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Lakeshore park with stunning mountain views, Boathouse cafe, watersports hire and play area
Newby Bridge, Windermere, Cumbria, LA12 8NN
Asset | Opening time |
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Park | 09:00 - 16:00 |
Boathouse Café | 10:00 - 16:00 |
Park is closed 25 December.
Outdoor play area located near the south car park. Swings, climbing frames and small slide.
Boathouse Café with indoor and outdoor seating next to the lake.
There is plenty of space on the grass lawns and picnic benches near the café and along the lakeshore path.
Parking is free for National Trust members. Parking charges for non-members (£6 for up to 2 hours, £7.50 for up to 4 hours, £9 all day). Cash at machine or card payments can be taken by a member of the welcome team.
Dogs on leads welcome in the main park, lawns and inside the café. Dogs are allowed off the lead in the meadow, except for when cows are grazing.
Accessible toilets in main car park and at the Active Base. Changing Places facility. Wheelchair accessible pathway. Mountain trike available to hire free of charge. Level access to cafe and outdoor viewing platform. Grounds partly accessible, grass and loose gravel paths, steep slopes and undulating terrain.
Wheelchair accessible pathway.
Accessible route and/or map - more informationIn the Visitor Reception hut.
Accessible toilets in main car park.
Grounds are partly accessible, grass and loose gravel paths, steep slopes, undulating terrain.
Changing Place facility available in the boatshed next to the Boathouse Café. It requires a radar key to access. Please ask in the café if you need to borrow a radar key.
Two all-terrain wheelchairs available. One is a manual push all terrain wheelchair with no power assistance and the other is an electric assist push all terrain wheelchair, which enables the pusher to tackle steeper terrain. Both wheelchairs are free of charge. Acquire on arrival with a member of staff in the main north car park.
Accessible parking available in the main car park, south car park and Active Base car park.
If you are arriving by car, we are 1 mile north of Newby Bridge on the A592. Coach access is difficult, booking is essential.
Parking: Follow the signs to the main car park. Pay by cash at ticket machine. Card payments for parking can be taken by a member of the welcome team. Parking charge for non-members (£6 for up to 2 hours, £7.50 for up to 4 hours, £9 all day). Free parking for National Trust members. No need to book entry.
Sat Nav: LA12 8NN
Closest train stations are Grange 6 miles (9.5km) and Windermere 8 miles (13km). If you are traveling on the West Coast Main Line, take a train from Oxenholme-the-Lake District to Windermere station. Fell Foot Park is just a short bus ride. The buses to Fell Foot depart from right outside Windermere train station, see directions by bus section for more information.
Stagecoach number 6 bus between Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere, Newby Bridge, Ulverston and Barrow, runs all year. The bus stop is right outside the park entrance - 'Fell Foot Country Park' stop. Please note: Stagecoach journey planner might suggest the X6 bus to Newby Bridge, there is no pavement or pedestrian footpath along that section of the A592, so we don't recommend using that option.
Windermere Lake Cruises’ Lakeside to Fell Foot ferry runs 25 May to 29 September 2024 and then October half term (19-27 October 2024.)
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Search for live volunteering opportunities, or register your interest with Fell Foot.
Join today and help protect nature, beauty and history – for everyone, for ever. Enjoy access to more than 500 places with National Trust membership.