Fallbarrow Holiday Park
✓ Lakeside lodges with direct water access on Lake Windermere
🏖️ 0.75 miles from Windermere, Rayrigg Meadow (Excellent water quality)
Windermere
Museums & Galleries · Windermere
Windermere Jetty
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Photo: Chris Allen (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Historic boats, steam launches and speed boats in interactive galleries
- Watch live boat conservation and restoration in the workshop
- Take heritage boat trips out on Windermere
- Model boating pond beside the restored 1890 Fire Station
- Lakeshore café with views over the water and fells
Windermere Jetty Museum sits on the lakeshore just outside Bowness, telling over 200 years of Windermere's boating story through historic vessels, interactive galleries and a working conservation workshop where you can watch boatbuilders at work. You can take a heritage boat trip out onto the lake, explore the boat yard and jetties, let the kids loose on the model boating pond, and relax in the lakeshore café with views towards the fells. It suits families and anyone curious about boats and craftsmanship, with a year-round programme of exhibitions and events. The museum is close to Windermere station and Rayrigg Meadow beach, and with 321 bookable places to stay within 5 miles, it works well as part of a longer visit to the area.
Practical details
- Open
- Daily 10am–5pm from late March to early October
- Booking
- Heritage boat trips run daily, subject to weather, with exclusive hire available
- Parking
- Complimentary parking for 4 hours when spending £5 or more
- Best for
- Families interested in boats and hands-on maritime heritage
From the attraction's own website on 20 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Bar
- ✓ Cafe
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ Picnic Area
- ✓ WiFi
- ✓ Parking
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