.
  • Family tickets are valid for 2 adults and up to 3 children.

Timetable

Our '48 hour Freedom of the Lake' ticket is valid on all of our scheduled sailings for a period of 48 hours. We are unable to show all the timetable options for this great value ticket on one page, please refer back to our cruises page for details or download a printed version of our brochures.

Additional Information

Download PDF timetable Service Status Route Map Access and Facilities

Download PDF timetable

🕥 Off-Peak Season Timetable (15 Feb - 4 Apr 2025)

File Size: 450.616 KB

🕒 Peak Season Timetable (5 April to 25 May 2025)

File Size: 661.474 KB

🕒 Peak Season Timetable (26 May to 30 May 2025)

File Size: 664.443 KB

🕒 Peak Season Timetable (31 May to 20 July 2025)

File Size: 661.798 KB

🕒 Peak Season Timetable (21 July to 31 August 2025)

File Size: 668.543 KB

🕒 Peak Season Timetable (1 to 26 September 2025)

File Size: 664.59 KB

🕒 Peak Season Timetable (27 Sept to 5 Oct 2025)

File Size: 662.505 KB

🕒 Peak Season Timetable (6 to 25 October 2025)

File Size: 656.617 KB

🕒 Peak Season Timetable (26 Oct to 2 Nov 2025)

File Size: 647.319 KB

👁️ Lake Spotter's Guide - guide to what you'll see from on board

File Size: 862.877 KB

🖍️ Kid's Activity sheet (download & print to colour in)

File Size: 517.709 KB

Service Status

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Today's Service Status

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RED CRUISE
Bowness → W'Mere Jetty Museum →Brockhole → Ambleside
Waterhead → Bowness

✔️
Services OK

🟡
YELLOW CRUISE		Bowness ↔ Lakeside

✔️
Services OK

🔵
ISLANDS CRUISE

Bowness → Bowness

✔️
Services OK
🟢
GREEN CRUISE		Ambleside → Wray Castle → Brockhole → Ambleside✔️
Services OK
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WALKERS TICKET		Bowness → Brockhole → Wray Castle → Walk → Car Ferry→ Bowness✔️
Services OK
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MOTOR BOAT HIRE

from Bowness
Bowness Beach / Bowness Dock ↻

✔️
Services OK

🚤
MOTOR BOAT HIRE

from Waterhead		Waterhead (near Ambleside) ↻

✔️
Services OK

🚤
MOTOR BOAT HIRE

from Lakeside		Lakeside ↻

✔️
Services OK

🚣
ROW BOAT HIRE
from Bowness		Bowness Beach / Bowness Dock ↻

❌Sorry, too windy

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ROW BOAT HIRE
from Waterhead		Waterhead (near Ambleside) ↻

❌Sorry, too windy

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CROSS LAKES SHUTTLE


Bowness ↔ Ash Landing❌Closed for season
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FELL FOOT FERRY		Lakeside ↔ Fell Foot

❌Closed for season

🕑: We are now running to our peak season timetable.

Route Map

Load Map

Access and Facilities

♿ Disabled Access

Four different types of vessels operate our services with varying accessibility.

  • ♿ MV Swift - (marked with a green wheelchair icon on our timetables): our most accessible vessel - step-free access from pier to indoor/outdoor seating & accessible toilet
  • ♿ 'Steamers' MV Swan/Teal - (marked with black wheelchair icon on our timetables) - step-free access from pier to indoor/outdoor seating. Toilets down steep steps.
  • ❌ 'Steamer' Tern & modern launches like Miss Cumbria/Miss Lakeland - are not recommended for customers with limited mobility
  • ❌ Traditional wooden launches like Queen of the Lake - are not recommended for customers with limited mobility

Please visit our Accessibility section for more information.

Wheelchair users are strongly advised to call us to confirm which vessel is operating on which service, particularly in poor weather conditions. As on rare occasions, the vessels operating each route can change.

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