Donate food

Support us by donating food and other essentials.

More people than ever are being driven to food banks and the sharp increase in people needing help is outstripping food donations.

Your donations are vital to ensure that we can continue to help the people in our community.

What to donate

Items we need

As of 04/12/2025

Baked beans
Biscuits
Cereal
Cooking sauce in jars
Cooking sauce in packets
Cup-a-soup
Instant coffee
Instant mashed potato
Jam
Long-life juice
Noodles
Pasta
Pasta sauce
Porridge oats
Powdered milk
Rice sachets (microwavable)
Tea bags
Tinned meat
Tinned potatoes
Tinned rice pudding
Tinned soup
Tinned tomatoes
Tinned vegetables

Please note, we do accept fresh produce and perishable food donations made directly to St.Mary's or via an online supermarket delivery. Food donations made to drop off locations must be non-perishable items only. Thank you.

In person donations

You can bring your donations directly to us during our opening hours. Our address is:

St Mary’s Church,
Ambleside Road,
Windermere,
LA23 1BA

Our opening hours are Wednesday & Friday | 12:00 - 15:00

Supermarket donations

There is a food donation point near the tills at Booths, Victoria Street, Windermere.

Online supermarket delivery

We also welcome online supermarket food shop deliveries straight to us.

To send your food order to our Warehouse, please use the address below:

Windermere & District Foodbank
St. Mary's Church,
Windermere,
Ambleside Road,
Windermere,
LA231BA

Please be sure to select a delivery time during our opening hours: Wednesday & Friday | 12:00 - 15:00.

Please email us at info@windermeredistrict.foodbank.org.uk to let us know when you have booked a delivery. It helps our warehouse team prepare for its arrival and to thank you for your kind generosity.

Cumberland Building Society

Food donations can also be dropped off at Cumberland Building Society. Their address is:

18 Main Road
Windermere
LA23 1DY

Please kindly check their opening hours to ensure they will be open to receive your donation.

Windermere Methodist Church

College Rd
Windermere
LA23 1BU

Open from 10:00 - 16:00 daily.