Windermere Jetty: Museum of Boats, Steam and Stories

Windermere Jetty: Museum of Boats, Steam and Stories is a museum on the eastern shore of between and the town of in , England. It reopened in March 2019 after 12 years' closure and redevelopment work.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria, UK
  • Also known as: “Windermere Jetty Museum” and “Windermere Steamboat Museum”
  • Address: Rayrigg Road, Windermere, LA23 1BN

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Martin’s Church, Bowness-on-Windermere and Church of Our Lady of Windermere and St. Herbert.

Church
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St Martin's Church stands in the centre of the town of , , England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Windermere, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. is situated 2,400 feet south of Windermere Jetty: Museum of Boats, Steam and Stories.

Church
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is situated 2,500 feet east of Windermere Jetty: Museum of Boats, Steam and Stories.

Islet
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is the largest of 18 islands on , a mere in the English , and the only one ever to have been inhabited. It is 1 km in length.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bowness-on-Windermere and Cleabarrow.

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is the main tourist centre for the of . It sits on the shore of Windermere lake within the boundaries of the historic County of Westmorland. In 2011, it had about 3,800 permanent residents.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in , England. It gives its name to a small tarn in the area.

Village
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is a village in the civil parish of Windermere and Bowness, in the district, in the ceremonial county of , England. is situated 1½ miles north of Windermere Jetty: Museum of Boats, Steam and Stories.

Windermere Jetty: Museum of Boats, Steam and Stories

Latitude
54.37079° or 54° 22′ 15″ north
Longitude
-2.92156° or 2° 55′ 18″ west
Operator
Lakeland Arts
Open location code
9C6V93CH+89
Open­Street­Map ID
way 409082216
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q8024129
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In Other Languages

“Windermere Jetty: Museum of Boats, Steam and Stories” goes by many names.
  • Swedish: “Windermere Jetty:Museum of Boats, Steam and Stories”
  • Swedish: “Windermere Jetty”

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Highlights include Model Boat Pond and Dawes Meadow.

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