3-Day Lake District Tour from Manchester
Our 3-day Lake District tour from Manchester is a great way to explore highlights of the region in a short space of time. During your three day trip, you’ll see incredible mountain views, travel along narrow country lanes, take a cruise along Lake Windermere and visit many picturesque towns and villages. You will also visit the home of the literary icon William Wordsworth. Plus, our friendly guide will bring the region to life!
You’ll travel from Manchester to the Lake District via train. During your time in the Lake Districtand will travel in a comfortable 16-seater minibus with a driver/guide, and stay 2-nights in the market town of Keswick.
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Itinerary:
Day One:
- Travel from Manchester Piccadilly Railway Station or Manchester Airport Railway Station to Penrith Railway station in the Lake District
- Meet your guide at the train station and depart in a comfortable 16-seater vehicle into the Lake District National Park.
- You’ll visit the northern shores of Ullswater lake, with an optional forest walk where you can see the Aira Force waterfall
- Continue to the town of Keswick. Here, we’ll visit the Castlerigg Stone Circle which is over 5,00 years old.
- We’ll drop you off at your accommodation in Keswick and you’ll have the rest of the day to explore the charming town
Day Two:
- We start the day with a drive south, through the winding Kirkstone Pass to Lake Windermere. Enjoy some incredible views of the Lake District landscape along the way
- Enjoy an optional cruise along Lake Windermere
- After lunch, we’ll visit Hawkshead, a picturesque village where the poet William Wordsworth attended Grammar School
- We will then visit Wordsworth’s home at Dove Cottage which he called “The loveliest spot that man hath ever found”. Be inspired by Wordsworth’s words in the very place they were written!
- You’ll also have free time to explore the pretty town of Grasmere, and perhaps taste some of the local legendary gingerbread
- Return to Keswick in the late afternoon
Day Three:
- Day 3 of our Lake District Tour takes you into Whinlatter Forest Park and over the Whinlatter Pass. Enjoy some of the most spectacular landscapes in the Lake District as we weave our way along winding narrow lanes
- We’ll make a stop to visit an old slate workings and visit Derwent Water where you’ll have free time for lunch and shopping
- Finally, we will drop you back at Penrith Station. Your Lake District tour comes to an end, with train tickets to Manchester Piccadilly or Manchester airport
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