Sailing, Steaming & Dreaming

Day 1

Depart from your home area in the morning travelling to Cumbria and Shap Wells Hotel for four nights stay - dinner, bed and breakfast. During your stay, enjoy three nights of hotel entertainment.

Day 2

We drive across the Shap Fells to Kendal for a morning break before continuing on to Windermere Village with its little shops for the lunch period. The Lakeland store has its largest outlet here, with everything you need for the home, kitchen and more. Heading over the rugged Kirksone Pass, with the lonely inn at the summit, we come to Glenridding. Here you have a sail on board the lake 'steamer' along the lake to Pooley Bridge.

Day 3

Today we ride via St. John's Vale and Lake Thirlmere to the lovely lakes village of Grasmere, where we take a break. Grasmere was the home of William Wordsworth and his family along with other artists. Sample some gingerbread from the local shop before we head for Ambleside where we enjoy a delightful cruise along Lake Windermere to Lakeside. Here we join the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway for a nostalgic steam train ride to round off the day.

Day 4

We head west to Keswick where you have time to explore and have lunch before this afternoon's adventure with Mountain Goat! The Mountain Goat mini buses take us where larger coaches cannot go and we start with a scenic journey along the shore of Derwentwater to Ashness Bridge and Borrowdale, continuing over Honister Pass to Buttermere village. After a break we pass Crummock Water and Loweswater on our way to the Whinlatter Pass Visitor Centre for a break before heading back to Keswick, rejoining the tour coach for the hotel.

Day 5

After breakfast we leave and begin our homeward journey.