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Wray to Ambleside (Single Ticket)

A quick and easy way to reach Ambleside from Wray

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GREEN CRUISE IS BACK ON 5 APRIL 2025

Our Green Cruise that connects Wray Estate, Ambleside (Waterhead) and Brockhole only operates during our peak summer season (5 April - 2 November). Tickets will be available shortly and the information below is for reference only.

Wray → Brockhole → Ambleside | See map below

🕘 35 minutes one way

As we don't have a ticket office at Wray Jetty, simply purchase this ticket and show it on your phone when boarding this service.

A map of the routes

Additional Information

A traditional launch arriving at Wray Jetty

A traditional launch arriving at Wray Jetty

Download Timetable (PDF) Service Status Route Map Access and Facilities

Download Timetable (PDF)

Green Cruise Timetable (23 March - 3 November 2024)

File Size: 260.103 KB

Service Status

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🍃 Advance warning - Windy Weather Sunday 23 February 2025

Possible disruption to all cruises and self-drives. No booking currently available.

Today's service status

🔴 RED CRUISE

Bowness → Ambleside Waterhead → Bowness

✔️ Services OK

🟡 YELLOW CRUISE

Bowness ↔ Lakeside

✔️ Services OK

🔵 ISLANDS CRUISE

Bowness → Bowness

✔️ Services OK

🚤MOTOR BOAT HIRE

Bowness Beach ONLY

✔️ Services OK

🕑: We are now running to our off-peak season timetable (autumn/winter/spring). More routes and services available after 4 April 2025.

Special Circular Cruises - services may change if weather conditions worsen.

🕑 45 minutes in length

🔄 Non-landing circular i.e. Ambleside to Ambleside (we don't want to leave anyone stranded at another pier if the weather worsens this afternoon)

🎫 Tickets Adult £13.50 Child £6.75 (buy at the pier ticket offices)

🛳️ Ambleside Waterhead Pier (LA22 0EY) - Ambleside to Ambleside

⚠️ Currently too windy - no services today

🛳️ Bowness Pier (LA23 3HQ) - Bowness to Bowness only

♿10:30 | 11:15 | ♿11:45 | 12:15 | ♿12:45 | 13:15 | 13:45 | ♿14:15 | 14:45 | ♿15:15 | 15:45 | ♿16:15

🛳️ Lakeside Pier (LA12 8AS) - Lakeside to Lakeside only

11:20 | 13:05 | 14:50

Route Map

Load Map

Access and Facilities

♿ Disabled Access

We're sorry, but both types of vessels that operate on this route have limited accessibility.

  • ❌ Modern launches like Miss Cumbria/Miss Lakeland - 2 to 3 steps to access boat then 5 spets down or up to decks
  • ❌ Traditional launches like Queen of the Lakes - 5 steep steps to enter/exit boat

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.

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