Archive: 2018

Following November’s launch of the attraction’s seasonal timetable – which sees services continue right throughout the winter and spring on three of the lake’s most popular routes, a cruise on the lake offers a perfect chance for some respite during the busy Christmas and New Year…

The Windermere Lake Cruises team will be at the Windermere Christmas Celebration this weekend (8 & 9 December) inviting local residents to sign up to its free discount card scheme. Back for the third year running, rows of traditional market stalls will dominate High Street, Victoria…

A highlight of The Lake District’s Christmas schedule returns to Windermere this coming weekend, when it’s hoped visitors will leave the stress of driving behind and instead use alternative travel methods to get there; specifically, by boat and by ‘goat’. The Windermere Christmas…

Lake District business leaders are hopeful a recent 12-day mission to China could help to continue the growth of visits from Chinese visitors to the Lake District. Representatives from the English Lake District China Forum were among a delegation of some of Europe’s most successful…

A group of around 25 refugees from Syria, recently resettled in Cumbria, are to be welcomed on board one of Windermere Lake Cruises’ vessels in November, as part of Mitzvah Day, a special Jewish-led community day of celebration. The international, interfaith event, brings together groups…

Windermere Lake Cruises’ seasonal timetable has been launched, with services continuing right throughout the autumn, winter and spring on three of the lake’s most popular routes. The attraction’s fleet of steamers and electric boats will continue to operate between Bowness and Ambleside…

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

Following the hottest UK summer since 1976, the Lake District’s most popular ‘paid for’ attraction Windermere Lake Cruises is inviting photographers to come and capture the lake’s splendid autumn colours on film, during the season widely agreed by vessel skippers as their favourite time of the…

There are still 15 weeks to go before Christmas, but tickets for two of Windermere Lake Cruises’ ‘Santa Cruise’ sailings have sold out already. Father Christmas will be making an appearance on no fewer than eight Windermere Lake Cruises services this December, with tickets…

Cyclists will again be able to continue to cross Windermere between Bowness and Ferry House from 3 September 2018, thanks to Windermere Lake Cruises’ cross-lake shuttle service. Costing just £1 more than the usual foot passenger ticket price, ten scheduled departures which can accommodate…