Service Status

Today's service status update: 13/04/2026

Services

Status

Red Cruise

Bowness → Windermere Jetty Museum → Brockhole→ Ambleside (Waterhead) → Bowness

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Yellow Cruise

Bowness ↔ Lakeside

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Islands (Blue) Cruise

Bowness → Bowness

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Green Cruise

Ambleside (Waterhead) → Wray → Brockhole → Ambleside (Waterhead)

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Motor boat hire

⚠️ See notice below

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⚠️ Windy weather - Saturday 11 April. ⚠️

Cruises all running as normal
Boat hire from Bowness Beach, Bowness Dock and Lakeside

Wind gusts later may cause some issues with our self-drive boat hire. As a precaution, we've switched off advance online bookings from Bowness Beach, Bowness Dock and Lakeside - if you're in the area, just turn up to take a boat out today.

Boat hire from Waterhead

Waterhead Hire Point is unaffected - pre-book to secure your boat

Current timetable

Peak Season Timetable (28 March to 24 May 2026)

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