Day 1

We travel to Cumbria and arrive at our hotel in time for dinner.

Day 2

Steam Railway Journey, Lake Windermere Cruise & The World of Beatrix Potter
Travel to Haverthwaite for a steam locomotive journey on The Lake District's only standard gauge preserved railway line, through the Leven Valley to the bottom of Lake Windermere. From here we hop on a boat and sail up the Lake to Bowness where it's just a short walk to The World of Beatrix Potter™. 3D scenes from Beatrix Potter's stories combined with atmospheric lighting and real sounds and smells takes visitors right to the pages of her beautiful stories.

Day 3

Kendal, Ambleside & Coniston
Start the day with a drive to Kendal, the southern gateway to the Lake District and home to the famous Kendal Mint Cake. Have time to explore and obtain lunch. We then take a scenic drive back to the hotel stopping in Ambleside, then around the lake to Coniston Water and the village of Coniston, famed for its associations with Donald Campbell and his attempts to break the world water speed record.

Day 4

Keswick, Wordsworth Grasmere & Kirkstone Pass
We travel to Keswick in the Northern Lakes where we take a break for a look around. Continuing past Thirlmere and over Dunmail Raise, we stop in Wordsworth's Grasmere for a while before returning to the hotel via the spectacular Kirkstone Pass.

Day 5

After breakfast we begin our homeward journey.

Hotel

3* Cumbria Grand Hotel, Grange over Sands, Lake District

A long, sweeping drive leads to the large Victorian building of the Cumbria Grand Hotel. Set in 20-acres of private gardens and woodlands overlooking Morecambe Bay, the hotel is in a fabulous location just 15 minutes' walk from Grange over Sands. All bedrooms are furnished in an elegant, traditional style and the spacious restaurant offers fabulous views.

Bedrooms: Wi-Fi, TV, telephone, tea/coffee making facilities, hairdryer, iron and ironing board.

Facilities: A large bar/lounge area. Leisure facilities include a tennis court, putting green, woodland fitness walk, snooker, pool, table tennis tables and a dartboard.

Mobility Information: There is a lift at this hotel.