Freedom Of The Lake ®
Unlimited boat travel for 24 hours on all routes | ⚓ See the full lake on this ticket: Lakeside ↔ Bowness ↔ Ambleside in 🕘 over 3 hours
Bus & Boat Ticket (Explorer Zone)
Combine unlimited bus travel with a trip on the lake
For a great day out why not explore The Lake District by bus and boat?
This convenient ticket gets you a single boat journey on our red cruise from Bowness Pier to Waterhead Pier (Ambleside) or vice versa, plus unlimited bus travel in the surrounding area. Why not enjoy the beautiful Lakeland scenery from the open deck of a steamer on Lake Windermere and then hop on the famous open-top 599 bus from Waterhead Pier (Ambleside) back to Bowness?
 | 🎫 You can't buy this ticket online, simply buy it from your bus driver when boarding your Stagecoach bus. |
This ticket gets you unlimited Stagecoach bus travel in the South
Lakes and North Lancashire area (see basic map below). For a ticket that
includes bus travel just in the central lakes zone, please see our Central Lakes Zone ticket information.
Cumbria area covered by the Explorer Zone Bus and Boat Ticket
- For a more detailed map and bus route information, please see the full route map (PDF file, 2Mb) - please note that the Explorer Zone area covers the whole of this map.
Timetables
- See what buses travel to our piers here
- For boat sailing times please see the red cruise section of our website
- Stagecoach bus timetable
- More info on the stagecoach bus and boat service
Standard Ticket Prices (valid from Saturday 5th April 2025 until Sunday 2nd November 2025)
- Prices below are return fares
| Adults | Children | Families |
|---|---|---|
| £20.00 | £14.00 | £49.00 |
Additional Information
For boat sailing times please see the red cruise section of our website
We're sorry, but this ticket cannot currently be booked online. Please purchase your ticket on any Stagecoach bus service or at our piers.
Valid for unlimited travel on all Stagecoach services across the North West.
Use on all services in Cumbria as far as Dumfries on the 79 and Newcastle Upon Tyne on the 685 (excluding Arriva 685 journeys - buy a paper North West megarider Gold to use on Arrive 685 journeys).
Use on all services in Lancashire as far as Ingleton (80), Blackpool (42/61/68), Blackburn (59), Bolton (125), Chester (1/2), Wigan (113).
Not valid on Chester City Sightseeing, Chester Park & Ride, school services S1/940/941/942 or Stagecoach in Manchester services.
Valid at all times.