About Windermere
Windermere is a town in Cumbria, England
Lake Windermere, at 12 miles long, one mile wide and 220 feet deep, is the largest natural lake in England.
Windermere is a town in Cumbria, England, in the historic county
of Westmorland. It lies about one kilometre away from the lake
of the same name. Although Windermere confusingly does not touch
the lake, it has now grown together with the older lakeside town
of Bowness-on-Windermere, though the two retain distinguishable
town centres. There are a number of museums, but the main
attraction for the tourists is the lake itself that touches
Bowness at the bottom of the hill (about a twenty minute walk
from the top of Windermere town). Here there is a beautiful view
of the mountains. Boats from the piers in Bowness sail around
the lake, many calling at Ambleside or at Lakeside where there
is a restored railway.
Windermere town was known as Birthwaite prior to the arrival of
the Kendal and Windermere Railway, which stimulated its
development. Windermere station offers train and bus connections
to the surrounding area, Manchester, Manchester Airport, and the
West Coast Main Line.