8 Lakes Tour from Windermere

About this activity

Smartphone tickets accepted
Duration: 4 hours
English
Immediate confirmation
FREE Cancellation
From
S$148 S$135
FREE Cancellation
No hidden fees
  • Your booking is confirmed instantly
  • This activity is in your language
  • This option has FREE cancellation: book it without any risk!

Experience Highlights

Short on time and keen to see the best of the Lake District? Hop into a premium minivan with air-conditioning, Wi-Fi and just 7 seats and tour eight iconic lakes - including Windermere, the park's largest - in one afternoon, plus Castlerigg Stone Circle, photogenic Ashness Bridge and the vertiginous Kirkstone Pass .plus Castlerigg Stone Circle, the photogenic Ashness Bridge and the vertiginous Kirkstone Pass The tour departs from central Windermere and takes just under 4 hours.

  • Book your seat and avoid crowds
  • Capture epic photos at viewpoints and express stops
  • Relax on board: professional guide, entrance fees and transfers included

What’s included

  • Guaranteed seat in a 7-seater minivan with air conditioning, Wi-Fi and USB sockets.
  • Professional English-speaking guide with historical and geographical accounts
  • Entrance fees and taxes to all sites on the itinerary (Castlerigg included)
  • Regular stops for photos and breaks

Select participants and date

Step by Step

After meeting at your chosen departure point, your little expedition sets off north on the A591, which has been hailed as one of the most beautiful scenic roads in England. Just ten minutes later, the iconic Lake Windermere comes into view, a mirror of water reflecting oak-covered hills and grey stone farmhouses.

The route climbs the meandering Kirkstone Pass, a mountain pass linking the southern valleys to the Ullswater; at the top, a pause to stretch your legs and absorb a silence broken only by the wind. The descent leads to glacier-carved valleys and a string of lakes that change hue with each passing cloud. The guide shells out Viking stories, romantic poems and smugglers' anecdotes as the vehicle strategically stops for photos.

Near Keswick, you'll arrive at the enigmatic Castlerigg Stone Circle, erected 4,500 years ago: here the mountains act as a natural amphitheatre for this 'Stonehenge of the North'. The afternoon continues to Ashness Bridge, a stone arch over a stream that plunges down to Derwentwater; from its cobbled causeway you'll get one of the district's most famous postcards.

The return journey skirts green meadows dotted with flocks and picturesque flagstone walls. Back at the starting point, you will have completed a circuit of 8 lakes and 120 minutes of picture postcard scenery in the comfort of boutique transport and the expert narration of your guide.

Departure and Return

Other Things You Should Know

Cancellation Policy

Other activities in Windermere