In the southwest corner of Orange County and just 14 miles away from Orlando FL, lies the quaint and reliable community of Windermere. Windermere Florida, a charming Central Florida community snuggly fit between the sandy bottom lakes of the spring-fed Butler Chain of Lakes. Lake Butler, Lake Bessie, and Lake Down—along with other smaller lakes—join together to form the Butler Chain of Lakes and form what is the structure of the Windermere area. The structure of the town grants the citizens here some of the best opportunities in terms of education, leisure and activity.

In 1885, a man by the name of Joseph Hill Scott purchased 150 acres in this area of Central Florida. He then went to name this area Windermere, supposedly after Lake Windermere in England. A railroad was built from Kissimmee FL to Windermere here in 1889, the same year the town was officially founded. The city really started to take off in 1910, this was the time two gentlemen from Ohio began to invest and develop the area.

These days Windermere boasts a population over 2,300 or so citizens, its relaxing atmosphere and stunning features has attracted many families to the area looking to raise children. Windermere has some of Central Florida's best schools and has recently been awarded #1 town for families in all of Florida by the Neighborhood Scout organization.

As well as families looking for the best environment for their children, Windermere is also home to many celebrities. Around the Butler Chain of Lakes, homes of NBA stars and talk show hosts can be found. Windermere has also been the home to professional golf sensation Tiger Woods since 1997. The amount of high class celebrity and caring families residing all around Windermere is proof that this area is highly sought after and for very good reason.

Windermere Recreation 

Recreation in Windermere is another prideful quality of this community. Besides the activity on the Butler Chain of Lakes and around Central Florida region, Windermere is home many different golfing communities throughout the city limits. Isleworth is one of Windermere’s golfing course communities and is considered to be one of the countries premier country clubs. This community features its very own private golf course designed by Arnold Palmer as well as large estate homes price in range from one to twelve million dollars.

Butler Bay, between Lake Crescent and Lake Roberts, features many lake front properties as well as a 18-hole golf course to accompany. Keene’s Point, on the shore of Lake Butler, is gated community comprising of fourteen separate neighborhoods. The area of Keene’s point also boasts a 250 acre private golf course designed by Jack Nicklaus, making this area one of Windermere’s premier golfing communities.