Windermere
11 miles long and just over a mile wide in places. Its heavily wooded shores used to be home to illegal whisky makers, who made up ghost stories to keep inquisitive locals away.
You can cruise Windermere on one of the Windermere Steamboat companies ‘Great White Birds”, pleasure boats that are name Teal, Swan and Tern, after water birds commonly seen on the Lake.

Coniston
Incredibly scenic, particularly in the northern reaches, and much favoured by Donald Campbell as its waters are often as still as a mirror, particularly on crisp winter mornings.
You can cruise Coniston on board “Gondola” the worlds oldest working steam yacht.

Grasmere
A lake that is capable of inspiring the romantic poetry of Wordsworth must be quite special. Those that visit Grasmere are often as enchanted by its beauty as the great poet was.

Rydal
Smaller than Grasmere, but no less beautiful. The round lake walk is a joy whatever the time of year.

Derwentwater
Sitting in the “Jaws of Borrowdale”, a region once inhabited by German miners who had a tendency to frighten travellers with their strange language and customs.
A waterbus service runs all year round on Derwentwater, so you can enjoy a cruise followed by a walk safe in the knowledge that you won’t stray too far from your car.

Bassenthwaite
The largest of the Northern Lakes, and overlooked by the impressive conical shaped peak of Skiddaw. Each summer a pair of Ospreys nest in woodland close to the lake shore, and provide an impressive display for visitors who turn up at the Osprey view point.

Ullswater
8 miles long, spectacular scenery including the imposing mass of Helvellyn; no wander many people call this the “Queen of the Lakes” A year round service is run buy the Ullswater Steam Navigation company, so you can view the impressive backdrop from the water in complete safety.

Haweswater
Alone in the North East, cut off from the rest of the Lakes by the High Street mountain range, this lake is actually a man made reservoir. The village of Mardale was flooded in the 1930’s and the result was an incredibly beautiful, often moody lake. At time of low water, the old village re emerges from beneath the waves.