Lake District

Starting From :Rs.:20600 Per Person 3 Days / 2 Nights KESWICK ...... Package Description LAKE DISTRICT The Lake District, also known as the Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous for its lakes, forests and mountains (or fells), and its associations with William Wordsworth and other Lake Poets and also with Beatrix Potter and John Ruskin. The Lake District National Park was established in 1951 and covers an area of 2,362 square kilometres. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2017. The Lake District is located completely within the county of Cumbria. All the land in England higher than 3,000 feet (914 m) above sea level lies within the National Park, including Scafell Pike, the highest mountain in England. It also contains the deepest and largest natural lakes in England, Wast Water and Windermere respectively. The Lake District National Park includes all of the central Lake District, though the town of Kendal, some coastal areas, and the Lakeland Peninsulas are outside the park boundary. The area was designated a national park on 9 May 1951. It retained its original boundaries until 2016 when it was extended by 3% in the direction of the Yorkshire Dales National Park to incorporate areas such as land of high landscape value in the Lune Valley. It is the most visited national park in the United Kingdom with 15.8 million annual visitors and more than 23 million annual day visits,[7] the largest of the thirteen national parks in England and Wales , and the second largest in the UK after the Cairngorms National Park...... Itinerary

Day.1 LONDON - PEAK DISTRICT Join the tour early morning from your pick up point, and begin to head north towards the Lake District. The Lake District is the largest National Park in the country and is considered one of its most scenic regions with amazing backdrops of mountains, lakes and woodland. Driving through the National Park you will enjoy breath-taking views of beautiful open countryside, synonymous to the Lake-lands. On arrival visit Buxton - described as the “Gateway to the Peak District National Park”. Here see the ancient Roman spa’s, the National Opera House and then enjoy free time to explore. Later drive to the village of Castleton, the fabulous views crafted by its location on the cusp of the Peak District are truly marvellous.

Day 3: LAKE DISTRICT - LONDON

After breakfast we head to Grasmere - the home to the famous poet “William Wordsworth”. On arrival enjoy free time to explore the village where you can view the oldest church in Lake District, walk around the Daffodil Gardens and also have an opportunity to buy traditional ginger breads. Later drive back to London and then it is time to bid farewell to the group. Breakfast Y Dinner N Meals:Breakfast N Dinner Y Day.2 LAKE DISTRICT Thismorningafterbreakfast,wedrivethroughthemagnificentLakeDistrictNationalParkinCumbria,withitsnumerouslakesand hometostunningviewsandwoodlandsbesureto bemesmerisedwiththenaturalbeautythathasrecentlybeennamedasa WorldHeritageSite.WetraveltoWindermerewhereyoucanenjoyatranquilboatcruiseonthelake.Laterenjoyarideonasteam train.WethencontinuetoTheRumStoryanattractionandmuseuminWhitehaven.Hereyouarepresentedwiththestoryofthe rumtradeandthecreationofrumandhaveanopportunitytoevensamplethelocalrum. Meals:Breakfast Y Dinner Y Day.3 LAKE DISTRICT - LONDON AfterbreakfastweheadtoGrasmere-thehometothefamouspoet“WilliamWordsworth”.Onarrivalenjoyfreetimetoexplorethe villagewhereyoucanviewtheoldestchurchinLakeDistrict,walkaroundtheDaffodilGardensandalsohaveanopportunitytobuy traditionalgingerbreads.LaterdrivebacktoLondonandthenitistimetobidfarewelltothegroup. Meals:Breakfast Y Dinner N ...... Inclusions *Return transportation by deluxe AC coach from your selected pick up point . *2 Nights accommodation in a 3/4* hotel with breakfast. *2 Indian Dinners. *Entrances and sightseeing as mentioned in Tour Highlights . *All tips and service charges...... Exclusions *All meals, entrance fees and other personal expenses and anything that are not mentioned in package cost...... Hotel Details & Price

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...... Highlights *Peak District & Lake District drive through . *Windermere Cruise. *The Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway steam train . *The Rum Story Museum...... Sightseeing Peak District & Lake District drive through Peak District National Park is in central England. Steep limestone valleys like Dovedale, with its famed stepping stones, and Lathkill Dale characterise the park’s southern area, which is known as White Peak. North, the Dark Peak area has dramatic gritstone ridges and stark moorland plateaus like Kinder Scout, the park’s highest point. The nearby village of Edale marks one end of the iconic Pennine Way footpath.

Peak District & Lake District drive through The Lake District National Park is one of the most highly populated. There are, however, only a handful of major settlements within this mountainous area, the towns of Keswick, Windermere, Ambleside, and Bowness-on- Windermere being the four largest. Keswick Loop via Buttermere and Borrowdale - 23 miles At Buttermere, you'll have to park up and leave the car to admire the mirror-like lake, but you'll be pleased you did! ... Keswick, Buttermere and Borrowdale are all great bases for many scenic drives and walks — take a look at our cottages in the area.

Windermere Cruise Windermere Lake Cruises is a boat company which provides leisure trips on Lake Windermere in the central part of the English Lake District. It is based in Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria. Windermere is the largest natural lake in England, and has supported commercial traffic for many years. In the early 19th century sailing packets operated the length of the lake carrying both passengers and goods. The first steamship on the lake, and indeed on any lake in England, was the paddle steamer Lady of the Lake, launched in 1845 for the Windermere Steam Yacht Company. In 1847 a second company, the Windermere Iron Steamboat Company, put into service the Firefly, following that by the Dragonfly in 1850. After some years of competition, the two companies merged as the Windermere United Yacht Company in 1858. This company introduced the steamers Rothay (1867) and the Swan (1869). The Rothay was the last paddle steamer built for use on the lake, with all subsequent vessels being propellor driven. In 1869 the Furness Railway opened its branch from Ulverston to Lakeside station, intended as an interchange between train and steamer at the southern end of the lake. The railway company had already purchased shares in the Windermere United Yacht Company, and in 1872 it took full control. In 1871 the Furness Railway had purchased the steam barge Raven, which in addition to carrying cargo to houses, hotels

Copyright © www.lotustravelsonline.com and businesses around the lake, also served as an ice-breaker for the passenger steamers. Other vessels introduced after the Furness Railway took over the yacht company include the Cygnet (1879), Teal (1879), Tern (1891), Swift (1900) and Britannia (built in 1879 and acquired second- hand in 1909). The Rothay was scrapped in 1891 and the Britannia in 1919. In 1923, with the grouping of the railways, the lake steamers came under the control of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS). The LMS built two motor vessels for use on Windermere, the Teal (1936) and the Swan (1938). The Raven was sold out of service in 1927, and is now an exhibit at the Windermere Steamboat Museum, whilst the earlier Teal was scrapped in 1929 and the earlier Swan in 1938.

The Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway steam train The Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway (L&HR) is a 3.2-mile-long (5.1 km) heritage railway in Cumbria, England. The L&HR runs from Haverthwaite at the southern end of the line via Newby Bridge to Lakeside at the southern end of Windermere. Some services are timed to connect with sailings of the diesel excursion vessels or steam vessels on Windermere, sailing from Lakeside to Bowness and Ambleside. Furness Railway operation of the branch line The railway is a former branch line of the Furness Railway (FR) and was opened on 1 June 1869.[1] The line was served by local passenger trains which started their journey at Ulverston on the FR's mainline from Carnforth to Barrow-in-Furness. The FR branch trains travelled east to the triangular junction at Plumpton and then turned north via Greenodd and on to stations at Haverthwaite, Newby Bridge halt and Lakeside. The FR's weekdays passenger service in July 1922 comprised eight trains in each direction. There were advertised train-to- boat connections that were established in 1869. During the summer season, excursion trains from Lancashire and elsewhere used the east-to-north side of Plumpton Junction to reach Lakeside, where their passengers joined the boat sailings on the lake.

The Rum Story Museum The Rum Story is a visitor attraction and museum in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England. It presents the story of the rum trade and the creation of rum. It is located in an original 1785 trading shop and warehouses. The Rum Story was started with United Kingdom National Lottery funding from the Millennium Commission and opened in May 2000. It was voted Cumbria Tourism's Small Visitor Attraction in 2007. The Jefferson family, wine merchants, imported wine and spirits for over two centuries until 1998. Their story is covered by the Rum Story.

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