Red Cruise
Our most scenic half-lake cruise with mountain views | ⚓ Bowness→ (W'Mere Jetty Museum) → (Brockhole) → Ambleside → Bowness 🕘 75 mins
Bowness → Bowness | See route map below
🕘 45 minutes in length / departs every 30 minutes in peak season, fewer in the winter.
Join us for a circular cruise from Bowness, with fantastic views of the many islands (holmes), Lakeland mountains, wooded shorelines and bays.
Adults | Children | Families |
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£12.70 | £6.35 | £34.50 |
Take in the islands of Windermere while also enjoying the views of the local Lakeland fells.
This cruise departs from Bowness Pier and is valid on all scheduled blue cruise departure times and your ticket is not time specific.
Additional sailings operate on weekends, sunny days, school holidays and as demand requires. Prices and timetable information are subject to change without notice.
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| Tuesday 5 December Our services are all back to normal, after the weekend snow. Please note that there is still a lot of snow on the minor roads. Please take extra care when travelling to us today. |
🔴 RED CRUISE | Bowness → Brockhole → Ambleside Waterhead → Bowness | ✔️ Services OK ⚠️ Not calling into Brockhole |
🟡 YELLOW CRUISE | Bowness ↔ Lakeside | ✔️ Services OK |
🔵 ISLANDS CRUISE | Bowness → Windermere Jetty Museum → Bowness | ✔️ Services OK ⚠️ Not calling into Windermere Jetty Museum |
🚤 MOTOR BOAT HIRE from Bowness | Bowness Beach ↻ | ✔️ Services OK |
🕑: We are now running to our winter timetable | We sail every day except Christmas Day.
Three different types of vessels operate on our routes with varying accessibility.
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.
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.
Our services are provided in accordance with our Conditions of Carriage.
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.
All well behaved dogs are welcome on board and travel for free.
Bikes are welcome on board our larger vessels if space is available. Each bike will cost £1 per journey pier to pier payable on the day of travel.