Lake District
Bowness-on-Windermere
The lake at its most sociable.
Bowness is the lake's front room: piers, launches, ice cream and a genuinely good clutch of restaurants. Ten minutes' walk out of it in any direction and you have the shoreline to yourself.
Good for guests who want to step out of the door into life rather than silence.
Restaurants
- A well-regarded lakeside dining room
- A smart wine bar off the promenade
Pubs
- An old coaching inn up the hill
Walks
- Brant Fell
- The shore path towards Storrs
Things to do
- Boat hire from the piers
- The lake cruises to Ambleside
Signature recommendations
- Hire a self-drive launch for the morning and picnic on an island