Archive: 2019

Windermere Lake Cruises has donated hundreds of pairs of lost spectacles to charity, after nobody came forward to claim them.Being one of England’s top five most popular ‘paid-for’ attractions according to official figures from VisitEngland, the team is no stranger to lost property -…

Windermere Lake Cruises’ brand-new 300-seat passenger boat MV ‘Swift’ has today taken to the water for the first time. The vessel will now be fitted out before being handed over after Easter 2020 for crew training to commence.The multi-million pound vessel is expected to be in service…

Windermere Lake Cruises’ seasonal timetable for the remainder of 2019 and well into 2020 has been published this month, with services continuing right throughout the autumn, winter and spring on three of the lake’s most popular…

Windermere Lake Cruises is marking ‘Kind Cumbria Day’ by donating end-of-season, worn-out staff uniforms to the British Heart Foundation to be sold on as novelty cleaning rags – and avoiding landfill.November 13 is ‘World Kindness Day’, designed to encourage people to inspire others…

Windermere Lake Cruises will be among almost 5,000 exhibitors at a major international travel trade event in November as the attraction and its partners showcase the area’s visitor offering to tourism industry officials and businesses from across the world.England’s fifth most popular…

Windermere Lake Cruises has responded to a sharp-rise in enquiries from local residents of retirement age, by bringing back the attraction’s exclusive offer of 24 hours of unlimited cruising on Windermere for just

With only 15 weeks to go before Christmas, hotly anticipated tickets for Windermere Lake Cruises’ 2019 ‘Santa Cruise’ sailings have gone on sale.Father Christmas will be making an appearance on dedicated Windermere Lake Cruises services in December, with tickets expected to completely…

A special event attended by more than 100 guests and 14 exhibitors from across The Lake District was held at The View from the Shard in London on September 10, by the English Lake District China Forum. Made up of businesses from all over the World Heritage National Park, the Forum works…

A kitten who made headlines around the world after being found trapped in the undercarriage of a long-distance coach following an epic road-trip of 700 miles is celebrating two years living with his new owners in Windermere. Provisionally named Axel – and since re-named ‘Dave’ in honour…

This press release was issued on 13 August 2019.New VisitEngland figures issued today, Tuesday 13 August, confirm that Windermere Lake Cruises has maintained its position as one of England’s top-ten most popular ‘paid for’ visitor attractions in the country, based on…