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Ullswater Lake District Return Cruise
4.4
44 Ratings
Glenridding
Discover Ullswater’s beauty on a historic cruise. Enjoy onboard bars, scenic views, and explore Pooley Bridge village. Perfect for a memorable day out.
Discover Ullswater’s beauty on a historic cruise. Enjoy onboard bars, scenic views, and explore Pooley Bridge village. Perfect for a memorable day out.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Ullswater Lake - Enjoy a two-hour cruise on England’s most beautiful lake in the heart of UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lake District National National Park. Iconic Lakeland scenery, cultural site, wildlife spotting.
- Ullswater Lake - Enjoy a two-hour cruise on England’s most beautiful lake in the heart of UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lake District National National Park. Iconic Lakeland scenery, cultural site, wildlife spotting.
What's Included
- Open ticket with flexible return time
- Outdoor and indoor seating onboard
- Toilet facilities onboard
- Total cruise time is 2 hours (1 hour each way)
- Select cruise time from Glenridding for first cruise
- Spend time in Pooley Bridge for a walk or refreshments before return cruise
- Open ticket with flexible return time
- Outdoor and indoor seating onboard
- Toilet facilities onboard
- Total cruise time is 2 hours (1 hour each way)
- Select cruise time from Glenridding for first cruise
- Spend time in Pooley Bridge for a walk or refreshments before return cruise
What's Not Included
- Food & drink
- Car parking charges $12 full day
- Bike charge £3.00
- Paddle board £4.50
- Dog £1
- Food & drink
- Car parking charges $12 full day
- Bike charge £3.00
- Paddle board £4.50
- Dog £1
Additional Information
Our company have been operating lake cruises on Ullswater in the heart of the Lake District National Park since 1859 offering visitors an opportunity to experience this treasured landscape from a different perspective. Excellent facilities at the main pier houses. Toilets and licensed bars onboard, with seating outside on the upper decks and inside the…
Our company have been operating lake cruises on Ullswater in the heart of the Lake District National Park since 1859 offering visitors an opportunity to experience this treasured landscape from a different perspective. Excellent facilities at the main pier houses. Toilets and licensed bars onboard, with seating outside on the upper decks and inside the lower deck saloons. Cruise through iconic mountain and countryside panoramas. Starting at Glenridding Pier, it is a one-hour cruise to Pooley Bridge Pier. There is an option to get off at Pooley Bridge but check your return cruise time back to Glenridding. It is a 15 minute walk to Pooley Bridge village with a selection of tea rooms, pubs and independent shops, pick up a souvenir before returning to the pier for your cruise back Glenridding.
- DISCLAIMER: There is no guide but there is a captain and crew on the boat if there are any questions.
Location
The Pier House
Meet the boat at Glenridding Pier. Please arrive 15 minutes before departure. Show your ticket to the Pier House staff and they will direct you to the correct boat.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
(44 Ratings)
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Debbieej2854bl
Aug 29, 2025
Evening cruise - fabulous! - We booked a fish and chip sunset cruise for the family. Everything was thoroughly enjoyable - good fish and chips and great live entertainment. We were lucky with the weather and of course the scenery was spectacular. Well organised and lovely helpful staff. A fabulous evening - we would definitely go again!
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Roselleb842
Aug 27, 2025
Experience to be repeated - Great experience and lovely trip on a beautiful sunny day. The best part was being able to park by the waterfront in an area only for people booked on their trips. The car park was completely full. I never realised ullswater was so long.
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C6642mkbarbaraa
Sep 17, 2025
Trip on Ulswater steam boats.......views amazing! - Had a problem downloading our joint ticket, the lady didn't hesitate, checked my email then issued us complimentary tickets. Trip was a wonderful way to view the water and its surroundings. Only complaint would be that when the boat arrived at Glenridding, those doing the round trip were allowed to stay on. However, when we got to Pooley Bridge (doing the round trip) we had to get off and join the end of the long queue waiting to board. Not good as my husband struggles to stand for long! Couldn't understand the difference? However, the trip was worth doing.
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Dianepb
Sep 11, 2025
Nice trip for the day - Very nice trip on the lake. Agree the seats aren’t that comfortable but the views are outstanding. Pooley bridge is quieter than expected so we caught the next boat back after lunch. I imagine in peak times the boat will be very full.
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I6214fajs
Sep 1, 2025
Meandering the lakes 2025 - Great day enjoying the Blue Bird Anniversary day (23rd July), well organised with a fantastic cruise up and down the wonderful Ullswater, weather not bad so greatly enjoyed with interesting commentary…
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A9069rsjeremyk
Aug 31, 2025
Lovely day out but can be improved - We had a range of weather so the views were ever-changing and wonderful.
The boat we were on had a nice period feel and pushed along quite nicely. All in all a nice morning on the lake.
It is worth considering bringing a cushion as two+ hours on the wooden benches were enough to cause a bit of discomfort.
The commentary, somewhat spasmodic, was a little odd as we couldn’t spot any of the features that it referred to. Time to redo it and think a bit harder about exactly where and when to look in which direction.
Avoid the coffee!!
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Bron2020india
Sep 8, 2025
This is a not a ‘steamer’ boat. The historical experience lessened as all boats are converted to diesel. - Disappointed to find out on boarding that all the ‘steamer’ boats have been converted to diesel.
For a largely elderly group many were not able to find seating. And today’s ride does have 2 levels but lower level has very small windows so many people didn’t want to use the seating.
No staff checking that everyone safe and secure, and it meant people who had seats felt compelled to stand to give to all those looking unsteady on their seat.
Beautiful scenery. Just not the historical experience we had expected.
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Tjwwilliams01
Sep 7, 2025
Reasonable but no commentary - Reasonable ship but absolutely no commentary compared to an excellent commentary given on the Gondola Coniston water .
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Ericthehalfb
Aug 31, 2025
Beautiful views, unhelpful staff - Because of the unpredictable weather I telephoned to ask if there was a flexible ticket so we could walk part of the Ullswater way and re-join the boat.
The woman who answered the phone did not seem to understand the question and put the phone down without answering!
The steamer stopped for 20 minutes at Pooley Bridge. We left the boat then it started to rain but we were told we could not return to the boat unless we joined the back of the queue
They did not advise us of this before we left the boat
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Andreamb5960lo
Sep 11, 2025
Rammed on like Sardines - Round trip we were packed on like sardines then waited for at least 15 mins to get to Howtown landing Then let more people on. Traveled on to Pooley Bridge only to be told we had to leave the boat and go and stand at the end of the queue for another 30 minutes.Then a bus trip of people then get priority so they then get on the boat first.Which non of us could understand why as we had all paid They continued to pile the people on we were so crammed on we were sitting on the corner of seat which was so uncomfortable not a pleasant experience people were standing which was not my idea of a pleasant boat trip . Very disappointed surely we should have been advised of this when we booked the tickets which is not hard to do.
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