Coniston Water Cruises
Enjoy a beautiful boat cruise on Coniston Water in the Lake District.
Coniston Launch offers a variety of ways that you can enjoy a beautiful boat cruise on Coniston Water in the Lake District. We offer regular services covering two different circular routes on Coniston Water (red and yellow routes). During summer these routes run daily and during winter there is a limited red route service on certain days. Stay on the boat for the full cruise or hop on and off at any of the jetties to catch a later boat back. You can combine a boat cruise with one of the popular walking routes around Coniston Water. We also offer special themed cruises (green route) which run once a day during the summer months. We also offer a daily direct service from Coniston to Brantwood.
Our Cruises
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Red Route - 45 mins
Northern ServiceExperience Coniston Water and enjoy stunning views of the surrounding area with our regular 45 minute hop on and off cruise. See Bluebird's base, pass Holly Howe and find out the names of the fells.(Runs in summer and winter).
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Yellow Route - 60 mins
Wild Cat Island CruiseExperience almost the entire lake in just 60 minutes! Discover the enchanting 'Wild Cat Island', famously featured in the 1970s film 'Swallows and Amazons', see the secret harbour along the way. Hop on and off at Torver, Sunny Bank or Brantwood if you like. (Runs daily in summer).
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Green Route - 90 mins
Southern Lake CruiseExperience the natural beauty and serene southern stretch of Coniston Water. Uncover the renowned 'Wild Cat Island', immortalised in the 1970s film, 'Swallows and Amazons'. (Runs Mon to Thu in summer).
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Brantwood Direct - 10 mins
Brantwood DirectOur Brantwood Direct Cruise takes you directly from Coniston to Brantwood at 10am. Return to Coniston on any cruise later in the day. (Runs daily from April to Nov).
Themed Cruises
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Green Route - 90 mins
Campbells on ConistonFollow the route of Sir Malcom and Donald Campbell’s speed record attempts with a 90 min cruise talk. (Runs Tue & Thu in summer).
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Green Route - 90 mins
Swallows and AmazonsStep into the world of Swallows and Amazons as we discover the places used in the 1974 and 2016 films. (Runs Mon & Wed in summer).
