Lake Windermere

We are staying at Bowness, the more upmarket end of Windermere that is close to the lake. We walked down and purchased an all day ferry ticket and were soon on our way.

I would love to have either a one or two man rowing boat like this to row around the lake at Conjola.

We headed out bound for Ambleside. We passed many stately homes on the way.

 

It was a pleasant day when out of the wind. 

We would settle for this great boathouse right on the lake.

..or even this one.

At Ambleside we walked the mile from the ferry to the town. We passed parks and an old roman fort.

Not much remains of the huge Roman complex.

We walked past the church, the B&B's and the shops but then returned to the pier.

Our ship for the next leg was the 'Tern' built in 1891. This photo was taken later when we passed by.

We passed Wray castle, not an old castle but known as the place where Beatrix Potter stayed for holidays.

Top deck of the 'Tern'

We passed lots more old homes but reached the southern end of the lake after a stop in Bowness on the way. At Lakeside there are various options. An aquarium, a major car museum or a steam train. We had lunch and returned on the boat about an hour later.

                                                      Rob at the train station.

We returned to Bowness on the much larger 'Swan' built in 1936.

After looking at various shops we returned to our B&B for a rest, When we woke up it was snowing.
We stayed indoors very comfy and watched the surrounds turn white