Freedom Of The Lake ®
Sail around the lake on any of our cruises. Valid For 24hrs from first use.
| Temporary closure In order for us to maintain social-distancing and keep everyone on board safe, this cruise has been temporarily closed. Cruises with Social-distancing We have introduced 3 circular cruises with ✔️ Social-distancing ✔️ Ticketed seating ✔️ More space to enjoy the views ✔️ Enhanced cleaning |
Combine your visit to Lakeside Pier (Aquarium, Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway & shuttle bus to Lakeland Motor Museum) with Fell Foot Park, a popular National Trust lakeside park with a picnic area and children’s adventure playground.
Fell Foot now holds a Changing Places facility on site; a fully accessible changing room with a height adjustable bench and hoist for those with complex care needs.
The Boathouse café serves a range of hot and cold meals, snacks and drinks, picnics are very welcome in the park. BBQs are not allowed due to potential damage they may cause to the parkland.
Find out more about the park
Download the Fell Foot Park leaflet (PDF).
Operates daily from 4 April to 4 October 2020, then weekends only up until 1 November except Half Term Week when it operates daily (26-30 October too).
Lakeside Departures | Fell Foot Departures |
10:30am | 10:40am |
11am | 11:10am |
11:30am | 11:40am |
12 noon | 12:10pm |
12:30pm | 12:40pm |
1pm | 1:10pm |
1:15pm (30-minute mini cruise of southern tip of Windermere) | |
2pm | 2:10pm |
2:40pm | 2:50pm |
3pm | 3:10pm |
3:15pm (30-minute mini cruise of southern tip of Windermere) | |
4pm | 4:10pm |
4:30pm | 4:40pm |
5pm | 5:10pm |
Watch Fell Foot LIVE from our webcam at Lakeside Pier.
COVID-19 Tier 4 restrictions -we are temporarily closed.
Windermere, The Lake District and Cumbria are all now classed as Tier 4 within the UK Government's COVID-19 restrictions. To help stop the spread of Coronavirus, all of our cruises and self-drive boats have temporarily closed.
Please keep watching our social media and this service status page for information on when we plan to re-open. We look forward to welcoming customers back only when it is safe to travel once again. Stay safe everyone.
⚠️ Already booked? We will be contacting all customers as soon as possible to arrange a full refund.
This cruise is operated by one of our traditional wooden launches. We're sorry but there is no wheelchair access to this vessel.Our most wheelchair-friendly vessels are ‘steamers’ (marked in black on some of our timetables) that can be accessed by a ramp from the pier to the main cabin which is under cover and is on the same level. These operate on our most popular routes - red cruise and yellow cruise. Our other vessels have limited access for wheelchairs but sometimes can be accommodated on board. Please call us to discuss your access requirements.
If a disabled adult in your group needs a carer, then the carer travels free. For more information about this scheme and to see all the terms and conditions, please read our company policy for disabled passengers.
Toilets are available on all our ‘steamers’ and launches (check for disabled access) but not our traditional launches. Many of our vessels have licensed bars and/or tea bars. So whilst enjoying the marvellous panoramic views, why not treat yourself to a tipple of your choice.
Our services are provided in accordance with our Conditions of Carriage which can be found on our homepage under ‘About Us’.
For the safety and comfort of all passengers and crew, Windermere Lake Cruises Ltd operates a no smoking policy on-board its vessels, piers and shore premises. This includes electronic cigarettes.