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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
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‘Silver Sailors’ offered 75% off with Windermere Lake Cruises
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30/09/2019
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
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Windermere’s Santa Cruise tickets go on sale
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16/09/2019
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…
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Windermere Lake Cruises leads English Lake District China Forum event at The View from the Shard, London
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11/09/2019
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…
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Dave (formerly ‘Axel’) celebrates two years in Windermere since making global headlines
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05/09/2019
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…
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Windermere Lake Cruises maintains top ten popularity ranking
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15/08/2019
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…
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Windermere Lake Cruises’ new 300-seat boat assembly begins at Lakeside
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26/07/2019
Work has begun on assembling Windermere Lake Cruises’ brand-new 300-seat boat - which is currently on-schedule to take to the water next year, 2020.The attraction signed a contract to make a multi-million pound investment in the new vessel, MV Swift earlier this summer, with…
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Iconic ‘Queen of the Lake’ vessel turns 70 years old
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22/07/2019
An iconic Windermere Lake Cruises vessel which has had more than one royal appointment in recent years, turns 70 years old this summer. Originally built for use as a pleasure craft on the River Thames in 1949 by Watercraft of Molesey in 1949, ‘Queen of the Lake’ has been a permanent…
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Windermere Lake Cruises ‘Bike Boat’ to return daily for the summer holidays
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16/07/2019
The popular ‘Bike Boat’ scheme offered by Windermere Lake Cruises will return to operating a daily service from 20 July 2019, running eight crossings each-way throughout the summer school holiday period. Crossing between Brockhole - The Lake District Visitor Centre on the eastern side of…
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Windermere Lake Cruises’ Cath passes test to become attraction’s newest skipper
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13/06/2019
Windermere Lake Cruises has welcomed Cath Wilson to its team of boat skippers, after passing her test under the watchful eye of examiners from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). Following a successful test on Thursday June 13, Cath has become the attraction’s fifth currently-active…
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Summer Evening Buffet Cruises return for the summer season
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24/05/2019
The sound of cool jazz will make a triumphant return to the warm South Lakeland evenings next week, during the first Summer Evening Buffet Cruise of the year by Windermere Lake Cruises. The first Summer Evening Buffet Cruise of the season on Saturday 1 June will be followed by further…
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