Weekends on Windermere

Windermere on Water

Saturday and Sunday 7-8th June.

A festival of events organised by the local community all located on or near Windermere, one of the most beautiful lakes in England.

There will be lots going on so come and join in! You could compete in the Open English Stone Skimming Championships, learn some circus skills, listen to music on the bandstand, enjoy a guided walk, find out what the Romans got up to in Ambleside plus much, much more.

We are still finalising the programme and will be adding more details to the website so be sure to come back soon!

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The Festival will culminate on Saturday 14th June 8.30-11.00pm with the WOW Factor an exciting free event on the Glebe. With fire works from Walk the Plank and a breathtaking aerial display from French group Transe Expresse it will be a night to remember. For more information visit www.lakesalive.org.

All England Open Stone Skimming Championship

Wateredge Inn, Waterhead

Try your luck at the first leg of the All England Stone Skimming Championship. Fantastic prizes to be won.

Date/Time: Sat 7th June / Registration begins at 8.30am skimming all day from 10.00am
Organised by: South Cumbria Rivers Trust
Price: Adults (16 and over) £3, Junitors (10-15) £2, Under-10s £1


For more infomation, please download the Stone Skimming event details (PDF, 77KB).

Windows of Windermere

Windermere Village

Windermere Village like you have never seen it before! To celebrate WOW the shopkeepers of Windermere are going to decorate the town - BLUE! Come and see just what they are going to do with their shop windows and if you can spot all the hidden objects in their shop windows you might win a great prize. What's more there will be special offers, drink and food tasting and family entertainment to add to the festive fun. So come along and rediscover Windermere!

Date/Time: Sat and Sun 7&8th June / 9.00am-5.00pm
Price: Free

Windermere Open Sailing Regatta

Lake Windermere

Now in it's second year, the Windermere Open Sailing Regatta will be bigger and better in 2008, with fiercely competitive fleet racing from Friday June 6 through to Sunday June 8th. The regatta is open to all types of sailing and racing boats from small dinghies to large cruisers. This year there is a special prize - the Windermere 10mph Sailing Trophy - for visiting clubs entering five or more boats. Please click here for further regatta details and entry forms.

Date/Time: 6-8th June

Organised by: Partnership of 5 Windermere boat clubs

Further Infomation for competitors:
Crew Next Of Kin Form
WOSR08 Entry Form
North Lake Chart
South Lake Chart
Notice Of Race
Sailing Instructions

Lake Discovery Cruise

Cruise leaves from Bowness Bay Pier

Join a Lake Ranger on board a Windermere Lake Cruises trip from Bowness Bay to Waterhead. Learn about the lake, its wildlife and its history.

Date/Time: 7th June / 10.00 am departure
Organised by: Windermere Lake Cruises www.windermere-lakecruises.co.uk
Price: Normal boat fare applies

Meet the Lake Ranger and the Lake Patrol Boat!

Lake District National Park Visitor Centre at Brockhole

Join the Lake Ranger to see inside the ranger's boat, talk to tand find out what we do on the lake.subject to service demands

Date/Time: 7th June / 1pm - 4pm
Organised by: Lake District National Park www.lake-district.gov.uk
Price: £Free (Pay and Display car parking)

National Trust Family Discovery Walk

Galava Roman Fort, Ambleside

Join the National Trust for a discovery walk around Galava Roman Fort on the Lakeshore in Ambleside. Use Real and replica artefacts to piece together what the Roman Fort would have looked like and discover some of the area's hidden secrets. Can you be a time detective?

Date/Time: Sat 7th June / 10.30 am & 1pm
Organised by: National Trust
Price: £2

Be WOWed at Brockhole

Lake District National Park Visitor Centre at Brockhole

The Lake District Visitor Centre at Brockhole hosts a day of family fun, celebrating Windermere on Water 2008. Activities include fun with Astral Circus, badge making and colouring in. Plus our famous adventure playground and cafe.

Date/Time: 7th June / Visitor Centre open 10am - 5pm.
Organised by: Lake District National Park www.lake-district.gov.uk
Price: Most activities free, pay and display parking

Recycle Rubbish into Instruments!

The Glebe, Bowness

Come and have a go at making beautiful music from things you would normally throw away!

Date/Time: Sat 7th June /
Organised by: South Lakes Action on Climate Change www.slacc.org.uk
Price: £Free

Lakes Aquarium

The aquarium will also be hosting Lake Windermere based activities including the What’s in Windermere quiz trail and Windermere inspired crafts. Discover the true underwater world of Lake Windermere by venturing into the aquariums underwater tunnel. Uncover the myths of what’s been spotted in Lake Windermere, is there such a creature as Bownessie?

Date/Time: Sat 7th and Sun 8th June /

Price: Normal Admission charge applies

Jesters Circus Workshop

Library Gardens, Windermere

Drop in circus skills workshops. Came and try your hand at juggling, diabalo, spinning plates and even peacock feather balancing! All for free.

Date/Time: Sat 7th June / 10.00am - 5.00pm
Organised By: Jesters of Ambleside www.ukjuggling.com
Price: £Free

Watery Fun at Brockhole

Lake District National Park Visitor Centre at Brockhole

Free taster kayaking sessions (minimum age 8 years) at the Lake District Visitor Centre, Brockhole

Date/Time: 7th June / Kayaking sessions at 11am, 12:30pm and 2pm.
Organised by: Lake District National Park www.lake-district.gov.uk
Price: £Free, pay and display carpark

Brantfell Guided Walk

Brantfell, Windermere (meet Bowness Tourist Information Centre)

A short climb visiting three great local viewpoints. Stunning views along the length of Lake Windermere in both directions and to the hills beyond. Sensible walking shoes or boots required. Meet outside Bowness Tourist Information Centre.

Date/Time: Sat 7th June / 10.30 am
Organised by: Walking Ways www.walkingways.co.uk Tel: 01539 442346
Price: £3

Tai Chi

Bandstand, Glebe

Tai Chi demonstration with opportunity to participate - beginners welcome. Led by Lakes Tai Chi.

Date: Sun 8 June 2.00pm-2.45pm

Price: £Free

Music: Billy and the Tempermentals

Bandstand, Glebe

Feel good rock and roll band

Date/Time: Sat 7th June / 21.00pm - 23.00pm
Price: £Free

Life in the Lake

Freshwater Biological Association Headquarters Ferry Landing Far Sawrey

Come and have a look at some of the things that live in Windermere at stalls set up outside the Freshwater Biological Association Headquarters on the edge of Windermere. No need to book, just have a look as you get off the ferry.

Date/Time: Sat 7th June / 2.00pm-5.00pm
Organised by: Freshwater Biological Association www.fba.org.uk
Price: £Free

Moths Plus event

Freshwater Biological Association Headquarters Ferry Landing Far Sawery

For National Moth Night FBA will be hosting a moth identification and count please click here for more details

Date/Time: Sat 7th June Sun 8th / Contact details and to book a place on the evening event: 01539 442468, info@fba.org.uk, www.fba.org.uk
Organised by: Freshwater Biological Association www.fba.org.uk
Price: £Free

For more infomation, please download the Moths Plus event details (PDF, 55KB).

Wray Castle Revealed

Windermere Lake Cruises booking office, Waterhead

A unique opportunity to join a National Trust Warden on a full tour of Wray Castle from cellar to servants' quarters, and to discover the fascinating stories and mysteries which lie within. Access to grounds via boat from water head.

Date/Time: Sat 7th June / 10.00am - 1.00pm
Organised by: National Trust
Price: £2

Windermere Revealed

Start: Windermere Lake Cruises Pier 3, Bowness Bay, Bowness on Windermere (pay and display parking at Glebe)

Thomas West's first viewing station is situated in the woods above the Windermere ferry. Discover more about this unique ruined building, its significance to the development of tourism in the Lake District and its place in the development of the picturesque movement.

Date/Time: Sun 8 June / 10.00am - 12.00pm
Organised by: National Trust
Price: £2

Exhibition: Swallows & Amazons — Ransome on Windermere

St Martins Church, Bowness on Windermere

Author Ransome, author of the 12 children’s books in the Swallows and Amazons series, had close connections with Windermere and sailed and fished on the lake. Naturally he incorporated various locations into his stories, and Belle Isle and Bowness are readily recognizable as Long Island and Rio.

Date/Time: 6-15th June /
Organised by: The Arthur Ransome Society www.arthur-ransome.org
Price: £Free

Images of the Lake District on Canvass by Karen Embleton

Bowness Tourist Information Centre, The Glebe

Exhibition of the work of artist Karen Embleton

Date/Time: 6-8th June / 9.30-5.30

Price: £Free

Photographic Exhibition

Windermere Library

Exhibition of historical photographs of Windermere

Date: Friday 6th - 16th June / Sat 1.00am-1.00pm Mon-Fri (close Wed) 9.30-5.00pm
Price: free

Price: £Free

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