Former Windermere Steamboat Museum Cumbria - History Museums on Waymarking.com

The museum will close at end of October 2006 for a major restoration of boats and building. The car park will be a temporary covered structure, under which the boats will be taken out of the water for restoration. During this time there will be no public access.

Due to reopen in summer of 2016 under the stewardship of Lakeland Arts. The museum will have a new name and will reopen as ‘Windermere Jetty, Museum of Boats, Steam and Stories’.

There was plenty to do for a family day out. Fascinating cut-aways of internals of engines, history of powered craft on Windermere. Bizarre craft, 4 man racing kayak, flat bottomed skiff, steam dredger. Notable internal combustion powered craft of the lake. Record holding craft. Steamboat rides.

All craft are built from wood. Building is even made largely from wood.

Annual Events - Steamboat, Model Boat, and Classic Motor Boat Rallies.

The museum was particularly fortunate in being able to represent the key stages in the development of steam launches on Windermere. The oldest, S.L. Dolly shows the primitive application of steam power and is unique, having been salvaged after 67 years on a lake bed. T.S.S.Y. Esperance and S.L. Branksome exemplify the development and ultimate refinement of steamboats. Esperance is now fondly remembered as Captain Flint's houseboat in Arthur Ransome's classic children's novel 'Swallows & Amazons'.

A Steamboat Wetdock berthed up to 15 boats in working order. The 'Windermere' building included displays of Windermere speed craft, Beatrix Potter's rowing boat and a special area set aside for the 'Swallows & Amazons' Exhibition.

There was also a lecture theatre, a Tea Room serving hot & cold drinks, snacks and cakes, an outside picnic area by the lake and a model boat pond.

Windermere Steamboat Museum (visit link)

Restoration Project (visit link)

Theme: Industrial and cultural Street Address: Rayrigg Road Windemere Cumbria England LA22 1BN Food Court: yes Gift Shop: yes Hours of Operation: Currently CLOSED for rebuilding and restoration. Hopefully reopen under new management and new name, summer 2016. Cost: 5.00 (listed in local currency) Museum Size: Medium Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]

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