--- title: "Ride the Waves, Sustainable Travel by Boat | Stories &… | Visit Keswick, Lake District" url: https://visitkeswick.com/blog/ride-the-waves description: "Ride the Waves, Sustainable Travel by Boat: Have you ever considered getting a boat to your destination?" --- Have you ever considered getting a boat to your destination? ## **Ride the Waves **Have you ever considered getting a boat to your destination? **In the Lake District, many of our largest bodies of water have boat cruises that allow you to get to your destination with ease and style. **Keswick Launch [Keswick Launch](https://keswick-launch.co.uk/) ** has 6 Jetties where the lake cruises stop to hop on and off. 1. **Keswick Boat Landings** - Lake Cruises around Derwentwater start and end here 2.** Ashness Gate** - stop for Ashness Bridge, Surprise View, Watendlath or wander through Great wood 3.** Lodore** - Stop for Lodore Falls, Chinese Bridge, Borrowdale Valley, Grange and Seatoller 4. **High Brandelhow** - Stop for National Trust woodland and routes up Catbells and Maiden Moor 5. **Low Brandelhow** - Stop for Brandelhow wood and parkland, and the 'Entrust' Hand Sculpture 6. **Hawes End** - Stop for the main walk up Catbells **Enjoy a 50 minute trip around the lake, or use as a day ticket – hop on and off as much as you like. Find out more [Here](https://keswick-launch.co.uk/) ## **Tickets If you are starting your cruise at Keswick please pay in their booking office at the Keswick boat landings. If you wish to catch the launch at any other jetty around the lake please pay on the boat, preferably by card. Get your Tickets [Here](https://keswick-launch.co.uk/cruises/fares/) **Prices **For a round-trip - Adult 16+ Years - £14.75 - Children 5yrs - 15yrs - £7.50 - Under 5s go Free - Family ticket £38 You can also purchase tickets for **individual stages,** if you just want to use the boat to get you to your destination, prices start from £3 for an adult and £1.50 for children. For more information on the Prices - [Click Here](https://keswick-launch.co.uk/cruises/fares/) **Timetables ### [Summer](https://keswick-launch.co.uk/cruises/summer-times/) ** 16th March - 10th Nov The Derwentwater lake cruises operate both clockwise and anti-clockwise around the lake. There are occasions when the weather conditions prohibit sailings. [Winter](https://keswick-launch.co.uk/cruises/winter-times/) ** 11th Nov - 14th March Please be aware during the winter the boat only operates on certain dates; - November 11,12,13,14,15,16,17,23,24 - December and January – Closed - February 8,9,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28 - March 1,2,8,9,10,11,12,13,14 ## **Park and Sail **Park at the ** [Keswick Rugby Club](https://www.keswickrugby.com/) ** for £5 all day and receive 15% off your Keswick Launch Ticket Address for the Rugby Club: Davidson Park, Crow Park Road, Keswick CA12 5EG It is about a 12-minute walk from the Keswick Rugby Club to Keswick Launch Ticket Office **Hike Catbells **Walk: **From the door of your accommodation in Keswick to the Keswick Launch Ticket office. **Bus**: Get one of the many Buses into Keswick. Find out the buses you can get into Keswick [Here](https://visitkeswick.com/blog/travel-by-bus) **Park**: Keswick Rugby Club for £5 parking all day, and a 15% discount for Keswick Launch Tickets For easier accessibility park at the Lakeside Car Park, next to the Theatre by the Lake. **Cruise**: Hop on the Keswick Launch. Get your tickets from the Booking Office. Take the boat to Hawes End or High Brandelhow for your start point for Catbells Enjoy your hike up Catbells without the stress of having to park (as there is very little parking and no physical car park for Catbells) Once you have finished the hike, take the Boat back across the water into the centre of Keswick And why not grab a drink or a bite to eat in Keswick before you head home ### **Low Brandelhow - Lodore walk Why not take the Keswick Launch to **Low Brandelhow Jetty** and take a lovely scenic walk along the edge of Derwentwater to **Lodore Jetty** and hop back on the boat back. The walk is roughly 1 Hour and around 2.5 - 3 miles long, with easily accessible paths. This walk will take you through some beautiful woodlands with views across Derwentwater and you will also get to cross the Chinese Bridge. Please be aware after heavy rainfall the path to the bridge can be flooded, but there is a walk around beautiful Grange to avoid this. You can check the water levels [Here](https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/station/5178) Why not pack a picnic lunch to have on the shores of Derwentwater en route, please always remember to Leave No Trace and take your rubbish away with you. If you are a keen wild swimmer, there are some great places to get into the water for a swim, please take care in cold water, get in slowly even on a hot day. Or why not stop off at the [Borrowdale Hotel](https://www.lakedistricthotels.net/borrowdalehotel/) or [Lodore Falls Hotel & Spa](https://www.lakedistricthotels.net/lodorefalls/) for a drink or lunch before getting back on the boat. Why not take the 509 bus from Keswick to Pooley Bridge or Glenridding for the day and hop on one of the [Ullswater Steamers](https://www.ullswater-steamers.co.uk/) Take the 555 bus to Bowness on Windermere from Keswick For a day out on [Windermere cruises](https://www.windermere-lakecruises.co.uk/) Coniston Water also has a boat cruise, [Coniston Launch](https://conistonlaunch.co.uk/) However, unfortunately, there is no direct bus to Coniston from Keswick ### **Other Sustainable Travel Options Travel to some amazing places in The Lake District and Cumbria on the bus [Travel By Bus](https://visitkeswick.com/blog/travel-by-bus) Cycle Routes to try during your stay and places to hire bikes [Cycle Routes](https://visitkeswick.com/blog/cycle-routes) ## More stories [See all stories](https://visitkeswick.com/blog) The Moot Hall and Keswick main street lit with Christmas lights Blog ### Keswick Victorian Fayre Keswick's Christmas fayre returns to the Market Square on Sunday 6 December 2026, with free entertainment, charity stalls and a children's funfair. 30 October 2026 derwentwater keswick ### Planning Your Stay In Keswick Keswick is a vibrant and lively town nestled in a stunning part of the Lake District and theres something for everyone here. Read on for some inspiration and ideas for where to stay and what to do whe Original publication date not recorded ### Festive Walks to do over the Christmas Period If you are staying in Keswick or the North Lakes over the Christmas period, you are probably planning on going for a walk? ## Start your trip here Plan your perfect escape with our Keswick guide. From places to stay and things to do, where to eat, explore and unwind. ## For AI agents - API catalogue: https://visitkeswick.com/.well-known/api-catalog - Guide for AI agents: https://visitkeswick.com/llms.txt - A2A agent card: https://visitkeswick.com/.well-known/agent-card.json - MCP server card: https://visitkeswick.com/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json - Live availability and booking: the site's tools above (MCP connector at https://visitkeswick.com/mcp).