Current fees
2026 permit year
- New registrations: £48
- Full set of self-adhesive registration numbers (postage included): £10
- Renewal registration: £36
- To transfer the registration into a new owner’s name: £48
- Replacement single self-adhesive registration number: £1
For replacement single self-adhesive numbers (£1 each), to transfer the registration into a new owner’s name or to change your address, please contact: windermere.registration@lakedistrict.gov.uk or call 01539 724555
All registrations are valid from 1 January to 31 December.
2027 permit year
Please note, prices for Windermere boat registration are increasing for the 2027 permit year as follows:
- New registration: £50
- Renewal registration: £37.50
- Numbers only: £10
- Individual number: £1
How to register your boat for Windermere
Registrations for new boats, and boat renewals, can be made online. Please find our Windermere new boat registration and Windermere boat registration webpages below, which include the forms to complete.
Please note
- New registrations and renewals can no longer be undertaken at Ferry Nab.
- Please allow 10 days for your boat numbers and annual marks to be sent to you, your registration is only complete once the mark and numbers are on your boat.
- For renewals, you will be asked to enter your boat number which will be on the email or letter we send you asking for renewal. This is in accordance with Windermere Byelaw 5.2.
Display of numbers and annual marks
Registration numbers and annual marks must be displayed in accordance with the Windermere lake byelaws. Failure to do so may result in enforcement action. Please read our guide to design and display of numbers and annual marks below.
Small Ships Register
The exemption for vessels registered on the Small Ships Register ended in April 2011. All powered vessels must now be registered with the Windermere Registration Scheme.
When you sell your registered boat
Registered owners have a legal obligation, under the Windermere Lake Byelaws 2008 to notify us in writing within 14 days of the sale or disposal of the vessel.
Please send us the date of transfer and the name and address of the new owner (plus phone numbers and an email address if you have them) to:
- Email: windermere.registration@lakedistrict.gov.uk.
- Address:
Windermere Registration
LDNPA
Murley Moss
Oxenholme Road
Kendal
LA9 7RL
