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    Getting there
    Location:

    2 miles south of Hawkshead, in hamlet of Near Sawrey; 3 miles from Bowness via ferry
     
    Bus Bus services
    Cross Lakes Experience from Bowness Pier 3 across Lake Windermere on to Stagecoach in Cumbria 525; also 505 from Windermere railway station changing at Hawkshead (April–September only, plus weekends in October). Telephone 01539 445161 for complete ferry and bus timetable
     
    Cycles Cycling
    View local cycle routes on the National Cycle Network website
     
    Bus By road
    B5286 and B5285 from Ambleside (6 miles), B5285 from Coniston (7 miles)
     
    Train By train
    Windermere 4½ miles via vehicle ferry
     
    By foot On foot
    Off-road path from ferry (2 miles), marked
     
    OS Ordnance survey reference
    96/97:SD370955
     

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