THE lockdown has not prevented people from enjoying some of their favourite views, thanks to three online webcams belonging to a Lake District company.

Windermere Lake Cruises has revealed that views for its webcams have risen by 33% over the last four weeks, compared to the same period last year.

And the webcams have generated nearly 65,000 hits since March 23, when all services were suspended in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Most popular is the Ambleside webcam with more than 26,000 views over the last four weeks – a 40% rise on this time last year.

But the biggest rise has come courtesy of the webcam at Bowness, jumping by 43% with nearly 21,000 views.

The Lakeside webcam – which had been switched-off due to views being partially obscured by the construction of Windermere Lake Cruises’ new vessel, ‘MV Swift’ – was switched back on due to high demand, resulting in nearly 19,000 views.

One viewer from the UK told Windermere Lake Cruises he has viewed the cameras more than 1,000 times.

To view the webcams, go to the company’s website at www.windermere-lakecruises.co.uk