Beautiful Scenic Lake District Rail and Sail

BEAUTIFUL SCENIC LAKE DISTRICT RAIL & SAIL

 

15 – 19 July 2024

Monday – Friday

5 Days

From £655

 

The sheer beauty of the Lake District has inspired poets and artists for centuries, and the area needs little introduction. We feature a variety of interesting excursions!

 

 

HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS

Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway   |   Wastwater   |   Corney Fell   |   Bowness-on-Windermere   |   Ulverston   |   Lakeland Spectacular   |   Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway   |   Aquarium of the Lakes   |   Lakeside to Bowness Cruise   |   Grizdale Forest and Ambleside   |   Keswick   |   Ullswater & Kirkstone Pass  

 

DAY ONE – Arrival

We depart from your home and travel to the Lake District arriving late afternoon you will have time to relax before dinner this evening.

 

DAY TWO – Ambleside, Keswick and Lake Ullswater

Today we begin with a drive along the roads of the Grizedale Forest Park, passing Graythwaite Hall and Esthwaite Water to Ambleside. We take a break here and have time to look around. From here we head north past Dunmail Raise and Lake Thirlmere to Keswick, the thriving main town of the northern lakes, situated within walking distance of Derwentwater. Here we have our lunch break. This afternoon we head for beautiful Lake Ullswater and Glenridding for a short stop. Continuing our way through Patterdale we ascend the rugged Kirkstone Pass, with the lonely inn at the summit, and drop down to Lake Windermere.

 

DAY THREE – Haverthwaite Rail Journey, Aquarium of the Lakes, Bowness Cruise

Our day begins with a short ride to Haverthwaite station. Here we catch the train to Lakeside where we visit the Aquarium of the Lakes, Britain’s largest freshwater aquarium where you will find pike, sharks and otters and a variety of other aquatic life. Next, we join the ‘steamer’ for a cruise to Bowness. Leaving the ship here we have time for lunch and the afternoon is free for you to enjoy the town. Later we rejoin the coach for the journey along the shore road to the hotel.

 

DAY FOUR – Ulverston, Ravenglass & Eskdake Miniature Railway and Wastwater

Today we follow the coast to Ulverston, birthplace of Stan Laurel – here we have some free time to explore.    From here we drive up the West Coast to Ravenglass where we enjoy a ride on L’al Ratty – The Ravenglass and Eskdake Miniature Railway, before seeing Wastwater – voted Britain’s favourite view. From here we return via the southern fells.

 

DAY FIVE – Departure

After breakfast we leave our hotel and make our journey home with comfort stops en route.

 

YOUR HOLIDAY INCLUDES

• Luxury coach travel

• Home pick-up

• 4 nights accommodation, dinner & breakfast

• Porterage on arrival and departure

• Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway Journey

• Admission to Aquarium of the Lakes

• Windermere cruise (Lakeside to Bowness)

• Ravenglass Railway Journey.

 

NEWBY BRIDGE HOTEL, WINDERMERE

Directly overlooking Lake Windermere in lovely landscaped grounds, Newby Bridge Hotel is the prefect base for our Lake District holiday. Hotel facilities include leisure centre with pool spa pool, gym and steam room, oak panelled restaurant and ‘The Huntsman’s Inn’ traditional bar. All bedrooms are en suite and are well appointed with views overlooking the beautiful gardens or the lake itself. There is no lift at this hotel.

YOUR HOLIDAY INCLUDES

Luxury coach travel

Home pick-up

4 nights accommodation, dinner & breakfast

Porterage on arrival and departure

Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway Journey

Admission to Aquarium of the Lakes

Windermere cruise (Lakeside to Bowness)

Ravenglass Railway Journey.

 

NEWBY BRIDGE HOTEL, WINDERMERE

Directly overlooking Lake Windermere in lovely landscaped grounds, Newby Bridge Hotel is the prefect base for our Lake District holiday. Hotel facilities include leisure centre with pool spa pool, gym and steam room, oak panelled restaurant and ‘The Huntsman’s Inn’ traditional bar. All bedrooms are en suite and are well appointed with views overlooking the beautiful gardens or the lake itself. There is no lift at this hotel.

 

 HOTEL FACILITIES INCLUDE

General	Rooms	Accessibility
4 star	Tea/coffee making facilities	Wheelchair accessible
Bar	Television
Restaurant	Hairdryer
Lounge	Wifi

 

DAYS	TOUR DATE	DEPARTS	TERMS	SUPPLEMENT
5	15 – 19 JUL 2024	MONDAY	£655	£80 SINGLE
JONES HOLIDAYS INSURANCE			£27.28

 

 

Rooms are allocated on a first come first served basis and are limited. If no single supplement applies this is limited to the tour single room allocation and therefore additional cost may apply.  Prices displayed are per person unless otherwise stated. If door-to-door pick-up is included there may be additional charges for out of area. Itineraries and hotel inclusions may be subject to change. Seat numbers on the coach may be subject to change. Issues whilst on tour must be raised in the first instance with the driver. Covid-19 restrictions may apply. When making bookings you accept on behalf of yourself and your party the terms in our Trading Charter which can be found in our brochure, on our website at http://www.jonesholidays.co.uk/Jones-holidays-trading-charter, or a copy can be requested from our Sales office.  If your holiday is more than 56 days from departure, we offer a 7-day cooling off period where a full refund will be offered from the date of the initial confirmation invoice (with the exception of flight holidays).

Newby Bridge Hotel Lakes Aquarium