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Windermere Gateway Project

Sector: Mass Transit • Location: Windermere, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Source: BBC

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Planned

The Windermere Gateway Project involves the transformation of the Orrest Head Farm site within the Lake District National Park to provide tourism, employment, and housing opportunities. The project includes highways works, redevelopment of Windermere's railway station, construction of 242 new homes (133 affordable), and improvements to traffic flow. It is a partnership between National Trust, Lake

Status
Prospective
Sector
Mass Transit, Road, Raw Materials, Rail, Hotel, Government
Location
Windermere, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
BBC

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The project “Windermere Gateway Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Mass Transit sector, located in Windermere, Cumbria, United Kingdom. Taiyo aggregates data on it from BBC.

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The Windermere Gateway Project involves the transformation of the Orrest Head Farm site within the Lake District National Park to provide tourism, employment, and housing opportunities. The project includes highways works, redevelopment of Windermere's railway station, construction of 242 new homes (133 affordable), and improvements to traffic flow. It is a partnership between National Trust, Lake District National Park Authority, Westmorland and Furness Council, and housing developer Urban Splash.

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Country

United Kingdom (UK)

State

Cumbria

City

Windermere

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Mass Transit, Road, Raw Materials, Rail, Hotel, Government

Article published date

2025-09-16

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