Guidebook for Windermere

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Guidebook for Windermere

Food Scene

'A timber-beamed inn with a rustic-chic dining room for hearty pub grub.' Lovely setting in remote location. Food excellent. Need to book well in advance. Tel: 015395 68486
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The Masons Arms
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'A timber-beamed inn with a rustic-chic dining room for hearty pub grub.' Lovely setting in remote location. Food excellent. Need to book well in advance. Tel: 015395 68486
Spectacular views, excellent food and service. Highly recommend three course 'Sharrow Through the Ages' lunch at £22.50p. Evening menu expensive but for a 'one off' treat for a very special occasion - this is the place! 'Set in a grand estate dating to 1840, this upscale hotel is 10.7 miles from the Ullswater Steamers jetty and 2.3 miles from the village of Pooley Bridge. The sophisticated restaurant is known for its wine cellar and offers afternoon tea. The landscaped grounds include 12 acres of gardens.' You need to book. Tel: 017684 86301
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Sharrow Bay
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Spectacular views, excellent food and service. Highly recommend three course 'Sharrow Through the Ages' lunch at £22.50p. Evening menu expensive but for a 'one off' treat for a very special occasion - this is the place! 'Set in a grand estate dating to 1840, this upscale hotel is 10.7 miles from the Ullswater Steamers jetty and 2.3 miles from the village of Pooley Bridge. The sophisticated restaurant is known for its wine cellar and offers afternoon tea. The landscaped grounds include 12 acres of gardens.' You need to book. Tel: 017684 86301
Very pleasant country-chic inn and restaurant alongside a historic stone church. Good food and not too far away in the Lyth Valley. Morning tea & coffee is served from 10.30am Lunch 12noon until 5.30pm (Saturday & Sunday 12noon until 4.00pm) Dinner 5:30pm - 9pm The bar is licensed from 11.00am until 11.00pm 7 days a week Table bookings Tel. 015395 68237
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The Punch Bowl Inn, Crosthwaite
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Very pleasant country-chic inn and restaurant alongside a historic stone church. Good food and not too far away in the Lyth Valley. Morning tea & coffee is served from 10.30am Lunch 12noon until 5.30pm (Saturday & Sunday 12noon until 4.00pm) Dinner 5:30pm - 9pm The bar is licensed from 11.00am until 11.00pm 7 days a week Table bookings Tel. 015395 68237
Very pleasant restaurant in tranquil “Old Bowness”. Outside seating area. Tel: 015394 44803
The White House
Robinson Place
Very pleasant restaurant in tranquil “Old Bowness”. Outside seating area. Tel: 015394 44803
Upmarket restaurant and hotel- excellent service, excellent food and lovely views. 'Dinner is served in a fine-dining setting overlooking the lake. Elegant lounges feature log-burning fireplaces and armchairs.' Not cheap! Booking essential. Tel:015394 42536
Miller Howe Hotel
Rayrigg Road
Upmarket restaurant and hotel- excellent service, excellent food and lovely views. 'Dinner is served in a fine-dining setting overlooking the lake. Elegant lounges feature log-burning fireplaces and armchairs.' Not cheap! Booking essential. Tel:015394 42536
Award winning coffee shop. Owners are our neighbours! Mon - Tue: 09:00 - 17:00 Thu - Sun: 09:00 - 17:00 Closed Wednesdays.
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Homeground Coffee + Kitchen
56 Main Rd
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Award winning coffee shop. Owners are our neighbours! Mon - Tue: 09:00 - 17:00 Thu - Sun: 09:00 - 17:00 Closed Wednesdays.
A tiny Lakeland shop in a 1630's school stocking gingerbread, rum butter, fudge and mint cake. A great Lake District present for folks back home.
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그라스 미어 진저 브레드 샵
College Street
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A tiny Lakeland shop in a 1630's school stocking gingerbread, rum butter, fudge and mint cake. A great Lake District present for folks back home.
The whole idea of Pedro’s is ‘food for sharing (similar to Tapas but with much bigger portions!) A fun, friendly atmosphere, great food and plenty of cocktails! Note: Used to be The Sun Hotel. Tel: 015394 43274
The Sun Inn Troutbeck
The whole idea of Pedro’s is ‘food for sharing (similar to Tapas but with much bigger portions!) A fun, friendly atmosphere, great food and plenty of cocktails! Note: Used to be The Sun Hotel. Tel: 015394 43274
Elegant spot in the middle of Bowness offering British menu. Monday- Sunday Dinner: 6.00- Late Lunch: 12.00 - 2.00 Afternoon Tea: 12.00 - 4.00 Phone: 015394 48242
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Porto Restaurant
3 Ash Street
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Elegant spot in the middle of Bowness offering British menu. Monday- Sunday Dinner: 6.00- Late Lunch: 12.00 - 2.00 Afternoon Tea: 12.00 - 4.00 Phone: 015394 48242
Good pub grub! The Watermill is situated in the quiet village of Ings which is 2 miles East of Windermere in the Lake District. Our own award winning brewery is on the premises and brews excellent beers. Positioned along a peaceful side road just off the A591 Food is served everyday 12-9pm Drinks are served everyday 11.00-11pm (11.00-10.30pm on Sunday) Tel: 01539 821309
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Watermill Inn & Brewery
A591
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Good pub grub! The Watermill is situated in the quiet village of Ings which is 2 miles East of Windermere in the Lake District. Our own award winning brewery is on the premises and brews excellent beers. Positioned along a peaceful side road just off the A591 Food is served everyday 12-9pm Drinks are served everyday 11.00-11pm (11.00-10.30pm on Sunday) Tel: 01539 821309

Parks & Nature

Very pleasant National Trust park and cafe. Parkrun every Saturday at 9am. Sailing centre. Events throughout the year.
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네셔널 트러스트 - 펠 풋 공원
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Very pleasant National Trust park and cafe. Parkrun every Saturday at 9am. Sailing centre. Events throughout the year.
Very lovely walks - tea shop near Aira Force car park. National Trust.
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울스워터와 에어라 포스
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Very lovely walks - tea shop near Aira Force car park. National Trust.
Drive to Glenridding via Kirkstone Pass. Take Ullswater steamer to Howtown. Pleasant low level (undulating), 4 hour walk following the S.E lake shore back to Glenridding. Good pub and tea shop at Howtown and on the walk.
Howtown Ullswater Landing station
Drive to Glenridding via Kirkstone Pass. Take Ullswater steamer to Howtown. Pleasant low level (undulating), 4 hour walk following the S.E lake shore back to Glenridding. Good pub and tea shop at Howtown and on the walk.
Short walk (40 minutes approx) to viewing point behind Pinethwaite. Ideal after a long car journey! Walk back down the drive turn right on to Lickbarrow Road. Take next right (signed dead end). Follow single track road to a deer gate, turn right on to footpath leading up to the top. Come back the same way or walk round the fell past School Knott Tarn and down.
School Knott Drive
School Knott Drive
Short walk (40 minutes approx) to viewing point behind Pinethwaite. Ideal after a long car journey! Walk back down the drive turn right on to Lickbarrow Road. Take next right (signed dead end). Follow single track road to a deer gate, turn right on to footpath leading up to the top. Come back the same way or walk round the fell past School Knott Tarn and down.
A pleasant walk leading to Bowness. Turn left out of our drive down Lickbarrow Road. Walk for a couple of miles along the road - keep right when you reach a fork in the road. After a distance going down hill you will see a footpath on ypur right. That is the one to Brantfell. Keep walking upwards and you won't go wrong. From the view point walk down towards Bowness. OR You could start from the centre of Bowness, the most suitable landmark being the mini-roundabout right in the middle: you can't miss it. You quickly leave the shops and bustle behind, climbing steeply along Brantfell Road to reach the fields and fell above the town. This early part of the walk is part of the Dales Way which starts 81 miles away in Ilkley and finishes here. Turning off after a few hundred metres you visit the little viewpoint of Post Knott before turning your back on the views for a short bit to finish climbing to the top of Brant Fell itself. At the summit is a forlorn gateway with no fence or wall still in existence. The large outcrops of rock here have vertical faces of some 6 to 10 feet high so don't trip over the bits of old metalwork still rusting away. allow a minimum of an hour, or perhaps a couple of hours so as not to hurry on this walk.
Brantfell Walk
Brantfell Walk
A pleasant walk leading to Bowness. Turn left out of our drive down Lickbarrow Road. Walk for a couple of miles along the road - keep right when you reach a fork in the road. After a distance going down hill you will see a footpath on ypur right. That is the one to Brantfell. Keep walking upwards and you won't go wrong. From the view point walk down towards Bowness. OR You could start from the centre of Bowness, the most suitable landmark being the mini-roundabout right in the middle: you can't miss it. You quickly leave the shops and bustle behind, climbing steeply along Brantfell Road to reach the fields and fell above the town. This early part of the walk is part of the Dales Way which starts 81 miles away in Ilkley and finishes here. Turning off after a few hundred metres you visit the little viewpoint of Post Knott before turning your back on the views for a short bit to finish climbing to the top of Brant Fell itself. At the summit is a forlorn gateway with no fence or wall still in existence. The large outcrops of rock here have vertical faces of some 6 to 10 feet high so don't trip over the bits of old metalwork still rusting away. allow a minimum of an hour, or perhaps a couple of hours so as not to hurry on this walk.
About 1 1/2 hours drive. Wastwater is perhaps the most awe-inspiring of all the lakes. Surrounded by mountains, Red Pike, Kirk Fell, Great Gable and Scafell Pike – England’s highest mountain. Situated in the Wasdale Valley, Wastwater is 3 miles long, half a mile wide and 260 feet deep, and the deepest of all the lakes. Extending the length of the south-east side of the lake are the Screes, consisting of millions of fragments of broken rock and rising from the floor of the lake to a height of almost 2000 feet, giving the lake an ominous appearance.
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Wast Water
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About 1 1/2 hours drive. Wastwater is perhaps the most awe-inspiring of all the lakes. Surrounded by mountains, Red Pike, Kirk Fell, Great Gable and Scafell Pike – England’s highest mountain. Situated in the Wasdale Valley, Wastwater is 3 miles long, half a mile wide and 260 feet deep, and the deepest of all the lakes. Extending the length of the south-east side of the lake are the Screes, consisting of millions of fragments of broken rock and rising from the floor of the lake to a height of almost 2000 feet, giving the lake an ominous appearance.

Essentials

Pleasant supermarket. Open Mon - Sat 0830 - 2100 Sunday 1000-1600
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Booths, Windermere
Victoria Street
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Pleasant supermarket. Open Mon - Sat 0830 - 2100 Sunday 1000-1600
Chemist . Open Mon - Sat 9am - 5.30pm
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Boots
10 Crescent Rd
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Chemist . Open Mon - Sat 9am - 5.30pm
Monday- Friday 08:30 - 17:30 Saturday 09:00 - 17:00
Windermere Launderette & Dry Cleaners
19 Main Rd
Monday- Friday 08:30 - 17:30 Saturday 09:00 - 17:00

Getting Around

About 1.5km away - a good 25 minutes walk!
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Windermere Railway Station
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About 1.5km away - a good 25 minutes walk!
Next to Windermere railway station.
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Country Lanes Cycle Centre
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Next to Windermere railway station.
Buses to 555: Kendal - Ambleside - Grasmere - Keswick 6 : Barrow - Dalton - Ulverston - Haverthwaite - Newby Bridge 508 Penrith - Pooley Bridge - Aira Force - Patterdale (Ullswater) 525 Ferry House (on Windermere) - Hill Top (Beatrix Potter) - Hawkshead 755 Heysham - Morecambe - Kendal - Windermere - Bowness 596 Windermere - Newby Bridge - Lakeside - Backbarrow
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Bus Rail Interchange (Stop 1) station
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Buses to 555: Kendal - Ambleside - Grasmere - Keswick 6 : Barrow - Dalton - Ulverston - Haverthwaite - Newby Bridge 508 Penrith - Pooley Bridge - Aira Force - Patterdale (Ullswater) 525 Ferry House (on Windermere) - Hill Top (Beatrix Potter) - Hawkshead 755 Heysham - Morecambe - Kendal - Windermere - Bowness 596 Windermere - Newby Bridge - Lakeside - Backbarrow
Tel: 015394 44144
Windermere Taxis
Tel: 015394 44144
Tel: 015394 48899
Pegasus Taxis & Travel
Tel: 015394 48899
Also at 9 Church Street, Windermere, Lake District LA23 1AQ For the hire of mountain bikes from their shop on Church Street, Windermere as well as, canoes, kayaks and stand-up-paddleboards from their boathouse named “Windermere Canoe Kayak” located at Ferry Nab, Bowness.
Total Adventure Ltd
9 Church St
Also at 9 Church Street, Windermere, Lake District LA23 1AQ For the hire of mountain bikes from their shop on Church Street, Windermere as well as, canoes, kayaks and stand-up-paddleboards from their boathouse named “Windermere Canoe Kayak” located at Ferry Nab, Bowness.

Sightseeing

Home of Beatrice Potter. Take the Bowness To Ferry House (Cross Lakes Shuttle) - car, pedestrian & bicycle ferry). This daily service runs every 40 minutes from Bowness Pier 3. Either walk from Ferry House Jetty (3 miles and clearly signposted) or hop on the waiting Mountain Goat bus service. Combined Mountain Goat and boat tickets to Hill Top are available. Mountain Goat bus service at Ferry House also gives you access to Hawkshead and beyond.
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National Trust Hill Top
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Home of Beatrice Potter. Take the Bowness To Ferry House (Cross Lakes Shuttle) - car, pedestrian & bicycle ferry). This daily service runs every 40 minutes from Bowness Pier 3. Either walk from Ferry House Jetty (3 miles and clearly signposted) or hop on the waiting Mountain Goat bus service. Combined Mountain Goat and boat tickets to Hill Top are available. Mountain Goat bus service at Ferry House also gives you access to Hawkshead and beyond.
Go back in time - luxury cruise down Coniston. Stop at Brantwood for Brantwood House & Gardens and coffee shop.
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National Trust - Steam Yacht Gondola
Lake Road
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Go back in time - luxury cruise down Coniston. Stop at Brantwood for Brantwood House & Gardens and coffee shop.
Boats from Glenridding to Aira Force, Pooley Bridge, Howtown etc.... - all good places to visit.
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울스워터 스팀보트
Grisedale Bridge
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Boats from Glenridding to Aira Force, Pooley Bridge, Howtown etc.... - all good places to visit.
Beautiful lake - lots to do. Take the Gondola and stop at Brantwood - home of John Ruskin. Enjoy lunch or tea on terrace overlooking the lake at the Brantwood cafe. Lovely gardens too. Or walk up the Old Man of Coniston - footpath clearly marked but you will need walking boots.
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Coniston Water
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Beautiful lake - lots to do. Take the Gondola and stop at Brantwood - home of John Ruskin. Enjoy lunch or tea on terrace overlooking the lake at the Brantwood cafe. Lovely gardens too. Or walk up the Old Man of Coniston - footpath clearly marked but you will need walking boots.
This fascinating Victorian building built in 1790 has a colourful history and offers stunning views of the lake. The station is a short uphill walk from Ferry House jetty and is well worth a visit with historical information and courtyard café. Take the Windermere ferry from Bowness which runs every 40 minutes.
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클레이프 전망대와 윈더미어 서쪽 해안
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This fascinating Victorian building built in 1790 has a colourful history and offers stunning views of the lake. The station is a short uphill walk from Ferry House jetty and is well worth a visit with historical information and courtyard café. Take the Windermere ferry from Bowness which runs every 40 minutes.
Traditional Lakeland cottage and home of the famous poet William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy Wordsworth. Discover what life was like at the turn of the 19th Century. Visit Grasmere village too - good tea shops and Grasmere Gingerbread shop! Can be very busy.
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도브 코티지
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Traditional Lakeland cottage and home of the famous poet William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy Wordsworth. Discover what life was like at the turn of the 19th Century. Visit Grasmere village too - good tea shops and Grasmere Gingerbread shop! Can be very busy.

Entertainment & Activities

Good for the young at heart!
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베아트릭스 포터 월드
Crag Brow
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Good for the young at heart!
Go back in time! Traditional cinema.
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Royalty Cinema
Lake Road
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Go back in time! Traditional cinema.
Take a boat from Bowness. Combine aquarium and steam train on the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway. Good day out.
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레이크스 수족관
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Take a boat from Bowness. Combine aquarium and steam train on the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway. Good day out.

Drinks & Nightlife

Several night clubs, pubs and restaurants. Busy at weekends especially in the Summer. 'Old Bowness' is a warren of quaint lanes, nooks and crannies dating from the Middle Ages yet only a few yards from the bustling heart of the town with its huge variety of shops, boats, 15thC church and attractions. During the 19th century, Bowness grew from a small fishing village to a town living almost entirely off tourism and holiday homes. It was the centre of the boat-building industry that provided the sailing yachts, rowing boats and steam launches used on the lake. The arrival of the railway in 1847 in Windermere (the residents of Bowness had opposed a station in their own town) provided much of the momentum for the growth. Readers of Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons series of books will recognise Bowness as the lakeside town of 'Rio'. Bowness-on-Windermere is also home to the Beatrix Potter attraction.
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Bowness-on-Windermere
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Several night clubs, pubs and restaurants. Busy at weekends especially in the Summer. 'Old Bowness' is a warren of quaint lanes, nooks and crannies dating from the Middle Ages yet only a few yards from the bustling heart of the town with its huge variety of shops, boats, 15thC church and attractions. During the 19th century, Bowness grew from a small fishing village to a town living almost entirely off tourism and holiday homes. It was the centre of the boat-building industry that provided the sailing yachts, rowing boats and steam launches used on the lake. The arrival of the railway in 1847 in Windermere (the residents of Bowness had opposed a station in their own town) provided much of the momentum for the growth. Readers of Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons series of books will recognise Bowness as the lakeside town of 'Rio'. Bowness-on-Windermere is also home to the Beatrix Potter attraction.