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Below is a list of Windermere Attractions with
Websites, Phone Numbers, Photos, Information and
links to Maps and Reviews.
Windermere and Bowness are two towns joined
together, with the centre of Windermere about 1 mile
east of Lake Windermere, and Bowness centre next to
Lake Windermere. Map
Click on the Postcodes for Reviews and Maps.
The Bowness and Windermere Attractions are listed
by closest to Bowness.
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Kankku OffRoad Driving
4x4s
In the centre of Windermere on Victoria Street.
Tracks in the Lake District National Park for
complete beginners and experienced 4x4 drivers. Phone
number 01539 447 414.
Website . LA23 1AD . Image
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The World of Beatrix Potter
Attraction
In the centre of Bowness on Crag Brow. Discover Peter
Rabbit and Jemima Puddle-Duck in a museum covering
Beatrix Potter's 23 famous stories. Phone number
01539 488 444.
Website . LA23 3BX . Image
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Bowness Boat Tours on Lake
Windermere
There are a number of boat tours from the Pier at
Bowness, on large three deck boats with a bar, or a
number of smaller boats. There is also a good
selection of rowing boats and motor boats for hire.
The boat tours go to the islands, Ambleside about 5 miles north, and Lakeside about 7
miles south. There are large pay and display car
parks south of the pier. Tel: 01539 443 360.
Website . Map . Reviews . Image
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Windermere Steamboat
Museum
On the north side of Bowness on Rayrigg Road. A
collection of historic vessels showing the
development of boatbuilding in the Lake District over
200 years. Tel: 01539 637 940.
Website . LA23 1BN
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Windermere Outdoor Adventure
Centre
One mile north of Bowness on Rayrigg Road. Kayaking,
sailing, paddleboarding, hire, courses. There is a
roadside path all the way out from Bowness. Phone
number 01539 447 183.
Website . LA23 1BP
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Queen Adelaide's Hill
Just over one mile north of Bowness on Rayrigg Road
with a large car park named Rayrig Meadow, with a
short walk to the top of the hill for views over Lake
Windermere. The car park is pay and display. There is
a roadside path if walking out from Bowness.
Website . LA23 1EY
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Outside of Windermere & Bowness to the
North
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Brockhole Visitor
Centre
2 miles north of Windermere. Enjoy the scenic
gardens, treat yourself in the cafe, take a Treetop
Trek, bounce around on the Treetop Nets, and lots of
great attractions. Phone number 01539 446 601.
Website . LA23 1FF
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Holehird Gardens
2 miles north of Windermere. The gardens are open
each day throughout the year from dawn til dusk. The
reception desk is open from April - October, 10:00 am
- 5:00 pm. Phone number 01539 446 008.
Website . LA23 1NP
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Low Wood Bay Watersports
Centre
3 miles north of Windermere. Instruction & Hire
include dinghy and keelboat sailing, canoeing,
kayaking, waterskiing, wakeboarding and powerboating,
and have available for hire motor boats and rowing
boats, sailing dinghies and keelboats, sit-on-top
kayaks and open canoes.Phone number 01539 439
441.
Website . LA23 1LP . Image
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Stagshaw Gardens
4 miles north of Windermere by Ambleside. This 8 acre
garden has a vast collection of rhododendrons,
camellias and azaleas, as well as many other rare
trees and plants. Tel: 01539 446 027.
Website . LA22 0HE
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Ambleside Roman Fort
4 miles north of Windermere by the town of Ambleside.
The remains of a 2nd-century fort thought to have
been built by Hadrian to guard the Roman road from
Brougham to Ravenglas. Managed by the National Trust.
Phone number 0370 333 1181.
Website . LA22 0EN . Image
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Outside of Windermere & Bowness to the South
and West
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Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts
House
3 miles south of Windermere. An historic house with
views over Lake Windermere and with a popular cafe.
Phone number 01539 446 139.
Website . LA23 3JT
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Hill Top House
4 miles west of Windermere via the car ferry at the
small village of Near Sawrey. Hill Top House was Beatrix
Potter's 17th-century farmhouse that she bough in
1905 with the procedes of her first book, the Tale of
Peter Rabbit. The house has been maintained as it was
when Beatrix Potter lived there. Phone number 01539
436 269.
Website . Wiki . LA22 0LF . Image
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Esthwaite Water Trout
Fishery
5 miles west of Windermere via the car ferry. A first
class, well managed Trout fishery in a natural 280
acre water with excellent facilities for boat or bank
fishing. Phone number 01539 436 541
Website . LA22 0QF
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Grizedale Forest
8 miles west of Windermere via the car ferry. The
park offers GoApe Zip Lines,
Walking Trails, Cycling Trails, Outdoor Sculptures,
Cafe, Shop and more. Phone number 0300 067 4495.
Website . LA22 0QJ
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Wray Castle
7 miles northwest of Windermere on the banks of Lake
Windermere. Wray Castle was built in 1840 for a
retired surgeon, James Dawson from Liverpool. The
National Trust took over the property in 1929, but
have only recently opened it to the public on a
regular basis. You can catch a Boat that runs from
Ambleside and Bowness to the castle with an option
for a walk as well. Phone number 01539 433 250.
Website . Wiki . LA22 0JA . Image
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See also Hawkshead and Coniston on the west side of Lake
Windermere for more attractions in that area.
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