Private Sail and Dine Experience on Lake Windermere

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Earliest Date Available: October 31, 2026This experience is in high demand. Book now to lock in the next available date.
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3 hours
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Max 6 guests
Language
English
Location
Duration
3 hours
Group size
Max 6 guests
Language
English

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 US$424.49  per group
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Earliest Date Available: October 31, 2026This experience is in high demand. Book now to lock in the next available date.
Food for HappinessFor every guest in your booking, we donate 10 meals to children around the world
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Trusted by 50,000+ travelers worldwideCurated by food lovers, for food loversFeatured in CNN, Forbes & NYT
Experience the exclusivity of chartering a 10 metre Oceanis Clipper sailing yacht on England's largest natural lake, Windermere. Get involved as much or as little as you like, or relax whilst you appreciate the yacht, amazing views and fresh Cumbrian air. A very extensive and locally sourced ploughman's is served in the second half of the trip with lots of delicious homemade additions. You may dine on deck if the weather permits, with views most restaurants can only dream of. We have a well stocked and reasonably priced bar on board, complimentary tea, coffee and soft drinks. We even have a private bathroom and central heating! Having sailed on Windermere for 20 years I have plenty of stories to tell you about the Lake and thoroughly enjoy showing you how to sail on it in my fabulous yacht.
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Tea and coffee
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Alcoholic beverages
A bar service is available at very reasonable prices. You need to be at least 18.
The 3 hour Ploughman's experience is a chance to get hands-on, sailing a 10 metre Beneteau Ocenis Clipper ocean going yacht. After a 90 minute sail, we find an anchorage in a secluded Windermere Bay and relax with a fabulous locally sourced and very extensive Ploughman's. You can dine on deck if the weather permits, or in the comfort of the spacious saloon. The yacht is equipped with a bathroom.
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Local pork pie, cooked meat with homemade chutney.
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Smoked Salmon with homemade spicy avocado salsa
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Homemade pate
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North Country cheeses
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New Potatoes
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Mediterranean salad
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Freshly baked bread
DESSERT
Homemade cake
Meeting Point

9C6V936C+8M6, Westmorland and Furness England, United Kingdom, GB

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We meet 15 minutes before your start time. We are located at Aquatic Marina, Glebe Road in Bowness, LA23 3HE. We meet outside the marine store.. There is a Council pay and display car park opposite. Please allow plenty of time as Bowness is a busy place. What3words beaker.under.outlooks
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This experience ends at the meeting point.

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This experience doesn't offer free cancellation. Amount paid is non-refundable once booked.
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Karen_GOctober 2026 • Viator
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We where welcomed by John...

We where welcomed by John , explanation was given prior to starting our sailing experience, we where encouraged to be as involved in the sail as we wanted to be John pointed our areas of interest we we all found interesting The dine experience was absolutely amazing Couldn’t recommend this sail & dine experience enough it was a fantastic day

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LondonTraceyjeffSeptember 2026 • TripAdvisor
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Sailboat 'n' Sunshine

It doesn't get much better than this, my husband and I spent a perfect afternoon sailing with John. This is our second trip , and was definitely the highlight of our week in the lakes. John is a great host, he instils the confidence you need to take the wheel of his beautiful boat, together with his knowledge of sailing, the local area, combine that with his talents in the galley, it's a perfect experience

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Martin_SSeptember 2026 • Viator
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Excellent experience!

This was an excellent 4 hour private sailing and learning experience on Lake Windermere. Captain John and his boat gave us a spectacular sail and history talk around the middle section of the lake, and a great luncheon freshly made and served in his spacious cabin. While sailing, you’re in fresh air; bring rain coat and pants in case. We had showers then sun drying us out, and both were fine. Our friends got to sail the boat a bit, and John was happy to have our youngest sailor, 13 years, help h...read more

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Cindy_AAugust 2026 • Viator
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Fantastic experience!!!

Family of 4 (2 adults, 2 kids) - 10.30am sail. I booked this trip as a surprise 50th birthday gift for my husband. He likes boats (wishes he had one) and it was simply fantastic. Husband had no idea what the surprise was until we arrived at the Marina, where we were greeted by John. A huge part of what makes this experience really great is John himself, super passionate about sailing, very knowledgeable about the local area, and overall great host. All of us had the opportunity to steer, and ...read more

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892lynjAugust 2026 • TripAdvisor
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Sail N Dine

Absolutely fantastic time with John, the perfect host. A very knowledgeable entertaining person who made both lunch sail and dine and a sail around the lake for the whole family the day afterwards a perfect experience for my husband’s 70th birthday treat. Thanks again John.

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