It's July already! How time flies but still plenty going on this Summer so don't go away ! We've lots to tell you about this month from the latest awards, exciting walks, events, the new commentary app, wi-fi retail offers and our latest four legged friend update. So stay tuned for the very best this Summer with Ullswater Steamers and the rest of our Lake District Estates businesses right here.  

We were thrilled to win the Large Visitor Attraction of the Year Award at the Cumbria Tourism Awards at Cartmel Racecourse. The Ullswater Valley had two other winners with Waternook winning Self Catering Holiday of the Year and Ullswater Yacht Club winning Tourism Event of the Year for the Lord Birkett Memorial Trophy. Congratulations to them and to all the other winners and finalists. It was a real honour to be nominated.

#walkaweek is back this Summer with the Ullswater Way and more! Keep an eye out on our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages for our walks and then tackle them for yourself! We would love to see your photos of yourselves doing the walks so please make sure you send them to us through any of our social media channels and use #walkaweek!

Plus, this year, you can use our mobile app to guide you around our suggested walks! See more details below.

12th, 19th & 26th July - Cumbrian Fish Supper Cruises with entertainment from Pete Lashley. 2 hour evening cruise from Pooley Bridge at 7pm. Book online for these ever popular evenings. Adult £18 & Child (under 13s) £14.50.

26th July - LDNP Commentary Cruise - Myths & Legends - Themed Commentary Cruise with a National Park Ranger.  Departs Glenridding Pier at 6.45pm. Adult £12.50 & Child £6.25. Book online or just turn up. Dogs welcome.

We are pleased to say that Lady Wakefield will re-enter service later this month following her repairs to the damages caused during the winter floods. You may remember that during the height of Storm Desmond, Lady Wakefield snapped three mooring ropes before being rescued. She was beached on the shore at Waterside Farm for five months, then re-floated by marine salvage agents from Titan & Ardent in Holland. Vital repairs have be made and the historic vessel is almost ready to join her sister ships once again.

Get more from your visit with our Explore Ullswater App. With Round the Lake audio commentary for the cruises and a variety of walking routes and place of interest for you to follow. You'll also have that ever useful timetable to hand with latest fare information and coming soon kids activities and retail/catering highlights.

We are now multilingual too, with a version available in Chinese and Japanese.

Links to download here or search in the App Store or Google Play.

Lady Dorothy - built in 1967 and originally from Guernsey, she joined the fleet in 2001. Her arrival allowed for our first winter timetabled service which has become increasingly popular offering our visitors the chance to walk, cruise and then find somewhere with an open fire to enjoy a cosy supper. During the summer months Lady Dorothy runs our Aira Force Shuttle service which runs daily from now until 2nd October with weekends and half term after this period and then through Christmas and New Year . She is the smallest of our fleet and differs from the other vessels as she is made from wood. She also just has one engine where the others all have two #littlethings

For anyone who follows us on social media it will come as no surprise that we are dog friendly! Our four-legged friends, like Cooper here, recieve a bag of treats and a whoopsie bag when they travel with us. Dogs travel for just £1 but don't forget your lead.  The boats connect with some of the most fantastic walks in the Lake District so go out there and enjoy!