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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
  • Interview requests
  • Press trips (for commissioned pieces only)

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A Christmas cracker of an offer for local residents
Lake
11/12/2013
Two of Cumbria’s most popular visitor attractions are joining together to offer local residents an early Christmas present – with almost 50% off combined ‘car and cruise’ tickets over the festive period. From Saturday 21 December 2013 to Sunday 5 January (excluding Christmas Day only),…
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Half term family fun: Free bike hire and British Cycling-led guided rides in the Lakes
Bikeboat
Media Release 16/10/2013
Mums and dads can keep the kids entertained – and help get fit – with a free Family Cycling Festival at Brockhole, the Lake District Visitor Centre near Ambleside this half term. GoLakes Travel have partnered with British Cycling to arrange a special day of cycling activities for families…
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Big Autumn push to attract new international visitors for 2014
Walking Along Windermere Shore
01/10/2013
Windermere Lake Cruises is planning a series of high profile activities this autumn to attract more overseas visitors to Windermere and the surrounding area in 2014. The company - which employs 160+ people in peak season and is ranked as one of the top ten most popular attractions in the…
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Halloween ‘Ghost Ship’ with spooky storyteller
Lake
01/10/2013
Parents can keep the kids enthralled this October half term with some spooky storytelling aboard a very special ‘Ghost Ship’ on Windermere.One of Windermere Lake Cruises’ historic steamers will be decked out in Halloween-themed decorations, as the UK’s first official Laureate for…
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The Queen and The Princess Royal sail on board historic Windermere steamer
Lake
17/07/2013
One of Windermere’s historic steamers has today, Wednesday 17 July, welcomed two very special visitors; Her Majesty The Queen and Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal. MV Teal, the largest steamer ever built for the lake, hosted the two Royal guests on a cruise from Bowness-on-Windermere…
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South Cumbrian businesses come together to provide free summer travel for all
Lake
09/07/2013
A free bus service linking up a range of visitor destinations across South Lakes is back bigger and better than ever before, thanks to support from the GoLakes Travel programme and a unique collaboration of local businesses. The South Lakes FreeRider has proved popular with visitors and…
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New Windermere ‘Bike Boat’ to go daily
Bikeboat
Media Release 02/07/2013
A newly launched ‘Bike Boat’ - providing a special ferry service for cyclists across England’s longest lake - will go daily for the school summer holidays. Windermere Lake Cruises has specially adapted a traditional wooden vessel, Sunflower, to carry up to 12 bikes and passengers across…
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‘Ranger boats’ offer a fresh look at the wonders of Windermere
Lake
17/06/2013
Sit back and enjoy a fresh look at Windermere this summer aboard one of the special ‘Ranger Boats’ setting sail on England’s largest lake. Complete with live commentary from dedicated Lake District National Park Rangers, these three hour sailings aboard the lake’s historic steamers will…
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'Park and Sail' to the UK's biggest outdoor Swimming Event
Lake
22/05/2013
Spectators heading to the Great North Swim this summer (14-16 June 2013) can escape the traffic and bag themselves a truly unique viewpoint for one of the summer’s most exciting sporting spectacles with Windermere Lake Cruises. From first timers to Olympic champions, more than 10,000…
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New Directors appointed for first time in ten years
Lake
21/05/2013
Windermere Lake Cruises has unveiled the appointment of two new Directors for the first time in a decade. The news coincides with the twentieth anniversary of Bowness Bay Boating Co. purchasing The Windermere Iron Steamboat Company in May 1993 to form Windermere Lake Cruises. We have…
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