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
Bowness ↔ Lakeside | See route map below
🕘 90 minutes return / 40 minutes one way
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The scenic cruise connects Lakeside Pier (the southernmost tip of Lake Windermere) with the bustling town of Bowness-on-Windermere half way up the lake. From the boat, you can see Lake District fells, historic houses and beautiful ancient woodlands.
Get off the boat at Lakeside for connections to the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Steam Railway, woodland walks and Lakes Aquarium.
Combined tickets are available.
Get off the boat at Bowness and you're right in the heart of this bustling Lakeland village, complete with many shops, cafes, bars and hotels.
Adults | Children | Families |
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£17.30 | £10.40 | £49.50 |
🚲 Bikes are welcome on our 'steamer' services
This ticket can be used to start from either Bowness or Lakeside and is valid on all scheduled yellow cruise departure times and is not time specific.
Times normally operated by our 'steamers' Swan, Teal or Tern, may sometimes be substituted for a smaller vessel for operational reasons. Prices and timetable information are subject to change without notice.
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🔴 RED CRUISE | Bowness ↔ Ambleside Waterhead | ✔️ Services OK |
🟡 YELLOW CRUISE | Bowness ↔ Lakeside | ✔️ Services OK |
🔵 ISLANDS CRUISE | Bowness → Windermere Jetty (Museum) → Bowness | ✔️ Services OK |
🚤MOTOR BOAT HIRE from Bowness | Bowness Beach Hire Point ONLY | |
🚤 MOTOR BOAT HIRE from Waterhead | Waterhead Hire Point (nr. Ambleside Pier) | ✔️ Services OK |
🕑: We are now running to our winter timetable. More routes and services available after Easter 2024.
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.