Private Sail and Dine Experience on Lake Windermere

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.

We have just shared a lovely three hour experience with Skipper, Chef, Waiter and all round excellent entertainer ‘John’, on his lovely Sailing boat. John is very warm, friendly, funny, and full of interesting local facts. We moored in a quiet corner of the lake, for a fab ploughman’s lunch, with lots of lovely homemade goodies. All-in-all, a really lovely, excellent value for money, way to spend a few hours on the lake. Thank you very much John. We would definitely recommend you.

Sail n Dine did not disappoint. We were two families visiting the area for a long weekend (first time for some). The weather was perfect and made the afternoon sailing with John even better. John was a great skipper, very friendly and provided fab service from start to finish. We had 3 kids on board (x2 9yrs and x1 7yrs) and John let them all get stuck in with sailing and driving the boat. We then found a lovely area in a bay and before lunch had a swim. The food was fabulous and there was Penty to go around too. Topped off with a few drinks from the bar too. Thanks John for a cracking afternoon. Glad we found you. Ps. John advertises on viatour (how I initially found him) however book direct as it puts more into the businesses pocket.

This was our first 'Sail N Dine' experience and it certainly won't be our last. On the most perfect of summer days, we were treated to a fabulous afternoon on Lake Windermere aboard the beautiful 'Maddie Too'. John was a brilliant skipper and an extremely attentive host. His knowledge of the surrounding area and local history was fascinating and an added bonus. To cap off our afternoon's sailing before heading back to the marina, a sheltered, sunny spot was found and a delicious ploughman's was enjoyed, including some tasty homemade goodies. Such wonderful memories; and as a family, we can't thank John enough for being the perfect host and skipper. Thank you, Karen, Paula & Warren

Loved the experience! John was a super skipper and host. Very knowledgeable, friendly and we had a wonderful time exploring beautiful Windermere, away from the crowds with incredible views under sail. Ploughman's lunch was a big hit - served superbly in a quiet bay whilst we enjoyed the scenery around us. Would highly recommend!!