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Things to do in Windermere

19 ideas for a day or a night in Windermere, by what you’re in the mood for.

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Arts & culture · 5Nightlife · 4Tours & day trips · 4Live music · 3Outdoors · 3

Arts & culture in Windermere

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Embodied: The Making of a Windermere SkiffThu 15 October, 10am · Windermere Jetty MuseumGhost Story: Into the Gothic ImaginationThu 15 October, 10am · Wordsworth GrasmereCine-Macabre Festival of HorrorThu 15 October · Brewery ArtsThe Picture of Dorian GrayTue 20 October, 7:30pm · Theatre by the Lake · From £12Off GridThu 22 October, 7:30pm · Theatre by the Lake (Studio) · From £12

Nightlife in Windermere

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Hole in t' WallBownessBrewery ArtsKendalThe Mortal ManTroutbeckZeffirellis Jazz BarAmbleside

Tours & day trips in Windermere

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Ullswater 'Steamers' CruisesGlenridding, Howtown or Pooley Bridge piers · From £11.75Brantwood, Home of John RuskinConiston Water east shoreConiston Launch Cruises1.3 hr · Coniston pierHolker Hall & GardensWith Holker Estate

Live music in Windermere

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ShoogleniftyFri 16 October, 8pm · Brewery Arts · From £22Martin Simpson: Some Kind Of Jubilee TourWed 21 October, 7:30pm · Brewery Arts · From £23Peatbog FaeriesThu 22 October, 7:30pm · Brewery Arts · From £27

Outdoors in Windermere

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FreeOrrest Head3.5 km · about 1.5 hrsFreeTarn Hows Circular Walk3.2 km · about 1 hrFreeAsh Landing and Claife Heights WalkRoute from National Trust
What’s On WindermereThis week in Windermere, day by dayTonight, this weekend, the Top 10 and the regular nights.Eat & drinkWhere locals eat in WindermereThe restaurants, cafés and bakeries locals love.

Things to do in Windermere, answered

What are the best things to do in Windermere?

Right now: Embodied: The Making of a Windermere Skiff (arts & culture), Hole in t' Wall (nightlife), Ullswater 'Steamers' Cruises (tours & day trips) and Shooglenifty (live music). Each list is refreshed several times a day.

What can I do for free in Windermere?

Orrest Head, Tarn Hows Circular Walk and Ash Landing and Claife Heights Walk.

What's on in Windermere this week?

What's On Windermere has this week day by day: tonight, this weekend, the Top 10 and the regular nights hotels and hostels run.