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7 Night Northern Lake District Guided Walking Holiday

8 days
Start and end in Keswick

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Hiking & Trekking
Epic trails and breathtaking landscapes await
Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
High Intensity
Travelers should be in very good physical condition and expect continuous demanding activities
Guided in English
Group Size 12 - 39
Ages 18+

Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Arrival at Derwent Bank

    Start point
    Derwent Bank Crescent, Portinscale, Keswick, CA12 5TP, United Kingdom (Derwent Bank, 16:00 - 16:00)
    Meals
    Cream Tea (Complimentary cream tea on arrival)
    Accommodation
    Guesthouse ( Derwent Bank, Portinscale, Nr Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5TY)

    Included Activities

    • Complimentary cream tea on arrival
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  2. Day 2

    Lake District Walking

    Meals
    Breakfast (Cooked or continental breakfast), Lunch (Daily packed lunch), Dinner (Three-course evening meal with tea and coffee)
    Accommodation
    Guesthouse ( Derwent Bank, Portinscale, Nr Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5TY)

    Included Activities

    • Guided walk - Newlands Valley (6 miles, 800 feet ascent)
    • Guided walk - Barrow and Outerside (9 miles, 2,200 feet ascent)
    • Guided walk - Causey Pike (9.5 miles, 2,750 feet ascent)
    • Transport to and from walk start/end points
    Landmarks
    Newlands Valley
    Portinscale
    Braithwaite
    Barrow
    Outerside
    Bassenthwaite Lake
    Derwentwater
    Coledale Valley
    Causey Pike
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  3. Day 3

    Lake District Walking

    Meals
    Breakfast (Cooked or continental breakfast), Lunch (Daily packed lunch), Dinner (Three-course evening meal with tea and coffee)
    Accommodation
    Guesthouse ( Derwent Bank, Portinscale, Nr Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5TY)

    Included Activities

    • Guided walk - Applethwaite and Latrigg (7.5 miles, 1,000 feet ascent)
    • Guided walk - Ullock Pike and Carlside (7 miles, 2,300 feet ascent)
    • Guided walk - Skiddaw via Ullock Pike (11.5 miles, 3,150 feet ascent)
    • Transport to and from walk start/end points
    Landmarks
    Applethwaite
    Latrigg
    Keswick
    Derwentwater
    Borrowdale
    Ullock Pike
    Longside Edge
    Carl Side
    Millbeck
    Bassenthwaite Lake
    Skiddaw
    Skiddaw House
    Cumbria Way
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  4. Day 4

    Free Day with Local Attractions

    Meals
    Breakfast (Cooked or continental breakfast), Lunch (Daily packed lunch), Dinner (Three-course evening meal with tea and coffee)
    Accommodation
    Guesthouse ( Derwent Bank, Portinscale, Nr Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5TY)

    Included Activities

    • Complimentary transport to any walk start/end points if self-guided walking

    Optional Activities

    • Visit Keswick Museum & Art Gallery (approximately 2 miles away)
    • Derwentwater Launch Company boat trip - 50 minute round trip departing every 30 minutes (summer) or regularly year-round
    • Theatre By The Lake - professional theatre performances at Hope Park near Derwentwater
    • Honister Slate Mine - 30 minute drive, watch slate being split using 300-year-old processes and learn about underground mining history
    • Whinlatter Forest - nine walking trails, three cycling trails, views over Bassenthwaite Lake and Derwentwater, Go Ape high ropes course, all-terrain segway trail
    • Derwent Water Marina - 5 minute walk, hire canoes, kayaks, stand up paddle boards, rowing boats, windsurfing equipment, tuition available for individuals and groups
    • Grasmere - 30 minute drive, visit Grasmere Lake, Allan Bank, Dove Cottage (17th century home with Wordsworth Museum)
    • Ullswater - 30 minute drive, second-largest lake in Lake District, explore by foot or steamer, visit Aira Force waterfall, Dalemain Mansion and gardens
    • Lake District Wildlife Park - 10 minute drive from Keswick, 24-acre park with over 100 animal species including anaconda, zebra, mandrills, meerkats, otters, gibbons, monkeys, bird of prey flying displays, reptile encounters, keeper talks
    • Carlisle - historic attractions including 900-year-old castle where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned, Carlisle Cathedral, Tullie House Museum, Cumbria's Museum of Military Life
    Landmarks
    Keswick
    Keswick Museum & Art Gallery
    Derwentwater
    Hawse End
    Theatre By The Lake
    Hope Park
    Honister Slate Mine
    Honister Pass
    Borrowdale
    Whinlatter Forest
    Bassenthwaite Lake
    Derwent Water Marina
    Grasmere
    Grasmere Lake
    Allan Bank
    Dove Cottage
    Wordsworth Museum
    Ullswater
    Aira Force
    Dalemain Mansion
    Lake District Wildlife Park
    Carlisle
    Carlisle Castle
    Carlisle Cathedral
    Tullie House Museum
    Cumbria's Museum of Military Life
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  5. Day 5

    Lake District Walking

    Meals
    Breakfast (Cooked or continental breakfast), Lunch (Daily packed lunch), Dinner (Three-course evening meal with tea and coffee)
    Accommodation
    Guesthouse ( Derwent Bank, Portinscale, Nr Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5TY)

    Included Activities

    • Guided walk - Words in the Woods Above Braithwaite (7 miles, 1,200 feet ascent)
    • Guided walk - Forest Trail via Comb Beck (9.5 miles, 1,850 feet ascent)
    • Guided walk - Grisedale Pike (11.5 miles, 3,000 feet ascent)
    • Transport to and from walk start/end points
    Landmarks
    Newlands Valley
    Braithwaite
    Masmill Beck
    Whinlatter
    Noble Knott
    Bassenthwaite Lake
    Comb Beck
    Whinlatter Visitor Centre
    Grisedale Pike
    Hobcarton End
    Hopegill Head
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  6. Day 6

    Lake District Walking

    Meals
    Breakfast (Cooked or continental breakfast), Lunch (Daily packed lunch), Dinner (Three-course evening meal with tea and coffee)
    Accommodation
    Guesthouse ( Derwent Bank, Portinscale, Nr Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5TY)

    Included Activities

    • Guided walk - Derwentwater to Rosthwaite (6 miles, 1,100 feet ascent)
    • Guided walk - Watendlath & Cat Bells Terrace (8 miles, 1,750 feet ascent)
    • Guided walk - Scafell Pike (9 miles, 3,150 feet ascent)
    • Transport to and from walk start/end points
    Landmarks
    Derwentwater
    Grange
    Dalton's Cave
    Borrowdale
    River Derwent
    Rosthwaite
    Watendlath Tarn
    Cat Bells Terrace
    Scafell Pike
    Grains Gill
    Esk Hause
    Corridor Route
  7. Day 7

    Lake District Walking

    Meals
    Breakfast (Cooked or continental breakfast), Lunch (Daily packed lunch), Dinner (Three-course evening meal with tea and coffee)
    Accommodation
    Guesthouse ( Derwent Bank, Portinscale, Nr Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5TY)

    Included Activities

    • Guided walk - Ullswater Way & Aira Force (7.5 miles, 1,250 feet ascent)
    • Guided walk - Gowbarrow Fell & Aira Force (8.5 miles, 1,850 feet ascent)
    • Guided walk - Fairfield & St Sunday Crag (8.5 miles, 3,300 feet ascent)
    • Transport to and from walk start/end points
    Landmarks
    Bennethead
    Gowbarrow
    Ullswater
    Aira Force
    Glenridding
    Gowbarrow Fell
    Hartsop-above-How
    Hart Crag
    Fairfield
    St Sunday Crag
  8. Day 8

    Departure

    End point
    Derwent Bank Crescent, Portinscale, Keswick, CA12 5TP, United Kingdom (Derwent Bank, 10:00)
    Meals
    Breakfast (Cooked or continental breakfast)

    Included Activities

    • Cooked or continental breakfast
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    Looking at Northern Lakes District guided walk and not that there are 2 to 3 walk options each day. How are these decided? Is each one guided?

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    • HF HolidaysOperatorWritten October 2024

      On each tour we offer 3 different level of walks each led by an experienced walking leader. You can decide the day before which option you'd like to join the next day. Each evening Leaders will give a short briefing about the walks, their difficulties, most and least challenging path as well as distance and what points of interest are on route.

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