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Current Service Status: amber

Fell Foot Ferry

Picnics, playgrounds and more - just five minutes ferry ride from Lakeside Pier.

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High water levels

Due to Fell Foot Pier under water, we are unable to call in today. Sorry for the invonvenience.


Standard Ticket Prices (valid from Saturday 5th April 2025 until Sunday 2nd November 2025)

  • Prices below are return fares
Adults Children Families
£5.80£2.90£15.50

Additional Information

  • Sorry, this ticket is not available to book online, simply purchase your ticket on the day of travel.
  • Child Price - 3-15 years old, Children 0-2 travel for free.
  • * Mini-cruise costs Adults - £11.00, Children - £5.50 & Families (2+3) - £30.00.
  • All tickets are half price when purchased with a valid yellow cruise ticket from Bowness.
  • Discounts on further travel from Lakeside and on Freedom of the Lake tickets are available - please ask at pier.
Enjoy a trip to Fell Foot Park with a regular ferry from Lakeside Pier.

Enjoy a trip to Fell Foot Park with a regular ferry from Lakeside Pier.

Fell Foot Photo Gallery

Service Status

amber

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💧HIGH WATER LEVELS

  • 🚢 Due to flooding at some of our piers, some services cannot run today - please see below.
  • ♿ The gangways onto our steamers are extremely steep and we're unable to take motorised scooters except on MV Swift - look for the green wheelchair departures on our online timetable.

Today's Service Status

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

✔️ Services OK

🟡 YELLOW CRUISEBowness ↔ Lakeside

✔️ Services OK

🔵 ISLANDS CRUISE

Bowness → Bowness

✔️ Services OK
🚤 MOTOR BOAT HIRE from Bowness
Bowness Beach / Bowness Dock ↻

✔️ Services OK

🚤 MOTOR BOAT HIRE from WaterheadWaterhead (near Ambleside) ↻

✔️ Services OK

🚤 MOTOR BOAT HIRE from LakesideLakeside ↻✔️ Services OK
🟤 YELLOW CRUISE & STEAM TRAINHaverthwaite ↔ Lakeside ↔ Bowness

✔️ Services OK

🟢 GREEN CRUISEAmbleside → Wray Castle → Brockhole → Ambleside

⚠️ Not calling at Wray due to flooding.

🚶 WALKERS TICKETBowness → Brockhole → Wray Castle → Walk → Car Ferry→ Bowness❌ Closed due to flooding
🚣 ROW BOAT HIRE from BownessBowness Beach / Bowness Dock ↻

✔️ Services OK

🚣 ROW BOAT HIRE from WaterheadWaterhead (near Ambleside) ↻

✔️ Services OK

CROSS LAKES SHUTTLE

Bowness ↔ Ash Landing❌ Closed due to flooding
FELL FOOT FERRYLakeside ↔ Fell Foot

❌ Closed due to flooding

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

Map of route

Load Map

Access and Facilities

♿ Disabled Access

This service is operated by traditional wooden launches and modern launches, both are not recommended for customers with limited mobility

Please visit our Accessibility section for more information.


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