Access to Lakes

Swimming Canoeing Powered Contact for Kayaking Sailing Notes Diving Rowing Craft access Only electric Bassenthwaite Yes (no Yes with Yes with Permits available Keswick Tourist motors with LDNPA Information Centre 017687 72645 Lake diving) Permit Permit permit

Yes Access, map & advice on LDNPA Coniston Water Yes Yes Yes LDNPA Speed limit website and Coniston Boating Centre Permit Buttermere - Dalegarth Guest Crummock Water Yes with house tel 01768 770233 Yes No No National Trust / Buttermere permit

Yes Access, map & advice on LDNPA Derwent Water Yes Yes Yes National Trust LDNPA is the Lake District Speed limit website. No access to islands National Park Authority. tel - 01539 724555 Yes with www.lakedistrict.gov.uk Ennerdale Water No No No United Utilities Permit available from United Utilities Permit National Trust head office for the North West is the Hollens near Grasmere Yes Yes No No National Trust No access to island Grasmere tel - 015394 35599

United Utilities manage the Haweswater No No No No United Utilities reservoirs and much of the land Reservoir that provide the catchment. tel - 01768 772 334

Loweswater Yes No No No National Trust Rydal Estates The land agent for Rydal Estates is Carter Jonas No Public National Trust / Access for swimming only via South tel - 01539 722592 Rydal Water Yes No No Access Shore - please avoid anyone fishing Rydal Estate Environment Agency tel - 0370 8506506 Thirlmere No Yes Yes No United Utilities Access for boats at Armboth Reservoir Information correct as of January 2013 Yes Access, map & advice on LDNPA Ullswater Yes Yes Yes LDNPA Speed limit website Note. where canoeing is permitted canoe sailing is also allowed. Limit of 10 boats on water at any one Wast Water Yes Yes No No National Trust time.

Yes speed Access, map & advice on LDNPA Windermere Yes Yes Yes LDNPA limit & permit website. No access to Belle Isle Fishing Weather When putting this document together The weather can be extreme in the we found that the lakedistrictfishing.net Lake District and can change VERY Access website had far more comprehensive quickly. Wind can make paddling advice including access to rivers as well boats challenging and often the water to Lakes as details on where to get permits. temperatures are extremely cold. Please make sure you have a Use the water within your ability, don’t rod license which are available be afraid to ask advice from local This document is brought to you by the from information centres and the providers. The only stupid question is Lake District Local Access Forum. Environment Agency the one you didn’t ask. The Forum acts as a statutory www.lakedistrictfishing.net independent body that champions the www.environment-agency.gov.uk/ Invasive non-native improvement and management of public species access. Events / Commercial use Protecting the freshwaters in the Lake Although we have listed where there District from invasive non-native species is public access to water, this access is something that we must all address does not automatically translate as and take responsibility for. permission for events or commercial Across the world similar environments use. are suffering from invasive non-native As a general guide if there are more species taking over the local habitats. than 50 people in your group you Shoreline Access To avoid this, please play your part should seek advice from the land owner. by ditching these hitch-hiking species Likewise if you intend to bring any Please don’t assume access on the before you arrive. infrastructure (e.g. a gazebo) lake for your activity equals access to It gathers the views of all those with an the shoreline. Many lake shorelines Check your equipment and clothing interest in the development and use of are private land and can be sensitive for living organisms. Pay particular access and advises the National Park habitats. attention to areas that are damp or hard Authority, recommending options for the to inspect. improvement of public access to land in The National Park provides maps online Clean and wash all equipment, the National Park. for Bassenthwaite, Ullswater, Coniston, Derwent and Windermere. This footwear and clothes thoroughly. If you You can find out more details on the provides detail on access points and do come across any organisms, leave work of the forum here where there is private shoreline. them at the water body where you found them. www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/caringfor/ www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/visiting/ local_access_forum outdoors/water Dry all equipment and clothing – some species can live for many days in damp This leaflet does not address access to condtitions. rivers, smaller lakes and tarns www.scrt.co.uk/cfinns

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