Find a public toilet

Toilets you can use in our area as well as how to join our community toilet scheme.

There are public toilets throughout our area run by us, parish and town councils and other organisations. Some businesses, shops, restaurants and pubs have also opened their toilets to the public through a courtesy scheme. 

You can find a public toilet using the information below or by searching on the Great British public toilet map. 

The Great British public toilet map shows the following  information: 

  • addresses and directions
  • opening hours
  • facilities - such as RADAR key entry, baby changing facilities and accessibility
  • if the toilet is free to use and if not, how much you will need to pay

Public toilets we maintain

Barrow area

  • Barrow library, LA14 1LL
  • Earnse Bay, LA14 3XZ
  • Fell Street, LA14 1DD
  • Ireleth cemetery, LA16 7HB
  • Roa Island, LA13 0QL
  • The Forum, LA14 1HH
  • Tudor Square, LA15 8RN 

Eden area

  • Alston Town Hall, CA9 3RF
  • Appleby Broad Close Car Park, CA16 6QR
  • New Road, Brough, CA17 4AS
  • Stoneshot, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4QU
  • Penrith Bluebell Lane, CA11 7HL
  • Penrith Castle Park, CA11 7EG
  • Penrith Bus Station, CA11 7TP

South Lakeland area

  • Kendal Town Hall, LA9 4DA

Public toilets run by other organisations and businesses

Barrow area

Southwards farm shop, LA16 7AL

Eden area

Appleby Market Arcade, CA16 6YA

South Lakeland area

  • Aldingham village, LA12 9RT
  • Bardsea, LA12 9RB
  • Bowness Bay, Windermere, LA23 3HB
  • Braithwaite Fold, Windermere, LA23 3HB
  • Bridge Toilets, Coniston, LA21 8HZ
  • Broad Street, Windermere, LA23 2AB
  • Chapel Stile village, LA22 9JE
  • Church Hill, Grange-over-Sands, LA11 6BD
  • Devils Bridge, Kirkby Lonsdale, LA6 2DF
  • Jingling Lane, Kirkby Lonsdale, LA6 2AW
  • Lindale Recreation Ground, Lindale, LA11 6LL
  • Main Street, Sedbergh, LA10 5AD
  • Market Square, Milnthorpe, LA77QJ
  • Moss Parrock, Grasmere, LA22 9SZ
  • Ornamental Gardens, Grange-over-Sands, LA11 6DY
  • Promenade, Arnside, LA50HD
  • Quarry Rigg, Bowness, LA23 3DT
  • Rayrigg Meadow, Bowness, LA23 1BP
  • Rayrigg Road, Windermere, LA23 3BZ
  • Rothay Park, Ambleside, LA22 9DH
  • Rydal Road, Ambleside, LA22 9AN
  • Station Road, Cark-in-Cartmel, LA11 7NY
  • The Promenade, Grange-over-Sands, LA11 7DH
  • The Square, Broughton-in-Furness, LA20 6JF
  • Victoria Hall, Grange-over-Sands, LA11 6DP
  • White Platts Recreation Ground, Ambleside, LA22 9DJ
  • Windermere Road, Stavely, LA8 9PL

National park toilets

The Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks authorities maintain toilets in their areas.

Find toilets in the Lake District National Park
Find toilets in the Yorkshire Dales National Park

Accessible toilets 

To find Changing Places toilets with equipment for those with limited mobility, visit the Changing Places website. 

For some wheelchair accessible toilets you'll need a National Keys Scheme (NKS) key. The scheme is managed by Disability Rights UK and helps ensure people with a disability have 24-hour access to public toilets. You can buy an NKS key for a small cost on the Disability Rights UK website. 

Kendal courtesy toilet scheme

The scheme offers clean, safe and accessible toilets across Kendal town centre. Businesses in the scheme offer their toilets to the public during their normal opening hours. 

Many toilets in the scheme are wheelchair accessible. Baby changing facilities and Changing Places toilets are also available.

Find toilets in the scheme on the Visit Kendal website

This scheme currently applies to Kendal. If you're interested in establishing a scheme in your town or village, please contact us.

How the scheme works

This scheme encourages local businesses, pubs, restaurants and shops to make their toilets available to the public. 

Premises accepted onto the scheme once established may be eligible for a grant up to £550. 

We consider applications based on the premises and their:

  • location
  • opening times
  • number of toilets
  • standard of upkeep

If you're interested in joining the scheme, or establishing one in your own town or village, please email us. To establish a scheme, there would need to be a minimum number of businesses on board. This depends on the size of the town or village.

Email: econ.dev3@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk

Toilet cleaning and repair problems

We try to keep all our toilets clean and in good working order. 

If you're unhappy with the condition of any of our toilets contact us by emailing corporateassets@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk.