Archive: 2016

As 2016 draws to a close, Cumbria’s most popular visitor attraction has revealed a massive increase in group visits – mainly due to more overseas groups choosing the Lake District for a quintessential lake cruise. In total, there are 1.5 million passenger journeys on Windermere Lake…

Windermere Lake Cruises is among a group of tourism businesses heading for China and South Korea, to encourage more visitors from these fast-growing Asian markets to make the English Lake District their destination of choice. The intensive nine-day trade mission will include a three-day…

The iconic backdrop of England’s longest lake is becoming increasingly popular with Chinese couples posing for dramatically-staged photos in front of major British landmarks in their full wedding attire.Pre-wedding photo shoots are a huge industry in China, with many young couples already…

Windermere Lake Cruises’ final petrol-powered self-drive motor boats are saying goodbye to England’s longest lake later after many decades carrying sightseers. The final day of October half term (Sunday 30 October) will be the last chance for passengers to hire one of the last remaining…

A pair of unique art exhibits - located on board two historic Windermere ‘steamers’ as part of the Calvert Trust’s Go Herdwick public art trail - have clocked up 10,000 miles on their travels up and down England’s longest lake over the summer. The colourful life-sized sheep are named…

Windermere Lake Cruises has underlined its place as one of the country’s most popular ‘paid for’ visitor attractions, according to official figures revealed in VisitEngland’s latest Annual Attractions Survey. Out of the 1500 English attractions in the survey nationally, Windermere Lake…

Ahead of celebrations to mark 150 years since Beatrix Potter’s birth (28 July 2016), a group of Lake District businesses have unveiled a sneak preview of a short film they have produced in her honour - and hope to use it to promote the Lakes to potential visitors across the globe. The new…

Families can gear up for traffic-free cycling adventures in the Lake District this summer with the return of Cumbria’s only dedicated ‘Bike Boat’. The specially adapted traditional vessel - known as Sunflower II - can carry up to 12 bikes and will be running 8 times per day from next…

The number of people signed up for Windermere Lake Cruises’ ever popular Residents Pass scheme has passed the 25,000 barrier for the first time. To celebrate the landmark figure, one lucky lady from Carlisle has been named as the recipient of the 25 thousandth pass and was treated to an evening…

Preparations are underway for a day of celebrations later this month, to mark the 125th birthday of the iconic ‘steamer’ MV Tern. She is one of the oldest large-scale vessels still operating on England’s inland waterways and will officially reach the landmark day on Monday 27 June. Tern…