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 miles32.9 km
- Lancaster 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Barrow-in-Furness 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Kendal 7.4 miles12 km
- Heysham 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Penrith 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Ulverston 13.6 miles21.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Windermere Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Storrs Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Claife Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Crook Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Hugill Parish 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Nether Staveley Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Hawkshead Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Staveley Built-up area 4 miles6.4 km
- Cartmel Fell Parish 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Satterthwaite Parish 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Over Staveley Parish 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Windermere and Ambleside Ward 4.9 miles7.9 km
Example postcodes in Bowness-on-Windermere
LA23 3DH, LA23 2HA, LA23 3EY, LA23 3DY, LA23 3BP, LA23 2FJ, LA23 3HA, LA23 3DU, LA23 2JD … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 60.6 miles97.6 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 61.3 miles98.6 km
- Windermere Railway Station 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Staveley Railway Station 4 miles6.5 km
Hotels in Bowness-on-Windermere Ad
- Linthwaite House 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
- The Ro Hotel 4
Local points of interest
- Wray Castle Estate 2 miles3.3 km
- Watercrook Archaeological site 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Cartmel Racecourse Recreation 11 miles17.8 km
- Holker Hall Estate 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Cumbrian Mountains Mountains 13 miles20.9 km
- Terry Bank Estate 15 miles24.1 km
- Underley Hall Estate 17.4 miles28.1 km
- Lowther Castle Estate 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Blencathra Centre Country house 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Roanhead Beach Beach 19.4 miles31.2 km