Lovely Lakes & The Dales

SKIPTON, GRASSINGTON & YORKSHIRE DALES

Join the coach this morning for a tour around the stunning Yorkshire Dales. First stop of the day will be in the bustling market town of Skipton. Known as the gateway to the Dales the town offers much to see including unique shops and 13th century castle. After time to explore we travel through the beautiful countryside to Grassington, where you can enjoy it's cobbled streets, cosy cafes and views of the Yorkshire Dales all around. Visit the Folk Museum when you are here to learn about what life was like in the town in the last century. We then travel through the stunning Yorkshire Dales scenery to the hotel in the Lakes in time for your dinner this evening.

STEAM CRUISE, HAWKSHEAD & AMBLESIDE, BOWNESS

Enjoy a relaxing cruise on Lake Windermere this morning in the idyllic setting of the Lakes. Soak up the scenery as you pass by tiny islands, boathouses and lush fields aboard the fabulous steam cruiser. After this we disembark and join the coach to travel through the lovely lakes scenery to visit the quaint village of Hawkshead. Here you can explore the village and its many shops and tearooms along with Wordsworth's Grammar School and Beatrix Potter's Gallery. We travel on to explore picture-perfect Ambleside before a stop in Bowness on Windermere then we return to the hotel in time for evening meal.

GRANGE, CARTMEL & HOLKER HALL

Grange-Over-Sands is a pretty Edwardian resort which is a short distance from the hotel and has some of the finest parks and gardens on the Cumbria coast, with many of the quaint shops retaining their original Edwardian design, it provides an ideal escape from a busy world with old-fashioned friendliness, relaxation and beautiful scenery. After time here we travel to the lovely lakeland village of Cartmel, famous for its 12th century priory, racecourse and home of sticky toffee pudding. In the afternoon enjoy a visit to Holker Hall, a beautiful stately home set in the Lake District, where you can tour the house and gardens at your leisure. Set in 200 acres of garden and woodlands, there is plenty to see at this historical estate, home to the Cavendish family who to this day lovingly restore and maintain their ancestral estate and grounds. 

THE CUMBRIA GRAND HOTEL - LAKE DISTRICT

Commanding stunning views over Morecambe Bay, our very own Cumbria Grand Hotel sits nestled on the hillside of Grange-over-Sands. The General Manager Mark and his staff make the welcome warm and inviting in this impressive Victorian hotel, full of fine original features. The hotel also offers a snooker room, table tennis and woodland walks in the 20 acres of grounds.

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