ENGLAND
5 DAYS from £445
5 DAYS from £449
Honister Pass
Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway & Windermere Cruises
The Preserve of The Lakes, by Rail, Road & Water
All-embracing North Lakes & Gardens Panorama
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This tour showcases the Lake District’s epic scenery as we explore it on a nostalgic train journey through spectacular scenery, on cruises on Windermere and Ullswater and last but not least, on a scenic drive. Throw in a stately home, marmalade and a cream tea, and this tour ticks all the boxes.
This holiday has scenery by the bucket load, as we enjoy a minibus tour through the North Lakes, seeing places coaches don’t have access to, such as Ashness Bridge and Honister Pass. We also include more well-known sights like Derwentwater and Buttermere, whilst balancing the tour with interesting visits to Levens Hall & Gardens, and Sizergh Castle, plus free time in Ambleside and Grasmere to really take in the location.
PACKAGED ITINERARY
PACKAGED ITINERARY
Day 1 Arrival We arrive at our hotel in time for dinner. Day 2 Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway & Windermere Cruises
Day 1 Arrival We arrive at our hotel in time for dinner. Day 2 North Lakes Tour
We spend today in the Lake District. First, we make our way to Haverthwaite Station from where we enjoy a nostalgic steam train journey on the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway to the south of Lake Windermere and Lakeside pier. At Lakeside, we board our boat to enjoy a 40 minute cruise around the south of Lake Windermere. Arriving at Bowness, making the most of our tea/coffee voucher to refresh ourselves before a short walk takes us into the heart of this Victorian town, popular with tourists since the mid-1800s and briming with art galleries, antique shops, This morning we head to Dalemain House & Gardens for a tour of the mansion, learning all about its past and the Dalemain World Marmalade Awards! We have time to explore the beautiful gardens at leisure - allowing time to visit the shop and perhaps pick up a jar or two of the wide choice of marmalades - before enjoying a cream tea. On leaving, we are given a memento of our visit. We then make our way to Pooley Bridge for an hour cruise on the Ullswater Steamers to Glenridding; we can sit back after our morning of discovery and lunch and enjoy the gorgeous scenery of the Lakes. Day 4 Scenic Lake District & Keswick We enjoy a scenic drive through the picturesque Lake District today, travelling north via Windermere then Ambleside, the head of England’s largest natural lake where we can spot the pretty Bridge House as we pass. We then journey through the picture-postcard village of Grasmere – named after its adjacent lake and home to Wordsworth when he wrote his famous poem, “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”, inspired by the flowers and scenery of the Lake District – and finally onto Keswick. We have ‘My Time’ exploring this lovely market town nestled between the majestic Skiddaw mountain and the serene lake of Derwentwater, with plenty of shops, restaurants and museums to browse. We can always finish our tour with an afternoon tea at Bassenthwaite Lake Station – ask your Account Manager for details. Day 5 Departure After breakfast, we make our way home. independent gift shops, and local artisan food producers. Day 3 Dalemain House & Gardens & Ullswater Cruise INCLUSIONS • Single Journey on the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway (Haverthwaite to Lakeside) • Single Windermere Lake Cruise (Lakeside to Bowness) including tea/coffee voucher • Tour of Dalemain House including cream tea • Single Lake Cruise on Ullswater Steamers (Pooley Bridge to Glenridding)
Today we embark on a full day tour of the North Lakes , many of which are not accessible by coach. We meet our minibus in Keswick (please note the minibuses can pick up from the hotel for a small charge) and begin our journey past Derwentwater, Ashness Bridge (the most photographed packhorse ridge in the Lake District), Borrowdale Valley and along Honister Pass, where we will reach Honsiter Slate Mine, England’s last working slate mine. Here we have a short comfort stop for lunch along with time to browse the onsite shop before reboarding our minibus and make our way past Buttermere, Crummock Water, Loweswater & Bassenthwaite Lake, before returning to Keswick. (Please note itinerary is subject to change). Day 3 Levens Hall & Gardens and Ambleside This morning we make the short journey to Levens Hall & Gardens and begin with a private tour of the impressive Elizabethan house. We then have time at leisure to explore the ten acres of gardens, which retain many original features, including the world’s oldest topiary gardens. Be sure to make time to grab something to eat in the award-winning Levens Kitchen! In the afternoon, we make our way to the lovely town of Ambleside and/or Hayes Garden World for some free time, before making our way back to the hotel with time to freshen up before dinner. Day 4 Grasmere & Sizergh Castle This morning, we have a leisurely visit to Grasmere. Nestled below some spectacular fells, the village has many shops, cafés and pubs. No visit is complete without a stop at Sarah Nelson’s Gingerbread Shop. Housed in a quaint 17th-century school building, the shop has been selling its famous gingerbread since 1854! We then make our way to Sizergh Castle & Gardens. This imposing house stands proudly at the gateway to the Lake District and has been home to the Strickland family for more than 800 years. There’s plenty to explore on the 1,600-acre estate, including wetland, woodland and orchards – look out for fritillary butterflies, deer and rare hawfinches. If you’d rather enjoy some ‘my time’ in the gardens, wander through the orchards, rock garden or stumpery. Day 5 Departure After breakfast, we make our way home.
INCLUSIONS • Full day North Lakes Mountain Goat Tour • Entrance to Levens Hall & Gardens with tour of the house • Entrance to Sizergh Castle & Gardens
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