What's on in Windermere, United Kingdom through the year

Busy — Christmas holidays in United Kingdom, school holidays in 6 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in January.

Still on: Winter in the valley (15 Nov – 28 Feb (usually))

Busy — February half-term in United Kingdom, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in February.

Still on: Winter in the valley (15 Nov – 28 Feb (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

• Nature

  Daffodil weeks

  15 Mar – 20 Apr · usuallyWildflowers & blooms

  Wild daffodils come out along the lake shores and the Ullswater path that Wordsworth walked, usually late March into April. Bluebells follow in the oak woods a few weeks behind them.

• Holiday

  Easter bank holidays

  3–6 AprEaster & Holy WeekCrowdedClosures

  Good Friday is a bank holiday across the UK and Easter Monday everywhere but Scotland. The long weekend opens the domestic touring season: popular towns, coasts and parks get busy, rooms cost more, and rail engineering works often cut or replace train services. Source ↗

Peak crowds — Easter bank holidays, Easter / spring holiday in United Kingdom

Nothing new starts in April.

Still on: Daffodil weeks (15 Mar – 20 Apr (usually)), Easter bank holidays (3–6 Apr)

Busy — Late-May half-term in United Kingdom, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

• Season

  Midge season

  20 May – 15 Sep · usuallyInsects & disease

  Still, damp evenings by the water and in the wooded valleys are when they are worst; the open fells and anywhere with a breeze are fine. Nowhere near a Scottish summer, but enough to move a picnic.

Busy — Late-May half-term in United Kingdom, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in June.

Still on: Midge season (20 May – 15 Sep (usually))

Peak crowds — Peak Lakes summer, Summer holidays in United Kingdom

• Holiday

  Peak Lakes summer

  18 Jul – 1 SepSchool holidaysCrowdedBook early

  The A591 through Ambleside crawls, Bowness pier is a queue and the popular fell car parks are full before nine. Starting early or walking from the village solves most of it. Source ↗

Still on: Midge season (20 May – 15 Sep (usually))

Peak crowds — Peak Lakes summer, Summer holidays in United Kingdom

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: Midge season (20 May – 15 Sep (usually)), Peak Lakes summer (18 Jul – 1 Sep)

Busy — Peak Lakes summer, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in September.

Still on: Midge season (20 May – 15 Sep (usually)), Peak Lakes summer (18 Jul – 1 Sep)

Busy — October half-term in United Kingdom, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

• Nature

  Autumn colour

  10 Oct – 10 Nov · usually

  The oak and larch around Tarn Hows, Grizedale and the lake's western shore turn through late October, usually a fortnight rather than a month. A gale takes it off in a night.

Shoulder season — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

• Season

  Winter in the valley

  15 Nov – 28 Feb · usuallyOff-season shutdownClosures

  The lake launches drop to a winter timetable, some of the smaller attractions shut, and the light goes by four. The fells above eight hundred metres become a winter proposition needing an axe. Source ↗

Still on: Autumn colour (10 Oct – 10 Nov (usually))

Peak crowds — Christmas and Boxing Day, Christmas holidays in United Kingdom

• Holiday

  Christmas and Boxing Day

  24–28 DecChristmas & New YearClosures

  Christmas Day and Boxing Day are bank holidays. Public transport is minimal or absent on 25 December and thin on the 26th, and most shops, attractions and many pubs and restaurants close on Christmas Day, so plan travel and meals ahead. Source ↗

Still on: Winter in the valley (15 Nov – 28 Feb (usually))