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 +
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. |
Join the boat at Bowness and travel south to Lakeside Pier, and take a return trip on the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway. Your ticket allows you to visit the fascinating Lakeland Motor Museum on the same day or within 5 days after your cruise/train journey.
To enjoy all the activities on one day will take a minimum of 5 hours.
Alternatively, this ticket can be used with Lakeside Pier as starting point - choose which order you'd like to visit your attractions:
We asked The Family Adventure Project to experience this ticket for themselves.
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🔴 RED CRUISE | Bowness → Ambleside Waterhead → Bowness | ✔️ Services OK |
🟡 YELLOW CRUISE | Bowness ↔ Lakeside | ✔️ Services OK |
🔵 ISLANDS CRUISE | Bowness → Bowness (no Windermere Jetty due to damaged pier) | ✔️ Services OK |
🚤 MOTOR BOAT HIRE | Bowness Beach only | services OK |
🕑: We are now running to our off-peak season timetable (autumn/winter/spring).
Two different types of vessels operate this services 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 a Freedom of the Lake ticket, allowing you unlimited travel for 24 hours.