A room with a view
Why not grab yourself a prime viewing location. Our rooms at Low Wood Bay Resort & Spa offer rooms with and without a view out over Lake Windermere.
Following the historic previous public flights of Waterbird, the team are delighted to announce another opportunity to see the award-winning replica seaplane take to the air.
Subject to Permission being granted by the Lake District National Park Authority, our flying displays will take place on Windermere, Waterbird’s home, on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th September.
On Friday 4th spectators will be able to watch Waterbird flying by the resort, from south to north, at the provisional time of 17:34pm.
Spectators will also enjoy a flying display by a more modern seaplane, the Aviat Husky, showing the long legacy that Waterbird inspired.
The original Waterbird (as a landplane, before it was converted to a seaplane at Windermere) were built by A. V. Roe & Co. - Waterbird in 1911.
The viewing area will be at Low Wood Bay front lawns on the marina side, framing the planes against the magnificent Langdale Pikes. There will be a selection of food and beverage available to purchase on the lawns for guests attending. There is no entry fee.
Friday 4th 2026 from 5.34pm
Friday evening flights are cancelled due to strong winds.
Saturday 5th 2026 from 6.45pm
This is a FREE to view event
There is a permanent exhibition recording Windermere’s role in the history of the development of aeroplanes at Windermere Library.
It explains how the first successful flights taking off from water in the UK happened on the lake. This later led to the establishment of a Naval seaplane school and the building of a flying boat factory on its shores during World War II.
The exhibition highlights the exploits of Captain Edward Wakefield. He initiated the development of aeroplanes capable of taking off from water and patented the ‘stepped’ float.
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