DAME Mary Archer and her husband, the bestselling novelist Jeffery Archer, have enjoyed a nostalgic cruise on Windermere with Windermere Lake Cruises.

The couple cruised along England’s longest lake from Lakeside Pier to Bowness on MV Tern which is the oldest vessel and flagship of Windermere Lake Cruises' fleet.

Dame Mary was invited to visit the Lake District by a national newspaper to re-create a nostalgic holiday from her childhood.

The journey will feature in a series of articles about celebrity childhood holiday memories which will appear in the Daily Mail. Dame Mary is a highly regarded scientist and has taught Chemistry in Oxford, Cambridge and London.

She also had a long association with the NHS, serving as chair of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust between 2002 and 2012. Jeffrey Archer, a former politician, is one of the world’s bestselling novelists with international sales of his books passing 275 million copies.

Crew members say the couple had a very enjoyable journey. MV Tern was built in 1891 which makes her over 130 year old. She is the flagship of the Windermere Lake Cruises' fleet.