Freedom Of The Lake ®
Unlimited boat travel for 24 hours on all routes | ⚓ See the full lake on this ticket: Lakeside ↔ Bowness ↔ Ambleside in 🕘 over 3 hours
Fell Foot Ferry
Picnics, playgrounds and more - just five minutes ferry ride from Lakeside Pier.
 | October Opening Times Fell Foot Ferry operates only at weekends (Sat/Sun) in October. Daily service resumes during October Half Term (27 October - 3 November inclusive). Please note that this service is only part of our summer timetable and won't be available from after 3rd November 2024. It will be back running in April 2025. |
Combine your visit to Lakeside Pier with a trip to Fell Foot Park, a popular National Trust lakeside park with a picnic area and children’s adventure playground.
If you're visiting Fell Foot, use this service for a mini-cruise of Windermere or to visit Lakes Aquarium and Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway. Alternatively walk along the River Leven to Newby Bridge (a NEW path opened in 2023).
Newby Bridge village has regular bus services (6 & X6) to Barrow, Kendal, Ulverston and the Lakeland Motor Museum.
Enjoy a lakeshore walk or paddle and explore the grounds at the southernmost tip of Lake Windermere.
Fell Foot's Boathouse Café serves a range of hot and cold meals, snacks and drinks, picnics are very welcome in the park. BBQs are not allowed due to potential damage they may cause to the parkland.
Fell Foot now holds a Changing Places facility on site; a fully accessible changing room with a height adjustable bench and hoist for those with complex care needs.
Find out more about the park
Timetable
- Fell Foot Ferry runs from 25 May to 29 September 2024, then weekends only in October and then every day in October Half Term (27 Oct - 3 Nov.)
| Lakeside Departures | Fell Foot Departures |
| 10:30 | 10:40 |
| 11:00 | 11:10 |
| 11:30 | 11:40 |
| 12 Noon | 12:10 |
| 12:30 | 12:40 |
| 13:00 | 13:10 |
| 13:15 - MINI CRUISE | A delightful 30-minute cruise around the southern tip of Windermere. * |
| 14:00 | 14:10 |
| 14:40 | 14:50 |
| 15:00 | 15:10 |
| 15:15 - MINI CRUISE | A delightful 30-minute cruise around the southern tip of Windermere. * |
| 16:00 | 16:10 |
| 16:30 | 16:40 |
| 17:00 | 17:10 |
Standard Ticket Prices (valid from Saturday 23rd March 2024 until Sunday 3rd November 2024)
- Prices below are return fares
| Adults | Children | Families |
|---|---|---|
| £5.50 | £2.70 | £15.00 |
Additional Information
- Sorry, this ticket is not available to book online, simply purchase your ticket on the day of travel.
- Child Price - 3-15 years old, Children 0-2 travel for free.
- * Mini-cruise costs Adults - £10.60, Children - £5.30 & Families (2+3) - £29.00.
- All tickets are half price when purchased with a valid yellow cruise ticket from Bowness.
- Discounts on further travel from Lakeside and on Freedom of the Lake tickets are available - please ask at pier.