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 (Central Lakes Zone)
Unlimited bus travel in the central Lakes zone and a boat journey across Windermere
For a wonderful day out why not explore The Lake District by bus and boat?
This convenient ticket gets you a single half-lake boat journey plus unlimited bus travel in the surrounding area. You can choose from:
- One-way Red Cruise single ticket (Bowness Pier ⇄ Ambleside (Waterhead) Pier) or
- One-way Yellow Cruise single ticket (Bowness Pier ⇄ Lakeside Pier)
- We would recommend Red Cruise for simpler onward connections via public transport. There are no bus services at Lakeside Pier.
A popular choice is to take in the Lakeland scenery from the open deck of a steamer on Lake Windermere and then hop on the famous open-top 599 bus from Ambleside (Waterhead) Pier back to Bowness?
This ticket gets you unlimited Stagecoach bus travel in the Central Lakes Zone (see basic map below). For a ticket that includes bus travel across Cumbria and North Lancashire, please purchase a Bus & Boat (Explorer Zone).
The Central Lakes Zone where this ticket covers.
For a more detailed map and bus route information, please see the full route map.
Timetables
- See what buses travel to our piers here
- For boat sailing times please see the red cruise section of our website
- For a bus timetable, please view The Lakes Connection Stagecoach website (external link)
Standard Ticket Prices (valid from Saturday 5th April 2025 until Sunday 2nd November 2025)
- Prices below are return fares
| Adults | Children | Families |
|---|---|---|
| £16.50 | £11.00 | £46.00 |
Additional Information
We're sorry, but this ticket cannot currently be booked online. Please purchase your ticket on any Stagecoach bus service.
- Valid for unlimited travel on all Stagecoach services within the central lakes zone
- Valid at all times.
