Lake District & Mountain Goat
Monday 22nd to Friday 26th May - Join our popular holiday to the beautiful Lake District including an adventure by Mountain Goat minibus to parts that our coach can't reach! Stay in the popular Skiddaw Hotel and enjoy some free time in Keswick on Market Day. From £649pp.
Book NowLake District and Mountain Goat
Stunning scenery and peaceful countryside form the backdrop of our holiday enjoying the best of England’s largest National Park. The ‘Mountain Goat’ is a classic adventure tour by minibus, reaching places where a large coach cannot reach. We travel from Keswick to Grasmere, on to Elterwater and Great Langdale stopping in the ancient town of Hawkshead. In the afternoon, we visit Hill Top, Beatrix Potter’s 17th century farmhouse, before travelling to Wray Castle, Tarn Hows, Coniston and Thirlmere. A truly spectacular day out - not to be missed. Enjoy a cruise around Lake Windermere. We’ll have time to explore Keswick and will visit Grasmere, a popular destination with its own lake, lovely small independent village shops, pubs and cafes and you have to sample the legendary Grasmere Gingerbread!
We return to this wonderful hotel situated in the middle of Keswick. Surrounded by the lakes and mountains of the English Lake District, this comfortable family-run hotel is set in the centre of the bustling market town of Keswick on Derwent Water. The hotel features a conservatory, lounge bar and cosy rooms of a very high standard. Don’t miss the full Cumbrian breakfast - just what you need to start the day!
Your holiday includes:
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4 nights bed, full Cumbrian breakfast and dinner
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Round trip sailing on lake Windermere
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Visit Hill Top, the former home of Beatrix Potter
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Free time in Grasmere
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Scenic tour by coach
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Guided day trip on The Mountain Goat
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Free day in Keswick
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Travel by Tally Ho! Pullman coach
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Accompanied by our Tour Manager
£649 per person sharing a twin/double room. 5 singles no supplement.
Monday 22nd May
We travel to our hotel in the centre of Keswick with comfort stops on route.
DTuesday 23rd May
After a hearty breakfast we are collected by 'The Mountain Goat' for our classic adventure tour by minibus of this beautiful area of Cumbria, going places where a large coach cannot reach. We travel from Keswick to Grasmere, on to Elterwater and Great Langdale stopping in the ancient town of Hawkshead. In the afternoon, we visit Hill Top, Beatrix Potter's 17th century farmhouse, before travelling to Wray Castle, Tarn Hows, Coniston and Thirlmere. A truly spectacular day out.
D, FEWednesday 24th May
This morning we travel over the Kirkstone Pass with an altitude of 1,489 feet making it the highest pass that is open to motorway traffic and it connects Ambleside in the Rothay Valley to Patterdale in the Ullswater valley. Also near the top of this pass is Kirkstone Quarry where the rock extraction and architectural stone production took place over 500 meters above sea level. Stopping at Bowness in Windermere we have an Island cruise on Lake Windermere. We then visit the popular tourist destinations of Ambleside and Grasmere with most of its buildings dating back from 19th Century. This village is nestled at the foot of some spectacular fells and has its own lake and hosts small independent village shops, pubs and cafes and where you are able to taste the legendary Grasmere Gingerbread!
D, FEThursday 25th May
Today you can enjoy a leisurely breakfast as the day is your own to explore Keswick and today is market day in this pretty town. The weekly market has many stalls selling a vast array of different items from local produce to handmade gifts, household goods to pottery and takeaway foods so plenty of things to see. You could also visit the Cumberland Pencil Museum, take one of the boating trips that are offered around Lake Derwentwater or there are lovely walks around the lake.
D, FEFriday 26th May
After a full Cumbrian breakfast we return home to South Devon.
FED=Dinner, FE=Full English Breakfast
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
| Name | Address | Contact Details |
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| Brixham | Brixham - Bank lane opposite Baptist Church | |
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth Marks & Spencer | |
| Exeter | Exeter Motorway Services | |
| Ivybridge | Ivybridge Town Hall opp Garage | |
| Kingsbridge Quay | Kingsbridge Quay | |
| Newton Abbot | Newton Abbot opp Railway Station | |
| Paignton | Paignton Great Western Road Bus Stop by Library | |
| Plymouth 1 | Plymouth Derry's Cross | |
| Plympton | Plympton St Marys opp Church | |
| Plymstock | Plymstock Elburton bus stop opp Elburton Hotel | |
| Totnes KEVICC | Totnes KEVICC |
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Tally Ho Coaches Ltd
Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 1ES
