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Great days out in the Lake District for your group or school

Bring your group

Great days out for groups of 20+ passengers

Our group packages are thoughtfully designed to cater to a wide range of groups, whether you're an overseas visitor, a social group, or a corporate team. We can tailor an experience that suits your needs perfectly.

Have a look at the cruises below to find one that sparks your interest, or watch our video for more information.

Let us create your perfect package
Browse group packages

Pre-visits are available at all the attraction packages listed. This enables, you, the tour guide to make a judgement on the suitability of the chosen package

We offer a wide range of days out for any type of group

Combine your cruise with a visit to one or two nearby attractions - we have an itinerary to suit any interest, timescale or budget

All you need to do is make one phone call to our reservations team and we will make all the bookings for you. 
Payment must be made separately for each attraction.

Cruise packages

Explore our group packages, designed for 20 or more guests.

  • Packages to suit any budget, size or itinerary
  • Free coach parking at Bowness when you sail with us
  • Free coach parking at Lakeside and pick up/drop off point at Ambleside.
  • Tour guide/leader travels free of charge
Tailored experiences to suit your group needs perfectly


More information

We’ve tried to keep everything as simple as possible to organise. You’ll find further details below, but if you’d like to know more or chat with our friendly team, just give us a call on 015394 43360.

A scenic cruise for your group

Whether you've got half an hour or half a day, we've got the ideal cruise for you.

Choose from our Red Cruise, Yellow Cruise, Islands Cruise or Full Lake Cruise.

If you are sailing with us we offer free coach parking at Bowness, and the school groups receive a voucher entitling them to 10% discount in the Boatman's Cafe & Gift Shop.

We also have free coach parking at Lakeside and pic k up/drop off point at Ambleside.

Lakeside spectacular

Group fares

We welcome groups of all sizes, a coach trip, social group or corporate outing

Not only do we have special group rates throughout the peak times of the day, if you sail before 10.30am and after 4pm we offer a total of 20% discount per person (Pre booked only). In addition to that tour guides and coach drivers travel for free.

Prices for groups start at just £9.36 per adult.
Contact us for more details.

Group fares

On-Board Facilities

Enjoy the best Lakeland views, only available from the water

Our larger 'steamers', MV Swift and our modern launches are ideal for most groups and offer the best views across Windermere. We can advise which departures would work well to fit in with your itinerary.

  • Full bar with hot/cold drinks & sandwiches/snacks
  • Toilets, including an accessible toilet
  • Indoor & outdoor seating
  • Full bar with hot/cold drinks & sandwiches/snacks
  • Multiple toilets
  • Indoor & outdoor seating

Launches like Miss Cumbria / Miss Lakeland

  • Bar with hot/cold drinks & snacks
  • Single toilet
  • Indoor & outdoor seating

Do you have wheelchairs in your group?

Some of our vessels offer better access than others for people with mobility issues

On board facilities

Travelling by coach

Visiting us is easy by coach

We've been welcoming coaches to our coach parks for over 70 years.

All coach drivers with cruise passengers are welcome to use our award-winning Bowness coach park free of charge and will receive a warm welcome from our dedicated coach park staff. During our peak season, coach parking is limited to 2 hours for coaches with pre-booked groups.

To make sure we have space for you, we ask that all coaches are pre-booked

Coach park