Eat and drink · French Bistro
Francines
27 Main Road, Windermere
A long-serving, family-run bistro and coffee house on Windermere's Main Road, loved for its seafood, homely cooking and cakes. Evening tables go quickly, so plan ahead.
Nearby
Homeground
Brunch & Coffee, Windermere££££
Homeground Coffee + Kitchen has been pouring speciality coffee on Windermere's Main Road since 2015, with a daytime brunch and lunch menu and a walk-in only policy that keeps it lively.
Hooked Windermere
Seafood, Windermere££££
A small, focused fish restaurant bringing sustainably caught seafood to an inland town that thoroughly deserves it.
Cedar Manor Hotel
Boutique Hotel, Windermere££££
An intimate Victorian hotel where personal touches and seasonal cooking create one of Windermere's most relaxing stays.
Walks nearby
Easy · 2.5 km · 108 m up
Orrest Head from Windermere station
About 30 minutes
A short climb straight from Windermere station through woodland to Orrest Head, a 360 degree viewpoint over Windermere and the central fells.
Easy · 5.6 km · 175 m up
Brant Fell from Bowness
About 1 hour 30 minutes
A short loop from Bowness over Post Knott to the rocky top of Brant Fell, with one of the best views over Windermere, returning on the Dales Way.
Hard · 11.6 km · 602 m up
Wansfell Pike and Troutbeck from Ambleside
About 3 hours 30 minutes
Ambleside's own fell: past Stock Ghyll Force to Wansfell Pike, down Nanny Lane to Troutbeck, home through Skelghyll Woods and Jenkin Crag.