This tour takes in the highlights of the beautiful southern English Lake District around Lakes Windermere and Coniston. Drive past the lakes, mountains and scenery that make the area so famous and popular.
Accommodation
Wonderfully comfortable accommodation in private B&Bs and guesthouses. Welcoming hosts mean it’s more like staying with friends, and you will often dine with the hosts or other guests.
Itinerary
Day One
Start in Windermere and visit Blackwell, and then drive south along the lakeside to Newby Bridge and on to Holker Hall and the Lakeland Motor Museum. Then drive up the west side of Lake Windermere to Rusland where you will stay overnight.
Day Two
Drive to Sawrey and visit Beatrix Potter’s house. Head over to Hawkshead and Coniston then drive south west to Broughton-in-Furness and then drive north to Eskdale. Return to Ambleside via the Hardknott Pass and Wrynose Pass. Return to Windermere and depart.
Details
Dates
Duration: 2 days - this trip can be taken at any time.
£70 per person, based on two people sharing a twin or double room. Requests for single room accommodation will be extra. Please ask for the supplementary price at the time of booking. All prices include local taxes that are applicable at the time of travel.
What’s included
- One nights hotel accommodation in a twin or double room
- Full Breakfast
- A complete route map showing our suggested route and a tour book detailing places to visit and things to do in the areas you will pass through
What’s not included
- Lunches and dinner
- Fuel
- Drinks
- Travel or medical insurance
Booking
Apart from our scheduled, escorted group tours, none of our itineraries are set in stone - after all, this is your holiday - so we can fine-tune any aspect of these tours to meet your wishes. Any of our escorted tours may also be taken as a private, independent tour, at a time to suit you.
We work closely with a number of classic and spots car hire companies across the UK, Europe, and beyond, so we can arrange your car hire for you , too. Please contact us for futher details and the cars we have available.
