Lake District

Fell Foot

Lakeshore park with stunning mountain views, Boathouse cafe, watersports hire and play area

Newby Bridge, Windermere, Cumbria, LA12 8NN

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The Boathouse Cafe at Fell Foot, Cumbria from Lake Windermere

Opening times for 12 March 2025
Asset Opening time
Park 09:00 - 16:00
Boathouse Café 10:00 - 16:00
Out of hours vehicle access available for Active base members. Park closed 25 December. Café closed 24-25 December.
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Adventure playground/play area
Outdoor play area located near the south car park. Swings, climbing frames and small slide.
Family friendly
Café
Boathouse Café with indoor and outdoor seating next to the lake.
Picnic area
There is plenty of space on the grass lawns and picnic benches near the café and along the lakeshore path.
Car park
Parking is free for National Trust members. Parking charges for non-members (£6 for up to 2 hours, £8 for up to 4 hours, £9.50 all day). Cash at machine or card payments can be taken by a member of the welcome team.
Toilet
Dogs allowed
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.
Dogs allowed - more information
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.
Fell Foot map 2024
View the full Accessibility Guide for Fell Foot - AccessAble.co.uk
Accessible route and/or map
Wheelchair accessible pathway.
Accessible route and/or map - more information
Induction loop
In the Visitor Reception hut.
Accessible toilet
Accessible toilets in main car park.
Steps/uneven terrain
Grounds are partly accessible, grass and loose gravel paths, steep slopes, undulating terrain.
Changing Places
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.
Wheelchairs available
Two pre-bookable all-terrain wheelchairs available on a first come first served basis. One is a manual push all terrain wheelchair with no power assistance and the other is an electric assist push all-terrain wheelchair. Free to hire. Please email fellfoot@nationaltrust.org.uk to at least 48hrs before your visit to enquire about booking.
Designated parking
Accessible parking available in the main car park, south car park and Active Base car park.
Map
Directions via Google Maps
By road
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, £8 for up to 4 hours, £9.50 all day). Free parking for National Trust members. No need to book entry.
Sat Nav: LA12 8NN
By train
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.
By bus
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.
By bus - more information
Cycling
Cycling - more information
By ferry
Windermere Lake Cruises’ Lakeside to Fell Foot ferry runs 25 May to 29 September 2024 and then October half term (19-27 October 2024.)
By ferry - more information
Newby Bridge, Windermere, Cumbria, LA12 8NN
01539531273
fellfoot@nationaltrust.org.uk

Opening times for 12 March 2025
Asset	Opening time
Park	09:00 - 16:00
Boathouse Café	10:00 - 16:00

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