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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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  • Case studies
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  • Press trips (for commissioned pieces only)

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First ever daily services to new Windermere jetty
Wlc Bike Boat Website
15/07/2014
Windermere Lake Cruises’ Bike Boat will be using the new Bark Barn jetty near Belle Grange to allow passengers – and their bikes – to access the wealth of cycling on Windermere’s western shore. Although the jetty was officially completed in time for May half-term, scheduled sailings since then…
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Set sail on a ‘Discovery Cruise’ this summer with a National Park Ranger
Discovery Cruise News Image
14/07/2014
This an archived news article from 2014. Please see our Days Out & Events section…
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BBC Radio 4’s Gardeners’ Question Time on Windermere
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14/07/2014
Monday 28th July 2014, Boarding commences at 7pm, Windermere Lake Cruises, Pier One, Bowness-on-Windermere, LA23 3HQ On Monday 28th July, BBC Radio 4’s Gardeners’ Question Time records a programme with Windermere Lake Cruises. The celebrated panel of gardening experts will be tackling…
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Great North Swim 2014 - Important travel information
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05/06/2014
We are pleased to be involved with the 2014 Great North Swim again this year, by providing transport solutions for swimmers and their supporters. Each swimmer/competitor should have received a discount voucher which will entitle them to discount travel between Bowness and Ambleside on Friday 13,…
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First boat services get underway from a new Windermere jetty
Bark Barn Jetty
02/06/2014
The first scheduled boat services to a newly installed floating jetty on Windermere’s western shore took place on Saturday 31 May opening up access to a host of family-friendly walking and cycling routes. The overall aim of the landmark project is to encourage more people to explore one…
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Major recruitment drive at leading tourist attraction
Lake
28/02/2014
A major recruitment drive has got underway at Windermere Lake Cruises, with around 75 jobs on offer ahead of the 2014 peak summer holiday season. With around 1.25 million passenger journeys every year, the company is officially one of the country’s top ten ‘paid for’ visitor attractions…
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New push to attract Chinese and Japanese visitors to the Lakes
Japan China Push
21/02/2014
The company will be flying the flag for the Lake District at the ‘March Marketplace’ event on 17 and 18 March 2014, alongside some of the country’s most iconic and internationally renowned attractions like St Pauls Cathedral and the Royal Shakespeare Company. Organised by the…
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Popular visitor attractions join together to offer special deal for locals
Lake
12/02/2014
Local people travelling on Windermere Lake Cruises can now discover an incredible underwater world for less, after the Lakes Aquarium joined one of Cumbria’s most popular residents’ discount schemes. Around 18,000 people living in the CA and LA postcodes (covering all of Cumbria and much…
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‘Steamer’ cruise in the Lakes named as “dream activity” for international visitors
Two Steamers
18/12/2013
New research commissioned to find out which ‘only in Britain’ activities people from around the world would like to do on their holidays has highlighted a ‘steamer’ cruise in the Lake District as sixth on the list. That’s according to a new report just issued by national tourism body…
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A Christmas cracker of an offer for visitors to the Lakes
Lake
11/12/2013
Two of Cumbria’s most popular attractions have teamed up to offer visitors an early Christmas present – with big reductions on combined ‘car and cruise’ tickets over the festive period. Combined tickets offering a return journey on Windermere Lake Cruises together with entry to the…
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