AMBLESIDE - WRAY CASTLE - BIKE BOAT SERVICE GETTING HERE CRUISESWALKS 2020 AND BROCKHOLE SERVICE A5 BROCKHOLE - BARK BARN 91 Ambleside Brockhole Pier and cruise tickets ..... Green dotted line on map (overleaf) Ambleside Pier 4 April - 1 November OPERATES DAILY 23 MAY - 31 MAY, Brockhole Coniston Windermere A591 Adventure WEEKENDS 13 JUNE - 12 JULY AND DAILY playground Bowness Brockhole, Footpath Walks Depart Depart Depart Arrive Ambleside Wray Castle Brockhole Ambleside 18 JULY - 31 AUGUST 2020 Kendal A592 A591 and Cruises Lakeside 9.50 10.05 10.20 10.40 Lakes Visitor Centre Aquarium M6 and cruise tickets 10.55 11.10 11.25 11.45 Car park Newby A590/591 12.10 12.25 12.40 1.00 Bridge A590 1.30 1.45 2.00 2.20 Way in Lakeland 2.40 2.55 3.10 3.30 Haverthwaite Motor A6 36 Museum BROCKHOLE 3.55 4.10 4.25 4.45 M6 5.15† 5.30* 5.45* 6.05* Grange- over-Sands 35 Depart Flookburgh Additional Sailings Depart Bark Lakeland Holiday Village 25 - 29 May & 20 July - 28 August Brockhole Barn By Car - M6 traffic use Junction 36. Follow signs for South Lakes and Also operating at other busy times subject to availability, check on day of travel for Windermere Lake Cruises A590 to Lakeside, or follow the A591 10.15 10.30 for Bowness, Brockhole and Ambleside. Depart Depart Depart Arrive Ambleside Wray Castle Brockhole Ambleside 10.45 11.00 Car Parking 10.30 10.45 11.00 11.20 LAKESIDE (LA12 8AS) - 300 spaces within just a few metres of our piers 11.45 12.00 12.15 12.35 11.15 11.30 and up to 10 hours parking for just £4.50. N.B. Passengers wishing to include 1.05 1.20 1.35 1.55 11.45 12.00 Steam Train from Haverthwaite should note that there are an additional 150 spaces 2.10 2.25 2.40 3.00 at Haverthwaite station. 3.15 3.30 3.45 4.05 2.00 2.15 4.20 4.35 4.50 5.10 BOWNESS (LA23 3HQ) - Long stay car park at Braithwaite Fold - 600 spaces. 2.30 2.45 BROCKHOLE (LA23 1LJ) - see map (inset). 160 spaces at Brockhole, operated by Lake District National Park Authority. Including Boat and Bus Once the launch departs Ambleside it will call at Wray Castle and 3.45 4.00 Brockhole before returning to Ambleside. The Green Cruise ticket 4.15 4.30 AMBLESIDE PIER (LA22 0EY) - 200 spaces close to pier. to Hill Top and Hawkshead allows the holder to either remain on board for the entire 50-minute A detailed map outlining car parks close by Windermere Lake Cruises duration or use the cruise as a ‘hop on, hop off’ service to visit Wray 4.45 - terminals can be found on our website. Castle, Brockhole, the Lake District Visitor Centre (or both!) before ALSO returning to Ambleside later the same day. BY TRAIN (National Rail Services) - Train services to Windermere operate via Oxenholme. Oxenholme Station is situated on the mainline between London INCLUDES Adult £9.50 Child (5-15 years) £4.75 Family £25.50 Bike Boat Fares and Glasgow. The 599 bus service operates approximately every 20 minutes BIKE BOAT Adult Child Family Wray Castle is a National Trust property, the grounds and gardens throughout the day and departs directly outside Windermere Railway Station to Bowness Promenade. For times and dates of operation see www.traveline.info SERVICE are free entry, a fee applies to enter the Castle itself (NT members Passenger Single £3.60 £2.20 £10.40 free). Brockhole - The Lake District Visitor Centre is free entry to and Bike Return £6.00 £3.60 £17.20 all (additional charges for various activities). Ask at the Ticket Office Family - 2 Adults and up to 3 children. Child is 5 - 15 yrs BY BUS - Stagecoach operates the 555 service linking Keswick, Kendal and Lancaster with a handy stop near Ambleside pier. The X6 and 6 services for further information. * Does not operate after 24 October. from Barrow and Ulverston call at Newby Bridge, which is just a 1 mile walk to Lakeside. Alternatively get off at Haverthwaite where the steam train begins The only dedicated Bike Boat Service its journey to Lakeside. The 599 service links Grasmere, Rydal, Ambleside, Winter Sailings 2020/21 Bowness - see www.traveline.info We sail 364 days a year, ask for our Winter brochure or visit our in the Lake District! Our combined Stagecoach Bus and Boat tickets mean you can make website windermere-lakecruises.co.uk Let us transport you and your bike directly from Brockhole - unlimited bus travel in the central Lakes zone and a boat journey the Lake District Visitor Centre on the bustling Eastern across Windermere. See windermere-lakecruises.co.uk/busboat Children under 5 free. Well-behaved dogs travel free. shoreline to the secluded woodlands, bridleways and tracks Tickets available from our ticket offices on the day of travel Bicycles £1.00 between piers. of the Western Shore of Windermere for traffic-free, Windermere Lake Cruises Ltd or pre-book online and save Bicycles included in Bike Boat fare. safe family cycling. Winander House, Glebe Road, windermere-lakecruises.co.uk Bowness on Windermere, Where tickets are issued solely on behalf of, or combined with other attractions or Pedestrians also welcome! operators, Windermere Lake Cruises Ltd is acting as agent for the relevant attraction/ Cumbria LA23 3HE Tel: 015394 43360. operator in all cases. Full Terms and Conditions are available on our website. Email: [email protected] LOVELY LAKESHORE WALK AND CRUISE 2020 - 4 APRIL TO 1 NOVEMBER THE CROSS LAKES EXPERIENCE Bowness - Hill Top - Hawkshead Service Take the traditional launch from Pier 3 at Bowness Western Shoreline Boat and Bus Timetable for a short 10 minute journey across the lake to the Operates 4 April to 1 November 2020 picturesque Western shore. Here, a Mountain Goat Footpath Walk mini bus will be waiting to take you on to the National Claife < Depart > Arrive Trust’s Hill Top (the house of Beatrix Potter) and Station Boat Bus Hill Top Hawkshead Hawkshead. Bowness/Pier 3 Ferry House Bus Bus The journey to Hill Top takes 10.00 10.20 10.27 10.35 approximately 20 minutes; 10.40 11.00 11.07 11.15 Beatrix Potter’s home is open daily 23 May - 30 August and 11.20 11.40 11.47 11.55 every day except Fridays at 12.00 12.20 12.27 12.35 other times, (however the 12.40 1.00 1.07 1.15 garden and shop are open 2.00 2.20 2.27 2.35 STEP 1 - CHOOSE YOUR STARTING POINT STEP 2 - THE WALK! STEP 3 - CRUISE BACK ACROSS TO BOWNESS every day). 2.40 3.00 3.07 3.15 Your Cruise and Walk can begin and end at any of our main piers - > > Cruise across to Wray and follow > > At the end of the walk, board the boat at Ferry House. Enjoy the snowdrops and daffodils of springtime, the butterflies and Cruise up to Ambleside to join the Boat to Wray Castle. the path to Ferry House. From Bowness, connections are available for all start points. scents of high summer and the magnificent colours of autumn. Leave the 3.20 3.40 3.47 3.55 The beautiful village of car behind and enjoy the lake and all the pleasures the area has to offer. 4.00 4.20 4.27 4.35 Hawkshead is a further 10 Start from Start from Start from Start from Arrive Depart Arrive Depart Arrive Return to your 4.40† 5.00† 5.07 5.15 minutes along the road - here you will find a selection of Lakeside Bowness W’ Jetty Brockhole Ambleside Ambleside at Wray Ferry House Bowness starting point Walkers Ticket (via Wray Castle) Returns from Hawkshead & Hill Top shops and cafés, along with Via Bowness - Or start Finishing at Lakeside the Beatrix Potter Gallery, Stay on board here! 9.50 10.05 Board the Yellow Cruise Join the boat at any of our main piers (or your journey may begin < Depart > Arrive for Ambleside from Bowness Pier. displaying a large collection of and end at Ambleside), sail north to enjoy the magnificent mountain Ferry 1.50, 2.55, 4.00, 4.55*,5.45* her original illustrations. 9.30# 9.50# 10.05 10.30 10.45 scenery and lovely secluded bays before arriving at Hawkshead Hill Top House Bowness 4 mile Ambleside Pier. Here take the traditional launch Bus Bus Boat Bowness/Pier 3 9.20 10.10 10.40 10.55 11.10 walk 11.40 12.00 Finishing at Bowness service to Wray Castle (pictured and open to the - - 10.20 10.35 Any of the above journeys along 12.20 12.35 Congratulations! 10.30 10.40 10.55 11.10 11.20 11.35 public) ready to start your gentle 4 mile stroll 10.40 10.47 11.00 11.15 may be started from Lakeside, lake 1.00 1.15 You have reached shore along the lake shore path to Ferry House. 11.20 11.27 11.40 11.55 10.20 11.10 11.40 11.45 12.00 2.20 2.35 the end of your Brockhole, Windermere Jetty from Cruise and Walk. Before departing Ferry House on your next boat 12.00 12.07 12.20 12.35 Museum or Ambleside by using 11.25 11.45 12.10 12.25 Wray 3.00 3.15 11.25 11.35 11.50 12.05 to 3.40 3.50 journey to Bowness, if time permits take the Wray Castle 12.40 12.47 1.00 1.15 any of our regular ‘steamer’ 11.50 12.00 12.15 12.30 Ferry 4.20 4.35 Finishing at W’mere opportunity to visit Claife Viewing Station, which 2.00 2.07 2.20 2.35 and launch services (see House Jetty, Brockhole or Windermere Lake Cruises 11.20 12.20 12.50 1.05 1.20 5.00* 5.15* Ambleside was built in the 1790s for the first tourists visiting 2.40 2.47 3.00 3.15 12.40 1.00 1.30 1.45 Board the Red Cruise the Lake District.