Archive: 2014

Alan Fisher started his career with Windermere Lake Cruises in the ticket office at Lakeside on 26 November 1984, before quickly moving into a business development role and working extensively with overseas markets. He has been a stalwart for international business development ever since and was…

Windermere’s oldest and most iconic vessel, MV Tern, is undergoing a makeover, as crews from Windermere Lake Cruises don their boiler suits over the winter months. Tern was built in 1891 and has operated on Windermere for more than 120 years. Included on the National Historic Ships…

Kick off the Christmas celebrations in style and enjoy a wintery Windermere wonderland with a series of special Santa Sailings on England’s longest lake this December. The traditional festive cruises will be running from the warm and cosy surroundings of a ‘waterbus’ beautifully decked…

Windermere’s popular ‘Pensioner Days’ are back this autumn, giving older passengers the chance of 24 hour unlimited travel on scheduled sailings with Windermere Lake Cruises for under £5.00. This special seasonal offer also includes half price entry to three popular visitor attractions. …

New figures released in August, confirm that Windermere Lake Cruises is officially one of the England’s top ten ‘paid for’ visitor attractions – and one of only four attractions outside London to make the list, based on passenger numbers.The latest Annual Visitor Attractions Survey collated by…

One of the best known rock singers in China, XU Wei (许巍), made a special sailing on Windermere on Monday 11 August, as part of a whistle-stop tour of the UK. An award-winning songwriter, guitarist, producer and poet, XU Wei is a well-known celebrity in China and has been visiting…

27 year old Dawn Jackson has become the first woman in Windermere’s history to take on the role of skipper on the lake’s historic ‘steamers’. Dawn, who joined Windermere Lake Cruises full-time nine years ago, has just been appointed ‘Master of the Ship’ following a rigorous series of…

A free bus service for passengers visiting a range of key attractions across South Lakes returns this summer, thanks to support from a unique collaboration of local businesses and the GoLakes Travel Programme. The South Lakes FreeRider was launched in 2010 to offer a convenient way for…

Kick-start the summer holidays with a fun-filled ‘Celebration of Cycling’ event on the shores of Windermere. From guided bike rides and cycling skills sessions, to vintage bikes and even a bike-powered smoothie maker, families can enjoy a day packed full of FREE cycling related fun on Tuesday 22…

Windermere Lake Cruises’ Bike Boat will be using the new Bark Barn jetty near Belle Grange to allow passengers – and their bikes – to access the wealth of cycling on Windermere’s western shore. Although the jetty was officially completed in time for May half-term, scheduled sailings since then…