Lake · from Far Sawrey

Windermere

Easy Grade
half day+ Typical time
Far Sawrey Usual base
Lake Type
Locator, not a GPX track. The sketch marks this water. How-to-get-there names the usual village, car park or bus — then use the terrain map for real public paths. Gorges and hill tarns need proper footwear and an OS map.

Terrain map

Zoom in for footpaths and contours. The marker is the water, not a line of approach.

Locator sketch

Drawn from OpenStreetMap coordinates, with nearby waters and villages in their real positions.

Locator sketch of Windermere

Guide

England’s largest natural lake: steamers, islands and the railway gateway at Windermere town.

How to get there

Rail to Windermere, then bus or walk down to Bowness. Cars: Bowness and Waterhead have large pay parks. Windermere Lake Cruises link Ambleside, Bowness and Lakeside. Shore paths are public in places; much of the bank is private — stay on marked ways.

Nearest directory town: Far Sawrey. Parking, buses and path closures change — check locally before you travel.

Nearby water

Out Dubs Tarn Locator sketch of Out Dubs Tarn

Out Dubs Tarn

Tarn
Moss Eccles Tarn Locator sketch of Moss Eccles Tarn

Moss Eccles Tarn

Tarn
Three Dubs Tarn Locator sketch of Three Dubs Tarn

Three Dubs Tarn

Tarn
Esthwaite Water Locator sketch of Esthwaite Water

Esthwaite Water

Lake
The Scale Tarn Locator sketch of The Scale Tarn

The Scale Tarn

Tarn
Wise Een Tarn Locator sketch of Wise Een Tarn

Wise Een Tarn

Tarn