A hands-on sailing experience, with fabulous food, moored out on the lake.
10.30am–1.30pm OR 3pm-6pm Ploughman’s Sailing Experience Aged 9 +
After a tour of Bowness Bay we hoist the sails and enjoy the peace and quiet as we explore Windermere. Sit back, relax and enjoy the amazing scenery or get completely involved with trimming the sails and helming the ocean going yacht.
After 90 minutes, we drop the sails, find a quiet spot in one of Windermere’s many bays, relax and enjoy a very extensive, locally sourced ploughman’s meal.
A selection of beers, gin & tonic, speciality wines, prosecco and champagne can be purchased from our on board bar.
We finish with tea or coffee and my Mum’s homemade cake, as we motor back to the marina.
For more details on the Ploughman’s Sailing Experience Menu, please click here.
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2025 Prices:
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EXCLUSIVE USE: (just for YOUR private group)
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£295 for 2-persons
£375 for 3-4 persons
£450 for 5-6 persons
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Please go to the BOOKINGS PAGE to check availability and make a booking

Practical tips for your safety and enjoyment
- Please wear soft non-slip shoes.
- We supply all safety equipment.
- Wear warm clothes for cold days.
- No Smoking.
- Remember your camera.
- Although we dine in the comfort of the cabin, the sailing element is outdoors so a waterproof coat and trousers are essential if it’s raining.
- Pets of any description are not permitted on board.
BOWNESS-ON-WINDERMERE WEATHER
On a balmy sunny evening we were picked up by John and driven to the harbour. We left the jetty and slowly cruised down the lake, as the sun was... read more slowly sinking in the sky. There we were, on deck, watching the world go by.
John found us a lovely quiet spot where we were served a lovely dinner of our choosing from the menu he provided. All this as the sun slowly set in the sky.
After several delicious courses, accompanied by wine, and then coffee, it was, sadly, time to return to the jetty and then driven back to where we were staying.. You couldn’t wish for a better way to spend the evening.
John’s knowledge of the area, and general conversation, were very entertaining. He is an excellent host.
hilarylaidler
2nd September 2021
We didn’t know what to expect as we had been bought this experience as a gift, John approached us at the meeting point on a grey drizzly morning, after asking... read more our names the next question was “have you got waterproofs? to which we answered no, anyhow we could only get wet. We followed John down to the yacht and he put up a canopy and dried off the seating area for us, we boarded and off we set for a private tour of Windermere, John is very knowledgeable about the area and told us so much, you get to see things from the water you never would normally, and he has lots of nuggets of info he shares. We both had a go at piloting the yacht which was very enjoyable, after around an hour and a half we dropped anchor and John served us with a lovely drop of Merlot which we enjoyed whilst he prepared lunch. We were invited below deck to enjoy a lovely medley of local foods, and some of his and his mums homemade delights, a very nice fruit loaf to finish, followed with a nice cup of coffee. All the while the conversation flowed very easily and the time passed by, up with the anchor and back to the marina with my wife Gill at the wheel, John took over to park us up, overall it was a much better experience than we envisaged and we would recommend this to anyone, if you get the opportunity just book with John you won’t regret it!
Micxt
1st October 2021