Windermere

Windermere is a town of 4,800 people (2021) in Cumbria. Tourism is popular in the town, owing to its proximity to the lake and local scenery. Boats from the piers in Bowness sail around the lake, many calling at Ambleside or at Lakeside where there is a restored railway.

Understand
Unless you are local, the town is often confused with the lake, with which it shares the name.

Car
A591 leads from the main M6 north-south motorway.

Train
Windermere is at the end of a branch line from Oxenholme on the main West Coast route from London to Scotland. Trains run every hour or so.

The is above the town, a few minutes walk from the centre. The station forecourt has bus stops with frequent service into the town and to Bowness-on-Windermere and Ambleside, and a taxi rank.

Bus
There is one coach per day to and from London. Local bus services run to and from Kendal, Lancaster and Keswick as well as to destinations throughout the Lake District.

Get around
The town is small enough to walk around easily. Buses run to the adjoining town, Bowness-on-Windermere, on the Windermere lake front (or you can walk there in around 20 minutes).

See
Windermere has the largest lake in England.

Hotels




Go next

 * Bowness-on-Windermere is about a mile away on the lake and can easily be reached on foot.
 * Ambleside is a few miles north on Lake Windermere
 * Hawkshead and Coniston are to the west
 * Kendal is to the east and provides road and rail connections