Windermere is a town and civil parish in the South Lakeland District of
Cumbria, England. It has a population of 8,245 and lies about half a mile
(1 km) away from the lake, Windermere. Although the town Windermere does
not touch the lake (it took the name of the lake when the railway line was
built in 1847 and the station was called "Windermere"), it has now
grown together with the older lakeside town of Bowness-on-Windermere, though
the two retain distinguishable town centres. There are a number of museums, but
the main
