Windermere Steamboat Centre: For a great day out visit the Windermere Steamboats & Museum situated on the shores of beautiful Lake Windermere.
Windermere Steamboats & Museum offers:
A unique and historic collection of Steam and Motor Boats
Steam Launch Trips
Shop and Refreshments
"Swallows and Amazons" Exhibition
Model Boats boat pond with frequent demonstrations
Windermere Steamboats & Museum is located on a former sand wharf site where, for many years, barges unloaded gravel dredged from the bed of the lake.
A Steamboat Wetdock has been built over the original sand wharf quay and accommodates up to 15 boats in working order. The 'Windermere' building includes displays of Windermere speed craft, Beatrix Potter's rowing boat and a special area set aside for the 'Swallows & Amazons' Exhibition. There is also a lecture theatre which is available for private hire, a Tea Room serving hot & cold drinks, and a selection of delicious savoury snacks and cakes, an outside picnic area by the lake and a model boat pond. .
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