Lake District – Day Trip from London by Train & Minivan

Name: Lake District Rail Day Trip from London
Start: 2024-09-01
End: 2025-03-31
Location: Euston station

Where? Euston station, Eversholt Street, Euston When? 1st September 2024 to 31st March 2025 8 AM to 9 PM Mon, Thu & Sat (Jan-Feb, Nov-Dec); Mon-Sat (Mar, Sep-Oct) Price? From £312.32 Parking: Nearby car parks Buses: 10, 14, 18, 24, 27, 29, 30, 59, 68, 73, 88, 91, 134, 168, 188, 205, 253, 390, 476 Bus fares Trains: The closest station is Euston Overground Northern Victoria Other nearby stations: Euston Square and Warren Street Train fares

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Spend a full day exploring England's beautiful Lake District with this guided tour by train and minivan.

Your trip will begin with an early morning train from Euston station (you can choose standard or first class tickets when you book).

Upon arrival in Oxenholme you'll meet your local guide and board a comfortable, air-conditioned minivan for your scenic drive through the rugged fells of Cumbria and the Lake District National Park.

Waterhead & Lake Windermere boat cruise

As you head towards Waterhead - a favourite haunt of the children's author Beatrix Potter - your guide will share some history of the area and point out all the spectacular falls and glassy lakes. If you're travelling between Apr-Oct then you'll also enjoy a boat cruise across Lake Windermere.

Hawkshead & Tarn Hows beauty spot

The whitewashed cottages in Hawkshead village

You'll then stop at the charming medieval village of Hawkshead, where you'll be given some free time to explore its cobbled lanes and whitewashed cottages.

Don't miss the 16th-century church of St Michael & All Angels, and the Old Grammar School attended by the young poet William Wordsworth in the 1780s. You might like to spend some time having a spot of lunch in one of the quant little cafes as well.

Then it's back on the minivan for a drive to the popular beauty spot of Tarn Hows, whose lake and mountain scenery has been an inspiration for many artists and writers.

Beatrix Potter's Farmhouse at Hill Top

If you're travelling between Apr-Oct then you'll visit Beatrix Potter's old farmhouse at Hill Top - the home she bought after enjoying success with The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Its charming interior has been left exactly as it was in Potter's time, complete with most of her original furniture.

The gardens at Lindeth Howe Country Hotel

You'll also enjoy a traditional cream tea at the Lindeth Howe Country Hotel - another Victorian house once owned by Potter.

William Wordsworth's Home & Cream Tea

If you're travelling between Nov-Mar then Beatrix Potter's home will be closed, so you'll instead head to the idyllic Yewdale Valley and Yew Tree Tarn. You'll then enjoy a guided tour of William Wordsworth's old home at Rydal Mount & Gardens, followed by a delicious cream tea.

You'll also be given some free time to explore the pretty town of Bowness on the banks of Lake Windermere, where you might like to visit The World of Beatrix Potter - an interactive exhibition that brings to life the characters she created.