| Coordinates: | 54.373, -2.905 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SD 41 97 |
| Population: | 7,765 |
| Dialling code: | 015394 (Hawkshead) |
Windermere lies on the eastern shore of Lake Windermere within the Lake District National Park in Westmorland and Furness, England. The parish encompasses the towns often thought of together with Bowness-on-Windermere and grew rapidly as a Victorian resort after the arrival of the railway in the 19th century; visitors still head up nearby viewpoints such as Orrest Head for classic lake-and-fell panoramas.
Today the local economy is largely driven by tourism - boat cruises, watersports, cafés, galleries and hospitality - alongside a year‑round community of residents and seasonal visitors. Architecturally there are Victorian hotels and promenades, social life mixes outdoor pursuits with village events, and the area remains a popular gateway for fell‑walking and family holidays, with the familiar tensions of second‑home ownership and rising property values seen across the national park.
Postcode districts covering Windermere
Most populated places nearby
- Morecambe 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Lancaster 23 miles37 km
- Barrow-in-Furness 21.6 miles34.7 km
- Kendal 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Heysham 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Penrith 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Ulverston 14.5 miles23.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Windermere Built-up area 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Bowness-on-Windermere Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Claife Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Storrs Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Hugill Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Crook Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Nether Staveley Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Staveley Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Hawkshead Built-up area 3.7 miles6 km
- Over Staveley Parish 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Ambleside Built-up area 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Kentmere Parish 4.5 miles7.3 km
Example postcodes in Windermere
LA23 2LA, LA23 1GE, LA23 1HX, LA23 1DQ, LA23 1BU, LA23 3ES, LA23 3EZ, LA23 2JQ, LA23 3QR … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 60 miles96.6 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 61.4 miles98.8 km
- Windermere Railway Station 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Staveley Railway Station 3.5 miles5.6 km
Hotels in Windermere Ad
- Linthwaite House 5
- The Samling Hotel 4
- Applegarth Villa Hotel & Restaurant (Adult Only) 5
- Storrs Hall Hotel 5
- Craig Manor 4
- Gilpin Hotel & Lake House 5
- Broadoaks Country House 5
- Cranleigh Boutique 4
- Lindeth Howe 4
- Burn How Garden Hotel - Bowness on Windermere 4
Schools in Windermere
- Goodly Dale Primary School Primary
- St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere Primary
- St Martin & St Mary C of E Primary School Primary
- The Lakes School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Wray Castle Estate 2 miles3.1 km
- Watercrook Archaeological site 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Cartmel Racecourse Recreation 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Cumbrian Mountains Mountains 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Holker Hall Estate 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Terry Bank Estate 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Lowther Castle Estate 17.2 miles27.6 km
- Underley Hall Estate 17.6 miles28.4 km
- Blencathra Centre Country house 18.5 miles29.8 km