England's Lake District and Cumbria need little introduction and no mattrer what time of the year you visit, this delightful region of lakes and mountains offfers images that will stay with you forever.
4 nights stay with dinner, bed & breakfast
Home Link included
Monday
We depart and make our way to
Cumbria, arriving late afternoon at our hotel for
the next 4 nights stay with dinner, bed and
breakfast.
During your stay
• A visit to the Cumbrian market town of
Kendal, home of the ‘mint cake’ and has
a fine selection of shopping arcades, two
castles, museums and a host of historical
buildings and views.
• A scenic drive north through the Lake District
along Lake Windermere, making a short
stop before continuing on to Ullswater and
Keswick, the capital of the North Lakes area.
• A short stop in the small but very well-known
village of Grasmere.
• An excursion to Bowness, delightfully located
on the shores of Lake Windermere with time
to look around before we catch the ‘steamer’
from Bowness Pier for the relaxing sail to the
southern tip of the lake at Lakeside.
• Genteel Grange-over-Sands, with
spectacular views across Morecambe Bay.
Enjoy a gentle sea front stroll and a look
round before we return to the hotel.
Friday
After breakfast we depart for home.
Your Hotel
Tucked away in the tranquil Lyth Valley close to Bowness,
the Damson Dene Hotel is a delightful hotel superbly located
as a base for this tour. Hotel features a beautifully landscaped garden,
complete with duck pond! The leisure centre offers indoor swimming pool,
spa pool, sauna, steam room and gym. All bedrooms are en suite with TV,
hairdryer and tea/coffee making facilities. The hotel does not have a lift
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 |
---|---|---|
Bath | Bath Odd Down Park and Ride Coach Park | |
Bridgwater | Bridgwater Mount Street Bus Stop Rear of Angel Place Shopping centre | |
Chippenham | Chippenham The Bridge Outside Rivo Lounge or Megabet. | |
Cirencester | Cirencester Little Chef/Burger King Hare Bushes Services, A429 Burford Road, GL7 5DS | |
Clevedon | Clevedon Miles Morgan Travel Agency, Triangle Bus Stop | |
Exeter Services | Exeter Services - M5 - Pickups from here may be fed to Gordano Services M5-J19 to meet coach | |
Frome | Frome Market Place | |
Gloucester | Gloucester outside the British Heart Foundation Shop, Northgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 1SL | |
Gloucester Sainsburys | Gloucester Sainsburys Layby, Barnett Way, Barnwood GL4 3RT South East bound Bus Stop | |
Gordano | Gordano M5 Services CAR PARK | |
Highbridge | Highbridge, Church Street Bus Stop Near to Church | |
Ivybridge | Ivybridge Leisure Centre Car Park - Pickups may be fed to Gordano Services M5-J19 to meet coach | |
Junction 27 M5 | J27 M5 - Burger King/ Travelodge Pick ups maybe fed to Gordano Services | |
Liskeard | Liskeard Lloyds Bank The Parade, Liskeard, PL14 6AW | |
M5 Junction 13 | M5 Junction 13, Starbucks Formerly Little Chef | |
Melksham | Melksham Town Hall. | |
Michael Wood Services | Michael Wood Services - Outward - Northbound side Return - Southbound side | |
Midsomer Norton | Midsomer Norton Town Hall | |
Minehead | Minehead Railway Station | |
Newton Abbot | Newton Abbot Railway Station Lay By Pickups may be fed to Gordano Services M5-J19 | |
Plymouth | Plymouth Railway Station SE Bound Bus Stop Pennycomequick Hill/ Saltash Road | |
Shepton Mallet | Shepton Mallet Station Road Car Park Bus Stop near Monument | |
Somerton | Somerton The Cross - Pickups from here may be fed to Gordano Services M5-J19 to meet coach | |
St Austell | St Austell-Railway Station PL25 4LA | |
Street | Street Bayliss Centre | |
Taunton Herons | Taunton - Hankeridge Farm Bus Stop, Herons Gate by Halfords Superstore. | |
Thornbury | Thornbury Aldi Lay-by | |
Torquay | Torquay Coach Station | |
Trowbridge | Trowbridge Town Hall | |
Truro | Truro Fairmantle Street Coach Park TR1 2EE | |
Wells | Wells Princes Road Car Park | |
Westbury | Westbury Haynes Road bus stop | |
Weston-super-Mare | Weston-super-Mare Locking Road Car Park | |
Yeovil | Yeovil Bus Station - Pickups may be fed to Gordano Services M5-J19 to meet coach |