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Wray to Ambleside (Single Ticket)

A quick and easy way to reach Ambleside from Wray

Wray → Brockhole → Ambleside | See map below

🕘 35 minutes one way

As we don't have a ticket office at Wray Jetty, simply purchase this ticket and show it on your phone when boarding this service.

A map of the routes

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

  • Book your tickets by selecting a date in the 'Book Your Cruise' box below.
Adults Children Families
£10.60£6.30£30.40

Additional Information

A traditional launch arriving at Wray Jetty

A traditional launch arriving at Wray Jetty

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Select a date to view prices and sailing times.

  • Child prices are valid for children aged 5-15 years. Children under 5 travel free.
  • Family tickets are valid for 2 adults and up to 3 children.

Timetable

Today's sailings from Wray Castle

Depart Wray CastleArrive AmblesideVessel type
10:0510:40Traditional Launch
11:1511:50Traditional Launch
12:3013:05Traditional Launch
14:0014:35Traditional Launch
15:2516:00Traditional Launch
16:3017:05Traditional Launch
17:3518:10Traditional Launch

Today's sailings from Ambleside

Depart AmblesideArrive Wray CastleVessel type

Service Status

amber

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Change of timetable - Friday 13 June to Monday 16 June

Due to the Great North Swim and Windermere Marathon over the weekend of 13-15 June, we have a change to our advertised timetables.

  • Friday 13 - Sunday 15 June - running a regular Red Cruise/Green Cruise timetable with extra shuttle boats for the sporting events.
  • Monday 16 June - no boats will call into Brockhole and the ticket office will be closed

    The area around Ambleside, Brockhole and Bowness will be busy this weekend (13-15 June). Please leave extra time for your journey and to find parking

Today's Service Status

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

⚠️ No/Limited access to Brockhole

🟡 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

⚠️ No/Limited access to Brockhole

🚶 WALKERS TICKETBowness → Brockhole → Wray Castle → Walk → Car Ferry→ Bowness⚠️ No/Limited access to Brockhole
🚣 ROW BOAT HIRE from BownessBowness Beach / Bowness Dock ↻

⚠️ Too windy

🚣 ROW BOAT HIRE from WaterheadWaterhead (near Ambleside) ↻

✔️ Services OK

CROSS LAKES SHUTTLE

Bowness ↔ Ash Landing✔️ Services OK
FELL FOOT FERRYLakeside ↔ Fell Foot

✔️ Services OK

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

Route Map

Load Map

Access and Facilities

♿ Disabled Access

We're sorry, but both types of vessels that operate on this route have limited accessibility.

  • ❌ Modern launches like Miss Cumbria/Miss Lakeland - 2 to 3 steps to access boat then 5 spets down or up to decks
  • ❌ Traditional launches like Queen of the Lakes - 5 steep steps to enter/exit boat

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.

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