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Boats and buses
Explore by Boat
Enjoy the lakes by hiring a boat, taking a cruise or having a go at some water sports.
Sight-seeing lake cruises
With over sixteen lakes and numerous tarns in the Lake District plus a stretch of coastline there's plenty of opportunity to go rowing, sailing, windsurfing, kayaking, fishing or simply splash about on the shore.
Where better to experience the Lake District than on the waters of our beautiful lakes? Relaxing cruises across the water allow you to soak up the magnificent scenery for a truly memorable day out. Four of our lakes offer boat services:
Boat hire
Experience the lakes at your own pace and hire a boat.
Water sports
Water sports activities range from peaceful paddles in a kayak to action packed ghyll scrambling!
Explore by Bus
Let someone else do the driving and make the most of the stunning scenery as you travel to some of the Lake District’s top attractions by bus.
Timetables
Traveline (0871 200 22 33)
Mountain Goat
Local writer Mark Richards, of "Great Mountain Days in the Lake District", has written a fantastic collection of leaflets for memorable bus journeys in the area. Download the leaflets to discover how getting a bus is more than going for A to B, it's an experience
Integrated Ticketing
Explore by Bus and Boat
The Cross Lakes Experience offers integrated ticketing to save you money and take the strain out of public transport between Bowness-on-Windermere, to Coniston and into Grizedale.
The new Go Now Lakes card offers a discounted multi-day ticket which can be used on bus services around Windermere and Hawkshead, including a memorable cruise on Windermere
