• Bowness-on-Windermere

Connected geographically to the village of Windermere, it’s the district’s most popular holiday and lakeside resort, considered one of the main centers of outdoor activities in the UK. In the resort there are vast opportunities for boating and water sports activities, and many adventure activity companies, guides and instructors to choose from.

Boat trips are available from Bowness Pier to Lakeside Pier, which is also the Lakeside station of the Railway, and the car ferry which crosses the lake from south of town to Sawrey and Hawkshead.