Bowness-on-Windermere
This lakeside town in Cumbria's Lake District National Park serves as the main tourist hub for the South Lakes area, sitting directly on the shore of Windermere with mountain terrain rising around it. The centre is well supplied with cafés and restaurants, and the wider region holds listed heritage architecture alongside UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Description drafted with AI from public sources such as Wikipedia and OpenStreetMap. How this works
- Nearest water from center 0.4 km0.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 0.9 km0.5 mi
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Bowness-on-Windermere: quick answers
Where is Bowness-on-Windermere?
Bowness-on-Windermere is in United Kingdom, about 59 km37 miles in a straight line from Carlisle.
How do you get to Bowness-on-Windermere?
The nearest airport is Barrow-in-Furness (BWF), about 59 min away by road. The nearest train station is Windermere, about 9 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Bowness-on-Windermere?
The warmest month is July, averaging 14°C57°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 3°C37°F. The wettest month is December, with about 162 mm6.4 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Bowness-on-Windermere?
OpenStreetMap lists 3 museums, 11 restaurants, 32 cafés and 10 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Bowness-on-Windermere?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Braithwaite, Maryport and Stainburn.