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Bowness-on-Windermere

Bowness has long been a tourist destination, increasingly so since the railway came in 1849 to what was then the village of Birthwaite, now the much-developed and popular resort of Windermere. Today, both Bowness and Windermere are busy little places, with pubs, eateries and accommodation in abundance. Anyone not in a hurry to return home will find either a splendid base from which to explore south Lakeland further, or to venture into the higher fells of Langdale and north of Ambleside, and to make the Wordsworth connection. Both rather lack a distinctive centre, but the Victorian buildings and former grand hotels and slate-built houses that radiate from the lakeshore up to the railway still exemplify how the Lake District evolved.

The end of the Dales Way (Stage 6)

Accommodation

The Dales Way is amply furnished with bed-and-breakfast accommodation throughout its length, only becoming thin on the ground between Langstrothdale and Dentdale.

However, not all the accommodation listed is immediately adjacent to the Dales Way, and you are advised to check the precise location of intended accommodation halts in relationship to the Way before making reservations. Many proprietors will arrange to meet you, and offer a ‘ferry’ service both to and from accommodation and places where meals may be obtained. Details of accommodation are set out in Appendix B.