Freedom of the Lake, Steam Train & Motor Museum
Spend a day exploring the lake and visit two local attractions | ⚓ Unlimited boats + 🚂 Steam Train + 🚗 Museum 🕑 5 hours +
| STARTS DAILY SERVICE AGAIN ON 5 APRIL 2025 The Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway starts a daily service during the peak season only. Book this ticket for journeys from 5 April to 2 November 2025. |
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 (5-16) | Family (2 Adults & up to 3 Children) |
£39.00 | £20.50 | £108.00 |
*Prices valid from 5 April to 2 November 2025
Adults | Children | Families |
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£39.00 | £20.50 | £108.00 |
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 → W'Mere Jetty Museum →Brockhole → Ambleside Waterhead → Bowness | ✔️ Services OK |
🟡 YELLOW CRUISE | Bowness ↔ Lakeside | ✔️ Services OK |
🔵 ISLANDS CRUISE | Bowness → Bowness | ✔️ Services OK |
🚤 MOTOR BOAT HIRE from Bowness | Bowness Beach / Bowness Dock ↻ | ✔️ Services OK |
🚤 MOTOR BOAT HIRE from Waterhead | Waterhead (near Ambleside) ↻ | ✔️ Services OK |
🚤 MOTOR BOAT HIRE from Lakeside | Lakeside ↻ | ✔️ Services OK |
🟤 YELLOW CRUISE & STEAM TRAIN | Haverthwaite ↔ Lakeside ↔ Bowness | ✔️ Services OK |
🟢 GREEN CRUISE | Ambleside → Wray Castle → Brockhole → Ambleside | ✔️ Services OK |
🚶 WALKERS TICKET | Bowness → Brockhole → Wray Castle → Walk → Car Ferry→ Bowness | ✔️ Services OK |
🚣 ROW BOAT HIRE from Bowness | Bowness Beach / Bowness Dock ↻ | ⚠️ Opens 7 April |
🚣 ROW BOAT HIRE from Waterhead | Waterhead (near Ambleside) ↻ | ⚠️ Opens later in April |
Bowness ↔ Ash Landing | ⚠️ Starts 24 May | |
⚫ FELL FOOT FERRY | Lakeside ↔ Fell Foot | ⚠️ Starts 24 May |
🕑: We are now running to our peak season timetable.
Three different types of vessels operate on this route 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.