Freedom of the Lake, Steam Train & Motor Museum
24 hours of cruises & a return on Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway, plus a visit to Lakeland Motor Museum (within 5 days) | ⚓ Bowness ↔ Lakeside + 🚂 Steam Train + Museum 🕑 24 hours
| February Half Term Opening This service operates from Wednesday 15th to Friday 24th February inclusive, then return to full service from 1 April 2023 onwards. THESE ONLINE TICKETS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE IF STARTING FROM BOWNESS. Starting from Haverthwaite? Just buy on the day. |
Explore the best of Lakeland scenery on board traditional 'steamers', launches, and a nostalgic steam train.
This ticket is great value and gives you access to all of our scheduled of sailings (includes blue (Islands), red, yellow and green cruises) for a period of 24 hours and includes a return trip on the historic Lakeside and Haverthwaite Steam Railway. The railway is a minutes' walk from our Lakeside Pier and is a perfect way to explore the stunning Levens Valley at the south of Windermere.
Important Information
Adults | Children | Families |
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£27.50 | £13.80 | £77.00 |
Enjoy views from your carriage up to Lakeside; the southern tip of Lake Windermere.
As this is a Freedom of the Lake ticket, we are unable to display all the timetable options for this ticket - its valid on any sailing for 24 hours. Plan your day out with a timetable from the timetable section.
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🔴 RED CRUISE | Bowness → Brockhole → Ambleside Waterhead → Bowness | ✔️ Services OK |
🟡 YELLOW CRUISE | Bowness ↔ Lakeside | ✔️ Services OK |
🔵 ISLANDS CRUISE | Bowness → Windermere Jetty (Museum) → Bowness | ✔️ Services OK |
🚤 MOTOR BOAT HIRE from Bowness | Bowness Beach / Bowness Dock ↻ | ✔️ Services OK |
🚤 MOTOR BOAT HIRE from Waterhead | Waterhead (near Ambleside) ↻ | ✔️ Services OK |
🟤 YELLOW CRUISE & STEAM TRAIN | Haverthwaite ↔ Lakeside ↔ Bowness | ✔️ Open for Half-Term |
🟢 GREEN CRUISE | Ambleside → Wray Castle → Brockhole → Ambleside | ❌ Opens on 1 April |
🚶 WALKERS TICKET | Bowness → Brockhole → Wray Castle → Walk ↻ | ❌ Opens on 1 April |
🚣 ROW BOAT HIRE from Bowness | Bowness Beach / Bowness Dock ↻ | ❌ Opens on 1 April |
🚣 ROW BOAT HIRE from Waterhead | Waterhead (near Ambleside) ↻ | ❌ Opens on 1 April |
Bowness ↔ Ferry House | ❌ Closed for winter | |
⚫ FELL FOOT FERRY | Lakeside ↔ Fell Foot | ❌ Closed for winter |
🕑: We are now running to our winter timetable. More routes and services available after Easter 2023 📄: Download timetable in PDF (1.5Mb)
Four different types of vessels operate our services with varying accessibility.
Please visit our Accessibility section for more information.
Wheelchair users are strongly advised to call us to confirm which vessel is operating on which service, particularly in poor weather conditions. As on rare occasions, the vessels operating each route can change.
Did you know that you can make more of your cruise by upgrading it? Why not combine your cruise with a local attraction, or enjoy a full day on Windermere with the Freedom of the Lake.