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Public toilet locations

We run various toilets across the National Park – these are shown on the interactive map and labelled ‘LDNPA’ in the list below. If they have baby changing facilities, these are labelled. Other toilets run by Councils may have changing facilities too. Please contact these Councils directly to check.

Map of Lake District National Park public toilets

Toilets Toilets

capitalised white lettering 'WC' on sky blue background square

List of public toilets

Central Lake District

Ambleside

  • Rydal Road Car Park (Lakes Parish Council)
  • Stock Ghyll Lane (Clock Tower)
  • Rothay Park
  • Waterhead Car Park (LDNPA)

Borrowdale

  • Rosthwaite
  • Seatoller Car Park

Bowness Bay, Windermere

Buttermere

  • Car Park (LDNPA) Baby change facilities if you have a RADAR key

Coniston

  • At Coniston Boating Centre Car Park (LDNPA). Baby change facilities
  • Brown Howe Car Park (LDNPA). Baby change facilities. Closed during winter months
  • Ruskin Avenue Car Park (LDNPA). Baby changing facilities
  • Monk Coniston. Closed during winter months

Elterwater (National Trust)

  • Opposite Britannia Inn

Hawkshead

  • Car Park (LDNPA). Baby changing facilities

Kendal

  • Town Hall
  • Westmorland Shopping Centre

Keswick

  • Lakeside Car Park, behind theatre
  • Old Station Platform
  • Bell Close Car Park
  • Central Car Park

Newby Bridge Fell Foot Park (National Trust)

Rydal

  • White Moss Common (Lowther Estates). Baby change facilities

Seatoller

  • Seatoller (National Trust). Baby change facilities

Whinlatter

  • Forest Park Visitor Centre

Windermere

  • Booths Supermarket
  • Beech Hill (LDNPA). Baby change facilities
  • Ferry House on the west shore of Windermere, next to the ferry (LDNPA)
  • Brockhole on Windermere. Baby change facilities inside

Western Lake District

Bootle

  • Car Park

Broughton-in-Furness

  • Off the Square

Eskdale (LDNPA)

  • Closed during the winter months

Gosforth

  • Car Park

Haverigg

  • Foreshore Car Park

Millom

  • Lancashire Road Car Park

Ravenglass

  • Village Car Park (LDNPA). Baby change facilities

Seascale

  • Car Park

Wasdale Head (LDNPA)

Whitehaven

Eastern Lake District

Appleby

  • Moot Hall
  • Broad Close

Glenridding

  • Main Car Park next to Ullswater Information Centre (LDNPA). Baby change facilities are available if you have a RADAR key, or ask Information Centre staff if on duty
  • Jenkins Field

Longsleddale (LDNPA)

Penrith

  • Blue Bell Lane
  • Southend Road
  • Sandgate

Pooley Bridge

  • Behind Information Centre

Other areas around Ullswater

  • Aira Force

Grasmere

  • Stock Lane car park (LDNPA). Baby change facilities.