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Lake District Sailing, Dreaming & Steaming
The sheer beauty of the Lake District has inspired poets and artists for centuries, and on this holiday we will paint a picture that will last in your memory for years to come. From our base we can explore the dramatic landscapes of the Lakes on this unique holiday.
Holiday highlights
5 Days • 4 nights with dinner, bed & breakfast • Home Link included
• Northern Lakes and Fells by Mountain Goat
• Keswick
• Thirlmere and Grasmere
• Ambleside and Lake Windermere Cruise
• Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway
• Ullswater Cruise
• Kirkstone Pass and Windermere Villag
Monday
We depart and travel to Cumbria for the next 4 nights
stay with dinner, bed and breakfast at the Shap
Wells Hotel.
During your stay
• A drive across the Shap Fells to Kendal for free time.
• Windermere Village with its little shops and beautiful lake.
• Visit to Glenridding with a journey on the lake ‘steamer’ along to Pooley Bridge.
• Morning visit to Grasmere and Ambleside where you have a lake ‘steamer’ cruise
along Lake Windermere to Lakeside.
• Journey on the Haverthwaite Railway for a nostalgic steam train ride.
• Free time in Keswick before joining the Mountain Goat mini buses to take you
where larger coaches cannot go. A truly memorable day!
Friday
After breakfast we head for home.
Your Hotel
Shap Wells Hotel
The hotel is set in tranquil surroundings amongst
the Lakeland fells. Set in 30 acres of grounds, the hotel
offers a well-stocked bar; lounges and a spacious
restaurant.
All bedrooms are en suite and have television,
radio, hairdryer and tea/coffee making facilities.
The hotel has 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Street | Street Bayliss Centre | |
| Stroud | Stroud Merrywalks Bus Station | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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