Bowness-on-Windermere
Built-up area in Westmorland and Furness, England
Within Lake District National Park
| Coordinates: | 54.361, -2.916 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 40 96 |
| Dialling code: | 015394 (Hawkshead) |
Bowness-on-Windermere sits on the eastern shore of Windermere, England’s largest natural lake, in the heart of the Lake District National Park and the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. Historically part of Westmorland, the town expanded in the Victorian era with the arrival of the railway and steamers; today its waterfront, fells and walks make it a classic Lakeland gateway with easy boat connections to other lakeside villages.
The local economy is heavily tourism-led, with hotels, cafés, outdoor-activity providers and attractions such as the World of Beatrix Potter drawing seasonal crowds. Bowness is popular for cruising, sailing and hillwalking, and combines a bustling visitor scene with a small year-round community that feels the familiar tensions of second homes and seasonal employment common across the national park; nearby Ambleside is a short walk or boat ride away.
Postcode districts covering Bowness-on-Windermere
Most populated places nearby
- Morecambe 20.4 miles
- Lancaster 22.3 miles
- Barrow-in-Furness 20.7 miles
- Kendal 7.4 miles
- Heysham 21.7 miles
- Penrith 23.8 miles
- Ulverston 13.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Windermere Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Storrs Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Claife Parish 2.1 miles
- Crook Parish 2.6 miles
- Hugill Parish 3.3 miles
- Nether Staveley Parish 3.4 miles
- Hawkshead Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Staveley Built-up area 4 miles
- Cartmel Fell Parish 4.1 miles
- Satterthwaite Parish 4.5 miles
- Over Staveley Parish 4.7 miles
- Windermere and Ambleside Ward 4.9 miles
Example postcodes in Bowness-on-Windermere
LA23 3HB, LA23 2HD, LA23 3HZ, LA23 3BY, LA23 3BZ, LA23 3DP, LA23 3AX, LA23 3HJ, LA23 3DN … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 60.6 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 61.3 miles
- Windermere Railway Station 1.4 miles
- Staveley Railway Station 4 miles
Hotels in Bowness-on-Windermere Ad
- Linthwaite House 5
- Lakes Hotel & Spa 5
- Craig Manor 4
- Cranleigh Boutique 4
- Burn How Garden Hotel - Bowness on Windermere 4
- Aphrodites Group 5
- Lakes Hotel & Spa 4
- Church Suites by the Cranleigh Boutique
- The Belsfield Hotel 4
- The Berry Boutique
Local points of interest
- Wray Castle Estate 2 miles
- Watercrook Archaeological site 7.7 miles
- Cartmel Racecourse Recreation 11 miles
- Holker Hall Estate 12.6 miles
- Cumbrian Mountains Mountains 13 miles
- Terry Bank Estate 15 miles
- Underley Hall Estate 17.4 miles
- Lowther Castle Estate 18.1 miles
- Blencathra Centre Country house 19.1 miles
- Roanhead Beach Beach 19.4 miles