Windermere is a picturesque community, primarily cottage country with the majority of the population made up of residents who have second or weekend homes.

A short five minutes from Invermere, the community offers everything for the visiting vacationer. Windermere has become a popular spot for fishing, sailboarding, hang-gliding, swimming, waterskiing and golf.

There are numerous options for dinner out and entertainment for the kids, like bowling at Valley Alley, and for the larger kids, a challenging round of golf can be had at the beautiful 18-hole Windermere Valley Golf Course. Those looking to play a shorter round of golf can play the three hole golf course at the White House Hotel, a pub and funky three hole golf course, where visitors can sit on the verandah and enjoy a cool beverage.

Windermere Beach is a great location for a picnic as the sound of the lake splashes the sandy beach in the afternoon sun. Kids can work off their energy in the playground if swimming isn’t to their liking as parents watch from the treed shoreline.

An enjoyable afternoon can be had at Creekside Flower Gardens where visitors can wander through a series of 20 spectacular gardens set over two acres. 
 
The Stolen Church, with its bright white exterior and red roof, came to Windermere after Rufus Kimpton, then owner of the White House Hotel, “stole it” from Donald when they moved to the then-burgeoning community. With the help of friends, Kimpton engineered plans that saw the building dismantled at its former location 180 km northwest and moved and resurrected at the site it currently occupies.

Don't forget to stop at “artisans’ corner” at the only four-way stop in the community.