Bowness & Windermere Attractions
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Below is a list of Bowness and Windermere
Attractions with Websites, Photos, Phone Numbers,
Information and links to Maps and Reviews.
Bowness and Windermere are two towns joined
together, with Bowness centre next to Lake
Windermere, and the centre of the town of Windermere
about 1 mile northeast. Map
Click on the Postcodes for Maps & Reviews.
The Bowness and Windermere Attractions are listed
by closest to Bowness.
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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. Phone number 01539 443
360.
Website . Map . Reviews . 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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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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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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Outside of Bowness to the North
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Brockhole Visitor
Centre
3 miles north of Bowness. 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
3 miles north of Bowness. 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
4 miles north of Bowness.
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 Bowness by Ambleside. This 8 acre
garden has a vast collection of rhododendrons,
camellias and azaleas, as well as many other rare
trees and plants. Phone number 01539 446 027.
Website . LA22 0HE
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Ambleside Roman Fort
5 miles north of Bowness 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 Bowness to the South and West
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Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts
House
2 miles south of Bowness. 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
3 miles
west of Bowness 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
Situated 4 miles west of Bowness 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 Bowness 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
8 miles
northwest of Bowness 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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