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The site that is now the visitor centre was bought in 1896 by William Gaddum, a [[silk]] merchant from [[Manchester]], as a summer house. He had the house built the following year, to a design by the architect [[Dan Gibson (architect)|Dan Gibson]]. The gardens were created by [[Thomas Hayton Mawson|Thomas Mawson]], known for his work in the design of gardens during the [[Arts and Crafts movement]]. [[Beatrix Potter]] was a frequent visitor to the house, and makes reference to it in her Journals. In 1946 William Gaddum died and the house was sold. In 1948 the house was converted into a [[convalescent home]]. The [[Lake District National Park Authority]] purchased the property in 1966, and in 1969 it was opened as the UK's first National Park Visitor Centre.<ref name=hist/><ref name=list/>▼

Entrance to the centre and its grounds is free of charge, although a charge is made for car parking. The centre is situated off the [[A591 road]] between [[Windermere, Cumbria (town)|Windermere]] and [[Ambleside]]. [[Stagecoach Group|Stagecoach]] bus routes [[Stagecoach bus route 555|555]] ([[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]] to [[Keswick, Cumbria|Keswick]]) and 599 ([[Bowness-on-Windermere]] to [[Grasmere (village)|Grasmere]]) stop outside the centre. Both these routes also serve [[Windermere railway station]].<ref name=geth>{{cite web |url=http://www.brockhole.co.uk/plan-your-visit/getting-here/ |title=Getting here |publisher=Lake District National Park Authority |accessdate=14 June 2018 |archivedate=14 June 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614153119/http://www.brockhole.co.uk/plan-your-visit/getting-here/ |deadurl=no}}</ref>▼

In the grounds of the centre is a [[jetty]] served by a number of boat services provided by [[Windermere Lake Cruises]] between March and October. A passenger launch service runs from Ambleside, returning to Ambleside via [[Wray Castle]] on the opposite side of the lake. A second launch service runs from [[Bowness-on-Windermere]], returning to Bowness via Ambleside. A third service, known as the Bike Boat and operated with a boat adapted to carry cycles, shuttles across the lake to and from Bark Barn in [[Claife]].<ref name=geth/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.windermere-lakecruises.co.uk/cruises-fares/green-cruise |title=Green Cruise ||publisher=Windermere Lake Cruises |accessdate=12 June 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612115858/https://www.windermere-lakecruises.co.uk/cruises-fares/green-cruise |archivedate=12 June 2018 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.windermere-lakecruises.co.uk/cruises-fares/red-cruise |title=Red Cruise ||publisher=Windermere Lake Cruises |accessdate=13 June 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613180525/https://www.windermere-lakecruises.co.uk/cruises-fares/red-cruise |archivedate=13 June 2018 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.windermere-lakecruises.co.uk/cruises-fares/bike-boat |title=Bike Boat ||publisher=Windermere Lake Cruises |accessdate=13 June 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613181026/https://www.windermere-lakecruises.co.uk/cruises-fares/bike-boat |archivedate=13 June 2018 |deadurl=no}}</ref>▼