Visiting Windermere | From our Ambleside B&B
Windermere is perhaps the most famous of Lake District towns and is only a few miles from our Ambleside B&B by road. You can even take the boat down if you’re not in any particular hurry. The town is, of course, made famous by England’s largest lake; Windermere.
Strangely the town of Windermere is not directly on the lake – this claim to fame has been adopted by Bowness-on-Windermere which is very popular with tourist in the summer. The two towns are, in fact, joined – it’s unlikely that the average tourist would spot the difference when driving between the two!
As well as the lake cruises, there is the Beatrix Potter attraction, Windermere steamboat Museum and Windermere hosts the Great North Swim in September.
Definitely worth a day trip out – go by boat, enjoy the scenery on the way down and then head for one of the cosy bars or restaurants. Just don’t miss the boat back [though you could return on the open top bus!].
