Windermere, Cumbria (town)

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Windermere () is a town in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. Within the Lake District, the town lies about half a mile (0.80 km) east of Windermere, the lake from which it takes its name. In 2021 it had a population of 4,826. While Windermere town does not itself touch the lake, it forms one urban area with the older town of Bowness-on-Windermere, which is directly on the lake shore. Windermere and Bowness together form a single civil parish. Windermere began to grow when the railway station and hotel of the same name opened in 1847. Tourism is popular in the town, owing to its proximity to the lake and local scenery. Boats from the piers in Bowness sail around the lake, many calling at Ambleside or at Lakeside where there is a restored railway.

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