Archive: 2018

How does 24 hours of unlimited cruising on Windermere sound, along with a visit to the Lakeland Motor Museum and a trip on the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway - all for less than £12.50? That’s exactly what’s on offer for local people from across Cumbria and North Lancashire…

It’s forecast there won’t be a cloud in the sky above the South Lakes this Wednesday evening, during what will be the final Summer Evening Buffet Cruise of the year for Windermere Lake Cruises - along with their resident onboard band, performing their highly-anticipated final gig of the…

PRESS RELEASE - AUGUST 2018 Figures out today (August 2018) from VisitEngland confirm that Windermere Lake Cruises is again officially one of England’s most popular ‘paid for’ visitor attractions, based on passenger numbers. The latest…

PRESS RELEASE - 06/08/18 Cyclists are praising the increasingly popular ‘Bike Boat’ scheme offered by Windermere Lake Cruises throughout the summer school holiday period, which last month…

A Lake District charity which helps people with learning disabilities learn to sail has marked its 25th birthday out on the water, with a huge celebration on the iconic Windermere ‘steamer’ MV Swan - which has itself just turned 80 in recent weeks.* pictured above - Founder of…

The popular ‘Bike Boat’ scheme offered by Windermere Lake Cruises will return to operating a daily service from this weekend (21st July 2018), running eight crossings each-way between Brockhole and Bark Barn throughout the summer school holiday period. The service will be…

One of Windermere Lake Cruises’ historic passenger boats has gone electric for the first time – and will take her maiden voyage as an all-electric vessel this Saturday 30 June 2018. MV Venture, which was built by local boat-builder Alan Brockbank and his team in the late 1960s, has…

One of the most majestic vessels to ever take to the waters in the Lake District is set to turn 80 years old this June. MV Swan was launched at Lakeside on 10 June 1938 and made her inaugural passenger cruise from Lakeside to Ambleside 14 days later. Part of the National Historic…

Two new ‘Boatmasters’ have officially taken the helm on some of the Lake District’s most iconic vessels, making them part of a select group who help oversee thousands of sailings up and down England’s longest lake every year. After months of intensive training, Kirsten Goodyer and…

A brand-new jetty has been unveiled at Wray Castle in the Lake District, with scheduled sailings due to get underway this Easter for the official start of the summer holiday season. Since Wray Castle was opened by The National Trust as a visitor attraction in 2011, the growth in numbers…