17-534: The MY Raven is a passenger vessel operating for Ullswater 'Steamers' on the lake of Ullswater in the English Lake District , where she has spent her entire working life. She was built in 1889 as a steam vessel, but converted to diesel power in 1934. She is a member of the National Historic Fleet . The Raven has a length of 111.93 feet (34.12 m), a beam of 14.98 feet (4.57 m) and
34-602: A duck race is organised by the local mountain rescue team to raise funds. The village also has a rich sporting history, particularly in the traditional Lakeland sport of Fell Running and each September the Helvellyn Triathlon is held at Jenkins' Field by the shores of Ullswater, at one time considered the toughest triathlon in the UK. The village has accommodation including two youth hostels and camping sites. Glenridding House provides luxury bed and breakfast accommodation. There
51-624: A draught of 2.85 feet (0.87 m). Her gross tonnage is 63, and she can carry 150 passengers. She is the largest vessel in the Ullswater 'Steamers' fleet. The M.Y. Raven was ordered by the Ullswater Steam Navigation Company, a predecessor of the current owners. Like her older sister ship, Lady of the Lake , she was built by T.B. Seath & Co. at Rutherglen near Glasgow, and transported overland from there to Ullswater, where she
68-575: A slipway located at the Waterside Campsite, one of Lake District Estates properties near Pooley Bridge. Glenridding Glenridding is a village at the southern end of Ullswater , in the English Lake District . The village is popular with mountain walkers who can scale England's third-highest mountain, Helvellyn , and many other challenging peaks from there. The name Glenridding is generally agreed to be Cumbric in origin, with
85-498: Is also a tourist information centre, Ullswater Information Centre. Above the village is the site of the former Greenside Mine , once the largest lead mine in the Lake District. Lead ore was discovered in the 18th century and the site was mined from the second half of the 18th century until the mine closed in 1962. Without the mine, the houses and economy of Glenridding and the surrounding area would not have existed. Glenridding
102-517: Is in common ownership with the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway , a 7 miles (11.3 km) minimum gauge heritage railway that operates to the western side of the Lake District. Both companies form part of the Lake District Estates group, which also owns various tourist oriented properties in the area, and is controlled by Lord Wakefield's descendants. The vessels of the fleet are maintained on
119-518: The German Emperor Wilhelm II visited Ullswater during his stay with the 5th Earl of Lonsdale at Lowther Castle . Her decks were painted yellow, the Earl's personal colour, for the occasion. In 1934, Raven was converted from steam and fitted with twin diesel engines. Ullswater %27Steamers%27 Ullswater 'Steamers' is a boat company which provides leisure trips on Ullswater in
136-413: The company at Aira Force . The company was affected by the series of storms ( Desmond , Eva and Frank ) that hit Cumbria at the end of 2015. The Lady Wakefield , moored at Pooley Bridge Pier, broke free during Desmond and was damaged by the pier, resulting in her being deliberately driven ashore to save her from sinking. The same storm destroyed the bridge at Pooley Bridge, severing connection between
153-466: The company started to operate sailings during the winter; it had previously only operated during the summer tourist season. Between the years of 2001 and 2010, three additional vessels were acquired by the company, these being the Lady Dorothy , Lady Wakefield and Western Belle . All three were acquired from previous salt-water service and conveyed to the lake by road. In 2015 a new jetty was opened by
170-533: The first element being *glinn , 'valley', and the second being *redïn , 'ferns, bracken' (cf. Welsh glyn rhedyn ), giving a meaning of 'valley overgrown with bracken'. First recorded as Glenredyn in around 1290, the name's present form is thought to have been influenced by the Middle English element ridding , 'clearing'. Glenridding is in the civil parish of Patterdale . On 6 December 2015, Storm Desmond caused extensive and devastating flooding to
187-446: The main service providing a link the length of the lake between Glenridding, Howtown and Pooley Bridge, whilst a second shorter service connects Glenridding and Aira Force. The service frequency varies depending on the time of year, up to a roughly hourly service on both routes in summer. In addition to its scheduled passenger services, the company's vessels can be hired for private functions and parties on Ullswater. The steamer company
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#1732851589112204-606: The north-eastern part of the English Lake District . It is based in Glenridding , Cumbria . Founded in 1855, it currently operates five diesel powered vessels between four locations on the lake. The oldest boat in its fleet was launched in 1877. The company was founded as the Ullswater Steam Navigation Company in 1855, and originally moved mail, workers and goods between the Greenside Mine at Glenridding and
221-523: The village and pier. Both the pier and the ticket office at Glenridding were flooded. By Easter 2016, services had recommenced and a replacement bridge built; the Lady Wakefield was relaunched in May and docked for repairs. Ullswater 'Steamers' currently operates a fleet of five vessels from four jetties on Ullswater at Glenridding , Pooley Bridge , Howtown and Aira Force . Two services are operated, with
238-495: The village of Pooley Bridge at the opposite end of the lake. On 13 August 1859, the company's first purpose-built vessel, the paddle steamer Enterprise , was launched, although it subsequently sank in the lake. In 1877, the company introduced the steam powered pleasure cruiser the Lady of the Lake , and this was joined in 1889 by the Raven . Both are still in service. In 1900 the company
255-417: The village, with torrential rainfall and rivers bursting their banks. Four days later, more rainfall caused rivers to burst their banks once again, leading to even more flood damage to businesses and homes in the village. Following the floods the community set up a Flood Action Group who continue to work on recovery and resilience measures to reduce the risk of future flooding. Each year, on Easter Monday ,
272-413: Was launched on 11 July 1889. She was commissioned at the suggestion of Thomas Cook , in response to the growing popularity of Ullswater as a tourist destination, and because the previous year a breakdown of Lady of the Lake forced the cancellation of services. She was named after Ravencragg, the lakeside home of company director William Hugh Parkin. In 1912, Raven was made a temporary royal yacht when
289-531: Was renamed as the Ullswater Navigation and Transit Company . In the 1930s, the company converted its fleet of two steam powered pleasure cruisers, the Lady of the Lake and the Raven , to operate on diesel engines. In 1954 Sir Wavell Wakefield bought a controlling shareholding in Ullswater 'Steamers' to prevent the company from being wound up. The company is still in the ownership of the family of Lord Wakefield, as Sir Wavell subsequently became. In 2001,
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