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HOLIDAYS IN LAKE DISTRICT

Staying at the: Shap Wells or Damson Dene

The Shap Wells Hotel is located in a secluded, wooded valley, high in Excursions & attractions AFFORDABLE
the Shap Fells and surrounded by mountain streams, providing the ideal during your stay... HOLIDAYS
place from which to explore the Lakes. Many of the rooms offer breath-
taking views of the surrounding countryside and fells. • Holker Hall – visit the magnificent to suit all
Quietly tucked away in the tranquil Lyth Valley, the Damson Dene takes hall set in idyllic gardens budgets
its name from the famous damson orchards of the area. The hotel • Haverthwaite Railway – enjoy a scenic
overlooks luscious Lakeland countryside and is six miles from Lake ride on the steam railway
Windermere and offers the perfect base to explore the stunning Lake • Lake Windermere – set sail on a lake
District. cruise across the famous lake

Features & Facilities: LAKE DISTRICT
3 Restaurant 3 WiFi Available 3 TV 3 Tea/Coffee Making Facilities Known for its rugged terrain and serene lakes,
the Lake District offers one of the most tranquil
holiday destinations in the UK.

Shap Wells

Damson Dene Shap Wells Hotel Lake Ullswater

Lake District 5 Days from £489

Explorer Departures Apr to Sep 2021

Day 1 Local departure by coach or Home railway from Haverthwaite to Lakeside,
Connect service, then to our hotel in Cumbria travelling through the Lakeland Fells. Next, sit
for four nights. D back and enjoy our cruise on picturesque Lake
Windermere as we sail to resort of Bowness.
Day 2 Grand Lakes Tour We head to Spend some free time in Bowness, with its
Patterdale on Lake Ullswater and then cross shops, cafés, restaurants, pubs and attractions
the spectacular Kirkstone Pass to reach such as the Beatrix Potter Exhibition. Our
Ambleside at the head of Lake Windermere, day continues with a visit to Wordsworth’s
where a short walk takes you to the lakeside Hawkshead. We end the day with a visit to
at Waterhead. Continue to Grasmere, a long
favourite of Wordsworth, before visiting Coniston Water. B,D
Keswick. B,D Day 5 Return home. B
Keswick Day 3 Holker Hall and Gardens and Levens Included Meals: B=Breakfast, D=Dinner
Hall and Gardens Today we visit Holker
Included Excursions Hall and Gardens. These immaculately
• Grand Lakes Tour • Holker Hall and Gardens kept gardens are essentially Victorian in NORTH DEPARTURES:
Tour Code: W5ULD
• Levens Hall and Gardens character and are set in exceptionally beautiful
countrysid. Later, we head to Levens Hall
• Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway and Gardens. Levens Hall is a magnificent Apr 26 2021 £489 Jul 19 2021 £529
and Lake Windermere Cruise Elizabethan mansion built around a 13th Jul 5 2021 £529
Also Includes century pele tower, which was expanded and SOUTH DEPARTURES:
• 4 nights hotel with English breakfast rebuilt towards the end of the 16th century. B,D Tour Code: W5ULD
and 4 evening meals Day 4 Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway May 10 2021 £499 Aug 16 2021 £529
• Porterage at the hotel and Lake Windermere Cruise We start Jun 7 2021 £509 Sep 6 2021 £529
the day with a nostalgic steam ride through
• Local joining points (see pages 6 & 7 for your nearest) Optional excursions are at extra cost.
breath-taking scenery, aboard the heritage Extras: single room supplement from £89.
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