A Visit to Lakeside on Windermere

Rather than start at Haverthwaite and leave the car there we drove to Lakeside to see both Steam Trains and Steamers. We didn't want to spend in excess of £60 on tickets so enjoyed watching everybody coming and going as we sat in the shade on a nice park bench.

It was another glorious day with signs that the temperature might reach 30C in the early afternoon.

This Steamer was full of pensioners with hardly anybody under 70 years of age.

It is a 30 minute sail to Bowness on Windermere and most of the passengers have taken the steam train from Haverthwaite for an 18 minute journey to Lakeside.

A pair of Swans with only one remaining signet

The Steam Train from Haverthwaite

The Steam Train was very busy

The top end of Lake Windermere

Looking down the lake to Bowness on Windermere

Loads of smaller boats running private excursions

Departing for Bowness on Windermere. We thoroughly enjoyed the 2 hours we spent people watching seated in a nice shaded area and near a cafe providing us with Coffee and in Gaye's case Cake as well. Out of the shade it was getting very hot so we headed back to Cartmel where there was not one parking spot to be found, so we just went back to our chalet for a seat on our lovely veranda and a cup of tea.