Beautiful Scenic Lake District

BEAUTIFUL SCENIC LAKE DISTRICT

 

6 - 10 October 2025

Monday – Friday

5 Days

From £645

 

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

 

 

HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS

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

 

DAY ONE – Arrival

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

 

DAY TWO – Ambleside, Keswick, Lake Ullswater and Glenridding

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. This is the thriving main town of the northern lakes, situated within walking distance of Derwentwater. We have our lunch break here. 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 Railway, Aquarium of the Lakes and 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. You see pike, sharks, otters and a variety of other aquatic life. Next, we join the ‘steamer’ for a cruise to Bowness. Disembarking here, we have time for lunch followed by an afternoon free for you to enjoy the town. Later we rejoin the coach for the journey along the shore road back to the hotel.

 

DAY FOUR – Ulverston, Ravenglass and Wastwater

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

Directly overlooking Lake Windermere in lovely, landscaped grounds, Newby Bridge Hotel is the perfect base for a Lake District holiday. Hotel facilities include an oak-panelled restaurant and ‘The Huntsman’s Inn’ traditional bar along with a leisure centre with pool, spa pool, gym and steam room. All bedrooms are ensuite and are well appointed with views overlooking the beautiful gardens or the lake itself.

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, LAKE WINDERMERE

Directly overlooking Lake Windermere in lovely, landscaped grounds, Newby Bridge Hotel is the perfect base for a Lake District holiday. Hotel facilities include an oak-panelled restaurant and ‘The Huntsman’s Inn’ traditional bar along with a leisure centre with pool, spa pool, gym and steam room. All bedrooms are ensuite and are well appointed with views overlooking the beautiful gardens or the lake itself.

 

 HOTEL FACILITIES INCLUDE

General	Rooms	Accessibility
3-star	Tea/coffee making facilities	Lift
Bar	Television	Wheelchair accessible
Restaurant	Hairdryer
Lounge	Wi-Fi
Swimming pool
Gym

 

DAYS	TOUR DATE	DEPARTS	TERMS	SUPPLEMENT
5	6 - 10 OCT 2025	MONDAY	£645	£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).