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
Red Cruise & Windermere Jetty Museum
Enjoy our most scenic half-lake cruise with a visit to this fascinating lakeshore museum.
 | This service is not running at the moment. This service only operates during our peak season (April-October) and will return in April 2025. The information below is for reference only. |
Make the most of the sights, smells and sounds of life on the lake, at this stunning attraction on the edge of Bowness village.
Windermere Jetty Museum is a spectacular museum on the shores of Windermere. Architecturally stunning, housing one of the world’s most important collection of historic boats, the museum also offers up incredible views across the lake. Best of all, there’s no better way to visit than by boat – combine a scenic cruise around the northern half of Windermere with a visit to the museum for the perfect day out.
Your day:
Start your day at Bowness, Brockhole or Ambleside and disembark at Windermere Jetty. We drop you within a few steps of the museum; inside, explore interactive galleries and see classic boats both in and out of the water – dating from 1870 to the present day. See boats as they are restored in the live conservation workshop, or simply sit in the lakeside café and enjoy both the good food and great views.
When you're done, simply grab a later sailing back to your starting point on our regular Red Cruise service (from outside the museum)
Your ticket includes:
Red Cruise
Bowness > Windermere Jetty Museum > Brockhole > Ambleside > Bowness
Our most scenic cruise with stunning views of the Lake District scenery.
Our smaller modern launches stop at Windermere Jetty Museum after leaving Bowness on the Red Cruise, it takes 10 minutes. They are marked in red on our timetables. This ticket allows to you to get off and explore each stop to create a full circuit of the route or simply visit the museum and then just come straight back.
If you're starting this ticket at Ambleside or Brockhole, please note you'll have to change at Bowness to catch the boat to Windermere Jetty.
A visit to Windermere Jetty Museum
Experience the sights, smells and sounds of lake-life in a stunning location.
Steam launches, sailing yachts, motor boats and record-breaking speed boats are exhibited in the boathouse, on the water, and in the exhibition galleries, whilst a live conservation workshop will be open every day – where you can see the collection of historic boats painstakingly restored.
Additional Information
How to buy:
- Book your cruise/combined ticket by entering a date below and following the payment instructions
- You'll be sent an email voucher after purchase via our safe and secure website
- Print off the email voucher/show it on your phone on the day to exchange it for your tickets
