The Beauty of the Lake District

Discover the sheer beauty of the ever-popular Lake District on this fantastic 5-day tour! We'll take a Grand Lakes Tour through stunning scenery and pretty towns, enjoying Lake Ullswater, Lake Windermere, Grasmere and Keswick. Perhaps the best way to view the scenery is onboard a nostalgic steam railway from Haverthwaite to Lakeside, or from the water itself with our Lake Windermere cruise. We also visit Holker Hall and Levens Hall – both beautiful buildings with stunning gardens to explore. The perfect way to soak up the countryside, this tour will leave you with fantastic memories.

Tour Includes

4 nights hotel with English breakfast
4 evening meals
Local joining points
Porterage at the hotel

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Local departure by coach or Door-to-Door service, then we travel to beautiful Cumbria for a four-night stay.

Includes Dinner

Today we journey into the heart of the Lake District and tour the prettiest lakes and towns. We head to Patterdale on Lake Ullswater and then cross the spectacular Kirkstone Pass to reach Ambleside at the head of Lake Windermere, where a short walk takes you to the lakeside at Waterhead.

We then continue to Grasmere on the lake of the same name and long a favourite of Wordsworth, before finishing the day with a visit to the market town of Keswick.

Includes Breakfast

Includes Dinner

Ullswater Ambleside Keswick

Today we visit Holker Hall and Gardens. These immaculately kept gardens are essentially Victorian in character and are set in exceptionally beautiful countryside with gardens merging into parkland. You will find hills on one side and the expanse of Morecambe Bay on the other.

Later, we head to Levens Hall and Gardens. Levens Hall is a magnificent Elizabethan mansion built around a 13th century tower, which was expanded and rebuilt towards the end of the 16th century.

Includes Breakfast

Includes Dinner

Holker Hall & Gardens

We start the day with a nostalgic steam ride through breathtaking scenery, aboard the heritage railway from Haverthwaite to Lakeside. Travelling through the Lakeland Fells, enjoy this scenic backdrop with its picturesque valleys, stunning lakes and rolling green hillside.

Next, sit back and enjoy our cruise on picturesque Lake Windermere, soaking up the awe-inspiring scenery of the Cumbrian countryside, as we sail to the popular resort of Bowness. Spend some free time in Bowness, with its shops, cafés, restaurants, pubs and attractions, such as the Beatrix Potter Exhibition.

Our day continues with a visit to Wordsworth’s Hawkshead, with its charming whitewashed houses, alleyways, courtyards and squares. We end the day with a visit to Coniston Water.

Includes Breakfast

Includes Dinner