The Lakes & Dales - Narrowboat, Steam & Sail
Travel by Coach
3days from
£249*per person
Overview
Some of England’s finest scenery forms the backdrop for this charming short break, as we combine the shimmering waters of the Lake District with the gently rolling hills of the Yorkshire Dales. We enjoy the stunning countryside and magnificent landscapes from different perspectives, from a picturesque journey on the heritage Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway to relaxing cruises on Lake Windermere and the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. This is the perfect chance to step back in time and enjoy the enduring appeal of these beautiful regions.
Itinerary
- From a morning pickup in your local area we travel by coach to our hotel, arriving in time for dinner and the first of two nights’ stay.
- We head to Haverthwaite where we step back in time on a nostalgic journey aboard the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway’s heritage steam train and enjoy the sights between the picturesque Leven Valley and Lakeside at the southern tip of Lake Windermere. From here we explore the beauty of Lake Windermere on a scenic cruise. We enjoy magnificent views of mountain scenery, secluded bays and many wooded islands as we cruise England’s largest lake. We disembark in Bowness-on-Windermere, a charming enclave on the eastern shores of the lake, where we enjoy free time in this bustling town with its craft and gift shops, lakeside cafés and tea rooms. We return to the hotel for dinner and our second night’s stay. Please note: some rail and boat journeys may operate in reverse order. The Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway reserves the right to substitute the steam locomotive with an alternative diesel-powered locomotive without notice or refund.
- After breakfast, we check out of our hotel and head to the historic town of Skipton. Known as the ‘Gateway to the Dale’, Skipton also has a grand medieval castle as its centrepiece. Either before or after time at leisure to explore the town, we embark on a narrowboat cruise of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. As we gently cruise through the beautiful Yorkshire scenery, a hilarious recorded commentary by award-winning comedian Dave Spikey (of Phoenix Nights fame) tells us more about Skipton and the canal’s fascinating history. Food and drink is also available to purchase on board. We rejoin the coach in the afternoon for the journey home.
What's Included
Holiday Highlights
- Heritage train journey on the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway
- Cruise on Lake Windermere
- Narrowboat cruise on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Our Price Includes
- Return coach travel
- Two nights' three or four-star half-board accommodation at a selected hotel in the North West area
- Heritage train journey on the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway
- Cruise on Lake Windermere
- Narrowboat cruise on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal
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Dates and Prices
Accommodation
3-star hotel in the North West area -
The comfortable rooms are en suite and other facilities include a bar and restaurant.
Mobility Information: Your hotel will be confirmed approximately 3 weeks before departure, therefore we cannot guarantee that the hotel will have a lift and/or ground floor rooms and may be unsuitable for those with limited mobility. We will provide you with the hotel information as soon as it is known and should you have any queries on the facilities in relation to mobility, please contact us immediately.
Other Information
Single room supplement from £60 per person
Please note: tour itineraries, hotel entertainment and use of leisure facilities will be subject to government guidelines.
Pick up locations for this tour are available from (13/10/23) Abingdon Andover Banbury Bath Bicester Bristol Bristol Cribbs Causeway Cheltenham Cobham Services (M25) Didcot Droitwich Dursley Eastleigh Fareham Gloucester Havant Hedge End High Wycombe Horley Keynsham Kingswood Leamington Spa Leatherhead Maidenhead Newbury Oxford Oxford Peartree Services (A34) Portchester Quedgeley Slough Staines Stonehouse Tewkesbury Thornbury Trowbridge Warwick Winchester Worcester
Pick up locations for this tour are available from (07/06/24) Abingdon Acocks Green Aylesbury Banbury Bicester Birmingham Birmingham NEC Bletchley Bromsgrove Buckingham Cannock Cheltenham Chieveley Services (M4) Coventry Daventry Didcot Droitwich Dudley Dunstable Evesham Frankley Services (M5) Gloucester Gloucester Services (M5) Halesowen Harpenden Hemel Hempstead High Wycombe Hinckley Kidderminster Leamington Spa Leighton Buzzard Lichfield Ludlow Luton Milton Keynes Newcastle-under-Lyme Newport Pagnell Northampton Nuneaton Oxford Oxford Peartree Services (A34) Oxford Services (M40) Pershore Princes Risborough Redditch Rickmansworth Rugby Solihull St Albans Stafford Stoke-on-Trent Stourbridge Stourport Stratford-upon-Avon Sutton Coldfield Tamworth Tewkesbury Thame Uxbridge Walsall Warwick Warwick Services (M40) Watford Witney Wolverhampton Worcester Worcester Sixways (M5)
Pick up locations for this tour are available from (19/07/24) Altrincham Anlaby Ashton-under-Lyne Barnsley Beverley Blyth Services (A1(M)) Bolton Bradford Brighouse Bury Chesterfield Cleethorpes Cottingham Dewsbury Doncaster Elloughton Gainsborough Goole Grantham Grimsby Halifax Hessle Huddersfield Hull Immingham Keighley Leeds Lincoln Louth Manchester Market Rasen Newark North Hykeham Oldham Peterborough Retford Rochdale Rotherham Scunthorpe Sheffield Skipton Stamford Stockport Stretford Wakefield Worksop
Pick up locations for this tour are available from (02/08/24) Acle Barnsley Beccles Boston Bourne Bury St Edmunds Cambridge Chapel St Leonards Chatteris Chesterfield Corby Cromer Dereham Diss Doncaster Downham Market Fakenham Gorleston Great Yarmouth Holbeach Hucknall Hunstanton Huntingdon Ilkeston Ingoldmells Kettering Kings Lynn Leicester Leicester (Fosse Park) Long Eaton Loughborough Lowestoft Mablethorpe Mansfield March Market Deeping Market Harborough Norwich Nottingham Peterborough Rotherham Rushden Sheffield Skegness Sleaford Snettisham Spalding Stamford Sutton-in-Ashfield Swaffham Thetford Wellingborough Wisbech Wymondham
Pick up locations for this tour are available from (13/09/24) Abingdon Andover Banbury Bath Bicester Bristol Bristol Cribbs Causeway Cheltenham Cobham Services (M25) Didcot Droitwich Dursley Eastleigh Fareham Gloucester Havant Hedge End High Wycombe Horley Keynsham Kingswood Leamington Spa Leatherhead Maidenhead Newbury Oxford Oxford Peartree Services (A34) Portchester Quedgeley Slough Staines Stonehouse Tewkesbury Thornbury Trowbridge Warwick Winchester Worcester
Please note: tour itineraries, hotel entertainment and use of leisure facilities will be subject to government guidelines.
Pick up locations for this tour are available from (13/10/23) Abingdon Andover Banbury Bath Bicester Bristol Bristol Cribbs Causeway Cheltenham Cobham Services (M25) Didcot Droitwich Dursley Eastleigh Fareham Gloucester Havant Hedge End High Wycombe Horley Keynsham Kingswood Leamington Spa Leatherhead Maidenhead Newbury Oxford Oxford Peartree Services (A34) Portchester Quedgeley Slough Staines Stonehouse Tewkesbury Thornbury Trowbridge Warwick Winchester Worcester
Pick up locations for this tour are available from (07/06/24) Abingdon Acocks Green Aylesbury Banbury Bicester Birmingham Birmingham NEC Bletchley Bromsgrove Buckingham Cannock Cheltenham Chieveley Services (M4) Coventry Daventry Didcot Droitwich Dudley Dunstable Evesham Frankley Services (M5) Gloucester Gloucester Services (M5) Halesowen Harpenden Hemel Hempstead High Wycombe Hinckley Kidderminster Leamington Spa Leighton Buzzard Lichfield Ludlow Luton Milton Keynes Newcastle-under-Lyme Newport Pagnell Northampton Nuneaton Oxford Oxford Peartree Services (A34) Oxford Services (M40) Pershore Princes Risborough Redditch Rickmansworth Rugby Solihull St Albans Stafford Stoke-on-Trent Stourbridge Stourport Stratford-upon-Avon Sutton Coldfield Tamworth Tewkesbury Thame Uxbridge Walsall Warwick Warwick Services (M40) Watford Witney Wolverhampton Worcester Worcester Sixways (M5)
Pick up locations for this tour are available from (19/07/24) Altrincham Anlaby Ashton-under-Lyne Barnsley Beverley Blyth Services (A1(M)) Bolton Bradford Brighouse Bury Chesterfield Cleethorpes Cottingham Dewsbury Doncaster Elloughton Gainsborough Goole Grantham Grimsby Halifax Hessle Huddersfield Hull Immingham Keighley Leeds Lincoln Louth Manchester Market Rasen Newark North Hykeham Oldham Peterborough Retford Rochdale Rotherham Scunthorpe Sheffield Skipton Stamford Stockport Stretford Wakefield Worksop
Pick up locations for this tour are available from (02/08/24) Acle Barnsley Beccles Boston Bourne Bury St Edmunds Cambridge Chapel St Leonards Chatteris Chesterfield Corby Cromer Dereham Diss Doncaster Downham Market Fakenham Gorleston Great Yarmouth Holbeach Hucknall Hunstanton Huntingdon Ilkeston Ingoldmells Kettering Kings Lynn Leicester Leicester (Fosse Park) Long Eaton Loughborough Lowestoft Mablethorpe Mansfield March Market Deeping Market Harborough Norwich Nottingham Peterborough Rotherham Rushden Sheffield Skegness Sleaford Snettisham Spalding Stamford Sutton-in-Ashfield Swaffham Thetford Wellingborough Wisbech Wymondham
Pick up locations for this tour are available from (13/09/24) Abingdon Andover Banbury Bath Bicester Bristol Bristol Cribbs Causeway Cheltenham Cobham Services (M25) Didcot Droitwich Dursley Eastleigh Fareham Gloucester Havant Hedge End High Wycombe Horley Keynsham Kingswood Leamington Spa Leatherhead Maidenhead Newbury Oxford Oxford Peartree Services (A34) Portchester Quedgeley Slough Staines Stonehouse Tewkesbury Thornbury Trowbridge Warwick Winchester Worcester
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