England-Scotland Day 13 (Part 2) – Windermere and Keswick of the Lake District.

15 April 2010

We completed our driving route through the Crummock Water and Buttermere earlier than I thought. So we decided to head down south to Windermere for a late lunch.  We parked our car on a relatively busy street (A5074) at Windermere, had lunch and did some window shopping at the souvenir shops. Then we drove on to explore Windermere.

Pier at Windermere, Lake District.

When planning our visit to the Lake District, I was deciding whether to stay at Windermere or Keswick. I think I made the right choice. Windermere is quite commercialised. If you are looking for boat cruises, shopping, and activities, then Windermere would be the right choice.

We parked at a paid car park near  Bowness-on-Windermere and walked to the pier.


Video shot at lake-side near Bowness-on-Windermere

We decided we had enough of Windermere pretty soon and headed back to Keswick, arriving at about 7.15 PM. As there was still some light, we parked our car on the Lakeside Car Park at the Theatre (our parking permit for the Central Car Park provided by the our B&B Honister House could be used there), next to Crow Park.

Derwent Water at Keswick.

We went for a walk by the banks of Derwent Water, something we did not do the day before.

These are some of my favourite photos taken that evening. 

Panorama of Derwent Water at Lake District.