The Great North Swim Windermere

Great North Swim Travel Information

Travel and Parking

The Great North Swim will take place at the Low Wood Hotel and Marina on the east side of Lake Windermere.  The Hotel and Marina is situated on the A591 which is one of the main routes into the Lake District and as such can become quite congested. 

Park and Sail

The 2009 Great North Swim will take place at Low Wood using the hotels’ Marina on Lake Windermere. This year there will not be any parking available at Low Wood, however the event organisers are currently working closely with Windermere Lake Cruises to develop a Great North Swim park-and-sail service. This service will operate from a number of points around the lake to ensure that all competitors and spectators can get to and from the event. All competitors will be emailed and more information will be online when confirmed at the Great North Swim website. www.greatswim.org/GNS/index.html

By Train

Windermere Train station is at the end of the branch line and has direct trains that run as far south as Manchester Airport.  You can transfer at Oxenholme (near Kendal) on the main west coast line access the Windermere line.  The journey from Oxenholme to Windermere takes around 30 minutes. 
For more information on train services visit www.nationalrail.co.uk or call 0845 748 49 50.

By Bus

The number 555/556 bus runs from Lancaster Bus station to Keswick, via Windermere and Ambleside.  For more information on bus timetables visit www.stagecoachbus.com.

For more information visit www.greatnorthswim.org

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The Great North Swim Windermere