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We provide a range of services to journalists who would like to find out more about Lake Windermere and Windermere Lake Cruises to support topical news stories and features, including:

  • General facts and figures
  • Images
  • Case studies
  • Interview requests
  • Press trips (for commissioned pieces only)

For all Press Office enquiries, contact Samantha Marsh: smarsh@cumbriatourism.org / 01539 822 222

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Presentation to Barrow & District Association of Engineers
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Media Release 17/09/2021
Presentation: Design & Construction of MV SwiftIn September 2021, we were asked to present the story of MV Swift to the Barrow & District Association of Engineers. The presentation took place on 16 September at the Forum, Barrow and the slides are presented…
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Our services are changing from Monday 19 July
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17/07/2021
If you’ve visited us in the past year, you’ll know that the Pandemic changed our services a lot. Thanks for being patient as we introduced social-distancing, ticketed-seating and other measures to keep everyone safe.From Monday 19 July, The Government’s regulations…
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Day of celebration for iconic steamer’s 130th birthday
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Media Release 28/06/2021
A special celebration has been held to mark the 130th birthday of one of the Lake District’s most iconic vessels – Windermere Lake Cruises’ flagship MV Tern.She is one of the oldest large-scale vessels still operating on England’s inland waterways and was launched on 27 June…
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Class action! Schoolkids return for lessons in the Lake District
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Media Release 27/05/2021
The first school trip since lockdown has taken place on Windermere with a party of pupils enjoying outdoor lessons involving boats, trains and auto-mobiles.
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First coach party of 2021 as lockdown eases and passengers enjoy the delights of Windermere
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Media Release 17/05/2021
Windermere Lake Cruises has welcomed its first coach party in five months as lockdown restrictions relax in line with latest Government guidelines.📷: Windermere Lake Cruises staff welcome Roy McCarthy coaches back to Bowness Coach Park.
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Windermere’s newest vessel shipshape and ready for passengers
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Media Release 07/05/2021
Windermere Lake Cruises has undertaken a complex operation to return its newest vessel MV ‘Swift’ back to the water after undergoing routine checks to ensure she is shipshape for the new visitor season.Swift became the biggest boat to be launched onto England’s longest…
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Upturn in passengers wanting to ‘walk and cruise’ post-lockdown
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Media Release 30/04/2021
As the UK celebrates the start of National Walking month this May, one of England’s best-known outdoor attractions says green spaces will continue to play a massive role in helping people to restore their mental and physical wellbeing as lockdown restrictions continue to ease.Windermere…
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Parts of Windermere freeze over for first time in more than a decade
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12/02/2021
With overnight temperatures plunging below freezing and a windchill factor of minus 10 across Cumbria over the past 48 hours, parts of England’s longest lake have begun to freeze over for the first time in more than ten years.The Lake District is no stranger to stunning panoramas of…
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Windermere Lake Cruises unearths submarine cruise images from the archives
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12/02/2021
Fascinating photographs have been unearthed by Windermere Lake Cruises, from an era when there was just as much of an appetite to enjoy views from below the lake’s surface as there was to enjoy the views from above it. While England’s longest lake is best known for its…
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Windermere Lake Cruises’ oldest surviving vessel given new navigation bridge for 130th birthday year
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20/01/2021
One of our most iconic vessels is being given a facelift in the form of a brand new navigation bridge, in time for the summer’s 130thanniversary of the boat’s launch onto the lake.Originally to be named ‘Swallow’, a last-minute change of heart resulted in the vessel being named…
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