[Closed] Windermere walks

Wansfell.
Loughrigg Fell

(both from Ambleside, Wansfell can be done from Troutbeck without too much drama)

Ferry or boat trip across from Bowness/Windermere, have a wander around Claife, down to the pub in Sawrey to finish.

All will crawling with folk with the same idea/restrictions as you, though.

Circuit of Rydal and Grasmere. Low level but very scenic. About 6 miles if memory serves me right.

You can park on the road up to Rydal Hall if you get there in good time (voluntary contribution to the church there).

Pretty much as Martin indicates. I grew up in High Newton so the Southern Lakes was my old stomping ground.

Steamer down to Newby Bridge, ferry across lake, Gummer's Howe and return.
Ferry across the lake to Near Sawrey, Claife Heights and lake shore to Ambleside, steamer back to Bowness.

If you want quieter then you are going to have to drive a bit to somewhere around the south end of Windermere (the lake) where you've got hills like Whitbarrow and Hampsfell. These are nicely isolated and give great views up to the Lakeland fells and also across Morecambe Bay. Decent pubs at Bowland Bridge and Strawberry Bank.

The circuit of Buttermere is a lovely low-level walk. The Kentmere horseshoe is a more strenuous walk, overlooked by 99% of vistors who whizz right past on their way to Windermere.

As martinhutch says. I'd also add that Orrest Head is worth an amble for the view.

For a longer low-level walk a v short drive away:
Elterwater/The Bield/Fell Foot (Little Langdale Tarn)/Slater Bridge/Cathedral Quarry/High Park/Colwith Force/Skelwith Force/Elterwater is also a great low-level walk, with plenty of interest en route. Slater Bridge is a pretty spot and Cathedral Quarry is magnificent.

Apparently the cafe at the new steam boat museum is really good.

Avoid bowness it will be so busy.

I would drive down to fell foot and walk round the southern edge of lake. I think they do a park run on a Saturday tho, in the field south of fell foot.

Gummers Howe good call.

Maybe the west side of windermere, I drove round there in June and saw no one. Up from lakeside towards hawkshead.

you could do a loop of the north end of the lake. head over to Wray Castle, wander south along the the shore to bank barn jetty or the ferry house to catch a boat over to brockhole then mooch back up to ambleside. low level and super flat & easy.

If you wanted to stay close to Windermere, you can string a route taking in several small hills on the fringes of Windermere and Bowness: Orrest Head, School Knott, then head towards W’mere golf club, through Matson Ground to Brantfell. This will dump you out in the throng which is Bowness. However you could limit the crowd interaction by walking back to W’mere via quiet road by the side of the cinema.

It’s a gentle walk which gets you away from most tourists for most of it but allows you to bail out.

You could also walk to the Watermill at Ings for lunch (footpath from Windermere).
Otherwise, as above advice, quiet walks to be had around the south or east of the Lake. Gunners Howe (lunch at Masons Arms?), High Dam (shortish), Claife (busier).

There's a little footpath runs from st Mary's church in wmere down to opposite the Miller Howe. The crowds in bowness are v localised, we used to stay on the marina no one really goes in.

With a bit of planning you can avoid the crowds. Any pub of repute will be packed tho.

There are some lovely paths around winster, up by the golf club. You must be able to access from windermere limiting exposure to bowness, it's only around the bay thats so busy.

Sorry locals....

Get to Bowness then ferry across to Claife Heights. Lovely over there.