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Service Rating:Autumn Colours in the Lake District
4* Skiddaw Hotel, Keswick: Windermere Cruise, Lakeside & Havethwaite Steam Railway, Lakeland Motor Museum, The Mountain Goat High Adventure Tour, Ullswater Steamer Cruise & Dalemain
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Autumn Colours in the Lake District
We have been staying at the Skiddaw Hotel in Keswick for many years and after a recent refurbishment the hotel has been upgraded to a 4* and the restaurant has been awarded a rosette for its fantastic food. We enjoy scenic drives through the Lake District. We visit Bowness where we board a cruise along Lake Windermere before taking a journey along the Lakeside to Haverthwaite Steam Railway and visit the Lakeland Motor Museum. We board the Mountain Goat Mini Buses for a High Adventure Tour, take an Ullswater Steamer Cruise, visit Dalemain House & Gardens, and enjoy market day at leisure in Keswick. SKIDDAW HOTEL, KESWICK **** Sunday 25 October 2026 6 Days £875 per person sharing a twin/double room Limited single rooms at no supplement Home to home pick up/set down from £40 per person Front seat supplement £15 for the duration of the tour Price includes: All coach travel Porterage 5 nights dinner, bed and breakfast Windermere Cruise Lakeside & Haverthwaite Steam Railway Ride Admission to Lakeland Motor Museum Mountain Goat High Adventure Tour Ullswater Steamer Cruise Admission to DalemainITINERARY
Day 1
Departing the local area we make our way north with a lunch stop on route. We arrive at The Skiddaw Hotel in the centre of Keswick by late afternoon with time to settle in before dinner.
|Day 2
This morning we drive through the centre of the Lake District National Park, passing Grasmere and Thirlmere arriving in Bowness-on-Windermere for some free time for morning coffee. We board a cruise boat, and take a one-way cruise on Windermere to Lakeside where we board the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Steam Railway. On our return we enjoy a visit to the Lakeland Motor Museum.
|Day 3
This morning we make our way to Pooley Bridge where we board one of the heritage Ullswater Steamers. We then continue to Dalemain where we have time to explore the house, gardens and medieval tea room.
|Day 4
Today we join the "Mountain Goat" minibuses to take us on the minor roads we cannot traverse by coach. This tour focuses around the Western Lake District and is certainly an adventure! Over the Wrynose and Hardknott passes, the steepest in England we drive past the extraordinary remains of Hardknott Roman Fort 1000ft up on the fells. We stop for lunch in Eskdale before driving onward to 'Britain's Favourite View,' Wastwater; England's deepest and most dramatic lake.
|Day 5
Enjoy the day in Keswick on market day, spend the day as you please you could enjoy a Derwent water cruise, visit the pencil museum, take a local bus tour, relax at the hotel, or explore the towns many shop's and pubs.
|Day 6
After breakfast we commence our journey home with suitable stops on route, arriving back late afternoon.
|PICK-UP POINTS
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour. Please note some pick up points may not be served on all departure dates.
| NAME | PICK-UP TIME | RETURN TIME |
|---|---|---|
| Baldock Market Place S | TBA | TBA |
| Bishops Std Rail Station | TBA | TBA |
| Buntingford The Crown PH | TBA | TBA |
| CAMBRIDGE SERVICES A14 | TBA | TBA |
| Cambridge Trumpington P&R | TBA | TBA |
| Hitchin N St Marys Sq | TBA | TBA |
| Letchworth Station Rd N | TBA | TBA |
| Newport Stn Rd Bus Stop N | TBA | TBA |
| Royston Bus Station | TBA | TBA |
| Saffron Walden High St N | TBA | TBA |
| Stansted Mountfit Har N | TBA | TBA |
| Stevenage Bus Station L | TBA | TBA |
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