Yellow Cruise (with allocated seating)

Sail from Bowness to Lakeside or vice versa.

Book today for up until Sunday 4 October (inclusive).
If the trial of this new socially-distanced cruises is successful, later dates will be added.

👪 Maximum 6 in a group booking, as per current UK law
🚗 Please leave plenty of time for your journey to get to us

Bowness ↔ Lakeside | See route map below

🕘 90 minutes return / 40 minutes one way

This beautiful round trip from Bowness can be taken as a 90-minute return cruise.
Alternatively, you may board at Lakeside and return on a later boat from Bowness. Your ticket allows you get off and get a later boat back. You choose the outward and return time when booking.
Each cruise includes a fascinating commentary on the history, attractions and points of interest surrounding Windermere.
This is a special cruise during COVID-19 ✔️ online booking only ✔️ Social distancing ✔️ ticketed seating ✔️ enhanced cleaning | Find out more

🚢 On a historic 'steamer' (larger vessel) such as Swan, Tern or Teal.

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Ticketed Seating
To keep everyone safe on board and to maintain a good distance between all customers this cruise will have ticketed seating.

Choose from either a single or return journey from either Bowness or Lakeside
You must book a seat for the outward and return legs of your journey

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seating plans of the vessels

On the boat

Choose between indoor or outdoor seating when booking. Your colour-coded seat will be allocated to you and clearly marked on your e-ticket.
Coloured seating zones and our friendly staff will guide you to your seats when boarding the boat.
Every person on board needs their own ticket

A steamer at Lakeside Pier, on the southernoment tip of WIindermere

Standard Ticket Prices (valid from Saturday 4th April 2020 until Sunday 1st November 2020)

Prices below are return fares
Book your tickets by selecting a date in the 'Book Your Cruise' box below.

Adults	Children
£13.00	£6.50

Additional Information

😷 UK Law means you must wear a face-covering on this cruise Info >
🚳 Sorry, no bikes allowed on these special cruises
🚫 Sorry, no Local Resident Card / discount cards can be used on these special cruises
🐕 Well-behaved dogs travel free (please keep them close to you at all times)
⭐ Our usual combined tickets with Lakeland Motor Museum & Lakes Aquarium are not running at the moment, sorry.

A steamer heading north towards Bowness Pier
Enjoy the the finest views from our most scenic cruise on Lake Windermere

This ticket can be used to start from either Bowness or Lakeside. Choose a single or return ticket.

⚠ Please ensure you arrive in plenty of time for your booking, tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.

Todays sailings from Lakeside

Depart Lakeside	Arrive Bowness	Vessel type
09:15	09:55	Steamer
10:15	10:55	Steamer
11:20	12:00	Steamer
12:30	13:10	Steamer
13:35	14:15	Steamer
14:40	15:20	Steamer
15:45	16:25	Steamer
17:00	17:40	Steamer

Todays sailings from Bowness

Depart Bowness	Arrive Lakeside	Vessel type
10:25	11:05	Steamer
11:35	12:15	Steamer
12:40	13:20	Steamer
13:50	14:30	Steamer
14:55	15:35	Steamer
16:05	16:45	Steamer
17:00	17:40	Steamer
17:50	18:30	Steamer

More Information

Downloads Service Status Map Access and Facilities

Downloads

Our COVID-19 temporary timetable for all routes

File Size: 1.89 MB

Yellow Cruise - Vessel Seating Plans

File Size: 630.177 kB

Lake Spotter's Guide - information on the main things to look out for around the lake

File Size: 1.112 MB

Service Status

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Please leave plenty of time for your journey

This August/September we've seen the roads around Bowness, Ambleside and Windermere extremely congested. Please leave plenty of time for your journey to see us.
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✔️ Scenic cruises

Red Cruise (Bowness ↔ Ambleside), Yellow Cruise (Bowness ↔ Lakeside) & Islands Cruise (Bowness ↺)

⚠️ We're doing things differently to keep everyone safe. More information >

✔️ Self-drive boat hire (Socially-distanced, of course)

Book your boat now for 1 or 2 hours from Bowness (Beach/Dock) or Ambleside (Waterhead).

Boats can be hired from Bowness & Ambleside for dates up to 31 August as part of a trial. Online bookings only and if popular, more dates and more piers will be added.
⚠️ We're doing things differently to keep everyone safe. More information >

✔️ On-shore cafes

Boatman's Cafe in Bowness and The Pier Cafe Bar (Waterhead) are now open.
Special arrangements will be in place so that customers and staff can safely keep social-distance.

Map

Load Map

Access and Facilities

COVID-19 Special arrangements

All passengers are requested to maintain social distancing at all times and keep alert to help prevent the spread of Coronavirus.
Thanks for your understanding and your help in helping us keep everyone on board safe.

Ticketed Seating

You must sit on the seat you have been allocated within the booking process. This strict layout of coloured seating allows us to maintain the safe social distance between all passengers. This cruise will either be on a steamer (larger white historic vessel such as Swan, Teal or Tern) or modern launch (smaller blue boat such as a Miss Lakeland or Miss Cumbria class).

Disabled Access

Wheelchair users are strongly advised to call us to confirm which vessel is operating on which service as not all of our vessels are suitable for wheelchair users, particularly in poor weather conditions. On board toilet facilities on all vessels can only be reached by means of the stairs, however there are adapted toilets at Lakeside, Bowness and Ambleside Piers.

Our most wheelchair-friendly vessels are ‘steamers’ (marked in black on the timetable) that can be accessed by a ramp from the pier to the main cabin which is under cover and is on the same level. Our other vessels have limited access for wheelchairs but sometimes can be accommodated on board. Please call us to discuss your access requirements.

Concessions for Disabled Customers

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. Please call us on 015394 43360 to book your wheelchair and carer place on board the boat.

On-Board Facilities

Toilets are available on all our ‘steamers’ and launches with enhanced regular cleaning. Socially-distanced cafes will be operating on steamers. Sorry, no cafe facilities onboard the launches during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Conditions of Carriage

Our services are provided in accordance with our Conditions of Carriage.

No Smoking Policy

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.

Dogs

All well behaved dogs are welcome on board and travel for free.

Bikes

Sorry, there is no room for bikes on these special cruises during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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