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Oscar's Café – West Windermere Way loop from Finsthwaite

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Oscar's Café – West Windermere Way loop from Finsthwaite

00:31

4.87km

40m

Running

Easy run. Mostly paved surfaces.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

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770 m

Oscar's Café

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Grab an ice cream or coffee at Oscar's Cafe perched on the south western shore of Windermere. The menu is quite limited but it's a lovely location overlooking the lake. It gets very busy in the summer.

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777 m

You could say that Lakeside is mainly the extravagant but really welcoming hotel, the historic steam railway journey into the Leven Valley (lakesiderailway.co.uk/about-lakeside-haverthwaite ), as well as the pier and …

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928 m

Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway

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Established in 1973, the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway is a family-run business.

Steam engines pull 1950s carriages through the scenic Leven Valley to Lakeside Station, where you can connect with Windermere Lake Cruises.

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1.07 km

West Windermere Way

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The West Windermere Way runs alongside the Lakeside steam railway track, crossing bridges and winding towards Newby Bridge.

The path is made of hard-packed gravel and tarmac, making it suitable …

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2.49 km

Newby Bridge Coffee Break

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4.87 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.99 km

475 m

325 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.09 km

887 m

379 m

370 m

146 m

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Sunday 8 November

9°C

6°C

34 %

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