Lakes Aquarium
Lakes Aquarium offers a unique all weather experience for all ages combining education with fun delivered in an inspiring manner. Open seven days a week from 10am - 6pm.
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Lakes Aquarium Details
At Lakeside, towards the southern end of England's largest lake, Windermere, you can discover in over 30 displays the fascinating and often secret world of wildlife and freshwater creatures dwelling in and alongside these magnificent waters. A dramatic mountain-top waterfall marks the start of the journey, leading down a moorland stream complete with salmon. Next you will see the otters before moving on to see nocturnal life on the riverbank. You will see several varieties of trout, the pike, and Windermere's elusive char. Finally you will see the freshwater fish of the estuary, and the seawater inhabitants of Morecambe Bay, including rays and sharks from around the UK coast. The aquarium is at the Lakeside Pier, where you can arrive by boat from Waterhead or Bowness, or you could come on the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway. There is ample parking. There is a gift shop within the aquarium, and a restaurant on the Pier with panoramic views of Windermere. Grid Reference: SD 37857 87373 Address (near): Lakeside, Newby Bridge, LA12 8AS, UK
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Open
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Region
Windermere
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Lakes Aquarium
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0.3 mi away
Fell Foot Park
Lakeshore Park owned by the National Trust with stunning mountain views.
0.4 mi away
The Lovely Yurt Company
Three yurts overlooking Lake Windermere.
0.6 mi away
Stott Park Bobbin Mill
Built in 1835 to make bobbins for Lancashire's spinning and weaving industries.
1.0 mi away
Gummer's How
Gummer's How, the highest of the foothills in the area, is easy for most people to climb and commands excellent views, particularly along Windermere.
1.3 mi away
High Dam
High Dam is a picturesque tarn near Finsthwaite and Lakeside at the southern end of Windermere.
